Hit me with your best 5 minute Halloween costumes

[imojoebunny]

The weather looks terrible for our travel plans for the weekend, so we are staying here last minute to go to a Halloween Party.  Costumes are required.  I hate to be uncomfortable, cold, or wear anything on my giant head.  I tend to go as some sort of pun, but am open to other ideas.  

Considering a "Google search for myself", since I have a google t-shirt, a common name, so there are a lot of funny people to choose from to print on labels and stick the "results" on my clothes, or identity theft, just random name tags pasted all over my clothes.  

Any simple ideas with readily available props would be great.  I have access to a dollar store, but that is about it for me time wise between now and then.  

[HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan]

Is this the same crowd that made you wear a derby hat? Really, you need new friends.

[cville]

I saw someone with a shirt that they'd written on "error 404 costume loading."

[Leeham Rimes]

Oct 25, 2018 21:19:31 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

Is this the same crowd that made you wear a derby hat? Really, you need new friends.

OP: reuse the derby hat, go as a fancy lady. done.

[imojoebunny]

Oct 25, 2018 21:19:31 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

Is this the same crowd that made you wear a derby hat? Really, you need new friends.

LOL No!  This is the friend that took my kids when my DH needed emergency heart surgery.  They had such a good time, they ask if we could do it again the following week.  Nope kids!  They know me, and don't expect my big ass head to wear a hat, thus I am willing to make an effort.  

[imojoebunny]

Oct 25, 2018 21:32:02 GMT -5 Leeham Rimes said:

Oct 25, 2018 21:19:31 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

Is this the same crowd that made you wear a derby hat? Really, you need new friends.

OP: reuse the derby hat, go as a fancy lady. done.

In the end, I borrowed a hat from a friend, it had a fake Maker's Mark bottle prominently displayed in the middle.  It was a big hit, though not fancy.  I excused myself for the "best hat" voting time, to go play with their heirloom chickens in the way back of the yard, so as not to offend the ladies who enjoy fancy hats.  The hat that won was a lovely piece, any British Royalty would be proud to wear.   

[cleo29]

i was just joking tonight about whether or not I could still go ToT (we were at a Halloween event with ToT for the kids) i will go as a Tired Mom, no special effects makeup required.

[HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan]

People with chickens in the back yard should not be trying to act fancy.

[imojoebunny]

Oct 25, 2018 21:45:42 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

People with chickens in the back yard should not be trying to act fancy.

These are heirloom chickens, and having the WAY back yard here to keep them in, is considered fancy.  I know people who have emus, alpacas, goats, and llamas.  The ATL encourages animal husbandry, but most of us low levels can only withstand dogs and cats.  There is some near guy near my hood who has horses and rides them to the local bar occasionally.  Most people have postage stamps for lots, but even some of those have chickens.  

[verycontrary247]

Wear all black, get cat ears and draw yourself a nose and whiskers with eyeliner. Done.

[vanillacourage]

Is your H dressing up?  Last year DH and I were Bob Ross (him) and a happy little tree (me). He just wore jeans and a button-down and carried a painter’s palette. I bought some faux fall leaves from the dollar store and pinned them to my shirt, plus used wire to make a sort of leaf crown. Very easy. 

[ellipses84]

Is anyone else going with you and already have a costume? I’m good at thinking of easy things to go with a theme.

Otherwise, the Pumpkin Pi, Fork in the Road and movie theater floor are easy to to wear a t-shirt and stick things to it.

[winecat]

Check out, "Identity Thief," #20 on this list. www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/cheap-and-easy-last-minute-halloween-costumes?utm_term=.jew9r8KD2z

[karinothing]

I saw a guy wearing a shirt that said "ceiling" and he carried pom poms and said a cheer for "ceiling" he was a ceiling fan lol.

[pierogigirl]

Puns: deviled egg - white shirt with a yellow felt yolk and devil horns
hot dog, chilly (chili) dog

[TBM]

One of my daughters once wore all black (or navy?) And wrapped several of the wire strands with mylar stars around her and went as a galaxy.

If she had had more time, she would have added planets and would have been the center of the universe.

[circa1978]

Buzzfeed has lots of lists for last minute costumes and pun costumes:

www.buzzfeed.com/nicholefrancois/last-minute-halloween-costumes-2018

www.buzzfeed.com/brettvergara/simple-costumes-you-can-totally-make-the-day-before-hallo?bfsource=relatedauto

www.buzzfeed.com/alannaokun/hallowin


This is a mega list with more than 400 ideas: www.buzzfeed.com/spenceralthouse/a-lot-of-halloween-costume-ideas?origin=tub

[ginandjucie24]

Wear random and mis matched clothing and be a nudist on strike.

[kitkat1502]

Oct 25, 2018 21:45:29 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

i was just joking tonight about whether or not I could still go ToT (we were at a Halloween event with ToT for the kids) i will go as a Tired Mom, no special effects makeup required.

 I was thinking of going as a Well Rested Mom, since that truly would be a different identity for me. lol.

[kitkat1502]

I was toying with going as Candy Crush this year, a small hammer and a few candy packs and randomly smash them.

[kath16]

the three hole punch Jim from the office costume

[donutsmakemegonuts]

A bunch of grapes. Purple or green balloons pinned to a similar colored shirt.

[sotally tober]

Last year we bought "Hello my Name is" stickers and wrote our names on them and were "party goers." This was my backup plan when I wasn't in the mood to do my makeup as a skeleton - which is another easy last minute option. Most Halloween stores have t-shirts of skeletons, do the makeup and you're good.

[mbcdefg]

I've actually seen a lot of people do the Idaho costume. It's funny on its own because it's just ... nothing ... and even funnier to the people who get the reference.

Dollar Tree has bumblebee and ladybug wings, fairy wings, etc. 

I saw a Pinterest pic of a girl wearing a t-shirt with "LIFE" written on it and holding a bag of lemons.

Green shirt + ornaments (or paper ornaments) to be a Christmas tree.

Yellow nametag = Price is Right contestant

1980s workout gear: i.pinimg.com/originals/c7/3c/55/c73c556b46ac874455d436ef6ef69330.jpg 

Wear all black with glasses and gelled-back hair to be Dieter from Sprockets on SNL. (Or black suit plus sunglasses and hat to be the Blues Brothers.)

[BaliHai]

One year, my brother in law wore a slip and pinned a piece of paper to the front that said "Freud".

[claudiakishi]

Oct 26, 2018 9:42:54 GMT -5 BaliHai said:

One year, my brother in law wore a slip and pinned a piece of paper to the front that said "Freud".

That is clever! So many unique ideas in this post. I am not creative so I would buy some cat ears and paint some whiskers and call it a day.

[illgetthere]

Easy couples costume

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[cabbagecabbage]

I have two this year. DH and I are Mulder and Scully l. I copied google images of their badges and had them 1 hour printed at Walgreens for like .22 each. I “laminated” them in clear contact paper and used aligator clips to attach it to old trench coats. That plus dated suits.

Tonight I’m chaperoning a grade school Girl Scout Party and I’m wearing a red cape I own and calling myself little red riding hood.

[HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan]

Backyard Chicken Trend would be an awesome name for a band.

[dangkangaroo]

Oct 25, 2018 21:24:56 GMT -5 neener said:

Oct 25, 2018 21:19:31 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

Is this the same crowd that made you wear a derby hat? Really, you need new friends.

Ha - I was thinking just this!

Lumberjack: jeans, plaid flannel shirt, boots, axe (optional). Use eye shadow or pencil for a beard.

Onesie from Target or Walmart (they have stuff like Disney characters or animals). Easy and good for warm PJs later!

Anastasia dipbrow makes a great beard. Did this a few years ago.