Friday, October 26, 2007 Halloween Costumes: Inspiration for those who are uninspired Since imitation is the highest form of flattery (and bad imitation is a common characteristic of most Halloween cos tumes) here is a list of things you should do (and not do) this Halloween. If nothing else, hopefully this will offer some new and exciting recycled ideas for your costume this year. Bad Idea: Adolf Hitler (World War II: The Sequel) To many people, this might Come off as tasteless... and it's already been done by every type of person. from red-headed Irishmen. to blonde-haired, blue eyed her maphrodites.. Bad Idea: Captain Jack Sparrow .-C-Tood.Mm , laigo Montoya (Pirates of the Caribbean) Arms flailing, only worried about him- This guy can take three sword wounds and self, and eaten by a giant squid thing, still kicks the had guy's ass. Dust off your Jack Sparrow is one of the most over- Spanish accent and people will instantly rec.:- hyped characters of the 21st century. ognite the 20+ year old phrase: "HALLO! Funny in the first PoTC, annoying in the MY NAME IS INIGO MONTOYA! YOU second, and on an acid trip in the last, this KILLED MY FATHER! PREPARE TO is one character you should avoid this DIE!" Halloween. And if 1 fart before I wake, I pray my lover Dutch Oven to hake Good Idea: Charlie Chaplin AS Adolf Hitler (The Great Dictator) Nobody makes fun of the Fuhrer better than the little tramp Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin was one of the first to make a satirical film making fun of Hitler. Heil Chaplin! (The Princess Bride) " , ' • >.....:.:. «h..: HUMOR i ) Bad Idea: Mario and Princess (Super Mario Bros.) In theory, this should be the perfect cou ple-costume setup, but in practice, this works as well as Communism. You either have a hot Princess and fugly Mario, or a fat ugly Princess, and a fugly Mario. Bad idei: aslo i rman Bates (Psycho) Unless you want to dress up in your mother's clothes, this costume, though classic, is old news. This guy passes as creepy when "normal" and is too scared to attack his victims till they're vulnera ble in the shower... Wuss. —Ancient Manuscript 411 ~,,. ~. ~, V k ,,, , = ? :': ~~2' ~~ Good Idea: Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance (Half-Life 2) What do you get when you mix a crowbar, a physicist, and an alien invasion? You get a couple of kickass costumes for Halloween. If you need to go stag, just say you're play ing as Gordon in the first Half-Life! Good Idea: Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) Bateman has one thing Norman doesn't Balls. Bateman has the balls to run down his appartment hallway naked with a chainsaw and drop it on his victim's head off a flight of stairs. All you need is a business suit, a clear raincoat, an axe, and "It's Hip to be Square" by Huey Lewis and the News. The Behrend Beacon I 5 id* ? , 440 - • •k„ • , stt.l4‘
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