Virtual Halloween

[Opsa]

BOO!

I was thinking of being a Republican this year for Halloween. I could wear a red knit suit, eat meat and oppress people who aren't like me.

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Not all meat eaters are republicans!

OTOH you'll have to refuse to pay taxes, forgo non religious donations, criticize deficit spending on fixing the roof, but buy five Heckler & Koch HK416 assault rifles with enough munition for a siege, a case of fragmentation grenades, and two RPGs with antitank munition, just in case the neighbor doesn't look at you properly.

[Scriblerus the Philosophe]

Aww, I love Maleficent. She ain't GOP, she's too smart and too funny ("I set my trp for a peasant, and lo! I catch a prince!")

I have planned to be the Mad Hatter. Does this mean I have to hang out with Tea Baggers on Halloween?

[Swatopluk]

Aww, I love Maleficent. She ain't GOP, she's too smart and too funny ("I set my trp for a peasant, and lo! I catch a prince!")

I have planned to be the Mad Hatter. Does this mean I have to hang out with Tea Baggers on Halloween?

Or worse the Cheshire Cheney

[Aggie]

Not all meat eaters are republicans!

Ayuh, but how many veggie Republicans do you think there are?



Blanking on Halloween this year - might scramble for a costume if I figure out what's going on for Saturday (I missed a friend's yearly party which happens the Saturday BEFORE Halloween.  We are planning on attending the midnight showing of Rocky Horror to kick things off (night of the 30th, so it's technically on the 31st), which was a blast last year.

[Opsa]

Frank N. Furter is the male equivalent of Malificent. I would love to play either one of them.

Since I am a vegetarian, my Virtual Halloween republican persona would have to be a carnivore. Maybe I could have a rifle and be dragging a baby seal behind me. Or maybe have a wall built around me! That'd be great.

Actually, I'll just be escorting th' Opsalette and her pals around for treats. Maybe I'll wear my famous leopard cape and bat wings, if it won't be too embarrassing for her. We'll be having our usual soup and bread dinner for some friends, followed by a beer and wine decompression period afterward as the children sugar up.

[Aggie]

Maybe I could have a rifle and be dragging a baby seal behind me.

Hey, I resemble that remark! 

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Ayuh, but how many veggie Republicans do you think there are?

Actually I suspect that there may a non insignificant portion. You could split vegetarians in two main groups, those who do it as a way of respect to all living things, and those who do it out fear of death. I've met ladies* whose choice of food and exercise routine was directly linked to said fear, which included their choice of cars, house, travel, etc.

Given that a certain level of paranoia added to a preemptive strike philosophy has been correlated to right leaning individuals, I wouldn't be surprised at all if a portion of republicans are vegetarians.

*so far I haven't met a man like that, my suspicion is that said behavior is more correlated with women.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Since I am a vegetarian, my Virtual Halloween republican persona would have to be a carnivore. Maybe I could have a rifle and be dragging a baby seal behind me. Or maybe have a wall built around me! That'd be great.

Don't forget to have a coupl'a NASCAR stickers/patches somewhere.  And a worn baseball cap-- brim forward, of course.  Preferably one with with beer stains.

Oh, and neglect to shave, so you have that scruffy-looking stubble.

[Aggie]

Oh, and neglect to shave, so you have that scruffy-looking stubble.

Is it warm enough for shorts there at Halloween?

I've met ladies* whose choice of food and exercise routine was directly linked to said fear, which included their choice of cars, house, travel, etc.
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*so far I haven't met a man like that, my suspicion is that said behavior is more correlated with women.

I read an article referencing a study correlating wives' intelligence levels to husbands' longevity, with the reasoning being that smarter/more educated women get their husbands to follow healther diets/regimes.  Apparently men's intelligence was not a factor (i.e. most of us don't have the sense to take care of ourselves even when we should know better).

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Makes perfect sense, I don't mind salad but I can go without no problem, my wife OTOH makes it everyday, plus she bugs me on the exercise and diet thing (I don't know how successfully though).

[Opsa]

 

This is far too serious a subject for Virtual Halloween. You may continue the diet gender gap discussion here: http://toadfishmonastery.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=32&topic=2075.new#new

Thank you!
Maleficent

[Aggie]

Not really - who do you think is more likely to raid the kids' candy bags?


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[Scriblerus the Philosophe]

I shall be at a party on Saturday at what is called the House of Sin and is better stocked than half the bars in town. And I will be wearing heels, so hmm that will be fun, though I don't intend to get plastered. I'll try to get a picture.

This is after we go out (possibly for lunch) for my mother's birthday.

[pieces o nine]

I told housemate about the 'tattoo' chihuahua dog costume, knowing she would break down and order it before Halloween, for Benji.   

She also ordered a 'Yoda' one for her Chinese Crested (they sent a large instead of a small, when he gets excited he puts both paws in one leg, etc). It will need some adjusting to stay on, but is cute. With his enormous ears, he doesn't need the headpiece, so she'll be wearing it...

Dom thee Danger Catte wil be warin 'is pyratickal 'at again, an mebbe tradin orf wif 'is noo debbil horns.

My custom black velvet vamp dress comes back out of storage, along with professional fangs. I will *not* be dyeing my tresses black -- learned my lesson on that a couple years ago!

We've got an enormous cauldron of candy, with a temp-safe jar in the center to hold a chunk of dry ice. It's my understanding that hordes of neighborhood children will be around; kids usually enjoy seeing the pets 'handing out' the treats.

Any of you trudging around the Ocean o' Sand, stop by for evil, prepackaged sugary treats. It's the yellow house with gangs of vandal deer in the back yard and koi pond in front...

[Bluenose]

Slightly 

OK, now about this Halloween thing.  I have had troops of little blighters darlings knocking on my door on previous years saying "Trick or Treat".  The thing is, this is not an Australian or British tradition (me being of British extraction), so I have no idea what this means.  I get the part about it effectively being a request for lollies, but what happens if I choose the "trick" option?  Who does the trick to whom and what is it likely to entail?   

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Technically, you do not get the "trick" option. It is an "-or else" threat. If you do not have treats for the little goblins, they may or may not to play a trick on you. Most of them choose not to though, unless you're really mean, in which case they may throw an egg at your door or toilet paper your trees. Or just spread ugly rumors.

I usually have too much or too little candy,as Halloween popularity and young children wax and wane in this neighborhood. Sometimes parents ride the kids around in cars, which I think is preposterous. Lazy parents, can't even walk their kids around! One year, truckloads of kids were hauled around from some area church or something. That was the year I didn't have enough. I mean, twenty kids at once? I didn't think that was quite fair to the little troopers who were walking.

By the way, I have two candy stashes. One is a bag of run-of-the-mill stuff, for people who aren't really trying. The other is better chocolate, for the people who try, and for the parents who are good sports. Yes, I do play favoritism!

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

I told housemate about the 'tattoo' chihuahua dog costume, knowing she would break down and order it before Halloween, for Benji.   

She also ordered a 'Yoda' one for her Chinese Crested (they sent a large instead of a small, when he gets excited he puts both paws in one leg, etc). It will need some adjusting to stay on, but is cute. With his enormous ears, he doesn't need the headpiece, so she'll be wearing it...

Dom thee Danger Catte wil be warin 'is pyratickal 'at again, an mebbe tradin orf wif 'is noo debbil horns.

My custom black velvet vamp dress comes back out of storage, along with professional fangs. I will *not* be dyeing my tresses black -- learned my lesson on that a couple years ago!

We've got an enormous cauldron of candy, with a temp-safe jar in the center to hold a chunk of dry ice. It's my understanding that hordes of neighborhood children will be around; kids usually enjoy seeing the pets 'handing out' the treats.

Any of you trudging around the Ocean o' Sand, stop by for evil, prepackaged sugary treats. It's the yellow house with gangs of vandal deer in the back yard and koi pond in front...

Photos!  We want photos!



Be sure to include your cauldron with "smoke" coming out, surrounded by costumed mayhem.... erm... kiddies. 

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Surrounded? I thought the kiddies went into the cauldron...

[Aggie]

You gotta fatten 'em up on candy first.

OK, determined that I'm going to a punk show for Halloween (sort of, Gob's a little on the pop-punk side but at least they're Canadian), so I have some costume inspirations.  Might try for Johnny Rotten*, or maybe more appropriately for the band, I could put together a zombie soccer player costume, which should be easy enough to scramble at Value Village:
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*any punk fans from back in the day have any tips here? Ops, I'm looking at you...

[Opsa]

I hears ya, Sib!

Here are a bunch of simply smashing Rotten photos for inspiration.

He had a lot of looks in his day. You can go the easy route and have a viscious torn T-shirt, studded belt, ill-fitting pants (I really like the plaid- and by ill-fitting, I mean too short and stretched out of shape, not too big- that'd be too Gangstah), and a jacket (not necessarily leather- he often wore a too-small thrift store blazer) with lots and lots of pins, badges, and linked safety pins all over it. He also sometimes wore a tie. Shoes could be screwed up basketball sneakers or mod boots. His hair was often teased up and orange, but he was not known to wear a lot of makeup, like some others. He liked to look at the camera like it was from Mars.

"God save the queen!"

[Aggie]

He liked to look at the camera like it was from Mars.

I heard he had eye issues that caused that look.  Thanks for the tips, matey!

(decided to go with the soccer-zombie look - have been working 11 to 12 hour/day yest'dy & today, so no time to scramble up stuff - energy has been going into prop packs for Rocky Horror.  Too bad, would have rather gone with John - any case, the dental hygiene is approximately the same)


Check What Are You Drinking? for my other Halloween initiative.