It is not clear why the robber was carrying a potato

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A man armed with the unusual combination of a handgun and a potato held up a gas station near the Holland Tunnel in Jersey City late Sunday, officials said.

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The robber is described as 30 to 35 years old, of strong build, and having red dreadlocks, reports said.

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It is not clear why the robber was carrying a potato.

http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/jerseycity....xml&coll=3

[scandal 951]

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

maybe that was his nickname growing up and he was holding out hints ... Mr Potato Head

[Kevin and 10]

He's Irish.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Lots of dodgy characters around the Holland Tunnel.

[john & jean 37]

prolly going to use it for a silencer....

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

prolly going to use it for a silencer....

You really know your produce.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Yeah I've heard of that being done (no idea how effective it is) - but its a pretty strange thing to do for a gas station robbery.

[Mags 112]

Perhaps he'd already robbed a grocery store.

[EstebanTrabajos 7]

he was hungry!

[Amby 490]

[Nagishkaw 510]

Instant smashed taters.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Perhaps he'd already robbed a grocery store.

and just took ONE potato??? loser

[Amby 490]

maybe he didn't get the memo about putting a banana in your pants, not a potato

[scandal 951]

Perhaps he'd already robbed a grocery store.

and just took ONE potato??? loser

One potato, two potato, three potato, four,

five potato, six potato, seven potato more.

Icha bacha, soda cracker,

Icha bacha boo.

Icha bacha, soda cracker, out goes Y-O-U!