DIY Fancy Dress ideas!! .. and a PS on woodworm

14.12.2008, 09:37

Invisible Man

Hello all

Got a family party that is fancy dress on New Year's Eve.

Being a miserable tight git I don't want to spend a fortune hiring and
wondered whether anyone had any ideas for simple diy fancy dress.

We are both (me and the missus) mid fifties and a bit less than slim.
Don't mind outrageous but don't want anything that will frighten the
grandchildren tooo much.

TIA for any replies.

PS. Anyone heard of any advances in under ground floor woodworm
treatment that do not involve pulling up floorboards all over the house?

14.12.2008, 10:20

The Medway Handyman

Invisible Man wrote:
> Hello all
>
> Got a family party that is fancy dress on New Year's Eve.
>
> Being a miserable tight git I don't want to spend a fortune hiring and
> wondered whether anyone had any ideas for simple diy fancy dress.
>
> We are both (me and the missus) mid fifties and a bit less than slim.
> Don't mind outrageous but don't want anything that will frighten the
> grandchildren tooo much.

Bob the Builder?

Check shirt, dungarees, tool belt & a hard hat. SWMBO could go as Wendy,
green sweatshirt, toolbelt, blue jeans.

14.12.2008, 11:05

Invisible Man

The Medway Handyman wrote:
> Invisible Man wrote:
>
> Bob the Builder?
>
> Check shirt, dungarees, tool belt & a hard hat. SWMBO could go as Wendy,
> green sweatshirt, toolbelt, blue jeans.
>Many thanks.

I could dig my tool belt out of the garage etc. but haven't got a hard hat.
SWMBO is called Wendy already!

Tart & vicar looks favourite at the moment. Me as the vicar!

14.12.2008, 12:51

Owain

Invisible Man wrote:
> Got a family party that is fancy dress on New Year's Eve.
> Being a miserable tight git I don't want to spend a fortune hiring and
> wondered whether anyone had any ideas for simple diy fancy dress.

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/...n-habiliments/

Alternatively see if anyone on the BNP membership list is near you and
could lend you an SS uniform. Then go as a member of the royal family.

Make "blinkers" out of cardboard and an old pair of specs, and go as
Haringey Council social workers.

> PS. Anyone heard of any advances in under ground floor woodworm
> treatment that do not involve pulling up floorboards all over the house?

Any tube lines in the general vicinity?

Ultrasonic woodworm repeller?

Owain

14.12.2008, 12:54

Owain

The Medway Handyman wrote:
> Bob the Builder?
> Check shirt, dungarees, tool belt & a hard hat.

There's a fine line between Bob The Builder and David Hodo from The
Village People ...

Owain

14.12.2008, 14:40

The Medway Handyman

Owain wrote:
> Invisible Man wrote:
>> Got a family party that is fancy dress on New Year's Eve.
>> Being a miserable tight git I don't want to spend a fortune hiring
>> and wondered whether anyone had any ideas for simple diy fancy dress.
>
> [..]
>
> Alternatively see if anyone on the BNP membership list is near you and
> could lend you an SS uniform. Then go as a member of the royal family.
>
> Make "blinkers" out of cardboard and an old pair of specs, and go as
> Haringey Council social workers.

(Oooh! Little bit of politics there)

Go with a woman strapped to your back. Claim to be a turtle. If they ask
about the woman, say "Thats Michelle".

14.12.2008, 14:47

Mark

Invisible Man <Invisible> wrote in message
news:qtk1
> Hello all
>
> Got a family party that is fancy dress on New Year's Eve.
>
> Being a miserable tight git I don't want to spend a fortune hiring and
> wondered whether anyone had any ideas for simple diy fancy dress.
>
> We are both (me and the missus) mid fifties and a bit less than slim.
> Don't mind outrageous but don't want anything that will frighten the
> grandchildren tooo much.
>
> TIA for any replies.

I went to a Fancy dress party years ago and a bloke had lots of plastic
noses
http://tinyurl.com/5qyvzu
pinned everywhere.
Suppressing how many people asked what he was supposed to be.

-

14.12.2008, 14:57

mogga

On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:40:22 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
<davidlang> wrote:

>Owain wrote:
>
>(Oooh! Little bit of politics there)
>
>Go with a woman strapped to your back. Claim to be a turtle. If they ask
>about the woman, say "Thats Michelle".

Paint your face back (kids face paint) and fill your mouth with
custard. Blackhead.

14.12.2008, 15:58

Invisible Man

mogga wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:40:22 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
> <davidlang> wrote:
>> Paint your face back (kids face paint) and fill your mouth with
> custard. Blackhead.

How do I get the beers in?

#10

14.12.2008, 15:59

Invisible Man

The Medway Handyman wrote:
> Owain wrote:
>
> (Oooh! Little bit of politics there)
>
> Go with a woman strapped to your back. Claim to be a turtle. If they ask
> about the woman, say "Thats Michelle".
>As if I'd have enough straps around the place to hold a woman in place;-)

#11

14.12.2008, 16:25

geoff

In message <GN91l.6168$Sp5.5438>, The Medway
Handyman <davidlang> writes
>Owain wrote:
>
>(Oooh! Little bit of politics there)
>
>Go with a woman strapped to your back. Claim to be a turtle. If they ask
>about the woman, say "Thats Michelle".
>There's always the condom on the konk to fall back on

or .. show a bit of imagination, spray yourselves silver, tie yourselves
together and go as a pair of ben was balls

#12

14.12.2008, 17:12

Invisible Man

geoff wrote:
> In message <GN91l.6168$Sp5.5438>, The Medway
> Handyman <davidlang> writes
> There's always the condom on the konk to fall back on
>
> or .. show a bit of imagination, spray yourselves silver, tie yourselves
> together and go as a pair of ben was balls
>Half the grandchildren would think it was hilarious. I don't fancy
having to explain to the other half!

#13

15.12.2008, 00:46

meow2222

Mark:

> I went to a Fancy dress party years ago and a bloke had lots of plastic
> noses
> [..]
> pinned everywhere.
> Suppressing how many people asked what he was supposed to be.

well, who nose...

NT

#14

15.12.2008, 18:34

Adrian C

mogga wrote:

> Paint your face back (kids face paint) and fill your mouth with
> custard. Blackhead.

<http://www.offbeatearth.com/being-covered-in-paint-is-not-always-such-a-bad-thing/>

#15

15.12.2008, 20:34

geoff

In message <6qnpq0FdnnqdU2>, Adrian C
<email> writes
>mogga wrote:
>
>> Paint your face back (kids face paint) and fill your mouth with
>> custard. Blackhead.
>
><[..]
>-bad-thing/>
>
.... heads off to search for the Floyd album painted girls and fails

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