# Your favorite Halloween costume (with pictures!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 24, 2004, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210 "2004-08-24T03:10:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/41 "2004-08-26T13:43:40Z")
> [@Flipstrip](#): > > Last year I was a Satan Scout from Troop 666: > > [Would you buy cookies from this woman?](http://photopile.com/photos/flipstrip/family/56053.jpg) How many you _got?_ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/42 "2004-08-26T14:09:10Z")
I really enjoyed my [Elvira](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/themermaid/elvira.jpg) costume. I made the dress and that was my real hair. My favorite was last year’s when I went as Salome and my hubby was The Head of John the Baptist. I’m at work and can’t link them now. I also enjoyed being Hedwig (no angry inch tho) ---
**Author:** ![Cherry2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cherry2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cherry2000)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/43 "2004-08-26T14:39:43Z")
Hope this works… (first time ever trying to post a photo on here). I won $50 bucks for [this](http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/woobiebunny/detail?.dir=4691&.dnm=c70c.jpg) one (which my friends and I promptly converted to uh, “liquid assets” 😃 ) And I will answer the question I usually get before anyone has to bother asking it: Yes…everything is real, and original equipment. Except the platinum blonde wig, that is. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![PussyCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@PussyCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PussyCow)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/44 "2004-08-26T17:16:51Z")
> [@Flipstrip](#): > > Last year I was a Satan Scout from Troop 666: > > [Would you buy cookies from this woman?](http://photopile.com/photos/flipstrip/family/56053.jpg) Funny thing. When I was a brownie out troup number really was 666. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/45 "2004-08-26T17:24:17Z")
Probably my best was the year I stole some US Postal stickers from work, wore dark blue pants, light blue button up, sticker on my chest, red sticks strapped to a wind up alarm clock, overcoat over all. Disgruntled Postal Worker. (no pics ☹ ) ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/46 "2004-08-26T17:33:22Z")
> [@Flipstrip](#): > > Last year I was a Satan Scout from Troop 666: > > [Would you buy cookies from this woman?](http://photopile.com/photos/flipstrip/family/56053.jpg) Depends, are they Devil’s Food? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/47 "2004-08-26T18:08:52Z")
Dang, my bandwidth usage for the image hosting site I used has been exceeded. I’ll transfer them over to a new place tonight so the rest of y’all can see the cool costumes. ---
**Author:** ![Earthworm\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/48 "2004-08-26T18:40:45Z")
Dang!! Here I am without my scanner - I’ll have to see what I can whip up. I host a Halloween party every year, and we give out prizes (read: large bottles of alcohol) for costumes in various categories. Truth be told, we just buy a bunch of liquor and make up the categories to fit the available costumes. We have a few traditional prizes like “Pepe Lopez Tequila” ( a cheap knock-off of Jose Quervo) for “Least Effort” costume, for the smart-ass who dresses normally but says he was part of the Witness Protection Program and gives a fake name. Or the Worst Costume, a booby-prize for the one just doesn’t turn out well. Then we go nuts, giving out prizes for things like “Best Cartoon Character” or “Best Use of Fake Dog Poo and Jello in Footwear.” ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/49 "2004-08-26T18:54:47Z")
Funny how you can always spot the SCA members in peoples’ Halloween galleries… ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/50 "2004-08-26T19:20:47Z")
One year I was a ninja handing out the candy. When a young ninja came to the door with the same type of Ancient Plastium Ninja Sword, we had a duel to the death. He won, so I gave him some extra candy. Then I got better. Another year I was an executioner. I wore all black, kept my hood over my face, and carried an Ancient Plastium Battle Axe with Real Fake Blood drizzled on the edges. The best costumes I saw were a couple of tropical fish in San Francisco a few years ago. They made swimming motions with the fins when they moved around. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/51 "2004-08-26T19:22:40Z")
> [@sturmhauke](#): > > Another year I was an executioner. I wore all black, kept my hood over my face, and carried an Ancient Plastium Battle Axe with Real Fake Blood drizzled on the edges. And the real reason I keep checking this thread… got my costume for this year. ---
**Author:** ![PussyCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@PussyCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PussyCow)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/52 "2004-08-26T19:30:29Z")
> [@sturmhauke](#): > > with Real Fake Blood drizzled on the edges. hee hee 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/53 "2004-08-26T20:53:00Z")
[New link for photos.](http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/axpauction/album?.dir=/a856) I’m the one as Captain N. If anyone actually knows who Captain N is, I’ll be impressed. ---
**Author:** ![Flipstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@Flipstrip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipstrip)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/54 "2004-08-27T06:04:59Z")
> [@](#): > > Harimad-sol: > > I would. Rowr. Well, thank you! > [@](#): > > Ethilrist: > > How many you got? Actually we still have tons from my Christmas baking in the freezer…even devil’s food, to answer your question, harmless! 😉 How many do you want? > [@](#): > > PussyCow > > Funny thing. When I was a brownie out troup number really was 666. Now _that’s_ funny! You should join the troop, you already have the cute brownie uniform! (Love your Sea Monkey costume, BTW.) And Cherry2000 and The Mermaid, great costumes! ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/55 "2004-08-28T16:14:26Z")
Ok, I finally got the pictures scanned. I’m the guy with the green hair (Spike, if you watch Cowboy Bebop, and if you don’t, you should). My friend Ben is the red-headed weirdo (Ed). [The best pic of the bunch](http://photopile.com/photos/RolandOrzabal/family/142805.bmp) [Ed’s got the gun!](http://photopile.com/photos/RolandOrzabal/family/142806.bmp) [Well, not anymore.](http://photopile.com/photos/RolandOrzabal/family/142807.bmp) [Finishing the job](http://photopile.com/photos/RolandOrzabal/family/142808.bmp) [The end results](http://photopile.com/photos/RolandOrzabal/family/142809.bmp) This series was taken in the parking lot of IHOP, right next to a couple of cop cars. In retrospect, I’m amazed nobody said anything, considering Ben was lying in the middle of the road with fake blood all over his head. Maybe that’s a sad commentary on today’s society…then again, maybe not. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/56 "2004-08-29T01:05:36Z")
Great costumes, everyone! I am not at all creative when it comes to costumes. Your ideas astound me, and you all look really good. I can tell you one thing–I’m going to be wishing _Cowboy Bebop_ came in a live-action version now. ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/57 "2004-08-29T01:18:43Z")
A few years ago my costume was a barrel of radioactive waste. I got a large rectangular piece of cardbord, wrapped it around myself, drew some green sludge bubbling over the outside, wrote “Radioactive Waste” with the radiation symbol on the front, and attached suspenders. I got the idea from a Calvin and Hobbes comic. ---
**Author:** ![LifeSizePotato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@LifeSizePotato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeSizePotato)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/58 "2004-08-29T01:29:45Z")
A good one I saw, probably at [http://www.collegehumor.com](http://www.collegehumor.com) , but I don’t remember, was a guying wearing a box in wrapping paper with a ribbon on it, basically dressed like a gift. The tag on it said To: Women From: God ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/59 "2004-08-29T02:31:11Z")
Before I dressed as Clinton I dressed as Nancy Spungen. It was a flop because all the little kids thought I was Maddonna. When I was 16 I dressed as a terrorist, wearing a ski mask and my Dad’s army clothes and carrying a plastic gun and pretending to take the kiddies hostage when they arrived on the front porch. They seemed a little frightened but their parents thought it was funny. When I was about 10 I planned to dress as a toilet, with the candy bag as the bowl. I wanted to make a flushing sound whenever someone threw candy in. My mother forbade this so I had to dress as a pickup truck, with the candy bag as the truck bed. (Then I got sick from overindulgence in peanut butter kisses, but that’s another story.) ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210/60 "2004-08-29T02:58:51Z")
Last year, my officemate and I dressed up as the [Blues Brothers](http://misnomer971.home.comcast.net/halloween03.htm). I’m the white chick. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-halloween-costume-with-pictures/261210.md?page=4)