World's most embarrassing dad who wore a different costume to wave his son off on school bus for 170 days

Teenagers often dread the moment when their embarrassing parents do something mortifying in front of their friends, messing up their closely-cultivated too-cool-for-school image.



In the case of 16-year-old Rain Price, that moment comes every morning.



Rain's father Dale has dressed up in elaborate costumes every day for the past 170 in order to wave his son off in style as he gets on the bus to go to school.

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All decked out: Mr Price has been doing this long-running joke for at least 170 days at this point

From cross dressing as Wonder Woman or a unicorn princess to getting decked out as Gene Simmons from KISS or the video game character Mario, Mr Price has not shied away from putting a little effort into the gag.



While it started simply as a ruse to embarrass Rain and maybe score a few laughs, it now has turned into a highlight of the commute for all the school-bound children.

'I just find it funny now,' Rain said to a local television station.

'Like, nice that he can wake up early with me and wave and say goodbye, but it's kind of embarrassing at the same time,' Rain continued.



Taking a moment to compliment his son's easy appreciation of the joke, Mr Price had high words of praise.



'He is genetically predisposed to having a good sense of humor. He’s a fun, likable guy, with a 4.0 GPA in Honors classes. He plays the trumpet in the American Fork High School Marching Band (state champions),' reads the family's blog.



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'If you look closely at some of the pictures, you’ll see that he and his friends were waving back. He knows how to laugh. (Rain)’s a great kid,' reads the family's blog called Wave At The Bus.



Mr Price is a stay-at-home dad, has been married to his wife Rochelle for 22 years, and clearly enjoys pretending it is Halloween all year long.



On his site, Mr Price says that though the constant dressing up does take up time and a lot of creativity, it has not been hard on the family's budget.



'We have spent less than fifty US dollars on costumes and props for this blog. Most of these costumes were borrowed from neighbors and friends (you’d be surprised what your neighbors have in their closets!), or found in our own costume boxes from years past,' the blog reads.



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Mr Price said that while some have suggested he repeat costumes, he will not stoop to that level. Instead, he'll just have to get more creative and come up with more options, like a knight, a life-sized version of the Raggedy Andy doll, or a Mexican wrestler.



Before staying at home to raise the family's three children, Mr Price owned and operated paintball chain stores. Because of his prosthetic leg sustained in a motorcycling accident over 20 years ago, the chain was called Pegleg Paintball.



'Once it gets cold I’m not sure what's gonna happen, we'll see. I'm still planning on doing it, I'm not planning on stopping,' he told local NBC affiliate KSL Channel 5.

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