Halloween Costumes That Tickled My Fancy

» November 1, 2005 6:43 PM by Nicole

Saturday was the All-Too-Famous Detroit Street Halloween Bash-A-Roo. For the 8th year in a row, t'was spectacular. And crowded. Really crowded.

I want to give a shot out to the people who mpressed me with their costume creativity. Here's my top 10...

#10. THE SMELLY PIRATE HOOKER FROM WHORE ISLAND
I have to give her props because she took her costume from a line in "ANCHORMAN: The Legend of Ron Burgundy." And she kinda smelled. It's in the details.

#9. DUFF MAN!
This kid had the whole suit from the boots to the belt to the blazing "DUFF" beer logo. I've seen many a "Marge" & "Homer," but Duff Man was choice! And it's perfect for a party since it's one of those costumes that begs for you to keep drinking beer all evening.

#8. THE THREE AMIGOS
Lucky Day, Ned Nederlander and Dusty Bottoms all arrived in perfect mariachi garb and exclaimed: "Wherever there is injustice, you will find us. Wherever there is suffering, we'll be there. Wherever liberty is threatened, you will find...
The Three Amigos!" They played the part. Had they arrived on horseback, they would have been even higher on my list.

#7. EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
He had the scissor hands, the big hair, the make-up and the cuts all over his face. But really, he makes the list because the costume rendered him as helpless as Edward! He couldn't pick up his own beer. He couldn't play foosball. He had to have someone open the bathroom door for him and LORD KNOWS what the heck happened in there.

#6. TEAM ZISSOU
I believe the same group came to the same party last year as THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS. This year, they wore bright orange hats and scuba suits that displayed the mighty "Z" for Zissou. Freaky fans of Wes Anderson are OK in my book.

#5. THE MIRROR MEDICINE CABINET FROM THE SHINING
How effing specific is that? This partygoer wore a big-mirrored medicine cabinet over his chest, a la sandwich board style. When you faced him, you saw your reflection with the word "REDRUM" written in blood. I didn't open the cabinet. The rumor at the party was there was booze inside with the label "Hair of the dog that bit me."

#4. THE CHRISTMAS TREE
Not only did this guy surround his entire body with fake evergreen branches, but he also had working lights strung all about him. It looked cool! (And a little dangerous.) He also had little candy canes hanging off of him and encouraged people to take them AND sang holiday songs. (Which got better the drunker he got! I liked "Shliver Bwells" and "Jinglebell Suck.")

#3. THE PICKLE
My husband Jakob dressed up as an enormous cucumber, but everyone thought he was a pickle. I suppose pickles just have more character. The costume is homemade from mattress foam. It caused quite a stir. Random folks were taking his picture and many a skank was running up to him saying, "I LOVE PICKLES!"

#2. WHITE TRASH HONKY & HIS LESS THAN FAITHFUL HO
Props to Andrew & Karen. Andrew wore a horrific mullet and a shirt that said, "Show yer tits!" On one arm was the Confederate Flag and "Jesus is Awesome." On the other arm, the number "3," for Dale Earnhardt (R.I.P.) His lady Karen served as a perfect counterpart with a huge ungodly hairdo and a huge ungodly pregnant belly, accentuated by a mid-drift shirt bearing the words: "I LOVE COCK." She had a black eye and little baby dolls, representing her chillins : Bobby Joe and Billy Jean and Bobby Ray and so forth, clinging to her arms and legs. Cute...and scary.

#1. GAY-BRAHAM LINCOLN.
Opus wins. It was the element of surprise that got me. I walked up to him and said, "Hey-Abraham Lincoln!" That's when he responded, "Not quite." I noticed that his mole was a sparkling flat gem and he had glitter on his face. He opened his jacket to reveal a mesh shirt. "GAY-Braham Lincoln," he said daintily and placed a finger coyly in his mouth. Smart, funny and topical!

And for all you mofo's who went to the party and didn't dress up, you deserve a punch in the face.

For everyone else, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!