Bowls of mashed potatoes found in front yards perplex a historic neighborhood. 'What does it mean?'
A Jackson, Miss., neighborhood has been perplexed by the discovery of bowls of mashed potatoes that turned up in mailboxes, on door steps and on top of cars this week.
Soon, the odd turn of events was the talk of Belhaven, which has been cited on multiple lists as one of the country’s best neighborhoods thanks to its tree-lined streets and photogenic historic homes. The most likely explanation, and the least interesting one, is that someone came up with a weird idea for a practical joke: Lewis told WLBT that she assumes it was a harmless prank played by “some kids or college students in the area.”
“Some people were thinking maybe the mashed potatoes were poisoned to kill animals,” he told WJTV. “I didn’t taste it. I have a three-second rule, so I didn’t touch it. But some people were worried.”
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