Cutlery made from potatoes!


	Cutlery made from potatoes!

Newfman

11-28-2007 8:24 PM

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11-29-2007 2:37 AM

ericskiff

I got a chance to use some of these at PodCamp Boston 2 - they're really remarkable.

11-29-2007 2:01 PM

1EightT

That's one of the coolest things i've seen in a long time. I'm going to cross post this to http://www.tagsum.com

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11-29-2007 11:27 PM

debbyski

1EightT Nice pic, Bro, and I know imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but I had this user pic first!!! Didn't you see it, when you became my follower today??
*LMAO*

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