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Happy day after Halloween, everyone!

While I was waiting for the trick-or-treaters that never came to my door last night I was watching television. Yeah, I know… imagine that!

Anyway, Master Card commercial came on. filling the screen was an overview shot of a grocery store check out line conveyor belt. As the conveyor belt moved these items were shown and listed by the narrator:

bottle of ketchup
spaghetti colander
red tablecloth
broom

$42 on Master Card
Halloween costume… Priceless

… and they never showed the finished Halloween costume!

So, here is my Pinata-challenge, if you will;
What costume would YOU make out of those - and ONLY those - items? How would you use them? What would you call your costume?

Don’t ask me… I don’t know what I would make. That’s why I wanted to ask all of you!

Now if you will excuse me, I have a NaNoWriMo novel to work on…

[Thanks to Bill Kolasa, Kevin Nickerson and David Rozian for photos and video]

Conclave welcomed its Masquerade judges LADY DIANA FRKAN, XAINA FAIRY, SAMUEL TRAVIS CLEMMONS, and author TIFFANY AARON to bestow the following honors on our ‘motley crewe’:

—Competitive Awards—

Best of Show - (Gold)
ReCreation-Other[Anime]-Seras Victoria from HELLSING - Kat

Second Prize (Silver)
Original Science Fiction - Red Light District Hunter - Jared Bane

Third Prize (Bronze)
ReCreation Fantasy - Dorothy Gale - Kristyn O

—Theme Prizes—

The Order of the Gold - Medallion of Power
ReCreation - Science Fiction- Emperor Palpatine from STAR WARS - RETURN OF THE JEDI - Bill K

The Order of the Purple - Medallion of Justice
Original Science Fiction - Red Light District Hunter - Jared Bane

The Order of the Green - Medallion of Faith
ReCreation-Other[Anime]-Seras Victoria from HELLSING - Kat

Jambalaya Award - Hot and Spicy!
Original Fantasy -Goth Hootchie - Shalla [designed by Jenna Hoyer]

Black Lagoon Award - Horrifying!
ReCreation Horror - Jigsaw from SAW movies - Gary O

Techno Treat Award - Shiny and New!
Original SF -Dorsai - The New Glitz - Robert

Class Act - Best Onstage Performance
ReCreation Fantasy - Dorothy Gale - Kristyn O

Voodoo Chile - Fantasy Genre Award
- Ice Dancer from Neptune - OPFOR (Claudia)

Roast Shark - Stun the MC Award
Original Humor - Mardi Gras Queen “Ruth Ann” - Tim D

—Other—

Door Prizes were awarded to lucky, lucky audience members. Judging happened during a short Halftime Show featuring the Great Luke Ski and the Foggy Bottom Boys!

And Shark of course got the girl.