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Here's an item from today's Sydney Morning Herald Spike column. An antidote to some less salubrious cat-related news. Note that, although I don't have a cat at the moment, I have had them round as company on-and-off during my life.


"Curl up and watch TV
And we thought reality TV couldn't get more bizarre. Yesterday saw the launch of Australia's first reality TV-inspired DVD for cats. Yes, cats.
A Walk on the Wild Side boldly claims to "bring the excitement of the outside world into your home for the enjoyment of your cat", for $24.95. The DVD shows birds, mice, crickets and fish cavorting in their natural habitats - perfect for when Fluffy can't be bothered going outside.
Unconvinced that any self-respecting cat would be interested in reality TV, we tested the DVD on the Spike cat, Christopher. He pawed the screen, miaowed a bit and looked generally very confused, which sounds like a perfectly normal reaction to the genre."


I have never watched reality TV bar once, involuntarily and not in my own home. Once was enough, as they say in the classics. Your cat is never wrong.


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Anonymous said…
Jill patrick mc testing anon have good dayo -cats fed they will soon be going back to my daughter and peace will return (will miss them:-() nor much to do with poetry but well cat poems!!!!!
27/09/2004, 17:29
Jill Jones said…
Here's to the cats, Patrick, home or away. Glad you could stop by Ruby Street and that things may be a bit quieter at Rayne's Park.
28/09/2004, 09:23
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