Looking forward to reading the Halloween post, Larwee!
Speaking of dressing up as realistic-looking animals, back in college, one of my best friends Corey, was dressed as a really colorful bird...I mean, REALLY colorful. He's really tall and he had on quite the large red cardboard beak and all.
We were walking over to a party in the evening and I think he scared a couple of small children! I still remember a little boy hiding behind his mom as we walked by.