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Behold the male version of the White House Easter bunny, pictured here with President Bush this morning at the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn. Can you imagine being a 5 year-old kid and having that thing coming at you? Free Ride has a photo of the female bunny, which it accurately describes as “hallucinogenic-looking.” Granted, virtually all giant plush costumes could make any child cry, and we all know white rabbits are tough to pull off without making most of us think of drugs, but wow. That is one scary looking bunny.

UPDATE: The first fruits of the Post’s resurrected D.C. Wire blog are in: they’ve snagged a photo of Ward 5 D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. in his own Easter Bunny costume. It’s decidedly less trippy, but still further proof that this bunny gig is a tough one to pull off.