OK trick or treat is over, I was wondering for those who gave out candy, in your opinion, what was the best costume you saw all night? Who had the worst costume? Not necessarily bad, (though that’s an option) but maybe looks like they didn’t even try to come up with something.
A friend of mine and two of her other friends got flesh colored body suits and some bandages. With a little makeup on their faces for scars, they went as the human centipede.
Scars? Centipede? What am I missing here?
Best one I saw was a high school kid trick-or-treating dressed as Alan from The Hangover, complete with full beard and a baby (doll, not a real one, unfortunately)in a carrier. And both the kid and the baby had sunglasses.
Worst one I saw was an adult at a party. He went as a clitoris. Technically, he was “the little man in the canoe,” but the canoe was a large pink vagina around his head. I have a pretty high tolerance for tackiness, but that one was a bit much even for me.
This years were a little disappointing. Expect for the aforementioned Spike Spiegel chick, the only memorable ones were Cobra Commander, and a Jellyfish.
A bit disappointing following up last years Brewery party, though, where there was both a skeksi (from the Dark Crystal) and the bowler-hat-apple-face-guy from the painting. And a chick in a cloud costume that kept spraying people with a water-bottle.
On Tuesday, though, I saw a bunch of good ones. Beeker (from the Muppet show) won the costume contest, but I think the best concept was a tall skinny guy and his short, apple-cheeked girlfriend, who went as the raincoat guy and Curious George. Oh, and Jesus was there, too. And Fry and Leela. And Waldo. And an awful lot of surprisingly friendly cops.
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I skipped the karaoke this year, but let me tell you, costumes add a LOT to the experience. A jock doing Rebel Yell? That’s pretty good. Wolverine doing Rebel Yell? Fricking Awesome.
Not a super great year for costumes. The only home sewing done around here anymore is quilting, so few really good costumes are made.
A kid and his dog dressed as skunks, which was neat. Another kid dressed as a tree, with a brown felt hat with “branches” in it. That I think may have been a homemade job.
I don’t know if it’s a best or a worst, exactly, but it at least deserves honorable mention: Profane Drunk Baby. I don’t think the candy haul is gonna break any records, but at least it’s memorable!
I don’t think I can name a worst. Every little kid I had at my house put a lot of effort into their costume. The older kids who were escorting little kids didn’t put as much effort but they weren’t trick or treating and still did a little. The older kids who were seeking candy also put in plenty of effort.
The best one was a combo - brother and sister. The little boy was dressed as a Christmas tree made out of wire and green garlands. He even had ornaments, working lights, and a star on his head.
The older sister was dressed as a wrapped present, complete with a bow on her head.
They were really cute and the costumes probably cost under $20 total to make.