The do's and don'ts of Halloween fashion
Jack Piatt
Piattology
I remember when I was just a little fellow how exciting Halloween could be. All the decorations, costumes and candy - it was a much anticipated event. Picking a costume was always fun, and checking out everyone else's was better than Saturday morning cartoons. How can I forget the Halloween parties and walking around for what seemed like forever until my bag was heavier than me only to bring it home to mom so she could use her X-ray vision and elite detective skills to make sure none of the candy was tampered with.
Actually, I found out recently in a class I am taking there has never been a reported case of death or injury at Halloween due to someone tampering with candy. I guess it must have been one of those crazy urban legends, but hey, it worked because I know if I ever have children, I am checking their candy too. You just never know.
So, I wonder what I will dress up as this year? I guess that is always a big dilemma for many people. Some, on the other hand, have this stuff planned out months in advance because some things never change ... some people still get really excited about dressing up for Halloween, just as some adults still love their Saturday morning cartoons.
We all need our secret pleasures in life, I guess ... as for me, I am with E.T. when it comes to Reese's Pieces. I have a soft spot for those little guys.
Anyway, for those of us who might get festive and wear some sort of costume this weekend but aren't quite sure what, here are a few suggestions of what to dress up as for All Hallows' Eve.
According to familyinternet.com, some wild and wacky costume ideas would be to dress up as a walking phone booth, a walking Walkman, a scary doctor, a lighted Christmas tree, a wanted poster with a big reward or the less original but crowd favorites ... Dracula, a clown, a skeleton or a pirate. I would personally suggest Indiana Jones, Chewbacca, Bill Parcells (or a large can of tuna), Hillary Clinton smoking a cigar or a Saluki costume of any kind.
On the other side of the wall, there are some costumes no one should ever wear. You should never dress up as:
Klinger from Mash, Osama bin Laden (for safety reasons), a Florida Marlin (in Illinois), Sammy Sosa (in St. Louis), a cork bat (in Chicago), Kyle Korver (Œcause it would scare children), Michael Jackson (again, cause it would scare children) a can of cream of celery soup, a large dartboard, a piñata, a large breast (if anywhere near Arnold Schwarzenegger), a trash can without a lid, a toilet, anything you can't run fast enough in to get away from a rabid animal or a short-tempered security guard, a hairy swimsuit model, a purple dinosaur with identity issues, the pope in leather chaps on a Harley, an SIU Parking Division employee (sorry, I'm still bitter) and last but not least ... Danny DeVito.
All right, there you have it ... plenty of things to think about, some possible do's and definite don'ts for a good Halloween weekend. If you see anyone in any of the forbidden costumes mentioned above . . . please take pictures and send them to us here at the Daily Egyptian. We always appreciate a good laugh. Actually ... don't send any of a hairy swimsuit model or of your drunk friend dressed up as the pope on a Harley in leather chaps . . . that's just not funny.
Piattology appears every Wednesday. Jack is a senior in advertising. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the Daily Egyptian.
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