Giant Elk Spotted Unironically Celebrating 4/20 In Central Park

“Nappy,” originally of Wisconsin, smokes a pipe under his elk costume as “Snoopy,” of Newark, lights a blunt — Christopher Reeve/Gothamist

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Published Apr 21, 2012

Modified Apr 21, 2012

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While we were busy bemoaning the commercialization of Puff The Magic Dragon Passover, some people were out actually celebrating (*cough cough*) 4/20 around the city yesterday. And that included "Nappy," a 24-year-old man dressed as an elk who smoked bowls in Central Park Friday afternoon with a group of like-minded, painfully sincere pot connoisseurs. “You would have no overdoses because they would be controlled,” he responded when questioned why drugs should be legal. Nappy: your trusty spotter in New York City's futuristic lung gyms.

Regardless, we were impressed that 14 people were able to get away with smoking in Central Park at 4:20 p.m. on the most notoriously pot-friendly day of the year, even with police patrolling on foot. Maybe cops were too distracted by the fact that Taco Bell still doesn't deliver.

Reporting by Christopher Reeve