# Help me come up with a cool costume for "R" day **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 14, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646 "2011-03-14T11:36:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/21 "2011-03-14T15:49:52Z")
Rotifer Rubik’s Cube Rainman Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rock Lobster ---
**Author:** ![Morelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Morelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morelin)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/22 "2011-03-14T16:46:05Z")
Romper ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/23 "2011-03-14T16:50:03Z")
Reaper, Grim ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/24 "2011-03-14T17:47:35Z")
Wear a tuxedo with your tie undone and smoke a cigarette. Then when anyone asks what you are, tell them you’re a rocket man. ---
**Author:** ![b.v.1958](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@b.v.1958](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/b.v.1958)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/25 "2011-03-14T17:52:21Z")
> [@madrabbitwoman](#): > > as the title says. For a primary school dress up day centred around things starting with r. I imagine ther will be a large number of rabbits and robots etc & i’m after something clever and original. red riding hood ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/26 "2011-03-14T18:18:29Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Wear a tuxedo with your tie undone and smoke a cigarette. Then when anyone asks what you are, tell them you’re a rocket man. I don’t know if a joke that relys on pre-schoolers knowledge of William Shatner musical performances circa 1978 is going to go over to big. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/27 "2011-03-14T18:47:10Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > I don’t know if a joke that relys on pre-schoolers knowledge of William Shatner musical performances circa 1978 is going to go over to big. Pre-schoolers know what it takes to be cool. ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/28 "2011-03-14T18:49:40Z")
Rorschach ---
**Author:** ![wonder\_lust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@wonder\_lust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder_lust)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/29 "2011-03-14T20:51:43Z")
race car driver royalty rooster 'roo rock star Rumplestiltskin radish ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/30 "2011-03-14T20:58:32Z")
A bit of info - the class is combined K - 6 aqnd the outfit is for the teacher. I had thought of pirate but i suspect it would go far far over the heads of the kindy kids ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/31 "2011-03-14T21:17:00Z")
Registered Trademark: ® Can even be edumacational and all that. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/32 "2011-03-14T21:20:01Z")
Dress her as a pirate and have her yell ARRRRRRRRRR first thing when she gets in the classroom. She’s in a costume that starts with R. …I’d do it. (bah I see I was ninjaed! great minds think etc) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/33 "2011-03-14T21:36:58Z")
A grey hooded sweatsuit. A rolled up cone of grey paper taped to your nose. And you’re a rhinoceros. ---
**Author:** ![xoferew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/e9a140/32.png) [@xoferew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xoferew)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/34 "2011-03-14T23:28:44Z")
Roomba R2D2 Rumplestiltskin (Carry an abducted baby and keep yelling, “The devil told you!”) Rat Rainbow Sparkle Fairy Pegasus Rubbish I actually think the pirate idea is the best, and the kids would totally get it. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/35 "2011-03-14T23:45:03Z")
Ralph Kramden -\> “POW RIGHT IN THE KISSER” or “YOU WANNA GO TO THE MOON” ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/36 "2011-03-15T00:45:23Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Wear a tuxedo with your tie undone and smoke a cigarette. Then when anyone asks what you are, tell them you’re a rocket man. Or a member of the Rat Pack. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/37 "2011-03-15T01:42:44Z")
Rwandan ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/38 "2011-03-15T02:26:25Z")
Rhode Island Russia Rip Van Winkle Red Bull ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/39 "2011-03-15T03:26:10Z")
[Roger Ramjet?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIbFJmCUxsA) ---
**Author:** ![Containing\_Iron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/57b2e6/32.png) [@Containing\_Iron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Containing_Iron)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-cool-costume-for-r-day/574646/40 "2011-03-15T07:17:34Z")
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