Halloween Costume Ideas

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Halloween Cometh!

Behold! And prepare for the festival of attempting to come up with a marginally clever costume!

So I’d like to be Dr. Strangelove for Halloween. The hard part is, where could I find a wheelchair I could use for 1 day?

I also thought this might be a good thread to share costume ideas:

  • Like puns? How about being “a brush with Death” either dress as a hairbrush and carry a little Death figure around or (easier) dress as Death, but with a hairbrush instead of a scythe.
  • How about a sea jelly (aka jellyfish)? All you need is an umbrella and some streamers.
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A Grim Reaper cloak and scythe. Add some combination (you may have to sew on some pockets) of:

Disposable camera
Passport
Airline ticket
Travel brochures/guidebook
Hawaiian shirt
Flip-flops
Suntan lotion
Carryon bag

Death Takes a Holiday.

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I’m going to be a mildly grumpy, pot-bellied, middle-aged computer programmer. The best part is, I won’t have to change a thing!

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I was thinking my husband and I could go as Tommy and Gina from Bon Jovi’s Livin’ on a Prayer. Gina worked a diner all day. No problem. I should be able to find a shirtdress, apron and nametag etc. I’m not sure about what Tommy wore when he used to work on the docks. Coveralls? A plaid shirt?

Anyone have any suggestions?

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In my experience, many malls rent wheelchairs in the same way that they rent strollers. Since you want to take the thing off mall grounds, you’ll need to talk a supervisor or somebody else. My guess is that they will allow it, provided you show them ID, leave contact information, and make a security deposit.

Or, you could just get a labcoat at a thriftstore and embroider the name Strangelove on the pocket.