Need some input on my Halloween costume

Nuclear Raunch · Post by **Nuclear Raunch** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:23 am

Is dressing up as Steve Irwin with a Manta Ray sticking out my chest too much? I know he was a popular guy and it's pretty recent so I'm not sure what people will think. I know I personally find it pretty damn funny but to say my sense of humor is warped is an understatement.

Post by **windhound** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:40 am

warped, yes.
depends on where you'll be going for halloween and the type of people though

obviously if you were going to a mall or someplace packed with kids, or the Austrelia Zoo then no.. not really

Post by **Freenhult** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:04 am

Try to stay away from anyone from Austraila. Or animal lovers... That would be a good move. Take some pictures?

Post by **The Beatles** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:19 am

It's moderately funny. Shock value gives it some humor but basically it's not laugh-out-loud funny.

Nuclear Raunch · Post by **Nuclear Raunch** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:20 am

Well after polling several friends I have decided to go for it. I know it's going to leave me at a much greater risk of having some type of confrontations than last years piece (Mormon with bike helmet, backpack, flyers, cheap Dockers, white shirt and plain black clip on tie) and I'm gonna be screwed if I get into a fight. Not having an ACL means I can't wrestle, kick, dodge, or counter-punch so I'm going to have to throw a couple jabs to keep some distance while praying the fight gets broken up before I get my head kicked in, but hey whats a hospital stay and a replacement knee compared to a night of fun, right?

The main reason I've decided to go with that instead of my Plan B is because I've noticed the people with the better sense of humor generally like it, while the people with the crappier humor think I should burn in hell. That serves as an excellent filter for my tail chasing, gives me a great talking point anytime I have trouble getting a conversation rolling with someone who compliments it, and once I've said it it automatically makes people want to show that they do have a sense of humor. Part of the whole "make them want to impress you" thing that helps your chances of a successful night.

Plan B was a hospital gown, an IV with a bright blue liquid hooked up to me, a rolling IV stand to push around, and write "MOJO" on my IV bag. Original, mildly entertaining, but nothing to write home about.

Last year I did well as a Mormon and ended up with a flyer with 5-6 different phone numbers written on it (yes I realize I'm going to hell) one of which was from a chick dressed as a schoolgirl. I called her up and talked to her for a while and a few days later I called her again. I recognized her voice when she answered the phone so I said, "Hey what's up schoolgirl?" and after a pause a laughing voice said, "Uhh this is schoolgirl's mom, schoolgirl won't be back until after 8:00."

Post by **Gen. Volkov** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:32 am

Man, I dunno, it's pretty damn funny, but I wouldn't do it myself, as Old Steve-O was a pretty cool guy, in his own crazy way. I like the mojo idea better, but you are right, it's not as funny. If I was to have a costume, it would just a t-shirt that said "Bastard son of Andre the Giant". Which works for me, because I'm 6'6" and not exactly thin.

Slasher · Post by **Slasher** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:12 am

*bumping this to top above the spam*

Post by **The Beatles** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:08 pm

As I said, shock value is the only thing giving it humor. I liked the Mormon one better. I've never done Halloween, but if I did, I would probably go as something not immediately funny, a chartered accountant or American businessman. Then create humor on the fly out of the situation. Or a lawyer or policeman with an injunction/warrant for candy. People are scared of /them/.

Nuclear Raunch · Post by **Nuclear Raunch** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:22 pm

I have been informed that South Park beat me to it on my costume idea. Smegging South Park.

Anyway the Mormon thing is highly recommended, I've never had so many girls approach me in my life. I honestly don't think I went a minute without someone talking to me about it. The best part of it is how many people actually thought I was a Mormon. I mean seriously, who the hell would see a guy dressed up as a Mormon taking shots at a bar on Halloween was an actual Mormon? I don't go up to people asking them if they are really Superman, and I would have expected the same level of common sense from others.

Slasher · Post by **Slasher** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:15 am

Smegging is my word

Nuclear Raunch · Post by **Nuclear Raunch** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:13 pm

My excuse is that I haven't drank much in a long time and I had an open bar, but for the first time ever I don't remember parts of what happened last night. I remember pulling over to hurl 3-4 times on the way home and then I remember waking up in the car outside the house at 3 AM cold as hell. Apparantly I didn't want to leave the car last night for some reason that I'll never understand. I'm still a little drunk so I'm gonna see if I can drive home after I eat breakfast.

Anyway the costume worked well, I ended up buying a toy dinosaur, cutting the tail off, painting it black, and attaching that to my chest. I got lots of people taking notice with the vast majority finding it funny. Rude, but funny.

Nuclear Raunch · Post by **Nuclear Raunch** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 3:09 am

I'm proud to say I made the radio morning shows for my costume. Apparantly the DJ didn't see the humor. Anyway, here's a copy of me replicating one of Irwin's poses.

Post by **The Beatles** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 3:32 am

Excellently executed, I must say!

The wig is terrible though. I hope you gave gay bars a wide berth.

Post by **Gen. Volkov** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 4:21 am

HAHAHA! Beatles you crack me up.

And yes, very nice, cept for the wig.

Nuclear Raunch · Post by **Nuclear Raunch** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:45 am

Dude that's not a wig

Haha jk, and yes the wig was a mess. By the time I got around to putting my costume together there was a very, very limited selection of wigs. I ended up having to get a mullet wig and cutting the mullet off. Unfortunately none of my friends were very good at it, so it went from bad to worse.

Another bad thing was that the spray paint used for the stinger was sticky. It actually ruined a good thing for me to, as a girl came up to me and started to give it a handjob but quickly stopped once she realized it was sticky. Kinda killed the mood on a promising start.

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