Annual 2006 Halloween Costume Contest
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Posted on: 2006-12-04 15:42 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
Two things came to mind when I saw THIS.
1) First, I was slightly afraid.
2) Then a small voice in my head said, "Bring out the gimp..."
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Two things came to mind when I saw THIS.
1) First, I was slightly afraid.
2) Then a small voice in my head said, "Bring out the gimp..."
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Two things that came to mind when I saw that...
#1 - Ewww
#2 - That's a dude.....DOUBLE EWWW!
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Two things came to mind when I saw THIS.
1) First, I was slightly afraid.
2) Then a small voice in my head said, "Bring out the gimp..."
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Two things that came to mind when I saw that...
#1 - Ewww
#2 - That's a dude.....DOUBLE EWWW!
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Wait....I just assumed crossdressing on Halloween was a tradition? You know, like Easter egg hunts, lighting fireworks on Independence Day, or sacrificing a platypus to the pagan gods on your birthday. Isn't that how you guys do it?
Story Arcs:
"The Joy of States-mas", #533168
"A Mosaic of Shattered Dreams", #497506 (2011 Players Choice winner!)
"Television Presents: Attack of the Toons!", #373710
"Lightning in a Bottle", #376222
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Two things came to mind when I saw THIS.
1) First, I was slightly afraid.
2) Then a small voice in my head said, "Bring out the gimp..."
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Two things that came to mind when I saw that...
#1 - Ewww
#2 - That's a dude.....DOUBLE EWWW!
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Wait....I just assumed crossdressing on Halloween was a tradition? You know, like Easter egg hunts, lighting fireworks on Independence Day, or sacrificing a platypus to the pagan gods on your birthday. Isn't that how you guys do it?
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Avonlea, come on down to Tampa next Halloween. Celebrate it the right way. With guavas. Join in the Mama Guava Stumble. See Y'bor transformed from party central-year round Mardi Gras to Guavaween when we get really wild.
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Avonlea, come on down to Tampa next Halloween. Celebrate it the right way. With guavas. Join in the Mama Guava Stumble. See Y'bor transformed from party central-year round Mardi Gras to Guavaween when we get really wild.
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I have no idea what you just said, but your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. 
Story Arcs:
"The Joy of States-mas", #533168
"A Mosaic of Shattered Dreams", #497506 (2011 Players Choice winner!)
"Television Presents: Attack of the Toons!", #373710
"Lightning in a Bottle", #376222
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Avonlea, come on down to Tampa next Halloween. Celebrate it the right way. With guavas. Join in the Mama Guava Stumble. See Y'bor transformed from party central-year round Mardi Gras to Guavaween when we get really wild.
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I have no idea what you just said, but your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
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'Tis a linky!
Debate on the carnie costume aside, my jaw hit the keyboard when I saw Cookie Girl. I didn't much care who won what or when after that. I would like to say gratz to all the contestants for entering, I don't think I would have the guts to do it so I would never criticize anyone that did. As for Cookie Girl, thanks for playing.
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3 People in tucson? I must meet them, Its not THAT big a city......
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Actually I counted four from our town 
Weaselon
Gravitella
FRAY-D CAT
Zaya
It's nice to know the Tucson made such a good showing.
Congratulations to all of you and everyone who took the time to make a costume and enter this year.
A great turn out and an excellent job one and all. 
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Debate on the carnie costume aside, my jaw hit the keyboard when I saw Cookie Girl. I didn't much care who won what or when after that. I would like to say gratz to all the contestants for entering, I don't think I would have the guts to do it so I would never criticize anyone that did. As for Cookie Girl, thanks for playing.
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This may be overly simple... but can someone explain this to me? This is like the 4th or 5th comment on cookie girl I've seen and I honetsly don't undertand. She had a decent costume, to be sure, although a simple one, but then again... more complicated than some of the winners.
She had a decent costume and all, but the only thing I can see where she's really above anyone else is in physical attractiveness, but then again, she's probably be more physically attractive than the other entrants no matter what she wore. I'm kind of giving the posters the benefit of the doubt that they're not just talking about physical attractiveness, because that would be pretty insulting to the person dressed up as cookie girl, and such baseless insults just aren't called for in this sort of forum.
Can someone explain this to me? Am I missing something or are several people just posting to say "look, cookie girl, don't bother ever enter any contest again, because no matter what you do or how well you do it no one is ever going to be interested in anything but your attractiveness". Because that just seems kind of crude.
Zeus - god of not understanding
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Avonlea, come on down to Tampa next Halloween. Celebrate it the right way. With guavas. Join in the Mama Guava Stumble. See Y'bor transformed from party central-year round Mardi Gras to Guavaween when we get really wild.
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I have no idea what you just said, but your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
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'Tis a linky!
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All this and pirates, too? It's like heaven! 
Story Arcs:
"The Joy of States-mas", #533168
"A Mosaic of Shattered Dreams", #497506 (2011 Players Choice winner!)
"Television Presents: Attack of the Toons!", #373710
"Lightning in a Bottle", #376222
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[...]I'm kind of giving the posters the benefit of the doubt that they're not just talking about physical attractiveness[...]
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Hehe, well not to cast aspersions on anyone, but I think you miiiight be giving a skosh more credit than is due.
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Do you remember..... DIVA 7?!?
At the time, much was made about her costume (or lack thereof), and I think we can agree the fascination there had nothing to do with regards to her leet costume-making skills. 
Story Arcs:
"The Joy of States-mas", #533168
"A Mosaic of Shattered Dreams", #497506 (2011 Players Choice winner!)
"Television Presents: Attack of the Toons!", #373710
"Lightning in a Bottle", #376222
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[...]I'm kind of giving the posters the benefit of the doubt that they're not just talking about physical attractiveness[...]
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Hehe, well not to cast aspersions on anyone, but I think you miiiight be giving a skosh more credit than is due.
/em Edna Mode voice
Do you remember..... DIVA 7?!?
At the time, much was made about her costume (or lack thereof), and I think we can agree the fascination there had nothing to do with regards to her leet costume-making skills.
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Ok, true. But Diva7 was a totally different issue. There was a girl who was hot, who made a hot character, for the purposes of being hot, entered the contest for hotness, and got replies saying "you're hot". That one seemed to fit.
But cookie girl looked like she actually put some effort into her costume. She has a theme, so it's most likely a character she plays and enjoys, not just made up for sheer hotness. That skirt? Looks homemade, although it's a good job of a homemade skirt. She actually had a decent costume in ADDITION to being hot, where diva7... just dug out some fetish gear from her closet and wore underwear.
I can see Diva7 getting all the "you're hot" messages and thinking "well, that was kind of the point!". I can see cookie girl getting the "you're hot" messages and thinking "gee, thanks, but I already knew that - this was a COSTUME contest, and I did actually spend time making a costume that apparantly you didn't notice"
Zeus - god of differences
There were a lot of great entries that looked bang-on, and unfortunately most of those people aren't getting any kudos. AWESOME JOB to the peeps who managed to perfectly replicate their ingame costume. And some of those couldn't have been easy. Well done, all of you.
As far as cookie girl, you kindof have to expect that. Women who are very attractive get attention no matter where they go. And while no one's been rude so far, there's no way to know how she takes it. Hopefully she's just flattered. : )
The "hawt" centers of my brain were permanently burned out after the first costume contest where I commented on the "hawtness" of Avonlea and my wife looked over my shoulder and said "Uh, that's a guy..."
I'm also a bit more critical about these things because I've been annoyed by them in regular life as well. E.g., a woman friend of mine who went to a party dressed basically in overalls and "won" the costume contest over several more deserving people because she was the "hawt" girl and everyone there was a sex-starved BBS geek. (Yeah, this was back in the days of 1200 baud modems and the "internet" being an ivory tower thing that most people had only heard rumors about.)
"Cookie Girl" is, I imagine, well aware of her physical attractiveness. I imagine that she would be more interested in how well her costume was received than in how many forumites would like to buy her dinner and drinks.
I'd have to give Miss Cholera extra points just because her pic frightens me...
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The "hawt" centers of my brain were permanently burned out after the first costume contest where I commented on the "hawtness" of Avonlea and my wife looked over my shoulder and said "Uh, that's a guy..."
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ROFL! Ahem...sorry about that. Henceforth I promise to use my powers only for good and not evil.
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I'm also a bit more critical about these things because I've been annoyed by them in regular life as well. E.g., a woman friend of mine who went to a party dressed basically in overalls and "won" the costume contest over several more deserving people because she was the "hawt" girl and everyone there was a sex-starved BBS geek. (Yeah, this was back in the days of 1200 baud modems and the "internet" being an ivory tower thing that most people had only heard rumors about.)
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I know what you mean. I think it's fine and fair to allow for some level of the physicality to enter a contest like this, but that can't be the only thing. I mean--male or female--if someone has a great physique, they usually have to work at it. But too often people get blinded by that aspect and the flattery blinds them to the rest.
Which, come to think of it, would be kind of like going out with someone attractive, despite their obvious personality flaws. Not like that's ever happened.
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"Cookie Girl" is, I imagine, well aware of her physical attractiveness. I imagine that she would be more interested in how well her costume was received than in how many forumites would like to buy her dinner and drinks.
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Agreed. But the girl is wearing an 8 inch miniskirt...I think it's also fair to say that physical attractiveness was something she was definitely playing up as part of her costume.
Story Arcs:
"The Joy of States-mas", #533168
"A Mosaic of Shattered Dreams", #497506 (2011 Players Choice winner!)
"Television Presents: Attack of the Toons!", #373710
"Lightning in a Bottle", #376222
Gratz to all the winners and everyone who entered.
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Can someone explain this to me?
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You're not this dumb Zeus ... You're playin aren't you ...
Congratz to everyone that won! There were some amazing costumes!
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Can someone explain this to me?
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You're not this dumb Zeus ... You're playin aren't you ...
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No.. I'm actually serious. Perhaps I give people the benefit of the doubt that they're not actually going to bother make a post that says (essentially) "I like boobies". I mean, that just seems pretty stupid to me. I take it you think I'm overestimating people.
It wouldn't be a first time I suppose.
Zeus - god of overestimation
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Can someone explain this to me?
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You're not this dumb Zeus ... You're playin aren't you ...
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No.. I'm actually serious. Perhaps I give people the benefit of the doubt that they're not actually going to bother make a post that says (essentially) "I like boobies". I mean, that just seems pretty stupid to me. I take it you think I'm overestimating people.
It wouldn't be a first time I suppose.
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Not people in general ... I actually give people the benefit of the doubt too ...
No ... I'm talking about people who post in a gaming forum for a game rated ... T for Teen
"I like Boobies" is a big step up for lots of them
Edit: My only comment about the rash of Cookie Girl drooling ... Is that she looked like a kid to me ... Which in and of itself isn't a bad thing (kids drooling over kids, I mean I was 16 once), but I'm thinking a few of the droolers would land themselves in jail over that ... I'd go as far as to say I'd bet some of the droolers could be classified as having a certain type of "philia" (which I find a bit sick actually).
Some people also look a lot younger than they are. I've been called everything from 16 to 23, and I'm 26.
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Some people also look a lot younger than they are. I've been called everything from 16 to 23, and I'm 26.
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My kid is 26 ...
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Some people also look a lot younger than they are. I've been called everything from 16 to 23, and I'm 26.
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well you do look 16 in some of the photos on your website and...kinda scary holding that AR-15
Goodbye, I guess.
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3 People in tucson? I must meet them, Its not THAT big a city......
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Exactly what I was thinking... I had no idea there were so many here that are just as crazy. Guess we should've had a Halloween party.
Way cool costumes on everybody. Next time I'm really going to have to find a better location for my photo. I could've matched up to a screenshot easily if I'd thought about it. =/
Awesome. Mayhaps I will find the non-laziness to develope an Adramelech costume next year. .....<goes to sleep>