The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
–Leonard Henry Courtney (among others)
Leonard may not have been a tuxedo cat, but ours keep his spirit alive.
Who do they guard against? What villains do they seek to warn us against?
You might think it was these guys, but you would be wrong. They don’t come into our yard, and if they’re outside of the fence, Sachiko and Watanuki don’t, you should excuse the expression, give a shit whose yard the deer shit in.
No, the Tuxedoed Terrors sit forthright against a flock of evildoers so fowl even their name causes the homeowners’ association to quake in its collective britches.
What crimes do they commit?
That’s right: turkeywalking. (What, you thought they would stoop to jaywalking?)
Koi Scribblings 
I don’t know why , but I keep expecting them to pass in front of a reviewing stand manned by Kim Jong-Il.
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I can totally see that. I’ll admit to the occasional Team America: World Police flashback when they march past.
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Yes, I think the Deer Shits would be classified as a felony, but the Turkey Trots would be a mere misdemanor.
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One would think so. But the Tuxedoed Terrors have a very strong NIMBY attitude–literally. The deer can do whatever they want, as long as they don’t do it in the cats’ back yard.
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