It’s an annual tradition at Washingtonian to dream up easy Halloween costumes ripped from local happenings for all you procrastinating nerds. (Some ghosts of headlines past include Political Patty , Commander Biden and a Secret Service agent, and the rabid fox on Capitol Hill.) Four years ago we crowned the escaped Maryland zebras “ the hottest Halloween costume of 2021 ,” with groups donning stripes in homage to the untamable flock. This year, in the first week of September, we’re ready to call it: The DIY costume of the year is DC’s Sandwich Guy, Sean Charles Dunn.

Rising to fame for tossing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection officer in August, Dunn has become the definitive folk hero of the federal takeover, inspiring Banksy-style street art across the city. Fede

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