# Mix And Match Halloween Costumes
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [August 28, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981 "2009-08-28T00:54:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@tattman40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tattman40)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981/1 "2009-08-28T00:54:56Z")
I know Halloween is 2 months away,but I have a good idea for a costume.
Dress as a large black woman with half-a-mask and call myself…
Phantom of the Oprah
Gimme your ideas…
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### Author:  [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981/2 "2009-08-28T16:25:03Z")
A couple of years ago I went to a Hallowe’en party as an evil Amish mime.
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### Author:  [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981/3 "2009-08-28T17:40:56Z")
Ooo, now I’m wondering how many Michaels you could incorporate into one costume:
angel wings from the movie Michael
mask like Michael Meyers wears
Wayne’s World t-shirt for Mike Meyers
Bare butt hanging out like Michael Douglas
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### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981/4 "2009-08-29T06:17:38Z")
> [@gigi](#):
>
> Ooo, now I’m wondering how many Michaels you could incorporate into one costume:
>
> angel wings from the movie Michael
> mask like Michael Meyers wears
> Wayne’s World t-shirt for Mike Meyers
> Bare butt hanging out like Michael Douglas
“+” on your eyes, for Michael Jackson.
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### Author:  [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2009, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981/5 "2009-09-18T09:43:37Z")
To try to bring this back to what I think the OP was getting at: wear a tight pleather jacket, tight pants, a single glove, and _dribble paint everywhere_: **Michael Jackson Pollack**.
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### Author:  [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2009, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981/6 "2009-09-18T10:04:30Z")
Or if you’re an old white guy, put on some zombie makeup and dress up like this [Michael Jackson](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Michael_jackson_beer.jpg)
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### Author:  [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2009, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981/7 "2009-09-18T10:21:33Z")
Once again trying to steer things in the direction of the OP:
Cover your face in white clay and eat pudding:
[Mr. Bill](http://partysuppliesandtoys.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/mr-bill.jpg) [Cosby](http://tleaves.com/weblog/images/articles06/cos.jpg).
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### Author:  [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2009, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981/8 "2009-09-18T10:30:26Z")
Make yourself skinny and pale, carry high-powered weaponry and wear sunglasses:
[The Thin White](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2352/1519653113_3537b7065d.jpg) [Duke Nukem](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b3/Dnf1.jpg)
I’ve got to get some sleep.
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2009, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981/9 "2009-09-18T11:07:00Z")
There was a spam post before **TWDuke** ’s first post. I removed it.
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### Author:  [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2009, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981/10 "2009-09-18T12:00:27Z")
I know someone who dressed up last year as a blend of Gene and Richard Simmons. Full makeup and tiny gym shorts…
It was my sister’s “freaky love child” party where everyone got really creative. I suggested she go as Rambo Brite, but she didn’t have the guts. I also thought Don King Tut might be interesting.
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### Author:  [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981/11 "2009-09-18T13:01:18Z")
Go as a large cow chip. You can use it as an ice breaker. I know my costume is shit. Let’s go out back for a toss.
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981/12 "2009-09-18T13:12:28Z")
> [@TWDuke](#):
>
> To try to bring this back to what I think the OP was getting at: wear a tight pleather jacket, tight pants, a single glove, and _dribble paint everywhere_: **Michael Jackson Pollack**.
That is freakin’ hysterical.
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### Author:  [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2009, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981/13 "2009-09-18T13:39:35Z")
I’m trying to get my wife to wear a garter belt, fishnets, heels and black bra/panties while banging on a Les Paul with a riding crop. She’d be [Bettie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettie_Page) [Page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Page).
I’ll let you know how it turns out.
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### Author:  [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-halloween-costumes/507981/14 "2009-09-19T23:31:12Z")
A theme party:
Wear tight underwear and a baseball cap and carry a light saber:
[Marky Mark](http://mediacation.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/34markymark9xg.jpg) [Hammill](http://www.toplessrobot.com/Episode_4_Luke_Skywalker_1.jpg) ( **Warning** : Crotch-grabbing man in underwear possibly NSFW)
Tie your hair up in buns on the side of your head, wear an ornate crown, and try to look pale and sickly:
[Carrie](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TwK3s2Eg87g/SAQUkJJ64OI/AAAAAAAAAV8/8K5D1YiWg4Q/s320/princess.leia.lg.jpg) [Fisher King](http://www.monsalvat.no/wound.jpg)
Grow a beard, wear heavy robes, and cover your head in rich, creamy foam:
[Alec](http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/431_ObiWan.JPG) [Guiness Stout](http://www.viewpoints.com/images/review/2008/101/17/1207867452-81136_full.jpg)
Wear a vest, carry a “blaster” and a towel:
[Harrison Ford](http://www.comicgenius.com/DiscoFever/downloads/han_solo.jpg) [Prefect](http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2008/06/04/hitch460.jpg) (I would have preferred the TV Ford, but I couldn’t find him with a towel!)
ETA: I really need to do something else with my life.