By Alison
So here's the most interesting Halloween costume I've ever heard described: Back in college, a friend of mine glued hundreds alka seltzer tablets to her body and jumped into a pool. A short lived costume, yet VERY effervescent. Now I'm not all that ambitious, nor do I feel like jumping in any water in 40 degree weather and getting bubbles all up my nose, but I am looking for Halloween costume ideas, and obviously, I need them fast.
My daughter is going to be a corpse bride. We've got the wedding dress, and we're going to make it look like she's been buried in it for years, and then we're going to do the white make up with the dark circles around her eyes, tack up the hair. Put a few dead flowers in her hands, she's ready to go.
But my husband and I are at a loss. Last year, we were going to go as McCain and Palin (Me as McCain, him as Palin) but we were invited to this 1940s party, so we had to go that route instead. This year... I don't know. Nothing seems to stand out. I'd like to be something topical, but there just aren't that many topical things this year that make for good costumes. Should I go as a Kindle? How about The Recession? Should my husband and I go as Khloe and Kim Kardashian? I'm dying here!!!
So I'm using this blog to fish for last-minute ideas. What are you going as for Halloween? Or what's the best Halloween costume you've ever done? Or what the hell do you think I should be? Any and all comments are greatly appreciated.
Put on a pig snout and go as a banker.
Posted by: David Terrenoire | October 27, 2009 at 02:37 PM
You could cut the seat out of a pair of pants, show your ass and go as the Republican party.
Posted by: David Terrenoire | October 27, 2009 at 02:45 PM
One more:
You could go sans clothing as The Naked Truth.
If you were Jeff Shelby you would be The Ugly Truth.
If it was really cold you could go as An Inconvenient Truth.
Posted by: David Terrenoire | October 27, 2009 at 03:14 PM
Your hair is the perfect length to gel up and be the Bride of Frankenstein!
Posted by: Clair Lamb | October 27, 2009 at 03:28 PM
You dress up as Terrenoire, your husband dresses up as the ocean and that makes you...The Old Man and The Sea.
Posted by: Jeff Shelby | October 27, 2009 at 04:06 PM
This is dating me but the best one I ever saw was Groucho Marx and the bird that came down on his TV show with the magic word. I bet no one remembers that.
Posted by: Patti Abbott | October 27, 2009 at 04:08 PM
Go as Christa Faust and a Mexican wrestler.
Posted by: N | October 27, 2009 at 04:37 PM
One year I went as Scarlett O'Hara and Mr. LGA went as Ghandi....wait for it...
We were Ghandi with the Wind-y.
Boo. I have no suggestions. Every year the kids asked me and I'm like...how about if you're a ghost?
I'm not a Halloween person. I buy candy I like and hope no trick or treaters come to the door so I can eat it all myself.
Posted by: Lori Armstrong | October 27, 2009 at 05:39 PM
One year we didn't want to wear a lot of junk, so we made a big check in our hosts name, got some balloons and roses, made a fake mic and a camera and showed up as Publishers Clearing House Giveaway. With Ed McM. dead, you could tap into the zombie nonsense.
Posted by: k | October 27, 2009 at 06:31 PM
LOL on Ghandi with the Wind-y! And I love the Publishers Clearinghouse idea.
I am pathetic when it comes to Halloween. I have never had an interesting costume and fear I cannot suggest anything.
My husband, on the other hand, thinks you and Mike should go as Jon and Kate.
Posted by: Karen Olson | October 27, 2009 at 06:57 PM
Of course I remember Groucho and the word-of-the-day bird, Patti! In fact, my dog bears a striking resemblance to Groucho from the You Bet Your Life period. Right now, I'm thinking the big contenders are Bride of Frankenstein, Ghandi with the Windy (but I doubt I'll find a scarlett o'hara outfit on this short notice) and Jon and Kate -- you think they make reverse mullet wigs? And do you think we can RENT some Ed Hardy clothes for Mike? No way would he pay for that crap. Nah, it's Publisher's Clearinghouse all the way. I love that idea! The thing is, Mike and I prefer to dress as Christa and a Mexican wrestler in the privacy of our own home. Ditto the Old Man and the Sea. And why do David's costumes always involve nudity?
Posted by: AlisonGaylin | October 27, 2009 at 08:36 PM
They're simple. That's why. Everyone has the basic ingredients.
That and I long to see Shelby naked.
Posted by: David Terrenoire | October 27, 2009 at 09:19 PM
Terrenoire, why do I get the feeling you just gave Shelby an ego boost by using the words "long" and "Shelby naked" in the same sentence?
Best costume I ever saw was a girl who painted the carboard box her new dryer came in to look like a milk carton, cut out a big square on the side and some arm-holes, hung shoulder straps inside it, and went as a missing kid.
Posted by: Jake Nantz | October 28, 2009 at 06:58 AM