Giant Fast Food Sculpture Lands on California Lawn

by Jennifer Lawinski, Posted Nov 30th 2009 @ 4:00PM

Photo: Trisha Pickerel

How did a 4-foot-tall sculpture of a cheeseburger, a hot dog and a slice of pepperoni pizza find its way onto a California's family's front lawn?

That's the mystery Trisha Pickerel of Loomis, Calif., wants solved after waking up Sunday morning to discover the giant fast food, News 10 reported.

"This is what I saw on our front yard and I couldn't believe it," Pickerel told News 10 as she stood near the super-sized fiberglass and Styrofoam food sculpture. She alerted the local news to the sculpture's sudden appearance in hopes that it would find its way back to its rightful owner.

"It's pretty silly if you think about it. We've had many pranks with our children's friends, because we are the types of parents that have a good sense of humor as long as they come and clean it up," Pickerel told Slashfood. "Last June we had a lawn full of pink flamingos."

Pickerel said the sudden appearance of fast food on her lawn brought a smile to her face. "I have been going through breast cancer, so this was something that makes me laugh. It was hilarious."

The sheriff's department took the sculpture for safe keeping Monday, but if no one steps forward to claim the foodstuffs, the Pickerel family may have to find a place to keep its new art.

"Unfortunately it belongs to somebody, and I wanted to make sure that we got it out there," Pickerel said. "I've called everyone and no one is taking responsibility and none of them have a truck."

The Placer County Sheriff's Department told News 10 that local fast food joints haven't reported any jumbo faux foods missing.

Pickerel, meanwhile, suspects that the culprit didn't act alone. "It would take at least three people to put it in our front yard," she said.

"The sheriff's department said if nobody claims it in 90 days, we can have it," Pickerel said. "If anyone wants to claim it, give us a call."

If no one steps forward, Pickerel said she plans to donate the sculpture to the Ronald McDonald House or to another children's charity in Sacramento.

[Via News 10]

Filed Under: Food News, Fast Food
Tags: giant fast food sculpture, GiantFastFoodSculpture, hamburger, hot dog, HotDog, pizza, trisha pickerel, TrishaPickerel

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12-02-2009 @1:31PM zorro said... VERY KOOL....SEND ME AN EMAIL I WOULD LIKE TO BUY IT.
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12-02-2009 @1:35PM K.C said... Just wondering if that was a hint for the family to loose weight. If I woke up and saw that i would think some one is trying to tell me some thing. and say nice decoration, or santa came early.
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