Possibly Poisoned Mystery Mashed Potatoes Are Popping Up All Over Jackson Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mystery mashed potatoes are popping up on front porches in the Belhaven community.
While some people think it’s just a prank, others are scared the potatoes might be poisoned.
Who leaves mashed potatoes on someone’s front porch? No, it’s not the beginning of a corny joke, it’s the question Belhaven neighbors are asking after finding themselves the recipient of this bizarre side dish.
“This neighborhood does a lot of quirky things, we decorate road signs we put Christmas trees in our potholes, so it’s not surprising at all, that’s why I love this neighborhood, because they do so many strange things, but it’s definitely one of the weirdest things I’ve seen since living in Jackson,” Jordan Lewis said she found mashed potatoes left on her car.
After posting to Facebook, Jordan Lewis found she wasn’t alone, several others said they also found a bowl of potatoes on their property.
“They’ve found it on their mailboxes, on their cars… So we don’t know if someone is just playing a prank or if someone just had a lot of leftovers,” Lewis joked.
Whoever was behind the mashed potato mystery was driving all over Belhaven, putting several houses and even streets in between his ‘victims.’
“I got up and was headed to work, 7 o’clock, and there was just a styrofoam bowl of mashed potatoes on the door steps right there,” Sebastian Bjernegard pointed to where he found mashed potatoes on his door step.
Honestly, this is my dream. I’ve often said that if I was granted three wishes by a genie, one wish would be to find random bowls of delicious mashed potatoes strung about my yard without any effort on my part.
Goin to pick up some downed limbs? Boom. Potato me, bitch.
Goin to take the dog for a walk? Not before I pick up the fresh mashed potatoes under my rose bushes.
Turning on the sprinklers and need a snack? This one wouldnt apply because like any self-respecting person I have my sprinklers set to a timer.
My favorite quote from this story is as follows:
“Some people were thinking maybe the mashed potatoes were poisoned to kill animals. I didn’t taste it, I have a 3 second rule, so I didn’t touch it but some people were worried,” Bjernegard said.
Our friend and longtime stoolie Sebastian Bjernegard didnt have to worry about being poisoned by random mashed potatoes…
His friends…. well,,,,,
They arent so lucky.
(they ate the potatoes)