How about “Ms. Swan”? When you mentioned short…chubby - she immediately came to mind.
In recent years, I’ve been a software pirate (like a regular pirate, plus a bandolier of CDs), a samurai, the Devil (I wore a suit and horns, and carried some contracts), and a Scottish Highlander. Not sure what, if anything, I’m doing this year.
Who?
Normal clothes. And, if I can swing it, custom contact lenses from here.
I’m a fan of stealth costuming. 
After last year’s pirate fiasco*, I’ve decided to stay true to my inner dork: I’m dressing as the Fullmetal Alchemist. I’m almost finished with the automail (bless the cosplayers and their online patterns!) and I’ve got the fabric cut out for the black overshirt. Now I just need to start sewing.
My mom was a bit concerned that the costume was in bad taste (I write about students with disabilities), but I’m going with it. The idea honestly never occurred to me until Mom said something. Besides, if I didn’t get fired for my Elektra costume a few years ago, I figure I can get away with pretty much anything. 
*I had the same costume as half of my coworkers. I was extremely embarrassed by my lack of creativity.
I will be reprising my role as “Zombie” this year, in keeping with my goal of having an awesome zombie costume. Last year, of course, I was working. I just put in for the day off, so I’m optimistic.
I will be picking up spirit gum, fake flesh, and a “wound” kit next week. A few days before Halloween, a trip to at thrift store for a nice light colored shirt that will show my blood well, and I’ll be all set.
I hope to have it ready to go for the Zombie Walk at the Monroeville mall this year. We’ll have to see.
Gonna drag the wife, and will post pics.
I’m afraid we’ll need to see some photographic evidence of this claim.
So what’s the problem? You should have led a raiding party into the neighboring businesses.
I think I’ve solidly decided on being a Guinness “Brilliant!” guy, as seen here. (Youtube video.)
Now, if I can just borrow a labcoat from one of the people I know who work in labs on campus, I can save some money…
I’m still working on transferring photos from my mostly dead laptop to my new PC, but I’ll see if I can track one down. 
That would’ve been hilarious! One of my coworkers got confused in the costume store and bought a pimp hat instead of a pirate hat. He looked like the Dread Pirate Huggy Bear.
I think a pimped pirate could make for a great costume.
There’s an interesting post waiting to happen…
For any of the ladies out there who still need a costume. (Youtube video.)
I successfully decom’d a huge work project this year that had already gone through 3 other PM’s. I have three more decom projects in progress.
They call me the Grim Reaper - so you know what I have to be dressed as that day. The sign on my chest will be “I’VE COME FOR YOUR PROJECT”.
Susan
Hmm. I usually do something huge (last years I was a luckdragon/white dragon) with onerous headpiece and simple chengsam, but this year I’m going to be 7 1/2 months pregnant. Maybe I’ll make a nice Victorian wrapper or something. A teagown. Any ideas?
My husband’s suggestion that I paint a pumpkin on my stomach got him swatted.
Ms. Swan is a recurring character on MadTV.
I was going to dress as Dorothy, with jointed, home made, mannequins of the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow attached to me so we’d move in unison. However, I don’t think I’ll be able to afford to finish that costume this year.
I’ve been repairing my four foot clear staff. It’s a flourescent tube cover wrapped in frosted contact paper and filled with LEDs. You tap the base against the floor to turn it on and off. I’m considering designing a costume around the staff.
I may just reuse my clown outfit (motley terrycloth stovepipe hat and tailcoat, green pants with white dots).
Then again, I may wear the coat without a shirt and use some spare material to make a loincloth.
if I see a pimp or a pirate or a dick in a box or borat or lil john or will ferrel as a member of the blue oyster cult playing a cowbell I will slap him in the mouth
A nun with your husband as the priest (or Jesus). Oh wait - you’re Catholic. :smack:
Never mind …
I have a feeling you’re going to be doing a lot of slapping.
I’m toying with the idea of being a pirate this year. As we wandered a costume shop and checked out the pirate wench costumes, I didn’t find one I much liked nor did my friend find the type of costume she wanted either. Then I made the apparently insane suggestion of buying patterns and making costumes ourselves. She looked at me like I was mad, then confessed she doesn’t know how to use a sewing machine. :eek: