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Double the trouble:

Halloween costume ideas for twins

By Kyle Wallis

fter coming up with a brilliant

costume idea for my friend’s

Halloween party, my plans
were swept out from under my feet.
I was going to go as the shufflin’
robot from the LMFAO music video
(you know the one, “Every day I’m
shufflin’”). Instead, my Halloween
costume was hijacked as a makeshift
birthday present for my brother’s
girlfriend. I am now going as
Tweedledee from Alice in Wonderland.
I guess I shouldn’t be mad. Yes, my
thunder was stolen; however, I will
not go off in a huff about this. Instead,
I though to myself, “what other great
twin-themed Halloween costumes have
I seen in the past?” and came up with a
pretty comprehensive list.

The great thing about tag teaming

a Halloween costume is that they’re
not as tricky to pull off as they may
seem. Many sets of costumes can
be successfully rocked by people of
different genders, ages, heights, and
so on. You certainly don’t have to
be a twin to indulge in some of this
lookalike buffoonery. So without
further adieu, here’s my list of twin-
themed Halloween costumes. Maybe
take one of these ideas for yourself so
you and your party rocking accomplice
can be “t’ winning” this Halloween.

Thing 1 and Thing 2 from The Cat in
the Hat. This is a classic matchup. It’s
good for all ages and genders. All you
need are matching bright-red spandex
one-piece suits, white paper circles
that say “Thing 1” or “Thing 2,” some
tape, and frizzy blue wigs. Throw on
some white face paint for extra points.
Like I said, these costumes are good
for all ages. Everyone from infants to
adults can wear them. Just make sure
the one-piece is the appropriate size in
the groin. Thing 3 isn’t invited to your
office party.

Mi and Fook Yu from Austin Powers
in Goldmember. This one’s a little
more risqué. You probably don’t

want your daughter out in this when
someone asks her what she’s dressed
as. What you need for these costumes:
short blue skirts (patterned is probably
best), blue pullovers, white collared
shirts, knee-high white boots, dress
ties (Union Jack patterned would be
perfect), and mini backpacks. The most
complicated part of these costumes
would have to be the backpacks:
they’ve got to be labelled “Fook Mi”
or “Fook Yu,” and preferably have big
caricatures plastered on them. Honestly,
I have never seen anybody sporting
these costumes, but if I ever do, those
people are getting a serious high-five.
*This costume is usually best sported
by girls, but who am I to judge?

 

The Twins from The Matrix Reloaded.
These have got to be the most badass twins
in showbiz, though I’m not sure if it’s
because they can both teleport, or because
they have dreadlocks that match the color
of their leather jackets. These costumes
require white trench coats (leather is best),
white two-piece suits, white ties, and white
shoes. Oh, and thin black sunglasses.

If you can find wigs that are made in to
dreads, that’s perfect. Or, alternatively, you
can grow real dreads. I love commitment
in a Halloween costume.

Tweedledee and Tweedledum from
Alice in Wonderland. Maybe I’m
being a bit opportunistic here, but these
are great, straightforward costumes.
Materials needed: red trousers or
shorts, yellow shirts, blue bowties,
and propeller beanies. One major
requirement is that the trousers must
be pulled up to almost nipple-height.
Suspenders can be added for extra
effect. It’s a simple as it gets!

 

Too old to trick-or-treat, too young to club crawl;

Have some Halloween fun

 

By Stephanie Trembath,
Life & Style Editor

uring their first year at Douglas
College, many students fall
into an area of being too
old to engage in trick-or-treating,
and being too young to club crawl.
For some, high school Halloweens
consisted of costume-filled party buses
where underage teens smuggled their
parents’ beer cans and hard liquor
(who am I kidding: most parents boot
for their kids nowadays), but not me.
I continued trick-or-treating until I
was at least sixteen, but not everyone
is five-foot-two and proudly sports a
retainer, so I consider myself lucky. If
you are one of those unfortunate few
who finds themselves too young to club

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crawl with the rest of your peers this
year, and are lacking in costumes that
make you look young enough to fit in
with trick-or-treaters, there are tons of
fun Halloween events going on that
don’t involve consuming booze-infused
beverages and a BC ID.

Two activities to enjoy in
Vancouver are the Stanley Park
Halloween Ghost Train and Fright
Nights. Much like the Christmas train,
the Ghost Train is open from October
7 to 31, and for only $9.82 you can
enjoy the Circus of Disaster theme the
train is displaying and enjoy an evening
being scared outside with your friends.
For Fright Nights, Playland creates an
epic Halloween adventure that involves
haunted houses and terrifying rides—
good for those who have more money

to spend (as admission is $40).

If you don’t feel like travelling
outside your cozy home (really who
would want to when there are goblins
and ghouls wandering outside?) why
not invite them into your house with
an Ouija board. Walmart, Zellers,
and Toys ‘R’ Us sell Ouija boards for
varying prices. If you’re scared of
spooky spirits and prefer the lights
turned on, have a jack-o’-lantern
carving party and use your pumpkin
discards to bake a pumpkin pie from
scratch! To make your own pumpkin
pie (which you can devour with your

friends immediately afterwards), you
will need to save all the pumpkin pulp
you scrape out of the pumpkin. Bake
the pulp into your pie, roast the seeds to
snack later on, and showcase your jack-
o’-lantern for all to see on October 31.
There you have it: I hope I have
provided enough means of entertaining
so that everyone finds themselves
busy enough this Halloween so they
don’t result to nasty tricks —smashing
pumpkins and wreaking havoc only
ruins the time for little kids, so if you
do get bored opt to go try for treats
instead of the tricks!

 

 

 

Of tia

   
 

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