# A 1970s costume party ... Who should I go as?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-1970s-costume-party-who-should-i-go-as/378848>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 2, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-1970s-costume-party-who-should-i-go-as/378848 "2006-11-02T14:36:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2006, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-1970s-costume-party-who-should-i-go-as/378848/61 "2006-11-13T16:41:04Z")

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[QUOTE=Spiff]  
…I guess what she meant was that some Christians might take offense about me possibly mocking their religion by dressing up as a religious nut-job. I had not thought about that angle…  
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Well maybe some. I’m a Christian and I think it was a funny idea. it made me smile. But then again, I dressed as a Roman Centurian to a Church costume party and when people raised an eyebrow i said: “Hey, somebody’s got to get the ball rolling.”

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**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-1970s-costume-party-who-should-i-go-as/378848/62 "2006-11-14T15:48:48Z")

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You were lucky you weren’t crucified for that! 😃

Seriously, I like your sense of humor (and your bravery)!

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