This one's for you, John!

At Wallace's request, here's an example of a Belgian with a funny mustache. As a bonus, he's pushing around a (basically life-size) model of Manneken Pis, which actually had the ability to pee on the parade-goers.

There's an article over at McSweeney's (one of my very favorite websites) about visiting Brussels, with some useful information, like:

Incidentally, plan on spending a good twelve minutes at the statue of Manneken Pis, a minuscule bronze of a small boy peeing into a fountain, which is the universally acclaimed mascot of the city of Brussels. It seems the little tyke once tried to help put out a fire in this way a couple of centuries ago and thereby saved the city. It's worth a laugh, and it's only five minutes by foot from Le Roi d'Espagne, and if you're lucky he'll be dressed up as anything from a medieval pikeman to Elvis Presley. The residents of Brussels get their kicks as best they can.

Read the whole article: The Spanish King of Brussels