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A friend of an animator laid off from a recently imploded East Bay videogames startup writes to pimp the newly unemployed buddy's latest venture: selling toast on eBay. But not just any toast — it's toast that will be lovingly sculpted into the shape of each of America's 50 great states. First up? Texas. You laugh now, but you won't think it's such a terrible idea when the recession has you out on the street and your options underwater.