IT'S TIME FOR STRICT FEDERAL CONTROLS
Officials tell the Jersey Journal they still don't know why a gunman robbing a gas station near the Holland Tunnel was carrying a potato in his left hand, but one Jersey City officer speculates he may have been trying to silence his gun with the vegetable.
(Thanks to Bob Brogan)
Must have been a carb-ine.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | July 14, 2009 at 04:35 PM
Shoddy journalism. What kind of potato? Scalloped, french fried, mashed?
Posted by: Cheryl Howard | July 14, 2009 at 04:36 PM
That's not what they meant when they said hold the veggies.
Posted by: oneblankspace | July 14, 2009 at 04:37 PM
Well, we all know what the term "Exploding Potatoes" is good for.
Posted by: Jazzzz | July 14, 2009 at 04:40 PM
This would make a great episode on "CHIPs"
Posted by: Siouxie | July 14, 2009 at 04:46 PM
He's part of the notorious Spuds gang.
Posted by: Braniff | July 14, 2009 at 04:49 PM
He was just transfering the potato after he relized that it was not having the desired affect he wanted down the back of his pants.
Posted by: DaninIA | July 14, 2009 at 04:51 PM
tosses a^
Posted by: DaninIA | July 14, 2009 at 05:00 PM
*snork* @ CHiPS.
Posted by: NotSherly | July 14, 2009 at 05:00 PM
"Give me the money or the potato gets it!!"
Posted by: Margaritaville | July 14, 2009 at 05:09 PM
Did he possibly misunderstand some reference on a Sopranos episode?
Maybe it's a faulty Italian/English dictionary that he used to clarify something after the show? You know, Phil says "if he talks, get him with the (fill in the blank) and this dope says "aha! Potato!"
Posted by: eve | July 14, 2009 at 05:43 PM
It was ammunition.
Posted by: Mike Antonucci | July 14, 2009 at 06:05 PM
On Sunday night, the robber entered a Gulf station, demanded money, then walked to the nearby Burger King parking lot and drove off in a two-door black vehicle heading east.
Maybe he was going to ask them to fry it for him?
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | July 14, 2009 at 06:14 PM
Everybody in Joisey knows youse gotta use a soda bottle for a silencer.
Posted by: Horace LaBadie | July 14, 2009 at 06:24 PM
"But a police ballistics expert concluded that the potato would simply explode in a gunman's face, Eason told the Jersey Journal."
Gives a new meaning for the phrase, "Hot potato".
Posted by: Elon | July 14, 2009 at 06:40 PM
Maybe he was Irish and was carrying it for luck? Or he thought it was a hand grenade.
Posted by: nursecindy | July 14, 2009 at 06:45 PM
Elon, wouldn't that be a stolen potato?
Posted by: Diva | July 14, 2009 at 07:40 PM
Jersey City. I have family, up there, butt more to the point, I have an old friend from there that once, told me a story.
Back in 1968, when towns of a certain reputation (Chicago, L.A.), had errupted in flaming riots, he told me that the mayor had a local Jersey National Guard group bring in a 30 caliber machine gun and set it up on the roof of the court house. Hizzoner then got on a bull horn and said, "Commence the riot, now".
For some reason, nobody listened to the mayor and no riot was held. They were probably busy, digging potatoes.
Posted by: CJrun | July 14, 2009 at 08:17 PM
Umm, these italics are apparently courtesy of Diva.
Posted by: CJrun | July 14, 2009 at 08:18 PM
I up from Rutgers to Jersey City to take the GRE. If an uglier city exists, I do not want to know about it.
I passed out from sleep deprivation on the train ride back. When I woke up, I thought I was in heaven. Took me a minute to realize it was just Elizabeth. It looked that nice by comparison.
Posted by: Elon | July 14, 2009 at 08:42 PM
If yer leanin' right and aint feelin good, use a
potato
to straighten yerself out.Posted by: Marvin | Paranoid Android | July 14, 2009 at 08:50 PM
Oops!!! Mea culpa! Judiiiiiiii! I broke the blog!!
Posted by: Diva | July 14, 2009 at 09:03 PM
Just seein' if I can post to the broken blog.
Posted by: Wyo Cowboy | July 14, 2009 at 09:23 PM
wow, after weeks of not bein' able to post anything, it seem's I've fixed it. What "It" was, I'm not sure.
so where were we?
Posted by: Wyo Cowboy | July 14, 2009 at 09:24 PM
did that fix Diva's boo boo?
Posted by: Wyo Cowboy | July 14, 2009 at 09:31 PM
The police were obviously unfamiliar with the classic Popeil Pocket Potato Pistol. Carries a 12-round clip and makes perfect Julienne Fries!
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | July 14, 2009 at 09:50 PM
Hey Wyoooooooooooo.
long time, and all that. Thinking of you today, hoping you were well.
Posted by: Jazzzz | July 14, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Never try to understand anything in NJ, or your head will explode, much like a shell-shocked spud.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | July 14, 2009 at 10:14 PM
And a Howdy-Doo to Annie before I shut-er down.
G'nite folks
Posted by: Jazzzz | July 14, 2009 at 10:18 PM
WYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Posted by: Siouxie | July 14, 2009 at 10:22 PM
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Posted by: Siouxie | July 14, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Nighty-nite, Jazzzzzzzz. Guess you need your beauty sleep.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | July 14, 2009 at 10:23 PM
Niters, Jazzzzzzzzie!! smoooch!
Posted by: Siouxie | July 14, 2009 at 10:29 PM
One for two, I'm afraid. You may have fixed yourself, but the blog's still broken.
Posted by: Elon | July 14, 2009 at 11:06 PM
nice to be back
Posted by: Wyo Cowboy | July 14, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Irish Mafia. They carry potatos.
Posted by: Clankazoid | July 14, 2009 at 11:19 PM
LTNS, Wyo... and "Diva's boo boo"
WBAGNwould be Diva's issue and I won't go into it...Posted by: frodolives | July 14, 2009 at 11:20 PM
When I was in junior high (No, wait, it was yesterday) I built a "Spud Gun". Is this a variation of the same device?
Spud Gun Wikipedia Entry
Posted by: PirateBoy | July 14, 2009 at 11:24 PM
Hm. I think the blog looks much prettier in italics.
:P
Posted by: The extra S | July 15, 2009 at 12:46 PM