From the altfriday5:
1. You have access to the entire wardrobe and special effects departments of a major motion studio. What do you dress up as?
There's a great story on an episode of This American Life about a guy in Seattle who dresses up as Superman. He put a bunch of time into making himself a fantastic Superman costume. Boots, cape, the whole nine yards. And he wears it out a few nights a week. Just to run errands, go out for dinner, whatever. And he says it cheers people up a whole lot. There's a story about a trip that he takes by plane, for instance, and he says that at one point, the pilot comes on the PA system and says, "Would Superman please find a flight attendant? We have located his Pokemon pyjamas." And about that, the Superman guy says that that pilot is probably still telling that story.
All this is to say that dressing up as Superman, or somebody that people would recognize like that would be great. But it's not what I'd pick.
I'd go instead with a really, really well-done goth outfit. Makeup, period clothing, maybe dyed hair.
2. Now your worst enemy has you in their clutches, and the same resources. What do they dress you up as?
I don't know. Maybe Ronald McDonald? Maybe Pamela Anderson? Nothing that I can think of would bother me that much. Maybe one of you knows me better.
3. The Irish believed that the souls of the dead and the unborn walked the world on Samhain. If you could make a lunch date with one of the souls of the dead, who would it be?
Maybe Grandpa Cuppage, who I never met. Maybe, assuming his soul has aged beyond the few hours that he lived, my brother Dustin.
4. If you could make a lunch date with one of the souls of the unborn (i.e., someone from the future), who would it be?
God, I don't know? Someone who was going on to take a great position of power, I guess. Prime Minister, President of the US, Secretary-General of the UN, CEO of Microsoft. I haven't a clue.
5. The Christians attempted to replace Samhain with All Saints Day. If you were a saint, what would you be the patron of? What miracles would you have performed to win your sainthood?
The Patron Saint of Nothing Much? No, I think that one's been claimed. Seriously. I can't answer this right now.
There's a great story on an episode of This American Life about a guy in Seattle who dresses up as Superman. He put a bunch of time into making himself a fantastic Superman costume. Boots, cape, the whole nine yards. And he wears it out a few nights a week. Just to run errands, go out for dinner, whatever. And he says it cheers people up a whole lot. There's a story about a trip that he takes by plane, for instance, and he says that at one point, the pilot comes on the PA system and says, "Would Superman please find a flight attendant? We have located his Pokemon pyjamas." And about that, the Superman guy says that that pilot is probably still telling that story.
All this is to say that dressing up as Superman, or somebody that people would recognize like that would be great. But it's not what I'd pick.
I'd go instead with a really, really well-done goth outfit. Makeup, period clothing, maybe dyed hair.
2. Now your worst enemy has you in their clutches, and the same resources. What do they dress you up as?
I don't know. Maybe Ronald McDonald? Maybe Pamela Anderson? Nothing that I can think of would bother me that much. Maybe one of you knows me better.
3. The Irish believed that the souls of the dead and the unborn walked the world on Samhain. If you could make a lunch date with one of the souls of the dead, who would it be?
Maybe Grandpa Cuppage, who I never met. Maybe, assuming his soul has aged beyond the few hours that he lived, my brother Dustin.
4. If you could make a lunch date with one of the souls of the unborn (i.e., someone from the future), who would it be?
God, I don't know? Someone who was going on to take a great position of power, I guess. Prime Minister, President of the US, Secretary-General of the UN, CEO of Microsoft. I haven't a clue.
5. The Christians attempted to replace Samhain with All Saints Day. If you were a saint, what would you be the patron of? What miracles would you have performed to win your sainthood?
The Patron Saint of Nothing Much? No, I think that one's been claimed. Seriously. I can't answer this right now.