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An orange laminate kitchen straight out of an electric Kool-Aid acid test.
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Martha McPhee, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
While the park had hosted bluegrass, drum circles and ’60s-era acid tests, a concert had never happened there after the park’s 7p.m. curfew.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
In our family, the acid test for a barbecue sauce is tasting it separately from the meat by mopping it up from the plate with a slice of Wonder Bread – a fine old Arthur Bryant’s tradition.
—Michael Alberty, oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2023
The Inside Story Of Papa John's Toxic Culture Market Trends Signal Blue Skies Ahead For Boeing Commercial Airplanes Legend ‘Big Daddy’ Gives Advice To Aspiring Drag Racers, More As for Chelsea, the encounter will prove an acid test.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
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Martha McPhee, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
While the park had hosted bluegrass, drum circles and ’60s-era acid tests, a concert had never happened there after the park’s 7p.m. curfew.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
In our family, the acid test for a barbecue sauce is tasting it separately from the meat by mopping it up from the plate with a slice of Wonder Bread – a fine old Arthur Bryant’s tradition.
—Michael Alberty, oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2023
The Inside Story Of Papa John's Toxic Culture Market Trends Signal Blue Skies Ahead For Boeing Commercial Airplanes Legend ‘Big Daddy’ Gives Advice To Aspiring Drag Racers, More As for Chelsea, the encounter will prove an acid test.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
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