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Hi, I'm Sophurky ~ your editor for this edition of the Comedy Newsletter, wherein we'll discuss how and why to create funny Halloween Costumes.
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Halloween Costumes Should be FUNNY, Not Scary!!
What are you going to be for Halloween this year? The trends this year seem to be going as one of the Despicable Me minions, someone from Great Gatsby, Walking Dead, or Breaking Bad, and of course, Miley Cyrus. Hopefully if you go as Miley it won't be too cold out since she doesn't tend to wear much in the manner of clothing. It would be an easy costume - just wear a something a size too small that barely covers you and put your hair up into ridiculous little pony tail bumps on top of your head and stick your tongue out a lot. Be careful about twerking though - you wouldn't want to throw out a hip! 
Apparently there are lots of people dressing up as inmates from the Netflix series, "Orange is the New Black." Basically you just need a pair of beige scrubs and a clip on name badge. You might avoid Julianne Hough's recent gaff of going as the African American character "Crazy Eyes." The petite, Caucasian, former "Dancing with the Stars" country singer went to a party as "Crazy Eyes," complete with black-face. Yeah, not a smart move on her part probably.
Even though I've gotten over my fear of Zombies in recent months, and my phobia of Vampires before that, I still don't care for bloody, scary Halloween costumes. I much prefer clever, amusing costumes that take thought (and a sense of humor) to create. For instance, a newly married couple friend of mine have a great idea for their costume this year. She's wearing a bathrobe, slippers, and has curlers in her hair. He's wearing a nice suit and carrying balloons, a microphone, and a large cardboard check made out for a million dollars from Publisher's Clearing House. Isn't that clever? And pretty easy to put together.
If you are lazy busy like me, the easier the costume, the better. Here are some other clever costumes I found around the internet that made me think - "I wish I'd thought of that!" Some are very simple. One guy stuck a bunch of those paint sample cards all over his shirt in different shades of grey, put some grey in his hair and grey pants and is going as, you got it, "50 Shades of Grey." Not so funny but much easier - if you are a guy and have a beard, put on a red flannel shirt and carry around a roll of Brawny Paper towels. One kid I saw was carrying a handmade sign that read "Nudist on Strike." He was fully dressed. That cracked me up a little. So did "Guy in a Hurricane." He turned an umbrella inside out, blew his hair back, and stuck a newspaper page to his pants.
So what are you going to be for Halloween this year? I'm going to be the usual - grumpy middle aged woman who turns out all the lights, hides in the basement, and doesn't give out any candy! It's my favorite.  What are some of your funniest costumes, past and present? Let me know in the newsletter comments, and maybe you will inspire someone to steal your great idea!!
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Now for some comments about my last newsletter "Comedy Newsletter (October 2, 2013)" about the twerking:
From LJPC - the tortoise 
Hi Sophy! I have no explanation for why the crap rap that people are doing (I won't say singing) is popular. If it has no melody, if it just repeats the same note over and over, it is a Gregorian chant, not music.
However, the Miley-twerking situation I understand. Rebellious teens love whatever is shocking. The more adults are outraged by Miley, the more albums she sells to teens. Like when a 4-yr-old learns a bad word and Mom says "No!" He'll delightedly repeat it over and over and over... If the adults hate it, it must be cool.
Great NL!
~ Laura
Well I suppose but still ... you'd think "those kids today" would have better taste! Glad you enjoyed it!!
    
From billwilcox
Twerking is like a stand up lap dance that you don't even have to pay for. As far as I'm concerned, some of those BIG booties simply scare me. 
I'm sure they terrify you, Bill! Yeah, no, I'm not buying it.
From PatrickB
Hey Sophy! Great newsletter! I know exactly how you feel about becoming your parents. I hear my dad every time I discipline my kids. I am however a great lover of music, and I always try to keep an open mind when considering a celebrity musician's image, because for better or worse, that has a lot to do with his or her stardom. This is my take on Miley Cyrus: someone is whispering in her ear that she has to jettison all those preteen fans, either by simply disconnecting with them or else by forcing the kids' parents to ban her from the household. Then, and only then, does she gain a second-life as a star. She can't gain diva cred if she is most remembered as Hannah Montana. From a celebrity's point of view, publicity stunts are good; over-the-top behaviour is good; unpredictability is good. It has worked for thirty years for Madonna. The sad thing for Miley, however, is that she doesn't have one-tenth the musical talent of Madonna, so she will end up a joke in the end. But, we can't fault her for trying. 
Excellent explanation, thank you. Are you her manager?
From Marci Missing Everyone
I do have children and find that the older they get, every time I open my mouth, my mother comes out!
Ouch, that's gotta hurt!
From NaNoNette 
Considering Miley Cyrus holds the number one spot in the Billboard Charts, Liam Hemsworth is a loser. Instead of standing up for the woman he used to say he loved and stand by her side, he jumped ship at the first sign of rocky waters. In the meantime, Miley Cyrus is more popular than ever all around the world.
Since this was the Comedy Newsletter, I was just having some fun with Miley and the whole twerking thing. I'm sure she will survive my humor attempts and twerk all the way to the bank.
From brom21 
Yah know popular music now days are bad enough. I shudder to think of what the future holds. I’ve watched how music has been gradually twerked from when I was very young. It basically increased in speed and started to become more explicit and began to have a heavier base. What did happen to Hannah Montana? I have not heard from here in a long time.
I think Miley's manager, aka PatrickB , has her locked in a basement somewhere.
From blue jellybaby
HAHA what a brilliant newsletter topic! I think I had exactly the same thoughts myself
Thanks!
Please keep your comments and suggestions coming! Until next time! Sophurky |
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