He put on his robe and wizard hat!

Is that a horse? A fake horse? Poor horse.

The guy on the far left -- I want his hat!

Reminds me of the Far Side cartoon with the caption "In the days before television." and there's an entire family staring at a blank wall.

They don't look like they're having fun. They look like they're waiting for the internet to get invented. Hurry up already, Gore!

Everyone likes a game of dress up.

This is still going on, of course.

I cannot stop looking at that picture. I think most of them are having fun. Probably at least one of them (esp if it is people in a horse suit) are not.

Outside Oddessa, January 1902, Feast of The Potato.

Pictured: Doohickie, Boring Postcards, ethylene, essexjan, Cold Chef.

Not Pictured: jon mc, Hugh Janus (in horse), Shane (protesting "horse"), TheDonF, preparing the Potatoes.

Art direction by Matildaben.

Yes, this is still going on. Frighteningly, you Brits haven't taken the lead from us Yanks and limiting this to once a year on a Saturday near Halloween.