According to the provincial government website, there were more than 1,700 bids for the suit

  • @gAlienLifeform
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    31 year ago

    Special effects studio Alterian Inc., which is based in Los Angeles, designed and created the costume in 2015 for a traffic safety video about the perils of driving high on cannabis.

    The suit never saw the light of day after the campaign was scrapped.

    “We didn’t have the money for both War’s Low Rider and Pearl Jam’s Last Kiss, and our vision just didn’t work without those elements.”

  • @PottedPlant
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    1 year ago

    Oh man

    That article wrapped me up in a cozy small town newspaper article, so basic in its nature to make you laugh a little about a sale of a sandwich costume that sold for $16,000 🫔

    And something about lettuce 🥬