Jackson, NH – The country’s most Celebrated Pumpkin was greeted by cheers and adulations Thursday, as sightings by citizens in our nation’s capital led to a positive confirmation that he is alive and well.
“The first of the photos emailed to the Pumpkin Hotline showed Longfellow on the steps of the White House, but it was a shot of him hitchhiking outside of Baltimore that was the determining factor in his positive identification,” said FBI spokesman Peter Hubbard. It is still uncertain whether the pumpkin was ticketed for the roadside offense, which is illegal in the state of Maryland. Longfellow’s first duty on being ‘found’ was to call next of kin, Dana and Cathi Belcher of the Lodge at Jackson Village in New Hampshire, assuring them of his whereabouts and safety. He has been given the key to a number of cities as he wends his way back to his native village of Jackson, NH. “He’s alive and well,” said Dana Belcher. “That’s all we care about at this point.”
“I think he’s having a bit too much fun now”, said Lodge Lady Cathi Belcher, the landlady where Longfellow permanently resides. “I’m afraid all this attention is going to his head.”
Photos and updates on Longfellow can be viewed on his Facebook page where many friends and citizens have commented on his travels.
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