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Absurd $60 Heavily Sprouted Aged Potato For Sale Meme

This image is a screenshot of a humorous online listing for an extremely overgrown sprouted potato priced at $60. The descriptive text above the photo of the potato reads that the aged potato can be used as a Halloween decoration, or potentially eaten, with only serious inquiries accepted. The photograph shows the neglected potato tucked under a white kitchen counter, growing dozens of very long, thin pale pink sprouts that sprawl out in all directions across the counter, wall, and nearby mop. The bottom of the listing displays the $60 price, the item label 'potato', and a 'MESSAGE' button for potential buyers. The humor derives from the absurd deadpan presentation of a worthless, oversprouted discarded potato as a premium, valuable product for sale at an inflated price.
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For sale: Aged potato - $60 Can be used for a Halloween decoration. Or you can eat it. I think. Serious inquiries only. $60 potato MESSAGE

Overview

This image is a screenshot of a humorous online listing for an extremely overgrown sprouted potato priced at $60. The descriptive text above the photo of the potato reads that the aged potato can be used as a Halloween decoration, or potentially eaten, with only serious inquiries accepted. The photograph shows the neglected potato tucked under a white kitchen counter, growing dozens of very long, thin pale pink sprouts that sprawl out in all directions across the counter, wall, and nearby mop. The bottom of the listing displays the $60 price, the item label 'potato', and a 'MESSAGE' button for potential buyers. The humor derives from the absurd deadpan presentation of a worthless, oversprouted discarded potato as a premium, valuable product for sale at an inflated price.

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This meme originated as a joke online marketplace listing, and was reposted widely on social media, including the X (formerly Twitter) account meme.jpg, as part of a trend of absurd, overpriced fake secondhand listings shared for comedic effect.

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