Bittersweet Candy Bowl

8. Show and Tell, chapter posted 6/12/06

Page 3 of 4

Author Commentary

It’s pages like this when I sigh in relief that I drew this comic in pencil. Want to know a silly fact? Mike was actually MEANT to be a Russian Blue at first! But after a little more time surfing through pages and looking at cat breeds (I was trying to attach breeds to the other characters), I came across Korats.. and I thought Korats were A LOT more appropriate a breed for Mike. Korats even have really sensitive hearing.. so yeah.. but by the time I thought that was more fitting, page three was done, dialogue and all. So I erased the dialogue on a few panels and rewrote it.

Also, Daisy is the most adorable character ever. Although I feel bad because Ragamuffins are said to be particularly big cats.. and Daisy’s really small. IT’S HER REX TAKING CHARGE, that’s why she’s so small. Yeah.. YEAH. Quiet.

34 Reader Comments On This Page

Comment ID #1809

i dont know daisy was a Raga muffin and a selkirk-rex??..
that dosent exist -.-

Kenshi98 March 21, 2010, 4:38 AM EST.

Comment ID #2691

I simply adore panel 14. So cute~

AtmaDragoon April 6, 2010, 6:56 AM EST.

Comment ID #5188

I love the korat species -w- mike is now that much more aweosme to me.

kit April 17, 2010, 8:07 PM EST.

Comment ID #6951

dammit, now I’m hungry! Mmmmmm… Muffins…

Macgyver Adrian Caboose April 22, 2010, 4:51 AM EST.

Comment ID #8650

i took a quiz and went through a cat breed handbook both said that im a norwegian forest cat :3

Austin Smith April 26, 2010, 3:46 AM EST.

Comment ID #11720

thats nice

bored May 1, 2010, 6:43 AM EST.

Comment ID #20133

Shouldn’t Mike be saying”For the Motherland!”

UNIT2960 May 11, 2010, 2:33 PM EST.

Comment ID #57415

hey kenshi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkirk_Rex

they exist

Chesire July 9, 2010, 1:06 AM EST.

Comment ID #59192

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragamuffin_(cat)
so do ragamuffins

AznGuy July 13, 2010, 1:05 PM EST.

Comment ID #67609

i actully own a raggamuffin kitten… got him for free to boot. he’s so soft and kuddly
and just think, if we sold him, we could have been $1000 richer… owell.

GoldenArbiter July 30, 2010, 7:28 PM EST.

Comment ID #68310

‘rasputain’ god yashy what will you think of next

jj August 1, 2010, 7:33 PM EST.

Comment ID #68338

Daisy is a Raga Rex. :o

Or a Selkirk Muffin. xD

Jinx August 1, 2010, 11:32 PM EST.

Comment ID #73180

Took a random cat quiz, found I was a Maine Coon. Apparently I’m “You`re just almost too lovable! Compassionate and kind, you`re the loyal and dependable figure in everyone`s life. Sometimes you have a hard time trusting strangers, but once someone gets under your skin, you`re theirs for life!” Still can’t decide if that’s me or not….

Elliot August 11, 2010, 12:09 PM EST.

Comment ID #130351

i was here because of youtube’s videos
this is like what?
nc13?
…

Talon November 21, 2010, 2:41 AM EST.

Comment ID #136186

My cats a black Korat it sounds weird but her was the only one :3 hes amazing, like this comic, i love it its really good, and the drawings are cute

Lauren :3 December 11, 2010, 1:59 AM EST.

Comment ID #136317

Daisy saying she’s half-Ragamuffin. As /mike said, d’awwww!

Hoheh December 12, 2010, 11:30 PM EST.

Comment ID #139298

Dawwww indeed

felinoel December 28, 2010, 8:13 PM EST.

Comment ID #139484

Ohh.. Once more I see those stereotypes about Russians. Every time I see reference to us, there are always ushanka and domes of the church. At least there are no bears in this page

MirrageNsk December 29, 2010, 10:48 AM EST.

Comment ID #140157

Tanner and I (nightshade and greenpool, look at my name) in our roleplaying are part raggamuffin. Just wanted to say.

NS+GP_forever January 2, 2011, 4:08 PM EST.

Comment ID #147243

I lol’d, so muffins are bigger than ‘rexes? ff-

Kumimi February 14, 2011, 3:22 AM EST.

Comment ID #149289

Panel 9 says it all….

Anon February 24, 2011, 11:45 AM EST.

Comment ID #150470

I’m a Persian? What? Loving, calm, and high maintenance? WHAT THE HELL!?! I’m taking another test!
Edit: WTF ANOTHER ONE SAID IT TOO!
Edit #2:K’ so a Norwegian Forest cat. I’m stickin’ with that. It ties in with my Viking ancestry!

GoodBurger March 6, 2011, 8:42 AM EST.

Comment ID #170371

mike and lucy sitting k.i.s.s.i.n.g fist come marrge then love and come the babies then comes acloe

BlackAngel July 1, 2011, 8:16 PM EST.

Comment ID #173207

I have a Selkirk rex ^^ She’s silver-tipped little girl called Millie-May. Very cute.

Holly July 18, 2011, 8:07 PM EST.

Comment ID #176313

LOL, ironic that he looks like Russia cat from hetalia and wears a scarf… |D

Liza August 9, 2011, 9:11 PM EST.

Comment ID #183385

dude, I’ve never heard of the Khao Manee before, but now that I have and I’ve googled them I think I might have one!

wolf1dude September 28, 2011, 7:12 AM EST.

Comment ID #184512

Why is it called a Serkik Rex if it’s so small?

Luigifan October 7, 2011, 11:23 PM EST.

Comment ID #185384

Awwwwwwwwwww Lucy’s expression in the 2nd to last panel!

:) October 13, 2011, 12:21 AM EST.

Comment ID #188617

Wow, Mike was supposed to be a Russian Blue.
That would have made me smile.
But to be quite honest, that wouldda been cool in my opinion.

Harris012 November 5, 2011, 9:06 AM EST.

Comment ID #205463

cool mike and lucy are prefferred breeds
you shjould start searching about khao manee like now ( for best results search for ” blue eyed khao manee ”

~ i just doin mah job peoples

GoldenCappuccinoFlame January 11, 2012, 5:03 PM EST.

Comment ID #208496

I looked up raga-muffin and I got some Jamaican band.

Just sayin February 9, 2012, 3:30 PM EST.

Comment ID #222535

How I would have never expected to see Mike like that the way he is in panel 4, hahahah, ya tebya lyublu.

Dmitriy Solovyov July 13, 2012, 8:41 PM EST.

Comment ID #224555

was mike also going to originally wear an ushanka?

ffffuuuuuu August 5, 2012, 12:17 PM EST.

Comment ID #233127

I couldn’t help but imagine Yashy with a boy’s voice in panel 9.

Sono November 21, 2012, 2:04 PM EST.