A Tiny Toothpick Treehouse in a Bitty Broccoli Tree

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By Sean Michael Ragan
Posted 2011/07/01 @ 1:00 pm
Category Art & Design, Food & Beverage

This Happy-Friday moment brought to you by Minneapolis photographer Brock (Eh? Get it?) Davis, aka Flickr user Laser Bread. If you like this, you may also like Brock’s model of Stonehenge made from individual Rice Krispies flakes. [via nerdstink]

BY Sean Michael Ragan

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57 Responses to A Tiny Toothpick Treehouse in a Bitty Broccoli Tree

Anonymous on July 1st, 2011 at 8:04 pm said:

That DOES make me strangely happy. My kind of cute overload.

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LeAnn McKenzie Lewis on July 1st, 2011 at 8:18 pm said:

I cant stop smiling at that!

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LeAnn McKenzie Lewis on July 1st, 2011 at 8:18 pm said:

I cant stop smiling at that!

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Matt Faris on July 1st, 2011 at 8:36 pm said:

It’s not even made out of toothpicks, it’s balsa wood.

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- Sean McCall on July 29th, 2011 at 10:22 am said:
  
  OMG you make me flaccid!
  
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- Sean McCall on July 29th, 2011 at 10:22 am said:
  
  OMG you make me flaccid!
  
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- Jonathan Slater on August 14th, 2011 at 10:47 pm said:
  
  Are you completely daft – it’s toothpicks.
  
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Rogi Riverstone on July 1st, 2011 at 9:05 pm said:

don’t play with your food

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Rogi Riverstone on July 1st, 2011 at 9:05 pm said:

don’t play with your food

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dr on July 2nd, 2011 at 12:50 am said:

Brock (Eh? Get it?) Davis

Wha?

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- dr on July 2nd, 2011 at 12:52 am said:
  
  Oh, BROCKoli.
  
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  Quotes on December 17th, 2011 at 8:29 am said:
  
  http://www.cosmicquotes.com
  
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adam watkins on July 9th, 2011 at 11:06 pm said:

I liked broccoli before this, but now….

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marisat on July 13th, 2011 at 8:24 pm said:

tiny MATCHSTICK house xD

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Whitneymarie Townsend on July 21st, 2011 at 2:16 am said:

beautiful

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Shaddon Martinez on July 28th, 2011 at 4:28 am said:

This is just… Amazing

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Jacob Smith on July 29th, 2011 at 7:46 am said:

well… yep.

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Anonymous on August 12th, 2011 at 2:31 am said:

OMG worms have discovered construction engineering we are doomed i say, DOOMED

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Anonymous on August 12th, 2011 at 2:31 am said:

OMG worms have discovered construction engineering we are doomed i say, DOOMED

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efulcrum on August 17th, 2011 at 7:45 am said:

NEXT thing ya know, some model railroader will freeze-dry that thing and ‘plant’ it on their train layout.

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efulcrum on August 17th, 2011 at 7:45 am said:

NEXT thing ya know, some model railroader will freeze-dry that thing and ‘plant’ it on their train layout.

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g.hellawell on August 20th, 2011 at 4:30 pm said:

i always wanted a treehouse..

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- Samantha Woodrum on January 1st, 2012 at 2:49 pm said:
  
  Thats wht i said!!!!!!!!!!!
  
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Mauricio Torres Mendoza on August 27th, 2011 at 8:41 pm said:

mmmhhhh

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Manure Tea Gardening on August 29th, 2011 at 2:27 pm said:

how fun would that be

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Kelleyanne Curley on August 31st, 2011 at 11:18 pm said:

this is where I want to live.

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Anonymous on September 1st, 2011 at 2:57 pm said:

What a creative idea!

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Anonymous on September 1st, 2011 at 2:57 pm said:

What a creative idea!

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Anonymous on September 1st, 2011 at 2:57 pm said:

What a creative idea!

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Anonymous on September 1st, 2011 at 2:57 pm said:

What a creative idea!

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Anonymous on September 1st, 2011 at 2:57 pm said:

What a creative idea!

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Anonymous on September 1st, 2011 at 2:57 pm said:

What a creative idea!

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Anonymous on September 1st, 2011 at 2:57 pm said:

What a creative idea!

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David Batterson on September 4th, 2011 at 1:44 pm said:

Wow! That is awesome! I can imagine you’ve got 20/20 vision or a microscope for doing such tedious work. It’s amazing! It still has a shelf life unfortunately! ;(

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Erin Carr on September 7th, 2011 at 1:43 am said:

how adorable

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Erin Carr on September 7th, 2011 at 1:43 am said:

how adorable

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Erin Carr on September 7th, 2011 at 1:43 am said:

how adorable

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Erin Carr on September 7th, 2011 at 1:43 am said:

how adorable

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Erin Carr on September 7th, 2011 at 1:43 am said:

how adorable

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Anne Oefelein on September 8th, 2011 at 7:43 am said:

Broccoli is the tastiest veggie to get your nutrients from. Yay broccoli!

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Anonymous on September 10th, 2011 at 3:26 am said:

Good idea for the broccoli to resemble the tree…but why not go ahead and make it all edible….a centerpiece at a potluck, say? Little sliced carrots for the ladder steps, and the treehouse with other crunchy delicious vegetable bits and or almond slices or waterchestnuts? Even a few cherry tomatoes placed with toothpicks in the tree? An edible veggie tree.

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- skyler monique on December 7th, 2011 at 9:11 am said:
  
  Hey, calm down. Stop giving this so much thought.
  
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  Anonymous on December 7th, 2011 at 12:31 pm said:
  
  I can’t help it. It’s just the way I am. That creative flow, you know. YOU calm down
  
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Zee Lowell on September 13th, 2011 at 6:22 pm said:

Call any vegetable, and the chances are good….

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Shuttur on September 14th, 2011 at 1:00 pm said:

Going to have to add this to http://shuttur.com

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Nomadic Samuel on November 10th, 2011 at 3:41 pm said:

LOL, that almost makes broccoli appear fun

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Dbakeca Italia on November 14th, 2011 at 11:15 pm said:

I would eat the broccoli and use the toothpick…

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Pete A Cox on November 15th, 2011 at 1:29 pm said:

Talk about playing with your veg!

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yoetama on November 17th, 2011 at 6:27 pm said:

it’s my sweet home, did u know ? lol

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capn jack on December 5th, 2011 at 12:50 pm said:

Oh God this makes me so horney!! I just want to shove that broccoli tree up my ass!

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Keith Brown on December 13th, 2011 at 4:43 pm said:

Awesomeness

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Christopher Cassetta on December 19th, 2011 at 3:27 am said:

Finally, a respectable use for broccoli

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Kenny Everett on December 27th, 2011 at 1:29 am said:

checkout the kennyandtildenshow on youtube!

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Mars on December 27th, 2011 at 6:31 am said:

I wish I was a worm! That looks like an awesome tree house.

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julian puello on January 2nd, 2012 at 5:22 pm said:

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csb009 on January 3rd, 2012 at 9:27 am said:

i wuv bwoccowi & coweefwauer & tweehouses & cheeze

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Agha Ata on February 26th, 2012 at 11:38 am said:

How can you preserve a broccoli to make a tree on it? ? ? ? ? ?

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