Halloween is upcoming and soon I will be attending the annual Halloween costume party. I really do not like dressing up , however I enjoy the company of friends .
Each year a different theme is decided upon.
Two years ago was the Lord of the Rings. Very fun, we all dressed as characters, had LotR games, poems, singing etc. Dinner was with traditional medieval recipe's (recipies?).
Last year was just a simple medieval theme to make it easy on all of us who went way over board the year before. A lot of the same stuff.
This year the theme is "Rejected Superheroes". Think of the movie "Mystery Men".
Well, being my, oh, so uncreative self I need help deciding on what I want to dress up as and making it simple at the same time.
The only ideas I've been able to think of was "Mediocre Man" or "Captain Malaise". However, I can't think of what either of these so called heroes would wear as a costume.
Any ideas?
Or if you have other ideas of rejected superheroes I could sure use the help.
I don't want to spend a lot of money. It needs to be tasteful and non-vulgar.
I know I can count of the people of Hatrack 'cause you guys are so creative and helpful.
Tullaan
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
quote:"Captain Malaise"
Smoking jacket, eyeshade, copy of Bonjour Tristesse. Black beanie, world-weary sighs, and fuzzy slippers.
You could make the eyeshade and a fake book (or used-bookstore it), go thrift store shopping for the jacket, buy cheap slippers and a cheap hat. Sighs are free.
[ September 06, 2004, 08:01 PM: Message edited by: Sara Sasse ]
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
You could go as earthworm-man and serve mud pies for dessert. Make a spider-man type of costume but have a worm on it instead. You could throw dirt at people instead of slinging webs, but I'm not sure if that will go over well.
What else...Y-man (instead of X-men), Y as in Y chromosome. Dress up in a stereotypical manly fashion (though if we're going for rejects, then it might be better to dress like a stereotypical male slob who sits in front of the TV watching football).
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
You have the power to make people mildly indifferent. Your logo is:
The rest of your costume doesn't matter - you don't really care.
Your battle cry is, "Eh! Whatever."
You are, Apathy Man!
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
(Why oh why do I remember these things?)
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
In my vision of Mediocre Man, he wore a suit and tie and comb-over and was middle management.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I still like Tom D's Capt. Obvious....you would have a very thin mask, so that you still looked like you....
And you could go around making obvious statments...
Kwea
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
"The thing about water is, it's powerful wet!"
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Monosylabic man. I designed him after a kid I know from school. He in the two years I knew him never said more than a three word sentence, but he was my section leader in orchestra. You could be dressed like a normal teenager (boy would be best, but I don't remember who started this thread).
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
Blues Brothers
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
The HumanScorch: buy a longsleeve white shirt and white pants from a thriftstore, then set an iron on various places until it shows iron-shaped scorchmarks. IronMan: Same outfit, and carry the iron at the party. The FreePress: Same outfit and same iron. Volunteer to press the wrinkles out of other folk's costumes. If you want a mask, scorch two barely-nontouching iron-patterns onto a white cloth wider than the iron. Then for eyeholes, cut out the centers of the scorched parts while leaving the scorched edges showing.
[ September 07, 2004, 02:06 AM: Message edited by: aspectre ]
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Free press! That's a good one!
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
Skip the party and tell your friends later that you went as Captain Invisible.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
TheTick is always a great source for failed super heroes. Posted by Sopwith (Member # 4640) on :
Aspectre
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
quote: You could go as earthworm-man and serve mud pies for dessert.
This sounds too close to Earthworm Jim, and he's not a rejected anything!
PSI, who's going as Kunimitsu this year
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I say cut neck and arm holes in a garbage bag, and wear it over your regular clothing. Then when someone asks you are you "such and such" smile and say of course! (You are Amorphous man and can be whatever they want you to be )
AJ
[ September 07, 2004, 10:10 AM: Message edited by: BannaOj ]
Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :
You could dress like my ex and be "Obnoxious Man!" No no, just joking...
You could take a large cardboard tube and paint it to look like a toxic waste drum and wear it over a toxic green sweatsuit. Ta-dah! Guardian of Chernobyl! Lord of Three Mile Island! All normal humanity beware! Toxic-Waste Man is born!
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
"Invisible Man" - damn, my powers are on the blink again.
"Not so Invisible Man" - damn, I'm only invisible when you're not looking.
-Trevor
Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :
Does that mean we can see right through you, Trevor?
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Most people can, apparently.
-Trevor
Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :
I knew there was a reason I appreciated you. Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Bah.
Men are simple, transparent creatures at heart: All we really want is a beer and to see something nekkid.
Ahh, the "Jeff Foxworthy" school of philosophy.
-Trevor
Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :
All hail the mighty funny Jeff Foxworthy. A man who understands the redneck psyche and the male psyche as well.
Yes, I know...all men are simple---that's why we love them so. Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
If we were any more complicated than trying to keep a puppy off a sofa, we just wouldn't be nearly as much fun.
-Trevor
Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :
Just leave the complications to us. You guys seem to like the challenge.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Because, with respect to KarlEd, the alternative is just a little squicky.
Although I'm told sheep aren't too baaaaaaad.
-Trevor
Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :
Oh no, not sheep jokes too. Ewwww
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Shouldn't that be, "ewe?"
"Or did I just miss the pun entirely," he asked sheepishly.
-Trevor
Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :
Just don't add any Scotsmen to the mix...
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Hmmm...
If we say a Scots on ice, has he been kilt?
-Trevor
Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :
Yea, but don't ask him to raise it for you.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Nah, I doubt he'd skirt the issue like that.
Although the phrase "mutton honey" takes on whole new levels of disturbing now.
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