What are you going to be for halloween?

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Discussion Overview

The thread revolves around participants sharing their Halloween costume ideas and experiences. The discussion includes a variety of costume choices, personal anecdotes, and reflections on past costumes, as well as some humorous and creative suggestions.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Conceptual clarification
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express intentions to dress as characters like Indiana Jones and Ali G.
  • One participant plans to revisit a previous costume called 'Meltdown', inspired by the Terminator.
  • Another participant mentions wanting to be a firefighter.
  • Several participants share ideas for costumes, including a Spanish Inquisitor, a cop, and various humorous or unconventional options like a head-on-a-pike.
  • Some participants discuss the practicality of making their own costume accessories, such as latex horns.
  • There are mentions of past costumes, including a dress worn to a friend's birthday party and a ghost costume.
  • One participant humorously suggests dressing as Jesus or the US Constitution to provoke reactions.
  • There are discussions about the effectiveness and creativity of different costumes, with some participants expressing dissatisfaction with their past choices.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants share a variety of costume ideas and experiences, but there is no consensus on a single theme or approach to Halloween costumes. The discussion remains open-ended with multiple competing views on what to wear.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about their costume choices and the feasibility of creating certain costumes in time for Halloween.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in Halloween costume ideas, creative expressions, or personal anecdotes related to costume experiences may find this discussion engaging.

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I think I'm going to dress up as indiana jones.
 
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gravenewworld said:
I think I'm going to dress up as indiana jones.
NICE! I did that when I was about 9 or 10...I think one of the best costumes I ever had...oh, my Peter Pan one was pretty good too :biggrin:

I'll try to find pics :biggrin:

On a second note...who is going trick-or-treat-ing this year? I think I'm getting kinda old for that...
 
I think that my avatar has been used often enough, so I'm going to revist (vastly improve) one that I did a few years ago that I called 'Meltdown'. It's vaguely reminiscent of the Terminator when half of his face has been shot off.
I'm deeply disappointed that I didn't have the time or money to do the one I had planned (a Pierson's Puppeteer from Larry Niven's books). Next year... :rolleyes:
 
I want to be a firefighter :cool:
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
I'm going to be Ali G
That's hilarious. Accent, lingo, and everything?


I'm not sure what I'm doing yet. My stock costume is tramp/hobo. I had a nifty bamboo cane that I used to use but I don't think I have that any more.
Last year I tried dressing as a demon but the latex horns I got just looked really cheesy. I'd like to make my own so that they will look better but I don't know if I'll have time this year.
 
I probably won't spend the effort, but the idea I have is to be a Spanish Inquisitor. I've always wanted one of those nifty scarlet uniforms!
 
I should dress up as a cop and go around beating people up. Let's see how the police department gets out of THAT.
 
TheStatutoryApe said:
I'd like to make my own so that they will look better but I don't know if I'll have time this year.
If you use my technique, you should have plenty of time. The ones on Doug the bartender in the comic member photos section (Danger's bartender) took me about 10-15 minutes. I use a styrofoam wig dummy head and sculpt whatever I want on it with plasticene, then brush on paste wax and a couple of layers of liquid latex. It'll dry in a few minutes with the proper application of a blow-drier. Then I use that as a negative mould and make the appliance out of anywhere from 2 to 10 layers of latex (depending upon desired thickness and strength). Remember to wax the inside of the mould too. The avatar took a couple of days, but that was when I was letting the latex air-dry.
 
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I'm too lazy to dress up, so I'll just throw on a dark hoody, borrow someone's make-up and walk around with my head-on-a-pike. (have an actual head on a pike)
 
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I don't know yet... Halloween 2003 I wore a dress, my friend's fancy dress Bday party I was little red riding hood. I may keep the theme going.
 
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I'm going to be 1 of the PFer. :-p(you can't guess who!)
 
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I'm just going to wear a white garbage bag, coat my face and hands in white makeup, and tape a black piece of yarn to the garbage bag.
 
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I'm not going to wear anything.
 
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matthyaouw said:
I don't know yet... Halloween 2003 I wore a dress, my friend's fancy dress Bday party I was little red riding hood. I may keep the theme going.
I can see the connection... transvestitism... Ed Wood... horror movies... Halloween. That's how I'd rationalise it, anyway.
 
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arildno2 said:
I'm not going to wear anything.
Hey, I found some of your discarded, redundant items. I lent them to matthyaouw, sifokay?
 
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Might I suggest that a post-Hallowe'en thread be established to display members' costume photos?
 
  • #19
A bandit, pirate or the grim reaper.
 
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Anyone want to see the 2003 pic?
 
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matthyaouw said:
Anyone want to see the 2003 pic?
Yes, of course!
 
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Matthy WOW! :!) Damn, watch out smurf, you have competition!:-p
 
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Evo, what was the last thing you dressed up as for Halloween, back when you still dressed up?
 
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matthyaouw said:
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Whew! That's some caboose you got there, chickie!:smile:
 
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matthyaouw said:
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The butt looks okayish, but what are those protuberations on your chest?
It isn't contagious or anything?
 
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arildno said:
The butt looks okayish, but what are those protuberations on your chest?
Counterbalance so he can stand up.
 
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Danger said:
Counterbalance so he can stand up.
He lacks the natural counter-balance??
 
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:smile: :blushing:
That was quite a party. One of my friends told me he was considering hitting on me before he got a front view and realized who I was.
The friend that I borrowed the dress from apparently never wore it again.

I'm not sure whether to be proud or ashamed.

"Can you help me get this bra on" is a line I hope never to repeat
 
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matthyaouw said:
The friend that I borrowed the dress from apparently never wore it again.

I'm not sure whether to be proud or ashamed.
I should think that it would depend upon the reason for her (him?) tossing it. Is it because she figures she'd never look as good in it as you did, or because you left a surprise behind for her?
 

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