Cockatiels for Two: A Book of Cat Cartoons

by Leo Cullum

A collection of 113 whimsical cartoon illustrations by the New Yorker artist explores the idiosyncrasies of feline behavior, from a cat who comments to a companion, "I'm totally bipartisan. I eat as many birds as I do mice," and another who philosophizes, "I purr therefore I am." By the author of Scotch and Toilet Water. 35,000 first printing.

Genres: Comic Strips, Humor, Cartoon

120 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2004

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read Cocktiels For Two A Book of Cat Cartoons in the waiting room of our veterinarian. I’m not sure whether that says I’m a fast reader or that it was a long wait… probably a little of both. The book is filled with cute, New Yorker-style cat cartoons. It was amusing and a great way to kill time in the vet’s office. I would highly recommend it to veterinarians, as a good addition to waiting rooms.

[Cindy Schatz · Rating 5 out of 5]

The cartoonist, Leo Cullum, did a fabulous job in this collection. In many cases, he took common expressions and gave them new meanings as his captions. I loved it and highly recommend it, especially to cat lovers.

[Jeimy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some of the cartoons are good, but others have not aged well.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not a cat person. I think I would have found it funnier if I were a cat person.

But there are many that got a good chuckle out of me.

[Raven Black · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute cartoons that have a sometimes off beat sense of humor, sometimes a bit sophisticated and sometimes such Dad Jokes that it makes Dads groan. Just overall fun, something to do when you don't want to do something too in depth, but want a little stimulation.

[Mariel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I bought this cute looking book for birds in the pet store called "Cockatiels for two", foolishly thinking that my two cockatiels, Jude and Lester, would get a kick out of it.


That's Jude (short for "Hey Jude").


Lester Molestor (he hates it when I call him that, for some reason). Lester was named after Lester Young because he had a hairdo that resembles a cockatiel crest.

Random Facts about cockatiels:

1. They love to whistle. I can't whistle for anything. I couldn't whistle to save my life, or to hail a cab (even if catching that cab would save my life from a dangerous predator). Lauren Bacall is a freaking liar! I've put my lips together and nothing. At least Leo Dicaprio wasn't lying in Titanic when he famously taught Kate Winslet how to hock a lougie. That was a way more romantic scene, anyway. Who needs to whistle just to make music with boy birds anyway? I don't need to fit in... (*sob*)

2. Cockatiels show their emotions with those feather crest thingies on the tops of their heads. For instance, if they are mad it will sit straight back on their heads.

Anyway, the little guys didn't appreciate my sense of humor at all. Only the cover was about cats eating cockatiels! The rest was pretty standard cat humor. Pretty much something you'd find in a calendar that someone regifted to you on Christmas.

Here's a cockatiel joke that really pissed the boys off. What do you call a cockatiel that has been caught in a ceiling fan? Shredded tweet.


Even Lester Young is mad! Maybe Billie Holliday could start making some situationist punk music instead of the blues...



Okay, maybe it wasn't that funny...

You know what? I'm still mad at Jude. I haven't forgotten that he posed on the sly for Andrew Bird's Armchair Apocrypha album in 2007. He didn't even get me an autograph. (I bet they jammed on A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left. Judas!) Not to mention modelling for Bird Brian's profile pic! It's okay, though. I met Owen Pallett in 2010 and didn't even think about getting Jude an autograph or nothing.



My cat Albert doesn't like the book either. He muttered something about one being the loneliest number. My puppy, Seamus, can't read. He might be retarded.

[Laetitia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute, short & fun newspaper-style comics for cat lovers :) It is now on my coffee table :) I had a good chuckle reading it :)

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

cat cartoons, witty, funny, beautifully drawn

[Joanne G. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have a weakness for anything feline related, including this witty collection of cat cartoons.

[Darcee Kraus · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cat lover's delight!