(The only time I was amused by Carmen/Waldo was at San Diego Comic Con in 2011. I told this story before but I don't think @Charlet was a member then so here is the condensed version. I was cosplaying as Carmen, my friend and I went to a pizza place a few blocks from the con for a bite, we walked in and there was a guy dressed as Waldo at the counter. He turned around as we came in, we made eye contact, screamed, and took a picture)
popularized by a Twitter account in 2010. It is named after the misunderstood giant in the 2003 film Big Fish. Older or alternative terms used locally include simply "the fog" or sometimes "Big Mama", Seasonal Names: It is often associated with the terms "June Gloom" or "Fogust" due to its prevalence in the summer months.
Did you know....the horns on the viking's helmets are a myth? The popular image of the "horned Viking" can be traced back to the 1870s. Costume designer Carl Emil Doepler created horned helmets for Richard Wagner’s opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen to enhance the characters' theatrical presence. (I BELIEVE in the Where in Time game, they tell us this too....)