HALLOWEEN COSTUMES TO BEAT

I'm 16! I swear!

MetroDad posted the above picture of his daughter's Halloween costume: "Underage Chinese Olympic Gymnast."

I'm pretty sure that's the costume to beat this year.

I would replicate her costume if it weren't for the fact everybody would wrongly guess that I was William Hung in drag as a Special Olympics gymnast.

Last year, my wife and I dressed up as Hiro (during his Kensei phase) and Claire from Heroes:

(More documentation here.)

This year, my wife and I considered some of the obvious couples' costume ideas below ...

The Sexy Option

Sexy Osama and Sexy Unexorcised Linda Blair
(Credit)

The Cute Option


Mario & Luigi

The Disturbingly Racist and Inappropriate Option


Strawberry ShortHitler & Ronald McHitler

Instead, we may opt for the retro/obscure/surreal/self-referential option and dress up as the Junichi version of Joanie Loves Chachi -- Joanichi Loves Chanichi. It's a simple costume, really.

I just need to put on my Chachi outfit:


And my wife just needs something to make her look like an Asian guy:

Done.

Or we might think of something better.

Happy Halloween!

--Junichi