livejamie asks, “WTF? Is that Willy Wonka?”
Greetings, Ms. Jamie.
While some may mistakenly think that the dapper gentleman depicted in this image bears a strinking resemblence to a one Mr. Wonka, most people are unaware that Wonka himself was based upon the great british candyman, Sullivan Q. Suskin. Suskin’s relatively modest candy empire sank due to an incident involving a secret ingredient (it was the opium), a scandal that crumpled his business and his mental capacity. He is rumored to have never removed his top hat for the duration of his 12 years locked in the asylum.
Wagner T. Farnsworth
