Photo of the Day: Gray Man

Let me state my bewilderment immediately: Of all the costumed and just plain oddball characters who have congregated in Times Square since it became a pedestrian mall under Mayor Mike Bloomberg, the ones who mystify me the most are those who stay out in the hot summer sun who are painted. The women, in their showgirl headgear (and very little else besides their body paint), are bad enough, but how do you explain the likes of this fellow? Talking about “exercising gray matter”!