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Month: February 2013

February 1, 2013 Regulars

The Perundi being conspicuously indifferent to a letter signed by Sir Don Bradman‏

< 1 minute readTom sent us a photo of a cat named The Perundi who he was temporarily looking after over the festive period. “Here you can see the cat showing significantly more attention to the radiator than to a nearby letter, signed by no less a man than the late, great Sir

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