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22 June 2010

We need a costume theme! My trivia team needs something wacky to wear next week. Why? Because![More:]
So there's me (large and curvy lady, glasses), Ed (6'5", cop in training), Steve (shorter, dark hair, mid-40s) and potentially my partner Jamie (male, bigger, dark hair, will be recovering from a procedure to remove a thing on his face that day, so will have a bandage and maybe be a little self-conscious about it).

Last week the team that won all dressed up in Hawaiian shirts, mustaches and hats... Magnum, PI.

So far, the frontrunner is Big Lebowski, although I don't know if we have anyone who looks remotely like The Dude. I could bring out my Dream Viking Maude Lebowski costume again, because either Ed and Jamie could do a smashing Walter, but we're missing yellow glasses and a vest.

I anticipate that Steve, who is a good sport but the father of easily embarrassed teenagers, would need a simpler and/or less outlandish look. Maybe he just dresses in black and comes as a nihilist.

My brother then independently suggested that we call our team (currently "Roadblock's Body Massage") "VAGINA" and when someone objects we say, "Does that word make you uncomfortable?"

But no... we're not completely sold on that idea. So please suggest others.

For example, we could probably do GI Joe. Baroness, Cobra Commando, Sgt. Slaughter, someone else?

Things we have at our disposal: just about anything.
X-Men

Bandage - tomb of the Mummy

Eras - 1950s ...1960s, sigh 80s teenager.

Star Trek/Wars.
posted by The Whelk 22 June | 12:03
A-Team (yes, the movie bombed, which makes it even more ironic; also a good follow-up to Magnum, but somebody's gonna have to get a Mr. T haircut - it might distract from your guy's bandage-on-face, or he could ironically be Face...)

Beatles (w/moptop haircuts) or other recognizably iconic rock band, Stones, Who (when they were all still alive), U2, with one female team member you could do Gladys Knight & the Pips...

The Four Stooges (with both Curly and Shemp)

Flintstones (Fred, Barney, Wilma & BamBam)

I'll stop now.
posted by oneswellfoop 22 June | 13:18
I don't know what a trivia team is but it sounds fun!
posted by iconomy 22 June | 13:36
Four Squares?
posted by rainbaby 22 June | 14:39
The Young Ones! You'll have to be creative to pull off Vyvian, though.
posted by ufez 22 June | 15:46
Mad Men

The bowling team (remember Jesus?) from The Big Liebowski

Everyone be Alex Trebec -- curly gray hair, little mustache, etc.



posted by bearwife 22 June | 16:54
I don't know where one might take this, costume-wise, but: can you ALL show up with bandages on your face? Would that make Jamie feel less self-conscious?
posted by knile 22 June | 17:00
Just a few more thoughts:

Barbershop quartet?
Four Musketeers?
The Fantastic Four?
posted by bearwife 22 June | 19:41
Everyone be Alex Trebec -- curly gray hair, little mustache, etc.

I really like this idea.
posted by deborah 26 June | 21:12
sometimes || Hadestown folk opera

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