Costume ideas from your neighbors

24 Oct

It’s crunch time, people. Let’s get serious. You have the weekend left to score a costume or start constructing one because come next week all the thrift stores and seasonal aisles will be picked over. AJC, of course, has galleries and galleries full of photos because no one reads anymore and it’s cheaper to pay someone to upload photos of a dog painted like a skunk than to do journalism. They also have this thing called a “Costume-n-ator” – your guess is as good as mine. I don’t “want to see Ludacris as a nerd” so I haven’t tried it yet.

Jay of the Plug demonstrates step by step how he’s constructed various costumes in years past. My favorite is the cigarette vending machine.

There’s also the Candy Voting Machine (via Decatur Metro). This little tyke Moey has the coolest parents and is apparently world-renowned throughout Decatur for his clever costumes. This year his neighbors will have the chance to vote for their candidate by dropping the requisite treats in the appropriate ballot box. I know I will be interrupting my party to check out the results at 11 p.m. next Friday night. I WONDER WHO WILL WIN.

And Thomas found this Howard the Duck mask on Craigslist. But I bet you $3.59 he bought it for himself already.


If you’re trying to spend as little money as possible and are okay with a costume like “Mid-’90s Youth Pastor” or “Person in Stained Sweatsuit”, my suggestion is to hit the thrift stores on Monday since most have everything 50% that weekday.

Previously: Costume contest

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6 Responses to “Costume ideas from your neighbors”

  1. Decatur Metro Friday, October 24, 2008 at 9:54 am #

    Thomas! Dude! Put a shirt on! Like it isn’t creepy enough already!

    Reply
  2. Thomas Wheatley Friday, October 24, 2008 at 11:00 am #

    Is my mallard-masked doppelganger wearing a gold chain?

    Reply
  3. e/b Friday, October 24, 2008 at 11:33 am #

    The Value Village at Belvedere (Memorial & Columbia Dr.) has 50% off Wednesday Oct. 29.

    Last year I went there on the day-of without a costume in mind (SHAMEFUL) – and found all the makin’s for a sweet Velma costume in about 15 minutes.

    I have great love for the Belvedere Value Village. AND everything is arranged by color which is perfect for costume searching.

    Reply
  4. lindseyrose Friday, October 31, 2008 at 2:10 pm #

    Woah. Is it just me or does Howard the Duck look a little too much like McCain?

    Reply

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