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If your teen has been dawdling about their Halloween costume, and suddenly freaks out today because they don't have anything to wear, don't panic! You can come to the rescue with this incredibly easy, completely last minute, and absolutely hysterical costume idea.
Sure, you might want to tone it down some (unless you live in Europe, the neighborhood probably won't take too kindly to your teen throwing back a couple beers while they're out trick-or-treating). But the concept is golden.
As far as I can tell, the only materials you need are: three pieces of poster board, some scissors, and a set of magic markers (of which you'll only use the black, gray and red). Then just come up with a clever title, some appropriately random and pointless comments, and your child's costume will be the envy of his or her Facebook-loving, YouTube-obsessed friends.
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10-29-2007 @ 7:44PM
Lauren B. said...That's kind of funny. I can see a trend... myspace profiles, facebook... oy.
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10-29-2007 @ 8:03PM
Eva said...Of course, in Europe they wouldn't be trick or treating in the first place.
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10-29-2007 @ 10:05PM
Eric said...In Europe, they'd wonder why you were walking around with a box on, not why you were drinking...
Unless it was an American beer.
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10-30-2007 @ 4:07AM
aprilw said...Guys, kids in my neighbourhood (in Scotland) actually trick-or-treat.
It used to be called "guising" and did not really involve costumes - in the past kids would have gone door to door and sung a song or told a joke hoping for some coins. In recent years it has morphed into a more American prodcution - much to the annoyance of many older people. Kids now wear costumes, and I would say now under half the kids song a song or tell a joke. It sounds very brash to lots of people for the kids to just shout that and they complain that the children aren't doing anything anymore for their treats. (Saying that a few kids complain that most adults now buy Halloween candy in large packs at the store and forgo the coins.)
I get a lot of trick or treaters because we carve pumpkins every year, and the kids know I am an American. There are more kids out every year.
(I heard someone complaining on the radio that kids in England are now trick or treating a lot. They have never had guising so folks down there see this as a totally American thing and some are annoyed that people are adopting it.)
Not too many teens out trick-or-treating though, and if they were drinking it would probably be a giant 2 litre bottle of cheap hard cider. That would scare me, I wouldn't open my door to them for sure! ;)
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