# Halloween: what are you going to be? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 24, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769 "2012-10-24T22:31:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/81 "2012-10-27T15:08:44Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > My costume will have many facets, that is one of them. > 😃 Oh yeah my friend is getting married in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne next year. Or is it Boddingtons you drink? 🙂 Bloody 'ooligan! ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/82 "2012-10-27T15:53:48Z")
> [@](#): > > Halloween: what are you going to be? Hiding from TrickOrTreat-ers in my house, with all the lights off. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/83 "2012-10-27T18:31:31Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > Oh yeah my friend is getting married in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne next year. Or is it Boddingtons you drink? 🙂 Bloody 'ooligan! My friend once asked me “Who makes Newcastle?” I replied “It’s made by angels.” I trust that answers your question. 😃 of course, I consider Guiness to be mother’s milk. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/84 "2012-10-27T20:21:24Z")
Okay, last thing about my stupid makeup. I bought some Rimmel liquid liner (thanks, D!) and some black eyeshadow, though nothing fancy because as you’ve probably guessed, I don’t do this shit very often, and will honestly never use black eyeshadow again. I started practicing layering the liner and shadow, and it definitely looks better than just trying to blend in a shitty pencil. So ignore the eyebrows; just working on the liner and shadow layering for now. [Not the worst thing ever](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e266/WryOnRye/meh.jpg), but still not great. I could hear WhyNot yelling at me, “Girl, you better put some more liner on” (she probably doesn’t talk like that), so I told myself to go above the damn crease. Okay, so [above the crease it is](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e266/WryOnRye/gettingthere.jpg)! We’re getting there. Still gotta work on tidying up the lines a little and layering more, but I think I got this. > [@An\_Gadai](#): > > I’m going as lazy drunk. You’re going as me? ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/85 "2012-10-27T20:25:55Z")
> [@saje](#): > > Hiding from TrickOrTreat-ers in my house, with all the lights off. Before I leave on Halloween, I always leave a cauldron of goodies outside my door. It’s always untouched when I get back. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/86 "2012-10-27T20:34:44Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I could hear WhyNot yelling at me, “Girl, you better put some more liner on” (she probably doesn’t talk like that) Only when I get really excited. Or drunk. And then I remember I’m white, and then I feel really embarrassed for both of us. Giiiiiirrrrrl. (It’s looking great. The color’s much better with these products. Now see if you’re brave enough to bring it out on the sides a bit further. If you can’t go swoopy bold with Cleopatra, when can you?) ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/87 "2012-10-27T21:47:55Z")
I’m thinking of getting two big pieces of cardboard–big enough to make a large sandwich board–and one narrower piece of cardboard. I could make a giant triangle that I could wear, and add three big metal hoops. I’d be a binder full of woman. What do you think? Too obvious? ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/88 "2012-10-27T22:33:51Z")
**MeanOldLady** , that looks great! Just wing out the outer edge more and you’ll be set. The key to a good wing is to follow the line from your bottom eyelid up— just extend that line and it’ll look perfect. One option for when you get it ready for the big show: use tape. Seriously. Put a piece of Scotch Tape extending along the line from your lower eyelid up to your eyebrow, then do your liner. That way, when you’re all done, you’ll have a perfectly crisp line. Shazam! [This girl’s video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfp2bJIcJcw) is terrible, but she shows what I’m talking about. For extra pop, take a super light shimmery shadow you’ve got (for Cleo, I’d do a gold) and dust it on the inner corner of your eye, top and bottom. It’ll make your eyes look nice and big and add some dimension to the look. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/89 "2012-10-27T22:50:14Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > You’re going as me? I wanted to but then I got lazy and drunk. ---
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/90 "2012-10-27T23:09:00Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Yes, BUT! My friend gave it to me. Can you throw away a present from a friend? Hmm? She also gave me a stuffed squirrel with a moustache, for some reason. If it looks like a rubber ducky, floats like a rubber ducky, is cute like a rubber ducky - it’s a rubber ducky. Doesn’t matter if it was a gift, a mean person just can’t have one. A mustachioed squirrel is OK as long as you can use it to frighten kids on Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/91 "2012-10-27T23:11:50Z")
> [@Scribble](#): > > I’m thinking of getting two big pieces of cardboard–big enough to make a large sandwich board–and one narrower piece of cardboard. I could make a giant triangle that I could wear, and add three big metal hoops. I’d be a binder full of woman. > > What do you think? Too obvious? I like this. People who are handy always have better costumes than I do. > [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > **MeanOldLady** , that looks great! Just wing out the outer edge more and you’ll be set. Yay, thanks! Gonna wing out the end, was just getting the hang of making straight lines and layering. The tape cheat, btw, is awesome. Would have never occurred to me to do that. ---
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/92 "2012-10-28T00:01:11Z")
> [@saje](#): > > Hiding from TrickOrTreat-ers in my house, with all the lights off. Me too. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/93 "2012-10-28T00:30:51Z")
> [@saje](#): > > Hiding from TrickOrTreat-ers in my house, with all the lights off. I used to hide in a bar. But now they have it on Sunday after noon and you are to wait at the end of your driveway if you want to hand out treats. ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/94 "2012-10-28T06:33:34Z")
Siouxie Sioux and Robert Smith. Always a happy couple: [![](https://i.imgur.com/Kykah.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Kykah.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/95 "2012-10-28T10:11:45Z")
Tonight, I got my Honey Boo Boo on. A dear friend came along to the party dressed as Honey Boo Boo’s pet pig, Glitzy, which added a certain something to the whole shebang. In addition to my outfit, I took a bottle of Gatorade, dumped a bunch of glitter in that bad boy, then stuck a label on it that said “Alana’s Go Go Juice!” [I’m Alana, I’m 26, and I do POLE DANCIN’! Those other girls must be crazy if they think the customers are here to see anybody but me, honey boo boo child!](https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/531015_579979884895_818309088_n.jpg) Ridiculous. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/96 "2012-10-28T12:29:16Z")
I’ve only heard of Honey Boo Boo from South Park but you definitely seem to have caught her essence. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/97 "2012-10-28T12:52:37Z")
**Diosa** , that is _epic_. I want a picture with Glitzy too! ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/98 "2012-10-28T16:49:03Z")
Fuckin’ awesome, dude. Some girl last night was dressed as Honey Boo Boo, but she was like 5’ tall so she looked just like her. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/99 "2012-10-28T17:39:18Z")
> [@saje](#): > > Hiding from TrickOrTreat-ers in my house, with all the lights off. To my shock and amazement, this strategy does NOT work to ward off all those damn brats coming to the (dark and empty) front door. I mean, WTF parents?! Could I _possibly_ make my house any _less_ inviting? What more could I do to tell you that it’s not a good idea to let your rugrats run up to my door, expecting candy? I should drop some razor-blade infused apples in their bags, just to make a fuckin’ point! :mad: j/k of course. I’d give 'em fun size samples of protein powder. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-what-are-you-going-to-be/638769/100 "2012-10-28T19:47:57Z")
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