# What are you gonna be for Halloween? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 17, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-gonna-be-for-halloween/841888 "2019-10-17T04:08:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 62
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-gonna-be-for-halloween/841888/62 "2019-11-01T14:52:57Z")
Hey, all. I don’t log on much these days, but I thought the Dope might appreciate this: I had planned to have a costume for taking the boys out trick-or-treating, but with one thing and another, I just couldn’t get it together. Then, at the very last minute, literally on my way to pick up the older kiddo from school, inspiration struck. I stopped to pick up a magazine at the grocery store, and I already had the clothes and duct tape, and I was set. When anyone asked what my costume was, I said, “Well, I had a great costume planned, but I [_ran out of time…_](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/J7YNs3G0PSJA1jcxvKzJz_sZJzmxOEwMq6fTpYciWMWGpftmqg_BuBDcxLpW4IqMntLMbIKEJVQeM0udC4gaXNDbdZRuhDDz4qC8bN7tEJ-LJCA1C5q_KBXGnm7Eb6VODMYkl0U7m7JYs733QOFWUJ_jYzrUjU07dfHZl6WkgceYso-tpeBU6Sc95ClvWwnt4XlWW5daFBDUSoN1pDYQMwUrdl7HGHACL7hH2tFGqLIXmJQRQwEe0GNN0ZKZddEpQ-Tlz-6JaWYdDnay1Cd_g4YexqGQQhBjwfYWwHCDxjrunJDGYZksapKjVWiNB70dtUk-xGu1VIHF82b46daWa_qDdfBt9fIrIFY3zFFRnfzz05Ib79BMHBFA39qEoQCB6r3Rvn9WgnNyz2JKEqCLRUM3xH-MiOVPUz70sQvy9J0riaF9qltRiO2jLEdGNLoU-mc5wmpAQ9Halx9FKFGTy1FQUb6jV280lCCpiYSi1zYV27bwZwrOVselRa7-m7PL_QqGEEdNtt4KrBE4rumpyaBIKrmSud62-VRMlOnINgcf4Yp4DFKIPKgcXQqc0J5hFFMzyu9kalbIGQD1M9hhdiwBUGqIpqwXsfWxuoEjWgzgkxJMU5EJbAyOV3Gyi4wCUYlGbrj9L2Koh-BzUrYIeVrviBb_xy3_1pJjgjEBq0bznKJzlje1swpNbT78JKxu5kzpvTDKpFF3YG5dgjzkYEWE6Oa4rNllTPMEZd-zsJOUajmChA=w705-h939-no)” And I got tons of groans and laughs and it was awesome. But the best part was the one guy who asked me, and I said my spiel and did the pose, and he chuckled, smiled, nodded. And then, he added sympathetically, “Yes, it’s hard.” For a fraction of a second, I considered trying to explain, and then, just smiled and wished him a Happy Halloween. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-gonna-be-for-halloween/841888)._