2007_11_08-Donut.jpgMeet the Dough-nu-matic from (where else?) SkyMall. For only $129.99 you can have a contraption that shapes, fries, and drains a dozen mini-doughnuts in under six minutes.

It reminds us of one of our favorite childhood books - more after the jump...

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This could either be a menace, like the busted automatic donut maker in Robert McCloskey's classic Homer Price, or a party treat extraordinaire.

What do you think? Has anyone seen one of these in action?