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Costumes out of nothing

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ryantheconnolly
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so basically i wasn't planning on going out tonight but now i changed my mind. i'm going to a costume party but i dont have time to go out and buy anything. so my question is, what are some acceptable costumes you can make out of household items? (household being a relative term, im in a dorm so really i only have the bare essentials)

some random items i have besides regular clothes:
-swimming stuff such as speedos, parka, warm ups, 80s style short board shorts
-sweet straw hat like this
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and thats about it. +k for good suggestions
Oct 27 2011 11:57PM
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iFlip
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Not the greatest, but acceptable: Go as a farmer. Wear straw hat, put bandana around neck, purchase a corncob pipe. Overalls would be nice, but jeans will work. Wear a plain t-shirt. Boots, not shoes. Roll up the cuffs of your jeans a bit.
Oct 28 2011 12:01AM
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Will.T
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i made a jesus costume with a white bed cover..

look great.. i also have long hair
Oct 28 2011 12:01AM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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1. choose celebrity (justin beiber, zach efron, mel gibson)
2. print out face shot, cut out face only
3. cut out cardboard the same size of face
4. cut out eyes
5. duck tape some kind of stick to bottom
6. and BOOM, a cheap, funny, and cheap Halloween costume
Oct 28 2011 12:06AM
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ryantheconnolly
Posts: 2027 - Karma: 108
good ideas so far +k. someone suggested i just go in blackface, always popular with the black community...
Oct 28 2011 12:08AM
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ryantheconnolly
Posts: 2027 - Karma: 108
good ideas so far +k. someone suggested i just go in blackface, always popular with the black community...
Oct 28 2011 12:08AM
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JIBpsy^^
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Be a crack addict. Just grab your crack pipe and smoke crack the whole party.
Oct 28 2011 12:08AM
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alexat955
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this is a really gay thread. actually you seem like a loser in general.

but make some shit out of duct tape, always good
Oct 28 2011 12:13AM
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ryantheconnolly
Posts: 2027 - Karma: 108
well thats just like, your opinion man

but im leaning towards pedophile, by the time the girls realize my inappropriate groping isnt part of the costume... it will be too late
Oct 28 2011 12:20AM
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KANGAROOJACK
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here's what you do, you put on the speedo, boardshorts, the hat, and the banda to the style of your liking, make sure you bag your pants. go to the party and when people ask you what you are, say "i'm the one wearing shit, you be creative." or something like that.
Oct 28 2011 12:21AM
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cubber
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Same advice i give everyone: Put a sleeping bag over your head. Sleeping bag man!
Oct 28 2011 1:23AM
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ryantheconnolly
Posts: 2027 - Karma: 108
bump for another party tonight and of course im still not prepared. that night i went with short shorts and a vest and a creepy drawn on pencil mustache and was a pedophile
Oct 29 2011 3:27PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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be a gym teacher
short-shorts, whistle around your neck, aviators, mustache and a sweat band

Oct 29 2011 3:29PM
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ryantheconnolly
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oh and i have enough time to go to the thrift store today too but i still have no ideas
Oct 29 2011 3:32PM
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bakedpow
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I am in the same boat as you man.
Oct 29 2011 3:36PM
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MFM
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Get a fake plant, set it in styrofoam in a light pot, cut out the bottom and put that shit on your head. Proceed to smoke lots of weed because you're a pothead.
Oct 29 2011 3:41PM
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theabortionator
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Get a blade of grass, borrow a banjo, rock the hat, and rape people in the ass
Oct 29 2011 3:44PM
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whoa-dere
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tall teez
Oct 29 2011 3:48PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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rip up old/thrift store clothes and be a zombie. also you can facepaint and that could help.
Oct 29 2011 3:50PM
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ryantheconnolly
Posts: 2027 - Karma: 108
i lold +k. keep the ideas coming
Oct 29 2011 3:58PM
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bigbromskier
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borrow some chick's slutty dress. wear it over your clothes....'the morning after'. people enjoyed that one
Oct 29 2011 4:02PM
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geteducated
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just make it easier on yourself and go to home depot and get a clay pot big enough to fit your head and wear it like a helmet.


another idea is be a nudist on strike. wear or hold a picket sign while wearing your regular clothes.
Oct 29 2011 4:58PM
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7-3instacall
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but is it cheap?
Oct 29 2011 4:58PM
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ryan.c
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i made my costume yesterday before going out. went and got a white sweater and pants from good will and I went as facebook. just stick your profile pic on your chest, along with your name, info, events, friends etc...on your back leave room for your wall and have markers for people to write. i thought id have mixed reactions but it was legit, everyone loved it.
Oct 29 2011 5:44PM
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Davy.Crockett
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be a tourist! wear a hawiian shirt, birkenstocks or tivas with socks, cargo shorts, have a disposable camera, and a map in your front pocket. also get sunglasses with a croakie, and wear that straw hat or a visor
Oct 29 2011 5:47PM
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dispatchQ_main
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Lol thats awesome
Oct 29 2011 6:19PM
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thatsdill
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I wore a suit last night and went as the 1%, great night.
Oct 29 2011 6:22PM
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AwR
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Alright guys I figured this out a few weeks ago, buy a can of spray paint, cardboard, exacto knife, talk in a voice scrambler and KABOOM you are Banksy.......no one knows what he looks like!
Oct 29 2011 6:27PM
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Shlogan
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imma be a hipster, cut sleeves off of v neck and make some caprees, alone with glasses, low cut shoes, and a headband. mad braclets and shit too
Oct 29 2011 6:39PM
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Toasty.
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go as a nudist and meat spin at all possible times
Oct 29 2011 6:39PM
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CassiusClay
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Use the straw hat and speedo. Find a collared shirt, preferably with hawaiian flower print on it. Wear some sunglasses and the most essential piece - a camera with a strap so you can put it on your neck. Boom, tourist.
Oct 29 2011 7:02PM
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FLBP
Posts: 1794 - Karma: 310

Black garbage bag,

black duct tape,

yellow duct tape,

old baseball cap.

Cut up the garbage bag to make it look like wings with feathers, tape up the cap to make it black with a yellow bill. Wear all black. Boom your a crow.

Oct 29 2011 8:05PM
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arandomname
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I'm going as an old-school basketball player.  Just short-shorts, a basketball jersey, a headband, and mid-calves.  Very easy, and I think people will enjoy it.
Oct 29 2011 8:14PM
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ryantheconnolly
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i think this is what im gonna go with, my thighs get the ladies wild anyways
Oct 29 2011 8:17PM
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arandomname
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Hell yeah, we got those skier's legs.

Oct 29 2011 8:18PM
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richard.
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1.take a pot
2.put it on your head
3.now your a pot head
Oct 29 2011 9:34PM
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penguin_steeze
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wear no clothes. You will scare the little kids cause your costume is so good
Oct 29 2011 9:45PM
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N-John360
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I'm going as Old Spice Guy, towel around the waist, bottle of old spice, good to go!
Oct 29 2011 10:08PM
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ryantheconnolly
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damn thats actually a pretty good idea too
Oct 29 2011 10:11PM
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