156-step hamburger recipe wins Rube Goldberg contest

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	156-step hamburger recipe wins Rube Goldberg contest

wiccantexan

4-6-2008 12:16 PM

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4-6-2008 6:14 PM

tanyamm

So, hamburgers made that way would no longer be considered fast food?

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