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Wed Sep-08-10 09:18 PM
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| It just goes to show you... tasteless, hamfisted, military ass-hattery not a new phenomena |
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http://gizmodo.com/5632549/the-great-atomic-bomb-cake-controversy-of-1946In 1946, a mushroom cloud-shaped cake was served at a Washington D.C. military party celebrating the task force that oversaw atomic tests in the Pacific post-World War II. The photo of this garish pastry caused a bizarre international fracas. 
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| The Velveteen Ocelot
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Wed Sep-08-10 09:31 PM
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| 1. Not to mention extremely weird. |
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Wed Sep-08-10 09:40 PM
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| 2. I kept trying to figure out how the top was made. |
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Having made a few cakes, I know that it's not exactly structural material....
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| The Velveteen Ocelot
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Wed Sep-08-10 09:53 PM
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| 4. I wondered about that, too. |
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Maybe it's a kind of meringue that holds together. I can't imagine why the whole thing didn't just fall over.
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| aikoaiko
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Wed Sep-08-10 09:52 PM
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| 3. Wow, the lady's hat matches the cake! |
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Not even Martha Stewart accessorizes so well.
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