Help me put together a costume

[mrsb]

I know it is months away. I will need some time to prepare or maybe make a costume and it helps the time pass when I have a task involving prep for the St John vacation. I am so excited that we will be on St John for Halloween this year. I will try to convince Mrb to dress up-we'll see. I don't want to end up with a coconut top and grass skirt. Please help

I must think of a prize for best suggestion or you guys can help with that too.

[Ron_L]

You could dress as a tourist. Exaggerate everything that tourists are known for. Loud shirt, plaid shorts, black socks with sandals, big floppy hat, sun screen on your nose, multiple toy cameras around you neck.

Or... I know that this has been done, but it requires only things that you can get on the island. You and MrB could go as M&M. You would be plain and he would be with nuts. Just use a plastic trash bag and put the M's on it with duct tape or something.

I may have more lucid thoughts after my first cup of coffee soaks in.

[mbw1024]

I made my niece the Extreme tourist one year! It was funny. And easy.

[California Girl]

A friend of mine showed up once at a Halloween party in his regular clothes with a string of empty cereal boxes around his neck & hanging down his front. Each box had several plastic knives stuck in it (not table knives, but like daggers) and guess what he was..... A Serial Killer! LOL!

[chicagoans]

If you go as pirates, you can not only honor the rowdy history of the islands, but also use rum as part of your costume!

[LSU Beach Tiger]

Mr. B could dress up as a goat or donkey & you can dress up as a rental Jeep following closely behind him.........GOAT!!!!!!!!!!!

[canucknyc]

Mr. B could dress up as a goat or donkey & you can dress up as a rental Jeep following closely behind him.........GOAT!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG that is too funny!

[mrsb]

Ha ha Goat!!! I am liking all these ideas so far. Iam trying to figure out how to dress up as a Jeep. Cardboard would be hard to pack and take some work. Tent poles and material might do it.

[chicagoans]

mrsb wrote: I am trying to figure out how to dress up as a Jeep.

How many of the forum guys are going to make jokes about seeing your headlights?

[LSU Beach Tiger]

Quote:
mrsb wrote: I am trying to figure out how to dress up as a Jeep.

Just get you a Jeep T-shirt & a steering wheel, then put your St. John Forum bumber sticker on your rear end--DONE!

[augie]

I think you should dress up like your avatar and go around the island doing the "peanut butter jelly time" dance.

[sea-nile]

What about a lobster or a shark or some kind of fish?
I've seen good Lobster costumes online. It may be a little hot though.

[mrsb]

Well, here I am again. There is work to be done and I am avoiding it.

LSU- I really like that idea. It is very funny. I think I should do tire tracks on the "goat" too I could still have a bottle of rum in my hand too

Augie- A dog in a banana costume is beyond my sewing capabilities right now and it would be hot. And...I don't think anyone watches TV down there so would they even get it? Maybe I can get working on that for a year or two down the road

OK- now what kind of prize to offer? I don't have any coozies. Any other ideas?

[JT]

I didn' t have a costume, so I took my shirt and shoes off. When the host opened the door I was told it was a costume party and what the hell was I supposed to be? I said that I was a "premature ejac*ulation and I just came in my jeans."

[mrsb]

I don't think the USVI police would be ok with me doing that, maybe Mrb