OT: Halloween Costumes
by Takimoto on Oct 6, 2008 10:12 PM PDT
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PrintThis was called for in the comments of some other post, so I thought I'd start it up: what's everybody gonna be this year, and what are some of your favorite costumes from past years that people with costume block can mooch? As a kid, I was definitely either Joe Montana or Will Clark until both of them were retired/in Arlington, Texas. Then I moved on to a hodgepodge of Bill Nye the Science Guy, Ace Ventura, and a pirate of Silicon Valley costume that I was proud of and nobody got. Two years ago, I decided, no it was not too soon and went as Steve Irwin, complete with angel wings and a halo.
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I mentioned my costume in the thread Takimoto is referring to. I’m dressing up as a slutty nun.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 6, 2008 10:32 PM PDT reply actions
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Will commence once the whole costume is complete. I decided to make my own rosary since the novelty cross necklace I picked up at the Halloween store is kinda crappy.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
This year I want to go as Occam’s Razor. Still trying to figure out exactly how I want to execute that.
I actually went as John McEnroe about 5 years ago…best decision ever. Wore the short shorts, wrist bands, head band, and of course the racket. I went around and argued with everyone, usually screaming “YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS!!!!!” Then I took home a quite fetching lady in a Cheerleading uniform. Epic night
by Animal Mother on Oct 8, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know yet..
I was going to try and go as a Sgt. Pepper-era George Harrison, costume is falling through though and that’s something hard to put together fairly quickly. So I’ll have to figure out what I want to do.
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How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!
oscar the grouch
that one was fun and easy, and i got to be a complete ass hat all night long as I walked the streets of Goleta.
“WHAT? how dare you…oh wait you’re oscar the grouch! VERBALLY ABUSE ME SOME MORE PLZ”
"They can trade me," Bonds said. "I don't think they will, though. It's not like I want to be traded, man. I'm a Giant. I'm stuck here till the end."
When I was young, I tried to break the world record for most consecutive years dressing up as a vampire. I made it the better part of a decade.
I made no attempts to record each year, though, and I also failed to see if there was such a thing as a world record for consecutive years dressed as a vampire for Halloween. Still, I wanted to set the record. And maybe I did.
Maybe I did.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
I went as a hotdog last year and that was pretty awesome for some reason. Not sure what I will be doing this year.
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
If i didn’t have the beard, i’d be going as LBJ. It’s one of my better and most useless vocal impersonations.
since the beard plays, I’ll be going as Karl Marx or Ernest Hemingway. I have yet to decide
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Oct 7, 2008 8:30 AM PDT reply actions
not sure yet
I work in an elementary school so I need to keep things appropriate – or have 2 costumes. Las year I was a golfer and my buddy who I work with was my caddy. Pretty good stuff. This year there’s a movement among the teachers to do superheroes, and make up our own superheroes. Not sure what I should do, thoughts???
In the past I’ve rocked the UPS driver (complete with a package – a small cardboard box concealing a bottle of drinky-drink), the cruise ship captain, and you know, some other stuff.
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
Appropriate?
You were a UPS driver with a package?! That’s not very appropriate.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Your satisfaction on delivery guaranteed, or he’ll deliver it again.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Again and again and again
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
What good is that if there was no satisfaction delivered the first time? Deliver on time and deliver it right, dammit.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
I should really try to create a costume of someone with a life.
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 7, 2008 11:58 AM PDT reply actions
Obviously not.
Hmmm…I wonder if I can fashion a Judy Steffes outfit?
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 7, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m a fan of themed costumes with friends. This year, I’m gonna be a mouse, and the girlfriend will be cheese.
In years past, I was Milhouse Van Houten:
Calvin and Hobbes:
And the White Rabbit:
by David A. Arnott on Oct 7, 2008 12:11 PM PDT reply actions
I’ve had some fun with this over the years, but this year I’ll just probably slap on my witch hat and cape and call it done.
One of my favorites was going as Feathers McGraw – the villain from “The Wrong Trousers” (any other Wallace and Gromit devotees?). Although I did spend a lot of time explaining that I was dressed as a penguin disguised as a chicken.
One year I also took one of those off-the-shelf cow costumes and made the udder fully functional with some tubing, water and a small squeeze pump that I held in my hand. It was fun to engage the udder while talking to a dude – it kinda made a pee-like spot on his pants.
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At the time not many were acquainted with W&G, so I had to field a lot of questions. And it’s not like me to not speak. I just can’t help myself.
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Is this a Firefly reference?
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Oct 8, 2008 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes
It’s from the episode where Mal started wearing print T-shirts.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2008 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Horrible
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Oct 8, 2008 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I know. He also spent that episode wearing loose pants. It was total betrayal of the character.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2008 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been considering a Rorschach costume (from Watchmen), though I have no clue how I’d do the mask. The rest of it would be pretty easy though!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
awesomeawesomeawesome
is there some way you can do a black and white tie dye? that might work.
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Oct 7, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
My roommate and I are probably going to have some brainstorms about it in the coming weeks. I wish there was some way to actually make it work. :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Some dude in the interwebs has instructions on how he made his:
Start with a pair of white dance tights, cut the bottom of a leg (the foot part) into a mask.
Using a piece of paper, make your own Rorschach blot. Attach it to a stiff piece of cardboard. Slip the mask over the cardboard/blot. It should be stretched taunt so that you can see the blot pattern through the fabric.
With an indelible marker, trace the blot pattern and fill it in. Try it on. If you’re filled with feelings of misanthropy and misogyny, you know it’s working! If not, use the other foot and try again.
Hint: Your mask will be more convincing if you position black blots over your eyes, so that they aren’t visible through the fabric.
(link: http://www.surlyrobot.com/?p=171 – scroll down to comment 3; follow another link here: http://www.surlyrobot.com/?p=197 for some more discussion and links to photos of successful costumes).
Sounds groovy!
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Sweet, I’ll give that a shot.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Whoa.
That might be mine too. Weird. It’ll be awkward if we’re at the same party.
Protip for those needing a quick/cheap solution: Tigers hat, sunglasses, Hawaiian shirt, fake mustache.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 7, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Charlie Brown
Just a word of warning- I colored the black stripe with a permanent marker and after wearing the shirt for an hour or so I was loaded off the fumes… so find another way to make the stripe, or do the same thing if you can afford to lose the brain cells.
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
Current plan
Me, Wife, boy : Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends … the problem with this is that I don’t know how tf to make an “Iceman” costume. Wife would obv. be Firestar. Boy was spiderman last year (we were Black Cat and Doc Ock), but it’s his call.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN
I’m planning to be this guy. I have everything I need except an L85A1 (because everyone knows UN Peacekeepers never get the good stuff).
Still in despair.
BRING BACK MARMOL!
2008 Season in Summary: We haven't had a twenty-first baseman all year. How did that happen? Silly. It's almos.
Most definitely.
Still in despair.
BRING BACK MARMOL!
2008 Season in Summary: We haven't had a twenty-first baseman all year. How did that happen? Silly. It's almos.
by Zetsuboushita on Oct 7, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I make up my own superheros
I cook and clean a lot so I invented this superhero know (in my mind) as Domesticy Man decieded it would make a good costume. You decide
200 Solemn Faces
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .
I've been kind of a Holloween Scrooge the last few years
I’ve gone Trick or Treating with the kids but I have felt that dressing up just wasn’t worth the effort.
I’m not sure when I dressed up last. The last time that I can remember was 2002…at a Halloween party…on the day of….OH GOD, IT WAS THE NIGHT OF GAME SIX OF THE 2002 WORLD SERIES INVOLVING TWO TEAMS BUT I CAN’T REMEMBER WHAT THEY WERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now that’s a true story. The last time I dressed up for Halloween was that horrible night. I was Homer and my wife was Marge. They were horrible costumes. I looked like a total retard.
The next time I dress up I would probably suggest Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask. But that wouldn’t be a good idea because when I was seventeen a rival for my affections dressed up as Sailor Moon at a Halloween party that she, I and my future wife were all at. That was not a fun party. I was Bob Marly, though. That was probably my favorite costume, complete with fake joint and guitar!
Hmm. Halloween parties seem to bring turmoil and stress to my life…
Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense.
Reminds me of that episode of The Critic where Jay dressed up as Homer and everybody thought he was a “gay, bald, fat man”. OK, it doesn’t really, but that was a funny episode.
I got punched in the face on Halloween the last time I went trick or treating. It was just some jerkass kid who couldn’t punch stealing candy with 10 of his friends, but that was the last time I trick or treated. Next time I do it, I’ll probably be doing it as a parent.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2008 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
You know
It probably wasn’t a good idea to dress up as a punching bag that year…
Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense.
To be fair, I only dressed my head up as a punching bag. The rest of me was dressed up as a sandwich.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2008 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably?
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com. It's not being updated right now. Hope for more at your own risk.
Idea:
I wear a big box with “Don’t think outside me.”
Good/Bad.
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How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!
The Heir of Mayor turns 3 on Saturday, and his costume might be predictable
As he will be 3 years old, and thus 4 years old next Halloween, I figure this is the last year that I will be selecting his costume for him. So if you’re REALLY a freakishly astute McCovenite, and know that I am occasionally given to historical discussions, you might be able to guess who the Heir of Mayor will be on Halloween this year.
John Adams. And the tricorn hat is absolutely hilarious on him.
Baron, too bad you’re booked or you could be Abigail.
I'm adopting a true Giant and an awe-inspring gamer: tk. "Atta babe."
Well...
You are planning his 5 year old costume already right? Based on a certain Mr. 5?
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Giant Whiteout I wouldn't go there if I were you.
Johnny Five?
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 9, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Not as far as I can tell..
But it is about dancing.
I’m really dissapointed in you guys.
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Giant Whiteout I wouldn't go there if I were you.
Dude
Peanuts.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Oct 9, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm predicting that will be out of my hands by the time he's 5
But that’s a really good idea. Would it suffice if I went as Number 5 this year?
I'm adopting a true Giant and an awe-inspring gamer: tk. "Atta babe."
You realize we need photos.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 9, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Though I would be honored to represent Abby. She was way ahead of her time with the intelligent involvement of women in politics.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 9, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes she was. Plus, you're the right height. I think the Heir is your height now.
I'm adopting a true Giant and an awe-inspring gamer: tk. "Atta babe."
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