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Kimba, a Persian kitten, has survived a spin in a washing machine with her family's weekly load. Owners Lindsay and Margaret Rogers, from Moanly Vale, had their backs turned when Kimba leapt into their frontloader unnoticed. After a 30-minute cold cycle, complete with washing powder, Linday opened the door and heard a woeful "meow". "The spin cycle goes really fast and I couldn't believe it survived," he said. The soggy moggy was rushed to the vet suffering from shock, hypothermia and sore eyes, but has since made a full recovery.

Source: The Week, 4 June 2010, Issue 080

After one of the Screaming Cat director, Darya, went through a stage when the project didn't get enough attention to keep move forward, the screaming duo held a night meeting in Macquarie Park running up the stairs there several times, until Darya agreed she would commit again.

"Screaming cat is much better fun than aching knees", she told us after the unusual meeting.