What are you dressing up as for Halloween?

[Con]

I "borrowed" a suit of Samurai Armor from a friend who wears it (he belongs to a group which wears this stuff and whacks each other with giant wooden swords.)

I had signed up for a spooky fun run and needed a costume (last year went as a Viking).  While drinking a beer and brainstorming this seemed like a brilliant idea to go as a Samurai warrior.  Turns out the entire outfit with the solid steel helmet and Mempo weighs in at 50+lbs.  Needless to say I ditched the idea of wearing it all after trying it on for the first time.  Even the parts I left on for the run still weight over 25lbs.  The first mile I was really really regretting doing this.  I managed my 5K run in 11:40/mile which I was actually quite pleased with.  Now I feel for those poor Samurai peons who are told to rush 2 miles over a field and climb a hill.  My knees are still killing me a week later

All the ridiculous gear

The Mempo

At the finish line (victory comes with local Geisha girl)




(admin edit for jack-o-lantern icon... we don't get to use it much where it's actually appropriate!)

[LongBlade]

Awesome!

[Nefaro]

Cool. 

Glad you survived!  :D

[Centurion40]

Awesome!

Pure awesome.  O0  I wouldn't be able to run to the bathroom in that get-up!



Oh, and to answer your question, I will be dressing-up as a middle-aged grump.

[Steelgrave]

A liberal. No one will guess it's me. Maybe I'll even vote three or four times  >:D

[Sir Slash]

A Syrian Refugee. So I can live anywhere I want to. Except Syria.

[Swatter]

It doesn't look right without a chainmail shirt. You need to try harder next time ;-P

[jejo68]

me. Im scary enough for the children :)

[bayonetbrant]

[Steelgrave]

Donald Trump. Even now, 100 virgins are sacrificing their golden locks for the wig  O0

[Staggerwing]

I don't dress up for Halloween. I dress down the other 364 days of the year.

[JasonPratt]

I'm going as an uncle ;) . (Probably not a venue for the grown-ups to go in costume.) The nieces are going as a medieval queen and her... gypsy servant???

(Ages 8 and 7 respectively, minds out of the gutter please.  )

[bob48]

Granddaughter in costume.

[Bison]

^ Awesome Bob!

I'm rocking the Captain America costume.  The original not the revamped "new" Captain Anti-America.

[LongBlade]

Granddaughter in costume.

Awesome.

About that age Daughter #2 decided she'd go as a purple witch. When we asked whether she was a good witch, or a bad witch, she responded that she was a "good bad witch."