For those who didn't get to see, the only pair of boxy costumes in the race were a pair of dreidels, and they had just gone past...

And that’s probably who the person you overheard was talking about, but just for the sake of scrupulous accuracy, plumtreeblossom and I did see people dressed up as presents, in boxy costumes..

BTW, I got photos of the dreidel runners; hope to post a link in DSLJ.