Mystery Peanut Butter Smearer Hits Pulaski County Fair After Targeting Somerset Doorknobs
SOMERSET, KY – A self-proclaimed Peanut Butter Smearer has been quietly terrorizing the Pulaski County community, coating doorknobs across Somerset in peanut butter and documenting the spree online. What started as an odd local prank took a more serious turn this week after the mystery culprit struck the Pulaski County Fair, raising real safety concerns for anyone with a peanut allergy.
Residents Compare Notes After Finding Gooey Mess on Door Handles
Residents in a local Somerset Facebook group began noticing the same strange pattern, finding their door handles smeared with peanut butter and comparing experiences in a post that has since been deleted. Around the same time, a TikTok account documenting the spree began gaining attention, with clips appearing to show the culprit in action as the prank spread across the community.
What initially seemed like harmless mischief took on a different tone once the smearer’s activity moved beyond private homes and into a public event with thousands of visitors.
Fair Treasurer Discovers Peanut Butter on Office Surfaces
The smearer struck the Pulaski County Fair on Tuesday, leaving peanut butter across surfaces throughout the grounds. Rebecca Cash, who is married to the fair board president, learned about it in an unsettling way when the fair’s treasurer walked out of the office with her hands covered in something unidentified. “I think it’s peanut butter,” the treasurer said, and she was right.
A Teacher’s Concern Over Severe Peanut Allergies
For Cash, who is also a teacher, the humor of the situation faded quickly. She immediately thought of former students with severe peanut allergies, some of whom had to carry EpiPens because a reaction could become life threatening within minutes. With thousands of people passing through the fairgrounds each night, she pointed out that any one of those smeared handles could become a real emergency for the wrong person at the wrong time.
Online Reaction Splits Between Amusement and Genuine Worry
The story spread quickly online, with reactions landing somewhere between delight and concern. One commenter told the smearer they were going to become a legend, while others expressed disbelief at how local the story felt on their own social feeds. Several users echoed Cash’s exact worry, questioning what would happen if someone with a peanut allergy came into contact with one of the smeared surfaces. The puns, naturally, followed close behind.
Fair Continues Through Saturday as Identity Remains Unknown
The Pulaski County Fair is set to run through Saturday, with a rodeo and a sea lion show still on the schedule. Cash is urging the community not to let the peanut butter panic keep people away from the festivities. Her message to fairgoers is simple. If you notice something smeared on a doorknob, latch, or fence post, say something, because what seems harmless to one person could pose a serious risk to someone standing right behind them in line.
As for who is behind the spree, that remains a mystery. Local authorities have reportedly been contacted but have not yet provided further information on the investigation.
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