Apparently the big, hairy, green Grinch costume was an absolute NIGHTMARE ... turn the television on, change a pattern, have someone you know come up and smack you in the head, punch yourself ...

Back in 1998, Jim Carrey beat the likes of Jack Nicholson, Robin Williams and Eddie Murphy to star in The Grinch ... change your pattern. Have someone you know come and smack you in the head ...

"The driver’s door was open and the operator was observed wearing a full Grinch costume with his feet out of the vehicle on the ground," police said in Facebook post. Employees at The Word Barn ...

The driver — a 31-year-old Exeter man wearing a full Grinch costume — veered off the road and crashed in front of a local performance venue Monday, Exeter police explained in a Facebook post.

Police said the Exeter man in the Grinch costume “became distracted near a curve in the road” prior to the crash. "This was certainly a unique situation," Police Chief Stephan Poulin said ...