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Tompkins Square’s Annual Halloween Dog Parade Canines dressed as Big Bird, the Little Mermaid and Elvis participated in the 22nd annual parade, the largest of its kind in the United States.
Oct. 20, 2012
The "unemployed Big Bird" meme was not lost on dogs during the 22nd annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York.
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