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Bet you thought I was skipping another day. NOOO. Making up for what would've been October 7th's entry is October 8th's entry -- The Wallflowers! Courtesy of the New Line Cinema Shop.

This is, of course, your All Day Saturday Thread, X-E's holiest tradition. Today's survey: Discuss the most interesting Halloween costumes, good and bad, that you've donned over the years. I've had some fantastic ones, but I've also had some real crap. Near the top would be "ALF's cousin Ralph," this being a full-body ALF costume with a different -- but still brown and fuzzy -- alien mask. (We looked everywhere and couldn't find an ALF mask. This was the next best thing.) Closer to the bottom would be the year my friend and I wore his father's oily mechanic clothes, posing as "hobos." It was his mother's idea. We cried a lot.

Posted by Matt on 10/08/2005. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 82 comments

My best friend wanted to dress her almost 20-month old son up as Darth Vader, but couldn’t find a costume that small. For god’s sakes, he’s a BABY!!!!! He doesnt even know who Darth Vader is! Can you tell I don’t like Star Wars????

So, instead, he’s a Mummy. Last year, when he was 8 months old, he was a Hershey Kiss. He was damn cute too. My poor kids (the ones I’ll have someday, not any time soon) are gonna be traumatized for life b/c of me–they’ll be Peanuts characters, Muppets, and Care Bears. Until they’re old enough to decide for themselves what they wanna be.

Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 10/10/2005 3:35 PM

I remember one or two years I adorned a garbage bag, bicycle helmet, pastel or some similar substance on my face, and a delightful sign that read ‘costume’ spelled incorrectly and up-side-down. When people asked what I was I told them I was an idiot. Good times.

Chestnuts roasted by Seal @ 10/11/2005 12:16 PM

I’m a bit late with this, but what the hell…

My two most memorable costumes: One year I took a loose leaf sheet of paper, wrote "WORST COSTUME EVER" on it with a black sharpie, and duct taped it to my chest. That was one of my personal favorites. And then last year, I went as a Fudge Packer. I got a white lab coat and smeared it all over with chocalate. I made a name tag for myself that said "Karl Brown – Fudge Packing District Manager," which included a hilarious Photoshopped picture of myself. I even smeared my lip with chocolate as a piece de la Dirty Sanchez resistance. I won third place in a costume contest and I still think I was robbed. The sucky part about that costume was I couldn’t sit down anywhere because the chocolate got all over everything.

Chestnuts roasted by Brian @ 10/12/2005 9:55 AM

As I’ve mentioned in several entries, I’ve never been too imaginative with Halloween costumes. Though they were always well-made, thanks to my seamstress, former costume-mistress mother, they were also usually generic – fairy, butterfly, bride, cowgirl, gypsy, pirate, cat. I wanted to be a 50s girl and wear a poodle skirt one year, but poodle skirts and my waistline are not a good combination. The fabric intended for the skirt went to my cowgirl’s vest instead.

The most original costume I ever did was the year I got into old murder mysteries and mystery novels and decided to go as a shamus straight out of film noir in Mom’s leather shoes, fedora, and tie from her "Annie Hall" period, my own button-down shirt shirt, pants, and jacket, and a cheap dollar store gun, handcuffs, and PI badge. (I think Mom still has the handcuffs and badge.)

I’ve been a flapper twice, once in junior high when Mom made the dress, and once two years ago when I wore my prom gown, a beaded headband from Family Dollar, and a feather boa I’d picked up for another costume a few years before.

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 10/13/2005 11:34 PM

Best:
A generic "Mad Scientist." I had a kit with purple hair dye and gray face paint that crusted up when it dried, so it looked like I had weird, cracking skin. I still remember how that stuff smelled. I borrowed my Grandma’s nurse jacket for a labcoat.

Worst:
- John Lennon. I got some oversized, circular frames and a stick-on mustache. I looked exactly like Groucho Marx.
- That stupid "Scream" mask. With just a black turtleneck.

Chestnuts roasted by iseeshapes @ 10/14/2005 2:39 PM

Honestly how do you people remember what costumes you wore. I’ve been trying to think but I can’t remember shit. I think maybe I went as Indiana Jones or a pirate or something. I need to pull of photos, cuz my memory sucks!

I don’t dress up anymore, what’s the point if I want candy I’ll go to freaking sams club and get much more than any human possibly needs. If I want to socialize I’ll join the army.

Chestnuts roasted by wheeljack @ 10/15/2005 2:12 PM

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