Halloween costume ideas for Rome and Floyd County residents
Since Halloween is just a week away and lots of Rome residents are looking for fun costumes to wear to parties and events, I thought I’d suggest a few.
Now these are costumes specifically geared toward Rome and Floyd County residents. Here are a few ideas that would really get a reaction out of locals...
Ƈ Dress up as THE HUMBLE GYM MEMBER. Disguise yourself as someone who DOESN’T post endless selfies at the gym. We know you work out. I am a huge proponent of exercising, staying active and taking care of your body, but you don’t need to post a photo every day proving you worked out or that you go to Orangetheory or X4 or CrossFit or whatever gym it is. You can actually get fit without letting the world know about your every workout. So this costume will require regular clothes and the mindset that people don’t need daily updates on your gym activities masked as “progress photos” or “a way to keep me accountable.”
Ƈ A great costume this year for Rome and Floyd County residents would be THE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER. You can pretend to be someone who doesn’t get a puppy just because it’s cute then try to “rehome” it later because you just don’t have the time or resources to care for an animal. Or you’re moving and your new place doesn’t allow pets. To really make this costume believable, you can pretend to spay/neuter your animals and you can NOT leave them chained to a cinderblock in your yard.
Ƈ How about dressing as an ETHICAL ELECTED OFFICIAL? Here’s what you do. You would represent your constituents to the best of your ability with no regard for personal gain or social media clicks or personal advancement. Then you make decisions that are in the best interest of the people you serve. How fun would that be? This costume will require that you not get into petty arguments with your fellow elected officials and that you avoid voting or weighing in on issues that could be seen as a conflict of interest.
Ƈ Another really fun costume would be the RESPONSIBLE CONSUMER OF NEWS. This costume requires you to not click on sensational headlines and links and social media and blindly believe whatever it says. A key part of this costume is that you would actually read entire news articles to understand the full story instead of just reading the headline and asking lazy questions in the comments — questions that are ANSWERED in the article. You get bonus points with this costume if you don’t demand that your news be for free when literally every other type of goods or services are provided to you at a cost.
Ƈ Want to WOW your fellow locals at the Halloween bash? Dress as THE NOT ANNOYING DRIVER. This costume requires you to know that you can turn right at a red light unless it says otherwise. You’d also have to understand that if your left turn will hold up the entire county, then just drive one street up and turn there.
Ƈ Spice things up at your event by disguising yourself as THE GOOD NEIGHBOR. Don’t leave junk and trash lying around in your yard and keep your dogs from barking all hours of the night. The deluxe version of this costume comes with a kit that prevents you from setting off fireworks on occasions that aren’t big holidays.
Ƈ Your friends will laugh hilariously when you walk into your party dressed as a THE QUICK RESTAURANT ORDERER. Here’s what you do. Dress as someone who doesn’t stand at the counter for 30 minutes trying to decide what you want while a whole line of people behind you wait. Or another version of this costume is to dress as someone who doesn’t sit in the drive-thru line asking endless questions about the menu. Take it up a notch by being the person who doesn’t sample 12 ice cream flavors before finally deciding on vanilla.
Ƈ THE CONSCIENTIOUS SHOPPER is a great costume idea this year. Pretend you’re in a crowded store and do NOT have a loud telephone conversation which everyone else in the store is subjected to. Or, as an alternate version of this costume, you can keep your children from running around the store, screaming and touching everything.
Ƈ Last but not least, a trendy costume this year that would work really well in Rome is THE CRIME AVOIDER. This costume is really fun and cool because it allows you to do everything in your power to not be a victim of crimes that could easily be avoided. Here’s what you need to do. You need to NOT post social media images of the route you walk or jog everyday, inviting someone with ill intent to know your exact whereabouts on a particular trail or in the woods alone. Another version of this costume is where you don’t answer a series of “fun” questions on social media that give scammers direct information to access your online identity. Yet another way to pull off this costume is to LOCK YOUR CAR DOORS when you’re not in your vehicle. That way the gun, purse and laptop you left in your car overnight won’t be such an easy target. This is the costume that keeps on giving because there’s yet another way to dress as the Crime Avoider. You can simply NOT post your flight itinerary and other travel plans to social media while you’re traveling, giving would-be burglars exact knowledge of your absence from home.
Have a fun and safe Halloween. Please send photos if you use any of these great costume ideas.