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A nice suggestion. Thanks. :) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 14:36, 24 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

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Thanks a lot! However it has been the worst Christmas of my life due to some personal reasons, but nevertheless this greeting is highly appreciated. :) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 12:23, 25 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

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Thank you for your honesty sir! I'm quite happy to grant you a repreive. After the first game I was ready to build a little shrine to Sachin, so I'm quite happy that we somehow came away with a series victory! If you really want to though, I'd love to see the words 'Alastair Cook for President' as a nice page heading! Hope you had a nice festive season! Benny Digital Speak Your Brains 12:45, 31 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

  Done ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 13:28, 31 December 2012 (UTC)Reply
Bless you sir, you've made my day! Feel free to take it down as soon as you like- I know it must hurt to have lost anyway! Happy New Year! Benny Digital Speak Your Brains 13:19, 2 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

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