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Medieval Torture Device or Bed Bath and Beyond Gadget?
Delicious links for 5.22.09

2009_05_22-Slinkage.jpgBig props to reader June, who sent us this Mental Floss quiz: take a look at the name of this device and decide whether it was a medieval torture device or BB&B kitchen gadget. Harder than you might think.

 
 
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• The Rainbow Room's Carrot and Peanut Salad from Nigella Lawson. Bright and easy.

• Medieval Torture Device or Bed Bath and Beyond Gadget? - Take the quiz and let us know how you did.

• Smock Aprons - Cute as a dress.

• How to Install a Tile Backsplash at This Old House.

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I only missed one on the quiz. Yay? At the end, they link to descriptions of the torture devices. Interesting and terrifying.

posted by Squirrely on May 22nd 2009 at 11:42am
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I missed the Chestnutter. Yikes.

posted by EmilyS on May 22nd 2009 at 3:32pm
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ooooo, cute smocks - I ordered one.

Thanks for the post Faith :)

posted by VeryDelishVeg on May 22nd 2009 at 6:21pm
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100% here (pats self on back) kinda scary, but you never know when telling the difference might come in handy....

posted by tex.a.lex on May 23rd 2009 at 4:51pm
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