This is somebody who’s done his/her research before playing a good prank on Mr. Mahoney. Look at the way he/she is sitting, with the arms sort of draped over the knees/legs. The head is human-sized, though, which convinces me it’s a costume.

Here are the lovely real gorillas (not to be confused with Real Housewives), with their big slopy beautemous heads: http://muller.lbl.gov/travel_photos/africawildlifefolder/africawildlifefolder-pages/Image14.html.

I am very sorry to burst this bubble, ‘coma darling, but this wouldn’t be worth your gas money. That “bear” in Pennsylvania that you wrote about in Halloween 2007, though? *That’s* worth a field trip. Eeeeeeeeeeep. Lordy.

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo, as always.