# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/81 "2022-10-21T16:22:22Z")
Don’t go. Later, claim you were The Invisible Man. ---
**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, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/82 "2022-10-21T16:39:50Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > US Army Transportation Corps collar insignia Make sure you buy the officer variety, not the EM. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/83 "2022-10-21T16:45:23Z")
I’ve never been to an Army/Navy store (are those still around?) but wonder if they’ll let just anyone buy military insignia. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/84 "2022-10-21T16:46:29Z")
Shorts, a clipboard, a whistle and a little creativity on a blank t-shirt and you can be a camp counselor. I’m adding a Camp Crystal Lake hat to mine. ---
**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, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/85 "2022-10-21T16:48:27Z")
I used to buy them all the time. Lots of people collect them. And yes, the stores are still around. You might have to search for one that stocks the really good stuff (going back to the '60s, at least). ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/86 "2022-10-21T16:48:59Z")
> [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > Or a lot of holes/black spots, as seen in “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”. I did that one year, but you have to carry around a pillow case full of rocks. ---
**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, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/87 "2022-10-21T17:24:39Z")
C’mon admit it, deep down you want to be _Pickle-nose Girl_—she’s a dilly of a superhero. ---
**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, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/88 "2022-10-21T17:30:49Z")
You could check to see if they now make ‘breathable comfort-fit soft-skin’ ham costumes since they are so popular 😉 ---
**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, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/89 "2022-10-21T17:39:42Z")
I think they can if they carry them. As long they’re not used fraudulently it’s legal for civilians to have them. ---
**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, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/90 "2022-10-21T17:55:33Z")
Don’t think I didn’t consider it. 🙂 ---
**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 21, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/91 "2022-10-21T18:01:13Z")
That was my understanding. I can think of many legitimate reasons for a civilian to buy insignia and such. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/92 "2022-10-21T19:16:02Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Serial killer. They look just like everyone else. One year I tied a cereal box around my neck and poked a plastic knife into it. Never got so many groans at a single pun before or since. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/93 "2022-10-21T19:18:44Z")
Traditionally, when I’m feeling that way, I go to the party naked and wearing roller skates. I’m dressed as a pull toy. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/94 "2022-10-21T19:24:41Z")
Black makeup, or that grease smudgy stuff in the Halloween aisle makes for a simple Alice Cooper face. It’s my easy go-to. ---
**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, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/95 "2022-10-21T19:52:51Z")
I love to tell people about a murder that happened just that day. A man was found killed while eating breakfast, slumped over a bowl of cereal with a knife in his back. The police think he was the victim of a… ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/96 "2022-10-21T20:27:26Z")
I once made a bandolier of empty beer cans and a long ribbon, tied a bandana around my neck, and went as “The Beerslinger” ---
**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 21, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/97 "2022-10-21T20:41:17Z")
[![](https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/default/canvas-print/6.5/8/mirror/break/images-medium-5/the-deerslayer-lex-barker-1957-20th-everett-canvas-print.jpg) ](https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/default/canvas-print/6.5/8/mirror/break/images-medium-5/the-deerslayer-lex-barker-1957-20th-everett-canvas-print.jpg) “Buckskin” clothes, toy rifle, and some empty beer cans, preferably with round holes: The Beerslayer. ---
**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 22, 2022, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/98 "2022-10-22T05:03:16Z")
Black eyeliner in a heart shape on the tip of your nose, and then 3 or 4 lines across your cheeks. Voila. Cat costume. Put on a black shirt & black leggings, and safety-pin a black crew sock to your butt, and whooo! Black cat costume! Total time, approximately two minutes, not including rummaging around for a safety pin. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/99 "2022-10-23T02:55:57Z")
I once wore a lab coat (a long white shirt would do) with baby Ruth bars pinned all over as Doctor Ruth. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499/100 "2022-10-23T10:37:05Z")
I am not sure if the costume is meant to be scary, but with long hair Frida Kahlo is fairly easy to do. You basically braid and pin your hair and stick in some flower clips, draw on mono-brow and faint 'tache. Wear a long skirt and a shawl. Husband can be Diego. Or Trotski. 😉 [Frida](https://photos.app.goo.gl/6BTtr9t7BuQ48Vye6) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499.md?page=6)