It’s hard to come up with an original Halloween costume. There are a lot of options out there, but they’re pretty much the same. Ghosts, goblins, vampires, and the latest and greatest superheroes and their villains.

Popular TV and movie characters are also out there, as well as princesses, doctors, and firemen. What if none of those things are you, though? What if you want something a little, well, different?

You could go as a Geisha girl, or a Vegas showgirl. You don’t see too many of those. If that doesn’t appeal to you, how about going as a video game character.

Guitar Hero seems really popular lately, and there are also plenty of other games that have a ton of characters that you could choose from.

If none of those do it for you, try something a little more unique and interesting, like these:

Go as a giant name tag. ‘Hello, my name is…’

Get an inflatable sumo wrestler costume and float through that party or parade.

How about a giant dryer? People will be drawn to you like static cling!

You can also turn yourself into a walking Blow Pop.  Make sure you greet all the party goers by saying “Whats up sucka!”

Ever think of being a toilet for the night? You’d be hard to miss.

Even though you’ve probably ditched that old flip phone, you can still dress as one!

Upset about having to leave your computer to attend a Halloween party? Why not become your favorite site for the night. Go as Myspace. That’s right, the social networking site that has consumed our lives. It’s fun, original and you can put down anything you want in your profile, just like on the real site!

If you really want to be retro, try going as a Rubik cube. Sure, those were around a while ago, but everyone still knows what they are, and you’ll be the only one at your party. Any retro costume is a good choice, really, because it’s enjoying a resurgence today and everything that’s old is new again.

If you’re going to a party that’s a little more adult, you can get a costume that isn’t designed for children…or even designed to be seen by children. Adult Halloween costumes range from the nearly pornographic to the tacky and embarrassing, so you can get one of those or anything in between. Our money is on the cross-dressing French Maid.

Or, if you’re more interested in the college scene, you could impress your buddies as the Kool-Aid Man…but you’ll need three people. One to be the pitcher and 2 other guys on either side to be part of the wall that the pitcher busted through. Unless you want to be a threesome all night, you might want to let someone else dress up in this one.

Want to make a homemade costume that won’t be easily forgotten? How about dressing up your children and your pets? Wait, how about dressing up your children as pets? Sure, everyone’s seen the cute little puppy or kitty. But what about a skunk? Most people won’t forget that. After all, your kid’s probably a little stinker anyway.

What about other countries? They have Halloween, too, you know. For example, one of the most popular costumes in Germany is a fat, green, velour-looking tadpole thing wearing a baseball cap. Frankly, it looks like a giant sperm, but the jury’s still out on that one.

Speaking of reproductive fluids, this costume wins our grand prize:

No matter who you are and where you go, you’ll find some great costume ideas. Look around and you can come up with something totally unique and worthwhile.

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