Halloween: costume ideas?

A few years back in MN I got a pair of big cheap drugstore aviator glasses, pitcher of kool-aid, and printed a name tag that said "Welcome to Jonestown - my name is" and wrote in "Jim"

I found a website selling The King masks That seems to be a http://www.slate.com/id/2128569/ this year. As I said in the other thread: Satan-as-a-lawyer. Goodwill suit, prosthetic horns, red facepaint, briefcase full of drugs/guns/liquor and contracts to buy souls. Going as zombie Bob Ross ("happy little brains") would completely kick ass, though.

Dressing up as objects is a lot funnier than dressing as other people/characters etc. Two of my friends and I always planned on dressing up as the CTRL ALT and DEL keys but it really required too much grey paint and was too much of a nerd idea that nobody would get anyway.

Mine the wealth of old 70's and 80's tv shows: Magnum PI (Hawaiian shirt, mustache) Miami Vice (pink t-shirt, white blazer) CHiPs (super tight cop pants!) Three's Company (dumb blonde and sassy brunette may be required) Also, we had a http://www.zombiewalk.com/photos/categories.php?cat_id=1 here recently, and there were some very clever (but cheap!) costumes. Leprechaun zombie, white-trash trucker zombie, and everyone's favorite, the http://www.flickr.com/photos/24757357@N00/52784123/

Ah. http://zombiewalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9.

If you're feeling crafty, my two most memorable Halloweens were spent as http://sep.stanford.edu/sep/jon/family/jos/pic/beeker.jpg from the Muppet Show, and -- the one my friends still talk about -- http://brainwavestoys.com/toys/image.php?productid=1037. Both are quite involved as far as construction, but well worth it IMHO. If you'd like help constructing either, let me know. I think I even have Beeker's head laying around here somewhere. I've found that instantly recognizable costumes are more fun. Otherwise, you get to spend your evening answering the dreaded "what are you supposed to be?" question.

I've been trying to talk a co-worker into covering himself in the leftover cobwebbing we used to decorate the office and go as a cloud. After some thought, he has decided to dress in white with three black dots on one side, and go as three-hole punch paper. (Since someone in our office is always screaming "Who left punched paper in the printer again!") I've also told co-workers when I was at work without a costume that I was a "disgruntled employee". An optional accessory would be a water pistol or some equally ridiculous piece of fake weaponry. (Of course, this depends on the kind of office you are in.) My favourite kind of costume to prepare is similar to Asparagirl's, (zombie makeup, saucy dress, glammy accessories) but I usually describe it as a Dead Beauty Queen (Miss Underword 2005!) or as "Death in a Dress". Any excuse to wear a tiara! :) I do love when people dress up as objects or concepts though. One year as a kid, I put on a box, covered it in pink paper and went as a piece of bubble gum. I love the idea of dressing up as CTRL ALT DEL!

You could be the http://www.atticusbooks.com/images/books/salgirl.jpg: you need blonde hair, a little yellow dress, yellow shoes and a big umbrella. You could also decorate an oatmeal canister to look like a morton salt container and carry it around.

Last year I went as the guy in the shower (stolen from Karate Kid). I got all of the peices from Home Depot, and it didn't cost all that much: PVC piping flood light (the shower head) blue colored mylar shower curtain external frame from an old backpack I wore a bathrobe, but if you have a good body (and it's warm), you can wear boxers. Don't forget the shower cap!