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Here's an interesting question to ponder this afternoon. Do you know what this vegetable is? The WOW Report found this in the produce department at Whole Foods. The produce manager either did not know or did not say what they were, and gave several away. You can see that they are relatively small, judging by the chilis nearby, and even though they look vaguely like sweet potatoes, they are not.

Read on for the answer - but no peeking until you've taken a guess!

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This is a cute table. It has a retro-futuristic look to it - like something that they might have had on the Jetsons. The unusual feature is that it holds a six-pack of beer in the center, making it the ideal table for beer drinkers (though you could certainly put other bottles in the holders). The Beertable, described by the designer simply as "beer+table=beertable" seems to still be in the design stage, and not in actual production, so this seems like the perfect time to gather some commentary on it.

Do you like it or hate it? And more importantly, would you buy it if it were released?

I could easily see it in a diner, or used as a buffet table with snacks if a group is getting together to watch a big game. It would be better, perhaps, if it had a cooling unit in it for the beer or soda, but with only six bottles, it's unlikely that they'd last long enough to get warm anyway.

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When you're reading Slashfood, the chances are good that any food pictures you are going to see are either tempting or , at the very least, interesting. Disturbing pictures of food items don't show up very often, and we're glad for that, but this tomato from Boing Boing deserved a mention for sheer strangeness. Those folks think that this Japanese-grown tomato, which is about three times the size of a normal "Momotaro" tomato, looks like it has a face.

My general feeling is that, while I wouldn't go so far as to say the face has any human characteristics, it does bear a slight resemblance to Audrey II from The Little Shop of Horrors. As much as I like the unusual shapes and sizes that heirloom tomatoes come in, this particular tomato is not one I would want to eat if I found it in my garden.

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