Who's got the best halloween costume????

calicowboy925 · Post by **calicowboy925** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 11:46 am

My costumes always morph into themselves, not really a concentrated effort, but i am thinking of a purposeful costume...but after reading that SEX thread, I sure as hell aint gonna be a sheep!

regynalonglank · Post by **regynalonglank** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 11:48 am

i got nothin...dreaming of fetish wear that appears for 50 cents at the salvation army...hey, it could happen!

lurker · Post by **lurker** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:19 am

well....seeing the recent sucess of movies like Dawn of the Dead, Resident Evil and Shaun of the Dead, I was thinking of going as a Kerry voter....

SilkenTofu · Post by **SilkenTofu** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:12 am

lurker wrote:well....seeing the recent sucess of movies like Dawn of the Dead, Resident Evil and Shaun of the Dead, I was thinking of going as a Kerry voter....

so that means that the horde of flying monkeys must be the Bush voters?

lurker · Post by **lurker** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:00 am

Pigs. Those are flying pigs.

Gah, some people....

And anyway, it's not funny....how does it connect to the whole costume thread?

See? It's like this, thanks to Richard Daley, the joke about dead people voting for Democrats is a fairly widespread cultural given.....flying monkeys? My first thought was...well,.. pigs as is fairly obvious.....my second was the Wicked Witch of the West.....neither of which have anything to do with Bush--unless you're trying to liken him to a coffee-selling old lady with a slight greenish tinge. Or with voting.

In fact, I'm sitting here racking my brain to come up with an easily recognised Halloween costume(like a zombie) that could be used as a gag directed at Bush voters....a cowboy, maybe? It's hard...the costume should be blatant, and possibly in poor taste--though not horrendous taste, it should elicit grins/groans instead of annoyance(thus a Klansman with a bush button would be over the top---and there's that whole Robert Byrd, D-KKK, thing that could blow up in your face)

I have to say, I'm kinda ashamed to admit that I can't think of one--and I make costumes and masks....

You could have people dress up like Dubya, but then they'd have to buy the mask, and we all know what mask sales are an indicator of....

It's really vexing...I mean, I LIKE the flying monkeys idea--loved them in the Wizard of OZ--and the new McFarland toy is really cool(and that Dorothy figure kicks ass). But I just can't see it, y'know?

I'm so sorry, really. I'll try harder next time, okay/

Alpha · Post by **Alpha** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:07 am

Flight suit. "Mission Accomplished" button.

Alpha · Post by **Alpha** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:16 am

Oh for an edit button. Better yet:

Flight suit. "Mission Accomplished" button. No pants.

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:19 am

In fact, I'm sitting here racking my brain to come up with an easily recognised Halloween costume(like a zombie) that could be used as a gag directed at Bush voters

How 'bout a business suit, attache case, with a nametag that says "Hi, I'm Rich, and I'm voting for Bush"

It's a stretch, I know.

As for my halloweenie costumes, I'll be at the Diego Decomp, so it's hard to narrow it down to just one costume.... maybe once I get back, I'll have photos..

SilkenTofu · Post by **SilkenTofu** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:28 am

how about a room full of Osama impersonators...or people dress as bombs (oh...THERE are those WOMD)

samtzu · Post by **samtzu** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:47 am

fuck.... I was going to shave my hair into a mohawk, dye it green, put on my kilt, torn shirt, chains, leather jacket, hang a beer can opener from my ear and come as a punk to work.

they're haveing a semi quarterly sales meeting that I cannot attend dressed like that!

Fuck... I coming as a corporate lacky this year.

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:50 am

Sam: you could go as a psychotic serial killer... you know, they look just like everyone else!

(sorry, I had to.)

samtzu · Post by **samtzu** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:51 am

GuinivereElise wrote:Sam: you could go as a psychotic serial killer... you know, they look just like everyone else!

(sorry, I had to.)

Yeah, well, I do that every day.... I wanted to do something different.

And it must involve the kilt.

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:54 am

I've always thought that kilts make lovely corporate attire.

Not to mention the health and wellbeing advantages involved.

AND, you get to help everyone at the meeting, as they'll be kept awake by trying to figure out what, exactly, you're wearing UNDER it.

Alpha · Post by **Alpha** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:58 am

Kilt at the sales meeting... reminds me of that SNL skit where Will Ferrel came to work ("casual Friday") in a half-tank and shorty-shorts. When he put his feet on the desk and showed everyone his package (to their revulsion), I thought I'd die laughing!

lurker · Post by **lurker** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 12:38 pm

When you're able to wear more than one costume tell people you 're dressed as "The Thing". The blank stares are even better than the laughter from those who get it.

It's cheese to dress as a generic subculture figure, i.e. punk, hippy, 70's moron. Cheese, I tell you. Better to simply give in to the impulse that makes you wanna dress that way and go with it. Your boss will understand(well, maybe not the 70's moron, chances are s/he has personal memories of being one and won't find the resurgence of earth shoes flattering)

To pull off a good psychotic serial killer, you have to have people who walk around telling everyone how you 'keep to yourself' and are 'a real loner'. If you have these people you can actually enjoy the party, instead of sitting in a corner mumbling to yourself to bring it off. If you actually are a psychotic serial killer, I would suggest a nice frat party for Halloween. Cliches can be fun.

I've come to the conclusion that there is no easily recognisable Bush voter that would work as a Halloween costume-(I'm not sure what that says about Republicans)-though that 'no pants' thing could enhance any costume.

"Look, I'm Godzilla--with no pants!"

Here's an idea that just hit me....get a roll of white trash bags, unroll it, half detach one of the end ones(leaving the rest of the roll attached) cut a hole in that bag and place over your head(putting your head through the hole). Put in some fangs or sharp teeth and you're a tapeworm. Easy and guaranteed to cause revulsion. --if you can manage to stick wax teeth all around your head it'll be even more realistic. Now where did THAT come from?

sparkletarte · Post by **sparkletarte** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:14 pm

Well mine isn't the best probably, but I'm getting excited about the rowdiness I can cause when I'm in my pirate gear. My wineskin will be full of Fireball whisky which is always good for a rowdy time. Plus I have a loud cap gun and hopefully a sword. I will be shooting and fighting. Yee-haw. Er, I mean, AAArrggggg!

Force · Post by **Force** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:05 pm

The guy with the best costume? If we use as the criterion the degree of difference between reality and what the person is pretending to be, then it's forehead-slapping obvious;

It's that moron dressed as the President.

regynalonglank · Post by **regynalonglank** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:39 pm

i Love kilts. a man in a utili-kilt is a beautiful thing.

i am now to the dead fill-in-the-blank-here portion of my costume planning...i have officially scraped the bottom of the halloween barrel...a dead rock star? a dead movie star? me, dead?

sheesh...

can't i just go as someone who wishes they were still at burning man?

that would be very cold...and i must be warm...

dang!

samtzu · Post by **samtzu** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:45 pm

regynalonglank wrote:i Love kilts. a man in a utili-kilt is a beautiful thing.
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can't i just go as someone who wishes they were still at burning man?

that would be very cold...and i must be warm...

dang!

I'll send photos.... after my 'almost-a-job' inview today, I'm ready to show up at work as a Burner...

cowboyangel · Post by **cowboyangel** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 5:15 pm

regynalonglank wrote:i Love kilts. a man in a utili-kilt is a beautiful thing.

i am now to the dead fill-in-the-blank-here portion of my costume planning...i have officially scraped the bottom of the halloween barrel...a dead rock star? a dead movie star? me, dead?

sheesh...

can't i just go as someone who wishes they were still at burning man?

that would be very cold...and i must be warm...

dang!

do you ever get the urge to look under one of those things?

regynalonglank · Post by **regynalonglank** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 5:00 pm

yup

and i have too!

tee hee

samtzu · Post by **samtzu** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:53 am

Actually, one of the guys (??) here grabbed my kilt and lifted it... he was shocked and humiliated when Woodrow waved and said "Hi!"

Who's got the best halloween costume????

Who's got the best halloween costume????

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