# Low-effort Halloween costumes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 19, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499 "2022-10-19T18:15:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/61 "2022-10-20T16:00:59Z")
Leaf bag costume: > **[funnytface hosted at ImgBB](https://ibb.co/jyjLKpG)** > > Image funnytface hosted in ImgBB ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/62 "2022-10-20T16:09:02Z")
Dark glasses, sandals, volleyball. Instant nudist. Carry your suntan lotion in a pouch to cover your naughty bits. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/63 "2022-10-20T16:27:48Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I’m also wondering if the cheap Halloween makeup kits for kids still have instructions for using them to portray tired and offensive stereotypes. I’ve used that sort of thing: > [@I hate Halloween parties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-halloween-parties/669627/11): > > Most I’ve ever spent on a costume was maybe 20 bucks and an hour of prep work. Ghoul make-up kit and a black cowl; already had a black wool sweater, black jeans, and heavy black shoes. > > Won an award for that. Being a party held _on_ Halloween, I went home like that, too. On public transportation. The trick-or-treaters in my neighborhood loved it, when they got done screaming. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/64 "2022-10-20T16:37:10Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Dark glasses, sandals, volleyball. Instant nudist. Carry your suntan lotion in a pouch to cover your naughty bits. Body stocking close to your skin color. Big black rectangle with the word “censored” over your naughty bits. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/65 "2022-10-20T16:57:02Z")
[Similar concept.](https://www.google.com/search?q=pixelated+costume&client=ms-android-verizon-us-rvc3&sxsrf=ALiCzsb-rnK_OJvLCeE3WqeXHcKJQ-cUeA%3A1666284969061&ei=qX1RY6D8AvWs5NoPrriskAo&oq=pixelated+cost&gs_lcp=ChNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwEAEYADIFCAAQgAQyCQgAEBYQHhDJAzIICAAQFhAeEA8yBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeOgoIABBHENYEELADOgcIABCwAxBDOg8IABCABBCHAhAUEEYQ-QE6CwgAEIAEELEDEIMBOgsILhCABBDHARCvAToECAAQQzoFCAAQkQJKBAhBGABQiApY-hdgxipoAXAAeACAAbEBiAHnBJIBAzIuM5gBAKABAcgBEcABAQ&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp#imgrc=mzqmITZcKFYiEM) ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/66 "2022-10-20T17:03:45Z")
Does your husband have facial hair, or is he willing to grow some? Grow a goatee (or shave existing facial into one). Either pick up a bald cap or shave his head. Put on glasses, khakis, and a button down shirt and go as Walter White. Maybe pick up a “Heisenberg” hat as well. When people ask who he’s supposed to be he can say, coldly, “You know. Say my name.” ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/67 "2022-10-20T17:11:57Z")
If you look like someone it doesn’t take much to convey that. I went to a party once as Fidel Castro. I already had the beard, I borrowed a green Army Captain’s hat, put on an old shirt that had the sleeves cut off, stuck a big story in my mouth and everybody got it right away. For an even simpler costume I made myself a punk rocker. Just put some crap in my hair to make a spiky Mohawk and stuck a safety pin through my cheek. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/68 "2022-10-20T18:00:43Z")
He meant stogie. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/69 "2022-10-20T18:23:30Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > stuck a safety pin through my cheek. I’m sorry, what … ? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/70 "2022-10-20T18:30:28Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > He meant stogie. Right. Autocorrect. Missed that. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > > [@TriPolar](#): > > > > stuck a safety pin through my cheek. > > I’m sorry, what … ? Truth time, I used a piece of band-aid to hold it on. A couple of tiny drops of fake blood made it look very real. A lot of people thought I actually did pierce my cheek and it seems I forgot to reveal what I did. I was contemplating doing it for real but faking it worked well enough. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/71 "2022-10-21T13:53:24Z")
Thought of a possible costume: Oliver and Lisa Douglas from Green Acres. Husband could wear some kind of dark pants, jacket, and tie, with some bits of hay stuck on. I could wear plaid shirt and jeans, with some big ridiculous rhinestones and a blonde wig. The wig’s the only hard part, but my daughter may have something like that around. Yes, inspiration struck while I was watching TV last night! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/72 "2022-10-21T14:11:22Z")
You’d need a red vest and a pitchfork for Oliver. Lisa would be better in a flowing négligée, with a spatula in her hand (for making hotcakes, dahling). ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/73 "2022-10-21T14:26:31Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Thought of a possible costume: Oliver and Lisa Douglas from Green Acres. If you have a cat or a dog, put a pig-snout mask on him and bring him along as Arnold _“the pig”_ Ziffel. You need Arnold to sell Green Acres. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/74 "2022-10-21T14:31:18Z")
Better yet: Buy a ham, stick an “Arnold” label on it, and carry it around with you. You can dine on it for All Saints’ Day. If you have a friend with a Floyd R Turbo outfit, bring him along as Ebb. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/75 "2022-10-21T14:36:00Z")
Y’all are trying to make this too good! 😄 ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/76 "2022-10-21T14:42:38Z")
Make big paper mache ham and you can be Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/77 "2022-10-21T14:45:04Z")
My god. If not for the discomfort of wearing such a costume, I would do that in a heartbeat. I love it! And husband could be Atticus or Boo Radley, whichever. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/78 "2022-10-21T14:46:39Z")
Gilligan and the Skipper isn’t too hard to achieve with a fishing hat and a captain’s hat. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/79 "2022-10-21T14:52:24Z")
Go to an Army/Navy store and buy some khakis, a black tie, and a set of US Army Transportation Corps collar insignia.\* Let your husband wear those and make yourself up as a zombie. Voilà! You are now Commander Crane and the Monster of the Week from _ **Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea** _! \*Yes, that’s what they wore on the show. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/80 "2022-10-21T14:56:22Z")
Mary Ann should be easy enough to do. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499.md?page=5)