Comments on: Where Have They Gone, All the Scary Costumes of Our Grandparents?

By: Kitirena

Kitirena — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 08:10:27 +0000

In reply to Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity). I wanna see pics of the pirate costume! (You can even post pics of the slutty pirate, but since you're happily married, I can't flirt and offer to rub against your shins affectionately in return, nyao... But I would if I could! >-_^<)

By: Bill O'Lading (billolading)

Bill O'Lading (billolading) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:41:10 +0000

I dressed as an IRS agent last year. Does that count as scary?

By: Wayne (wayne)

Wayne (wayne) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:41:09 +0000

I’ve had two exceptional costumes over the year. One was the year Ross Perot ran for Prez, and Halloween was like the week before election day. All through the night I went around saying things like “Now that’s just sad, what the problem is…” and I’d go on to pontificate. I almost won Scariest Costume.

But my favorite costume came from SNL: a Dan Aykroyd sketch, “Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute”. He was like the top male prostitute in Des Moineor some place like it in the sketch. Bought a truly hideous green herringbone-ish jacket from Goodwill and some white dress shoes and a white belt. Went in to my computer and printed business cards that had the name, a fake 800 phone number, and two lines something like Your pleasure is our business” and “we cater”. Had a blast! I still get comments from people at that party, and that was probably 20 years ago.

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/fred-garvin-male-prostitute/278766/

By: Sam Ashley (evilmidnightlurker)

Sam Ashley (evilmidnightlurker) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:41:08 +0000

My mom always dresses as Genghis Khan. It's scarily accurate.

By: Kaesa Aurelia (kaesa)

Kaesa Aurelia (kaesa) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:41:07 +0000

I mostly do scary/menacing costumes (zombie, vampire, mad scientist with a death ray) but someday I wanna dress up as the Sexy [female] Jack Harkness, in the grand tradition of Sexy Snow White et al. I could go on about how this highlights gender double standards, etc., but I have to admit that mostly I want that awesome coat.

By: Jaye Brown (illogicalv)

Jaye Brown (illogicalv) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:41:06 +0000

I admit I was a slutty baseball player this past year. But that was after I spent two hours unsuccessfully trying to create Medusa hair.

By: Kay Gilbert (kaygilbert)

Kay Gilbert (kaygilbert) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:41:05 +0000

I always rail about the slutty costumes, too, but "Dorothy with her tits hanging out" had me on the floor.
tune: "Little boxes," Malvina Reynolds

Slutty costumes, slutty costumes
Their sex politics so icky-tacky
Slutty costumes, slutty costumes
And they all look just the same
There's a nurse and there's a cop and
There's a nun and an oceanographer
They're not scary, they're just slutty
And they all look just the same

By: So It Begins (soitbegins)

So It Begins (soitbegins) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:41:04 +0000

Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that the girls scaring the beheezus out of the guys would be funner. It’d certainly be funnier.

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:41:03 +0000

Right now I’m giving a hearty thumbs-up at the Smoking Care Bears. Basic, yet effective.

By: Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity)

Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:41:02 +0000

Okay, I'm out of town, so the sketches will have to wait until next week.