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Noblest of all dogs is the hot-dog it feeds the hand that bites it.

Laurence J. Peter

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Laurence J. Peter
Age: 70 †
Born: 1919
Born: September 16
Died: 1990
Died: January 12
Psychologist
Teacher
Vancouver
British Columbia
Laurence Johnston Peter
Laurence Peter
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Dogs
Hot
Dog
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Noblest
Hands
Feeds
Bites

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