# Help me makeshift a tuxedo

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-makeshift-a-tuxedo/480026>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 6, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-makeshift-a-tuxedo/480026 "2009-01-06T02:55:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Hakuna\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-makeshift-a-tuxedo/480026/41 "2009-01-20T05:09:02Z")

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Very impressive! I liked the suit. I love it when someone takes an idea that doesn’t seem like it would work and ends up doing something very awesome.  
I am humbled by your work!

Great job–I am sure you got lots of compliments if it looks as good in person as it does in the photos.

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**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-makeshift-a-tuxedo/480026/42 "2009-01-20T05:29:31Z")

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If I may be so bold, I think it actually looks better in person than in the photos!!

I must say, an unexpected side benefit (and possibly the greatest one) was finding out what 40 hours of concerted effort can yield. I often just sort of poke through life, doing many things half-assed; bits here, and bits there.

I’m totally looking forward to applying this technique to other projects and areas of my life!!

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**Author:** ![Sami41](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Sami41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sami41)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-makeshift-a-tuxedo/480026/43 "2009-01-20T10:17:05Z")

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That was awesome. I’m already thinking about next Halloween.

The important question is, how do you make beer, bacon cheese soup?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-makeshift-a-tuxedo/480026/44 "2009-02-07T03:58:22Z")

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> [@Standup\_Karmic](#):
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> Should you have any interest in seeing the project as it’s completed, you are welcome to view my chronicling here: [http://picasaweb.google.com/nonnyjohnny](http://picasaweb.google.com/nonnyjohnny)

I had somehow managed to miss the denouement on this – glad I thought of it tonight and did the search.

Excellent job – I esp. appreciated the not-so-subtle homage to the World Series champs.

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