What are you going to be for halloween?

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The discussion revolves around Halloween costume ideas and experiences. Participants share their plans for dressing up, with one person considering an Indiana Jones costume while another plans to revisit an Ali G outfit. There are nostalgic reflections on past costumes, including Peter Pan and various humorous takes on dressing as a hobo or a Spanish Inquisitor. Some express disappointment over not being able to execute their ideal costumes due to time or budget constraints. Techniques for creating costumes, such as using latex for special effects, are discussed, along with playful banter about past Halloween experiences. The conversation also touches on the idea of sharing costume photos post-Halloween and includes light-hearted exchanges about the nature of their costumes and the memories associated with them. Overall, the thread captures a mix of creativity, humor, and camaraderie among participants as they prepare for Halloween.
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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'm going to be Ali G
 
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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Danger said:
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?

Er, the first one...
 
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OK! Since today is the day I think it's time to resurrect this thread.

What are you dressing as/are you dressed as/or were you dressed as for halloween?

Tonight after work I will be dressing up as a sort of vaudeville style hobo/tramp. I'll see if I can get a pic of it.
 
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kropfullwk4.jpg


http://www.kropserkel.com/blackriders.htm

It's like $400, but I'm getting it next year.
 
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Now that's one hell of a costume.
I had thought about trying Van Helsing before but I think that would be quite an endevour to pull off well.
 
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loseyourname said:
kropfullwk4.jpg

Now that is quite possibly the coolest Halloween costume I have ever seen, as authentic as in the movies. Nazguls definately have the "more-smiting-less-trickortreating' look about them.

Imagine walking down the road and seeing this:

kropfullwk5.jpg
 
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That's hot.

I am dressing up as Jane Eyre.
 
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loseyourname said:
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Yes... with a little more sass.
 
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I'm going to try to kill fewer people than I did last year.
 
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Are you going to be a retired politician? :-p
 
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SpaceTiger said:
I'm going to try to kill fewer people than I did last year.
That's hot. :!)
 
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I am dressing up just like a technician in the high tech industry, and going to work.
 
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I'm going to dress up as Jesus or the US Constitution and go "scare" liberals since they seem to be "scared" of anything they don't believe in or agree with.
 
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laminatedevildoll said:
That's hot. :!)

Psh, this is nothing. You should see how I get on valentine's day.
 
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I went as a ghost. Not too inspired, i guess.
 
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SpaceTiger said:
Psh, this is nothing. You should see how I get on valentine's day.
So you kill people, perhaps your ex's, on Valentine's day too?
 
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laminatedevildoll said:
So you kill people, perhaps your ex's, on Valentine's day too?

Often, yes, though if they're nice to me, I might torture them first.
 
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Integral said:
I am dressing up just like a technician in the high tech industry, and going to work.
Yes. I first dressed up as a security guard and went to work. I then dressed up as a hobo and went out with my friend for drinks. He was dressed as a franciscan monk. I think I actually looked more like a refugee from Oliver Twist than a vaudeville style hobo. I did have a bamboo cane. I couldn't find my flask. Also I need very much to get a bowler or a derby because the hat I wore was a boxer cap which is what made me look more like I was from Oliver Twist, or a chimney sweep from Mary Poppins as the bartender guessed.

Didn't get any pics.
 
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matthyaouw said:
I went as a ghost. Not too inspired, i guess.
I still love you in that dress. :!)
 
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SpaceTiger said:
Often, yes, though if they're nice to me, I might torture them first.
:bugeye: (note to self - stay away from ST on holidays) :bugeye:
 

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