quote:National Gorilla Suit Day, which mysteriously falls on January 31 of each year, is perhaps the important holiday of the year. Every National Gorilla Suit Day, people of all shapes and colors around the world get their gorilla suits out of the closet, put them on and go door-to-door.
That's really all there is to it. You don't have to buy gifts. You don't have to fast, although some Orthodox Gorilla Suiters do. If you want to have a parade, fine. Just make sure all the marchers are wearing gorilla suits and that all the balloons are giant, inflatable gorillas.
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Don't you work at a bank, FG? You're not allowed to wear costumes, right? (I remember my bank in Portland reminding customers NOT to wear Hallowe'en costumes into the bank, so as to not make the security people nervous...)
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That would be pretty awesome to walk into a bank and see all the employees in gorilla costumes, I must say.
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(I remember my bank in Portland reminding customers NOT to wear Hallowe'en costumes into the bank, so as to not make the security people nervous...) Hmm... might have something to do with that movie about a clown robbing a bank (Quick Change, if I remember correctly).
Anyway, I'm saddened by the fact that this Gorilla holiday is apparently a foreign affair. Would you take it amiss if I joined in, even though I'm on another continent? If not, here some musical suggestions for those people who choose to honor the day of the Gorilla suit.
#1 The Gorillaz - Demon Days. #2 The Gorillaz - eponymous debut album #3 The Bonzo Dog Band - Gorilla #4 The Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch ('cause of the vid)
I realize these are some of the more obvious options, but it's a starting point anyway. Perhaps others will have more suggestions...
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A gorilla suit is, of course, the perfect way to say "I love you." I'm sure Fahim has yours picked out already. Posts: 2911 | Registered: Aug 2001
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I prefer TLaP myself, as I am not the proud owner of a gorilla suit, but were I, I think I might just go to each of my classes in a gorilla suit. I can't wait to see if any of my classsmates do. I will so give them a hug. Or a banana.
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quote:Originally posted by Farmgirl: That would be fun to wear to work.
Oddly enough, I do have a gorilla suit so I can speak from experience that it would be loads of fun for about 5-10 minutes whereupon the suit will become progressively hot, sweaty, and uncomfortable until one is forced to remove it.
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quote: Don't you work at a bank, FG? You're not allowed to wear costumes, right? (I remember my bank in Portland reminding customers NOT to wear Hallowe'en costumes into the bank, so as to not make the security people nervous...)
Yeah, I'm at a bank. But not in an area of the bank that actually sees customers or anything -- I don't interact with the public. Mine is a secure operations building. So if I wore a suit, it would just be for the reaction of my co-workers. (and at the moment I would take the hot & sweaty, KarlEd, because it is freezing in here).
Our retail areas ARE allowed to dress up for Halloween, however. But not with masks and stuff. Just harmless stuff and you can still recognize them -- like western wear, or raggedy ann, etc. Although I know of one year a couple of guy tellers went drag (one as Marilyn Monroe). Although I never heard anything against that, haven't seen it done since.
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