I have just been invited to a dress up 21st bday party.

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The discussion revolves around costume ideas for a 21st birthday party with a theme requiring attendees to dress up as something starting with the letter "T." Participants share various suggestions and engage in light-hearted banter about potential costumes.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests going as Tinkerbell, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, or Tomb Raider.
  • Another proposes a costume idea of a teabag, followed by a humorous description of how to create it.
  • Some participants mention various "T" themed costumes, including Tank, Train, Tower, Turtle, Trogdor, Tiger, Tent, and others.
  • A suggestion is made to dress as Mr. T, with a description of a past costume experience that involved significant makeup and accessories.
  • There are playful suggestions like going as a traffic cop or a tease, with participants discussing how to creatively interpret these ideas.
  • One participant humorously questions whether it is a costume party, referencing a movie, while others assert that it is indeed a dress-up party.
  • Several participants express uncertainty about how to dress for more abstract ideas like "tease" or "trouble."
  • There are mentions of costumes that could be cute or funny, such as a teddy bear or a tarantula, with some participants sharing their own costume experiences.
  • One participant introduces a more complex idea involving fabric types and terms, which is met with a humorous response about its complexity.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share a variety of costume ideas, but there is no consensus on a single best option. The discussion remains open-ended with multiple competing views on what constitutes a suitable costume.

Contextual Notes

Some suggestions may depend on personal interpretation of the theme, and there are varying levels of seriousness in the proposed ideas. The discussion includes both practical costume suggestions and humorous, abstract concepts.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals looking for creative costume ideas for themed parties, particularly those with specific letter-based themes or playful interpretations.

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I have just been invited to a dress up 21st bday party. The theme is that we have to dress up as something starting with T. I was thinking of ideas... I've been told to go as: tinkerbell, teenage mutant ninja turtles, tomb raider, ummm yeah... and a few others.
Does anyone have any good ideas?
 
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Teabag? :cool:
 
Thanks uhhh how would I do that? I just got told to go as a tramp... not too keen seeing that its in town someone might try to hire me :rolleyes:
 
rhuthwaite said:
how would I do that?
Not that I actually expect you to, but...
Get a bunch of gauze such as is used for bandages and make 2 squares about 3 x 3 feet out of a couple of layers. Shred a few black plastic garbage bags to look like tealeaves and glue them to one side of each. Sew the squares (leaf-side in) together with a 2 or 3 inch wide strip of cardboard (or light plastic for durability) around the perimeter to maintain shape. Leave arm and head holes, and the bottom open so you can pull it on like a T-shirt (there's another option :rolleyes:). Then just attach a piece of rope to the top of your head with a big carboard tag hanging off.

Be careful about keeping it clean and maintaining the shape, so no one thinks that it's a botched attempt at a Tampon costume. :biggrin:
 
You could also make a T-shaped framework out of welding rod or light wooden dowels, cover it with cheap fabric or plastic, and glue road salt all over it. Go as Crystal-T. :-p
 
Uh... :rolleyes:

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moo said:
Uh... :rolleyes:

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Haha. You could be a Tank! :biggrin: :biggrin:
 
Didn't I read somewhere that "less is more"?

Now on that train of thought, what could possibly start with a "T"... :rolleyes:

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TRAIN!

Tower?

Turtle?

Trogdor

Tiger

Tent!

Tooth/Teeth

etc
 
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The Titanic
 
  • #11
Evo said:
The Titanic

The Titanic?? What are you trying to say, that she's fat?

Cat Fight! :-p
 
  • #12
I like tee-shirt, but if that's all you're wearing, you might want to get a very over-sized one. :biggrin:
 
  • #13
A table? Or a toaster.
 
  • #14
tyranosaurus

teradactyl

teapot

turkey

totem pole

tomato

tulip

torch
 
  • #15
"...dress up 21st bday party..."

Are you sure it is a costume party? (see "Bridget Jones' Diary")

All things that won't make you look like a complete idiot:
Teacher
Telemarketer
Travel Agent
Taxidermist
Tax Auditor



Mr. T
 
  • #16
Going on with trogdor. What about the thnikkaman?? That would be an absolutely hillarious costume if you got that together
 
  • #17
You could go as a traffic cop and write people up for talking, eating, or drinking too fast. Make sure you take handcuffs!
 
  • #18
A friend of my ex dressed up as Mr T for a fancy dress party once. We shaved the sides of his hair off, and he applied a large amount of black makeup, then clad himself in a vest and lots of fake gold jewellery.

Very un-PC, but very effective, and hilarious since he had a mass of people come up to him over the night admitting that they had initially thought he was black. Nobody seemed to mind either.
 
  • #19
How about a Teddy :smile: o:) - not the kind Danger is thinking of :biggrin: . I mean Teddy Bear.

Or since it's near Halloween - a Tarantula.
 
  • #20
Astronuc said:
- not the kind Danger is thinking of
You could at least have given me a shot at that before you yanked it away. :-p
 
  • #21
cyrusabdollahi said:
The Titanic?? What are you trying to say, that she's fat?

Cat Fight! :-p

Fighting here, and kissing in the other thread! :!)
 
  • #22
You could be a Tease, or Trouble. Not sure how you'd dress for either, but I'm sure you could think of something. :smile:
 
  • #23
Moonbear said:
You could be a Tease, or Trouble. Not sure how you'd dress for either, but I'm sure you could think of something. :smile:

Hmm a tease I could think of a few things to wear for that

You could go as a traffic cop and write people up for talking, eating, or drinking too fast. Make sure you take handcuffs!
Haha Traffic cop would be awsome! I love handcuffs not that I uhh ever use them for anything ... :rolleyes:

"...dress up 21st bday party..."

Are you sure it is a costume party? (see "Bridget Jones' Diary")

All things that won't make you look like a complete idiot:
Teacher
Telemarketer
Travel Agent
Taxidermist
Tax Auditor

I am very sure its a dress up party. I have no issues looking like a complete idiot for one night as long as when it all comes off (when I am getting ready for town) I look hot

A teddy would be cute. I have got a teddy outfit in my dressup box
 
  • #24
You could by tatonnement make a costume from tabby, tabinet and tamis
it would not have to be tentiginous, but how about teratoid? as for any thing theiform, sorry.
 
  • #25
wolram said:
You could by tatonnement make a costume from tabby, tabinet and tamis
it would not have to be tentiginous, but how about teratoid? as for any thing theiform, sorry.
And here would be a fine example of too much Crystal T... :rolleyes:
 

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