Anyone dressing up for Halloween?

[RaspberrySurprise]

I would like to but can't think of anything. Any suggestions would be welcome, the weirder the better but I don't want to get arrested either.

[BridgeRunner]

Eh, I'm not a fan of dressing up in general, but I've got a nice long brown jacket and some boots, so I make a pretty decent Zoe.  Subtle, but I'm not self-conscious. 

If I wasn't shy about it, I'd be tempted to make a political statement.  Dress up as a bum, complete with Obama button, demanding that people redistribute their wealth to you and suchlike.  No terrilby creative, but allows for considerable playing around.

[Sindawe]

Costume I saw years ago that I was quite strikken by....

Deep green sweater as a base, to which which was tied many faux C. sativea hands, using purple threads.  Wearer sported a hockey mask and and axe.

The costume?

Why, a Killer Bud of course.... 

Work is going all out this All Hallow's Eve, time for me to dig out the chemical respirator, the HazMat suite and the fuming cask of who the-hezmanna-knows what I think. <Big Evil Grin>

[Perd Hapley]

Already did.  I went as a monkey.  Wife was a banana. 

[RaspberrySurprise]

Costume I saw years ago that I was quite strikken by....

Deep green sweater as a base, to which which was tied many faux C. sativea hands, using purple threads.  Wearer sported a hockey mask and and axe.

The costume?

Why, a Killer Bud of course.... 

Work is going all out this All Hallow's Eve, time for me to dig out the chemical respirator, the HazMat suite and the fuming cask of who the-hezmanna-knows what I think. <Big Evil Grin>

Sorry no drug costumes for me, as I rather despise them.

So far I am pondering being the Hatter, though being a Bum for Obama is tempting.

[Azrael256]

A few years ago, a fellow I know went as a bricklayer.  His wife went as a brick.

The Girl has a good Cruella Deville getup.  We're waiting for one of the nephews to be old enough to wear a dalmation suit.  I recommended putting The Pug in a dalmation-print sweater, but that got vetoed.  Something about a dog dressing up as another dog is just hysterically funny to me.

I've always thought a clever two-person getup is better than just a single costume.

Or a Ninja Turtle.  A badass paper mache and tempra paint shell will make you the coolest kid in the third grade... Leonardo, in case you're wondering.

If we go to a dog-friendly party this year, I'm going as Milo so I can work The Pug in.

[just Warren]

My oldest is going as DarkSide TinkerBell and the youngest is going as one of the tombstones from the Haunted Mansion ride. The ones where the glowing head pops up as you pass by.

[Balog]

Already did.  I went as a monkey.  Wife was a banana. 

Surprisingly dirty there fisty.

[Harold Tuttle]

Doctor Horrible

lab coat , welding goggles, gloves

[Perd Hapley]

Surprisingly dirty there fisty.

News to me.

[280plus]

the weirder the better but I don't want to get arrested either.

Frank N. Furter. That should put you right in the middle there.  

Another one I likes was to dress my kid up in a long black coat with a cardboard "collar" on top of his head made to look like a severed neck with a little red paint, then he carried a plastic jack o lantern around that was his "head", so people were putting the treats in his severed li'l punkin head. Heh, it was cool...  

[mtnbkr]

Doctor Horrible

lab coat , welding goggles, gloves

Let us know how many people "get it".

Chris

[280plus]

PS...

I used a cheapo black plastic cape thing that was supposed to be Dracula's cape. I cut a hole at eye level so he could see and blacked his face so it wasn't so readily apparent.

[Regolith]

I'm dressing up as a swamped college kid who has too damned many other things to do and hence will probably be spending most of the day in front of the computer working on homework.  


I don't normally drink that often, but I think I'm going to need a few stiff ones by the end of this week...

[Stetson]

Im either wearing a sweatshirt with a cloth 'P' on the front and blacking my eye to be a 'Blackeyed P' or wearing my fatigue pants and going as a 'Lower GI'.  Not sure....

Daughter, 7 months old, has a spider costume that her grandmother made her.  Will post pics or a link to them next week.

[T.O.M.]

I'm kind of shocked by you guys.  Nothing gun related?  No Firefly costumes?  The one day of the year you could open-carry a Vulcan cannon without being shot, and no one is taking advantage?  For shame!   

Some good costume ideas.  I'll probably be escorting the boys dressed as a dad.

[Manedwolf]

One of the most amusing I'd seen around here was apparently some re-enactors who were wearing their costumes and didn't know each other. One was a Continental Army soldier, another was a Redcoat.

They started yelling period insults at each other.

Also, best in-character pirate I'd seen, went up to someone and gave them money for a proper drink, remarking that it was a "sin" that they were drinking only water.

[grislyatoms]

Kiddo has been bitten by the "Harry Potter" bug, she has read all the books (except the last two, I think) and seen some of the flicks.

She wants to go as Hermione Granger, so I got her the robe, scarf and a wand. She's a bit excited.

I'll probably dress up as a boring, average, middle-aged guy.

 

[Manedwolf]

Kiddo has been bitten by the "Harry Potter" bug, she has read all the books (except the last two, I think) and seen some of the flicks.

She wants to go as Hermione Granger, so I got her the robe, scarf and a wand. She's a bit excited.

I'll probably dress up as a boring, average, middle-aged guy.

 

I once made a magic wand for a younger relative, using the guts of a cheap flash camera, and it took an AA battery fitted into the lower end.

They would turn the switch on, wait for the LED to glow, and then be able to wave it and push the button on the wand. It'd fire the flash at the tip, and scare the %&#! out of people.

[HankB]

Back in my college days, I went to a couple of parties as either Dirty Harry or a samurai.

At one, a guy was dressed as a knight and started poking at the "samurai varlet" with Excalibur, and muttering things you're expect to hear at a Renaissance Faire.

Bad idea.

Arthur's Excalibur was paper mache . . . the samurai's katana was real. Much hilarity ensued.

Connect the dots.    (Still funny in retrospect - nobody got hurt - but since I'm older and at least a little wiser, I definitely will not be repeating this.)

Once a kid came to my house holding a box of Frosted Flakes, through which a plastic toy sword had been driven . . . he was a cereal killer.

Another kid was wearing a sweatshirt and ball cap, each with the letter "P" boldly emblazoned on it. He had a bit of charcoal rubbed under his eye . . . he was a Black Eyed P.

Another time, I went to a Halloween party as Dilbert. Sad to say, I was able to duplicate his wardrobe from my closet, down to the black & red striped tie . . .

[seeker_two]

Probably Indiana Jones or a cowboy....that way I can wear my Blackhawk holstered at my side in case the "tricks" get criminally out of hand.....

....then again, I do have a shiny brown coat.... 


(...clarification, the wife & I usually stay at home to see the visiting kids...no open-carry in Texas....YET....)

[HeroHog]

I AM HeroHog!

[jamz]

I found a 4 foot long plastic sword at Target.  I 'm building my costume around that. :)

[Manedwolf]

I found a 4 foot long plastic sword at Target.  I 'm building my costume around that. :)

What, a Final Fantasy character?

[jamz]

I dunno yet, never played any of the FF series.  I found a pair of large scary Sauron-like monster hands though as well.  That, combined with a black cloak leftover from last year, will be good for something.