Funny/clever Halloween costumes for the arts/crafts/construction impaired

[LouisEly]

Looking for ideas on funny/clever Halloween costumes. Being 6'3", 210, the "store-bought" costumes are too small anyway.

 

Something that is easy to replicate relating to news stories of the past year (last year I held up a cardboard sign that said, "Will work for planetary status - anything helps" - a reference to Pluto getting DFA'd), something sports related (like Steve Bartman - easy to do), politically based (like $%$! Cheney in blaze orange; if you don't want to get into a political discussion in the thread just send me a private email), TV/Movie based (unfortunately I don't watch much for TV or movies so I'm clueless there), or otherwise creative. It can't involve a lot of construction time, and I'm not skilled at it anyway.

 

Don't worry about me copying you - I live 2000 miles from most of you, so chances are you won't see me.

[Fatter than Joey]

There is probably a joke costume in some sort of tie-in to the Rockies and the the latest Rocky movie. That would be easy. Especially if the Rockies win the WS -- you could make a costume out of a bathrobe/boxing ring/attire -- baseball pants and spikes -- and use some makeup to make it look like Apollo Creed worked your dome over.

[homer]

I went as a ball point pen in college. White turtle neck, white pants, blue skull cap, and then on athletic tape I wrote BIC and pasted vetically on my chest.

[mikevan1818]

A buddy and I started with cheap green shirts and brown pants. We then hot glue gunned leaves to our shirts. We then tied a rope around both of our wastes and hung some random clothes from it (ie: a shirt, a bra, socks...). We went downtown to the bars and werew attached together by a 6 foot rope. We were a clothes line. It was a good time.

[twobrewers]

http://images.yuku.com/image/bmp/13525449428f10ce93fe344cee571c1e6585109.bmp

 

 

Find a shirt & hat to match. Go out without any pants on. You are now Donald Duck.

(I suggest wearing a long shirt and really short shorts underneath)

[JoeHova]

Dress slacks & white dress shirt, wear open, Superman shirt underneath, tie undone. Then you're Clark Kent changing into Superman.

[zzzmanwitz]

I'm going as michael vick (jersey, durag, jeans) and my friends are dressing up like dogs

[Thurston Fluff]

We just had someone buy a bunch of purple balloons so they can be a bunch of grapes. I told him he should walk around with a bottle of wine crying about his dead mother in the bottle. Tons of jokes all night with a wine bottle and grapes. All you have to do is blow the balloons and pin it to a shirt. Alterantively you can tie a bunch of balloons on a piece of ribbon and attach that to the shirt so there will be less chance of getting poked.

[ryne100]

http://thebestsportsblog.com/images/alig.jpg

Booyakasha

 

 

 

[LouisEly]

Dress slacks & white dress shirt, wear open, Superman shirt underneath, tie undone. Then you're Clark Kent changing into Superman.

 

 

That's what I'm talking about! JoeHova = MVP of the thread so far!

[NeedMoreFans]

I bought a red/black plaid shirt, got some cheesy suspenders, wore my large winter boots and a cap and went as a lumberjack. Grand total--$5.

 

Personally, I'm not creative enough to come up with good costumes, and refuse to spend more than $20 for something I'll wear for a few hours. This isn't a bad thread for people like me.

[logan82]

Here are some pictures of costumes I found on the internet. More than likley more complicated than you are looking for, but he guy on top looks familiar.

http://games.ign.com/articles/828/828106p2.html

[GAME05]

this was an internet idea i used last year that was cheap and easy and everybody said I had a funny and creative costume, so apparently not many people besides me search the internet for ideas.

 

Sudoku:

cut different-coloured construction paper into numbers. Marker some squares on a whilte t-shirt and glue some of the numbers on. both sides of the shirt work best.

 

obviously you can only get nine squares on each side, but either way it makes for an awesome ice-breaker as people walk up to you and try to solve it.

[GAME05]

one hockey game during Halloween a guy in front of me dressed up as the Menards guy. blue sweater, white wig, black-framed glasses. it was hilarious.

 

don't shave for two days, wear black cowboy stuff and carry nun-chucks--it's Chuck Norris. be ready with some of the jokes, though.

[LouisEly]

John Menard is a great one... unfortunately no one in Southern California would get it. I can do the voice and jingle too. Keep 'em coming though!

[Marleyboo]

I'm hoping someone can come up with some good ideas here also. Where we live in northern wisconsin some of the small bars have some really nice prizes. My wife and I are currently thinking about going as, me a toilet and her a plunger. Anyone have any other ideas? This thread could get pretty entertaining if everyone posts pics of them dressed up and going out for Halloween.

[hawing]

The "Menards Guy" is actually Ray Szmanda. And you bet there's a Wikipedia entry on him.

 

John Menard is the head honcho.

[jazzytrav]

Two years ago I wore a cow costume that i bought at Walmart, then added a cowbell around my neck (roommate is a percussionist, so that was easy).

The final touches consisted of a halo and wings from an angel outfit. Final product: Holy Cow

[GAME05]

the Right to Bear Arms?

[rluzinski]

Here are some pictures of costumes I found on the internet. More than likley more complicated than you are looking for, but he guy on top looks familiar.

 

That is so, 2006.