what re you doing for/what are you going to be for halloween?

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sitting here with the lights turned off not answering the door to anyone.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 31 October 2002 18:00 (twenty-three years ago)

wuss. You should rig up some kind of trap to get the little blighters when they come a knocking. maybe hot oil, like people use one their hair. But maybe not.

― alix (alix), Thursday, 31 October 2002 18:05 (twenty-three years ago)

but the thing is no one has actually knocked on the door, I'm getting quite annoyed, like how the hell are they gonna know I'm not answering it, if they don't knock in the first place?

It's more presevation of my sweets and chocolate than anything.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 31 October 2002 18:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Turn on the lights so it's obvious you're at house, then it's clear that you're ignoring them. Of course, it could be someone else coming to give you fantastic news, so use the spyhole.

― alix (alix), Thursday, 31 October 2002 18:16 (twenty-three years ago)

if i knew where he lived i'd knock on jel's door and run away so that when he didn't answer it there wouldn't be anyone there.

― koogs, Thursday, 31 October 2002 18:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Nick: you came to Dublin and went to see All Or Nothing? Surely we have more to offer in local color/abject depression. The weather springs to mind...

Jel- preserve sweets by eating them! Once they're in your lower intestine they're realistically very little the kids can do...

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 31 October 2002 18:31 (twenty-three years ago)

...unless they're like Chucky in Child's Play and they rip open your belly.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 31 October 2002 18:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Andrew, I'd never seen a film in a foreign cinema before. It was something I had to do.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 31 October 2002 18:45 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm going to the pub and hoping my house hasn't been burned to the ground by agrieved little shits hopped up on sugar.

― tigerclawskank, Thursday, 31 October 2002 18:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Im going as Ned in the Greatest American Hero costume.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 31 October 2002 18:50 (twenty-three years ago)

How bold.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 31 October 2002 19:11 (twenty-three years ago)

i have taken the lift from work to bits and installed it right beside my front door: i call it "trick or SCREAM!!"

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 31 October 2002 19:17 (twenty-three years ago)

mark s: does it look like this?

http://www.simonedegener.de/picts/jpgs/big/Fahrstuhl.JPG

― Paul Eater (eater), Thursday, 31 October 2002 20:06 (twenty-three years ago)

I have just decided that I'll be a construction worker impaled by a submarine sandwich.

Question: where do I get a plastic sandwich?

Thank you.

― Ernest P., Thursday, 31 October 2002 20:19 (twenty-three years ago)

I am going to make the house all spooky and greet trick-or-treaters dressed as a Victorian widow. I will get them all fat with chocolates and then eat them. MWAHHAHAHAHAH!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 31 October 2002 20:29 (twenty-three years ago)

This Halloween I have been waiting (in a very cold apartment) for someone from PSE&G to come fix my pipes. Those bastards.

― rosemary (rosemary), Thursday, 31 October 2002 21:07 (twenty-three years ago)

For Halloween this year, I was an anti-war protester.

Just got back from the big demonstration down outside Parliament. Police presence was downright scary.

― kate, Thursday, 31 October 2002 21:58 (twenty-three years ago)

I might watch Dead-Alive again.

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 31 October 2002 22:04 (twenty-three years ago)

the best halloween costume ever is a gag from newsradio where joe gets on tiptoes and is "myself, only two inches taller".

once i strapped a hubcap through my belt and went as a wheel.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Thursday, 31 October 2002 22:13 (twenty-three years ago)

If Halloween were a little more Pagan and dangerous I might be more into it.

― Sean (Sean), Friday, 1 November 2002 00:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Worst Halloween EVER!

― Kim (Kim), Friday, 1 November 2002 00:44 (twenty-three years ago)

I was gonna go as Bruce Vilanch but I forgot to start growing my beard early enough. And I never got around to buying a frizzy dutchboy wig. Next year.

― Arthur (Arthur), Friday, 1 November 2002 01:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Why's that, Kim? You should have come to Bloor Cinema. It was great fun.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Friday, 1 November 2002 04:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Nothing really Sundar - I'm probably just overreacting to the usual b.s. at work. But thanks. I actually might have gone too, but I just caught that thread where you mentioned it only about two hours ago. Good thing you had fun at least!

― Kim (Kim), Friday, 1 November 2002 05:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Pictures of my friends and me on Halloween in Madison (you know, where the riots were).

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 6 November 2002 05:26 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

http://shopping.msn.com/softcontent/softcontent.aspx?scpId=3931&scmId=1511

― adam. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:23 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.americanphoto.co.jp/pages/eiga/HU/Previews/Plans-20778.jpg

― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:00 (twenty-one years ago)

YES!

― You've Got to Pick Up Every Stitch (tracerhand), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.defamer.com/topic/britney-acne-spa.jpg

This will be fun.

― Leon Czolgosz (Nicole), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 18:51 (twenty-one years ago)

CRACK DEALER - basically my regular outfit but with meaner eyes

― LeCoq (LeCoq), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 18:51 (twenty-one years ago)

ME:
http://homepage.mac.com/tombot/.Pictures/steff.jpg
MOMUS:
http://homepage.mac.com/tombot/.Pictures/duckie.jpg

― TOMBOT, Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I was going to be a Stepford wife (50's glam dress, gloves, and flipped hair with some computer bits/chips affixed to my forehead) but I have no Halloween event to go to unless I fly to NYC. Which probably won't happen.

― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

with all the ex-americans around here i'm sure something can be arranged

easiest hallowe'en costume ever:
http://i.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/world/0405/gallery.iraq.prison.abuse/01.jpg

― koogs (koogs), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

i might in fact host a halloween party

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

at least it isn't orange jumpsuit

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

we're all going as Brat Packers supposedly, f3licity as Ally Sheedy and me as Molly Ringwald supposedly but I have no idea how to fashion a "Molly Ringwald" costume, also my hair is no longer red and short. Maybe I should go as Demi Moore instead.

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 14 October 2004 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

You should find couple of pink dresses and patch them together Frankenstein-stylee like Molly did in Pretty in Pink.

― Leon Czolgosz (Nicole), Thursday, 14 October 2004 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

ARGH NO NO NO

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 14 October 2004 18:10 (twenty-one years ago)

It would be sufficiently scary for Halloween though!

Demi Moore in St. Elmos Fire would be good, you could have a drug-induced freak out and have Rob Lowe talk you down.

― Leon Czolgosz (Nicole), Thursday, 14 October 2004 18:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Otis once told me that Demi in SEF reminded him of me;I can pull it off. Now for the big shouldered suits and the hairspray!

And the Billy Idol mural!

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 14 October 2004 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Either The Log Lady or Goatse.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 14 October 2004 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

eleven months pass...

http://images.andale.com/f2/113/101/20545557/1115710214399_49348.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 6 October 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

I like it.

I'm not going to be anything for Halloween. I'm 27.

― Matt (Matt), Thursday, 6 October 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

halloween is my total favorite, but i have no idea what to do this year. and what to carve into my pumpkins? last year i made bender, leela and the batman symbol. before that, andrew wk.

halloween doesn't care how old you are.

― carly (carly), Thursday, 6 October 2005 17:35 (twenty years ago)

Good for it.
I also hate fun.

I am intrigued about the pumpkin though, did people look at it and go "fuck me, that's andrew wk"? Impressive.

― Matt (Matt), Thursday, 6 October 2005 17:39 (twenty years ago)

it was the cover of i get wet, with his face carved out, the blood dripping down in pumpkiny negative space.

― carly (carly), Thursday, 6 October 2005 18:11 (twenty years ago)

No fucking idea, although unless I get invited to a Halloween party, deciding on a costume won't be at the top of my list of problems. Already done: Red Riding Hood, wind-up doll, Veronica Lodge.

Carly, when are we going to carve pumpkins?!

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 6 October 2005 18:15 (twenty years ago)

maybe the weekend of the 22nd? or next weekend?
the 22nd = pumpkins still in decent shape at halloween.
mmmmmmmmmpumpkinseedsmmmmmmmmmmmmm

― carly (carly), Thursday, 6 October 2005 18:21 (twenty years ago)

A back catalog of my Halloween costumes, Vol. I (1984-1992)

I remember nothing in the realm of costumage before age 4, so I'm beginning there:

1984 - A Monchichi. I was in heaven. If you don't know what a Monchichi is, this probably means that you were not born exactly in the summer of1980. For some reason, people outside of that very precise age grouping are completely unaware of the Monchichis existence. The chichis were essentially tree-dwelling, fuzzy cartoon monkeys. Here is a picture of one:

http://static.flickr.com/6/5687699_2e83d36cfe_m.jpg

1985 - Ronald McDonald. This costume was pretty horrific. Plastic, sweaty, and on top of all that involved some type of sweater. In the photos, however, I look VERY pleased with myself.

1986 - a rock star? This is a patchy memory. I'm sure you're familiar with the 80s, childish image of rock stardom. It's mainly to do with putting crazy crap in your hair and dressing like some kind of demento. (Actually, this is fairly otm. How bleeding typical that I had a better idea of what being a rock star meant when I was 6 than I do now.)

1987 - A vampire. This is pretty much my main thing throughout elementary school. The thing I liked, studied, wanted to be, etc. My first foray into vampiricism involved the bane of any serious vampire-dressing child's existence: the plastic fangs. Oh, naivete! I definitely improved as time went on. I was a vampire with little variation from age six to about age eleven, so I'm gonna skip ahead.

1991 - This is the year I really broke out of the mold.

http://www.yellowstonewilderness.com/images/kirk_tux.jpg
I decided to be Kirk Trevor (yes, the conductor of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra) with a twist. I was essentially a PSYCHOTIC VAMPIRE Kirk Trevor, and I carried a baton and spoke as if I had a speech impediment. In re: that last item, I remember my mom being all "oh, Emily, you should leave that out, it's mean" but simultaneously laughing hysterically. I gotta give my child-self some respect for this one.

1992 - A hippie. Not really a stretch for me at that point. I was growing out of the goth period that began around 1st grade and into a dashiki-wearing, flowing locks phase anyway, thanks largely, I think, to the original Broadway cast recording of the musical Hair.

To be continued.

― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 05:56 (twenty years ago)

i will probably be going as the mummy this year

last year i was blossom

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 05:59 (twenty years ago)

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Maybe I should get a red wig and dancing shoes and go as Aphex Twin?

― Jonothong Williamsmang (ex machina), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 13:13 (twenty years ago)

I told Tep the other day how the Halloween thing was nothing/weird to Aussies (it simply doesnt blip on the radar here at all) and he freaked out.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 13:19 (twenty years ago)

My current idea for Halloween: Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski. Not the most ambitious costume, obviously, but it would be comfortable and fun, and my hair is the right length. White Russians? Joints? Whale music? Yes.

― elmo (allocryptic), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 14:15 (twenty years ago)

Andrew, find someone to go as MAUDE

― Jonothong Williamsmang (ex machina), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 14:23 (twenty years ago)

adding PSYCHOTIC VAMPIRE as a prefix to almost anything = awesome halloween costume. inspiring!

― carly (carly), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 14:26 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

I am going to be the bassist in Patsy Cline's backup band, then I have to change and be Johnny Thunders.

― roxymuzak, Sunday, 28 October 2007 15:06 (eighteen years ago)

I bought a leather jacket.

― roxymuzak, Sunday, 28 October 2007 15:07 (eighteen years ago)

I went to a Halloween party carrying a sign that said "NUDIST ON STRIKE." It was a very easy, cheap "costume" and I got a lot of compliments on it. Also, two people asked me to end my strike, which was kind of hilarious.

― Sara R-C, Sunday, 28 October 2007 16:13 (eighteen years ago)

A friend of a friend's band is playing The Chain Drive. I may go see that.

― Oilyrags, Sunday, 28 October 2007 17:28 (eighteen years ago)

Bill Lumbergh.

― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Sunday, 28 October 2007 19:04 (eighteen years ago)

Stitching a swastika armband, which is (hopefully) a once-in-a-lifetime event over here.

― roxymuzak, Sunday, 28 October 2007 20:05 (eighteen years ago)

nothing. no one really gives a shit about it here.

― gem, Monday, 29 October 2007 11:50 (eighteen years ago)

Currently working on a version of "Monster Mash" with two girl vocalists I know quite well.....

― Mark G, Monday, 29 October 2007 11:51 (eighteen years ago)

I was gonna go as Chris Benoit, but a lot less people got the joke than I expected, so instead I'm just gonna be Gumby.

― bernard snowy, Monday, 29 October 2007 12:23 (eighteen years ago)

If I end up doing anything, I'm going to go as Big Mick the Mattress Man of local ads for the 'sleep galery & futon outlet.'

― Abbott, Monday, 29 October 2007 13:46 (eighteen years ago)

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