Residents of a neighbourhood in Jackson, Mississippi, are confused by the bowls of mashed potatoes they鈥檙e finding on their cars, porches and mailboxes.

Resident Jordan Lewis described the Belhaven neighbourhood as a quirky one, with residents decorating road signs and putting Christmas trees in potholes.

鈥淪o we don鈥檛 know if someone is just playing a prank or if someone just had a lot of leftovers,鈥� Lewis said.

But Sebastian Bjernegard says some residents fear there鈥檚 a more sinister message behind the potatoes.

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鈥淪ome people were thinking maybe the mashed potatoes were poisoned to kill animals,鈥� he said, noting that he almost stepped into a bowl of potatoes Tuesday. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 taste it. I have a three-second rule, so I didn鈥檛 touch it. But some people were worried.鈥�

It鈥檚 unclear if anyone has eaten the potatoes, and news outlets report residents haven鈥檛 alerted law enforcement.

Resident Michaela Lin says some of potato-finders have connections to a local private Christian university, which may be a clue.

The Associated Press

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