I'm going to see a show on Oct 31, so I figured I'd better pick a costume. Because dressing up is retarded, and I don't want to spend money, I decided to go with the same thing as Tiny from House of 1000 Corpses:
(http://www.javaop.com/~ron/images/random/tinycostume-small.jpg)
I got a white shirt, with red and black fabric paint. I'll take a picture of it when it's done.
<edit> I tried to clear up the picture a little. It says "Cheap All Halloween Costume"
Shouldn't it be "Cheap Ass Halloween Costume"? And why is that picture golden.. wtf
Quote from: deadly7 on October 21, 2006, 10:48:22 PM
Shouldn't it be "Cheap Ass Halloween Costume"? And why is that picture golden.. wtf
I'm almost certain that's what he meant. ;P
Me and Newby might be going to a PC Deathsquad house show on the 28th, which is also a costume show.
Not sure if I can go, but I, as well, would need a costume.
Quote from: leet_muffin on October 21, 2006, 11:23:50 PM
Me and Newby might be going to a PC Deathsquad house show on the 28th, which is also a costume show.
Not sure if I can go, but I, as well, would need a costume.
I am not dressing up. I'll wear my Exodus tshirt, my ripped jeans, and shoes.
Quote from: deadly7 on October 21, 2006, 10:48:22 PM
Shouldn't it be "Cheap Ass Halloween Costume"? And why is that picture golden.. wtf
Yes, it should. My bad.
It looks like crap because I took a picture of my TV.. it was the easiest way :P
Since when does Halloween have an apostrophe in it?
Quote from: unTactical on October 22, 2006, 12:37:11 AM
Since when does Halloween have an apostrophe in it?
Since long before it didn't have an apostrophe.
Remember, Hallowe'en is short for All Hallows' Even(ing), and to legally remove the "v" from "evening", you have to replace it with an apostrophe.
I like to stick with the proper (fine, classic) spelling
(Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween) has a blurb which basically says the same thing as me[/url])
QuoteThe term Halloween, and its older spelling Hallowe'en, is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening before "All Hallows' Day"[2] (also known as "All Saints' Day").
WRONG! All Hallows means All Souls, NOT All Saints. All Saints Day is November 1st!!!!!
Quote from: unTactical on October 22, 2006, 12:45:45 AM
QuoteThe term Halloween, and its older spelling Hallowe'en, is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening before "All Hallows' Day"[2] (also known as "All Saints' Day").
WRONG! All Hallows means All Souls, NOT All Saints. All Saints Day is November 1st!!!!!
Duh. And "Christmas Eve" is December 24.
Quote from: unTactical on October 22, 2006, 12:45:45 AM
QuoteThe term Halloween, and its older spelling Hallowe'en, is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening before "All Hallows' Day"[2] (also known as "All Saints' Day").
WRONG! All Hallows means All Souls, NOT All Saints. All Saints Day is November 1st!!!!!
Is it just me or did he not notice that November First is indeed the day after Halloween?
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Quote from: unTactical on October 22, 2006, 12:45:45 AM
QuoteThe term Halloween, and its older spelling Hallowe'en, is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening before "All Hallows' Day"[2] (also known as "All Saints' Day").
WRONG! All Hallows means All Souls, NOT All Saints. All Saints Day is November 1st!!!!!
Is it just me or did he not notice that November First is indeed the day after Halloween?
That's what I assumed, especially in my response :P
Somehow I managed to not see the phrase 'evening before' every time I read it...
Quote from: unTactical on October 22, 2006, 07:51:19 PM
Somehow I managed to not see the phrase 'evening before' every time I read it...
Yep, and later we'll go celebrate Christmas Eve(ning Before) on December 24!
Also, Hallows is derived from the Latin word for holy or something. Like in the KJV (or some translation) the Lord's prayer starts out as "Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name". So yeah, Saint and Hallowed One are basically the same.
Quote from: Joex86] link=topic=7662.msg95810#msg95810 date=1161568498]
Also, Hallows is derived from the Latin word for holy or something. Like in the KJV (or some translation) the Lord's prayer starts out as "Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name". So yeah, Saint and Hallowed One are basically the same.
According to Merriam Webster, the etymology lies mostly in old english.
Well, I found a font I liked, printed it off in big letters, and mounted it on cardboard. I put the cardboard in the shirt to help hold the form, and got out the paint. I mixed red and black to get a bit of a browny blood colour. I traced the letters, let it dry, and done!
Here's how it looks:
(http://www.javaop.com/~ron/ospap/picture.php?picture_id=277)
(For more pictures, go here (http://www.javaop.com/~ron/ospap/show_category.php?category_id=37))
I showed it to my family. First thing they asked was where I bought it. They didn't believe me that I made it myself till I showed them the template.
It worked out good! :D
This is a good idea, I like it. Maybe I shall do something similar for myself :D
What kind of paint did you use?
Wow, looks great! Make me one! :P
@ Quik and Towelie: :-) -- it didn't even take me very long!
Quote from: leet_muffin on October 24, 2006, 11:28:15 PM
What kind of paint did you use?
Just some generic fabric paint I found at a local craft store. All I could find was "rose" and "ebony", so I mixed them to make brown.
I think I might have to go get me some of this to paint up a shirt for the GWAR show. =)
Haha, that'd be great!
It's actually really easy and really cheap, here's what I spent:
$3 - Package of 3 white shirts
$8 - 2 paint things, which I used maybe 1/4 of
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$11
I already had good cheap paint brush, so tack on maybe $2 for those.
And best of all, it really looks good! Even just tracing looked good, using a stencil would be even better. But I wanted the half-assed look.
My friend wants me to make him a "Who Farted?" t-shirt (like Booger from Revenge of the Nerds always wore)
That sounds like an appropriate amount to spend on a Halloween costume. +10 points for not taking Halloween too seriously but also not being a douche that doesn't dress up :)
Hahahahah. iago, you own.
+10 points to your friend, Dudley Dawson is one of my favorite characters from Nerds, besides Poindexter and his Psychedelic violin playing.