Was he carrying a potato as well? If not, maybe he was looking for a potato.
-PJ
Was he carrying a screwdriver...? if yes maybe...
Reminds me of that joke about a guy at the beach who asked his friends to help him pick up girls at the beach.
“Put a potato down in your swim trunks. Girls’ll be all over you.”
So, he did. Then we went back to his friends.
“How did it go?” they asked.
“It was horrible. Even a lifeguard beat me up,” he lamented.
“Hmmm. I think I see why. You’re supposed to put the potato
in the FRONT of your swim suit.”
He probably dropped the SPUD GUN and the ammo before capture.