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Caption This: Somebody Should Tell Paris Hilton PVC is Bad For Her Body

Emily Farris — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:43:00 GMT

Marry, F*ck or Kill: Slutoween Edition

Emily Farris — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:38:00 GMT

A naughty nurse, a dirty French maid and a sexy kitten walk into a bar. On Halloween. Which one do you take home to mom, which one do you bang in a dark alley, and which one do you, er, dispose of?

If you need help deciding, there are larger images after the jump.

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Because It's Never Too Early to Start Thinking About Slutty Halloween Costumes

Images via costumesupercenter.com

Scanner Roundtable: The Best and Worst Couple Halloween Costumes

Emily Farris — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:23:00 GMT

Our friend and her very new boyfriend, who she's not ready to call her boyfriend, are dressing up as Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson for Halloween. While we tried to convince her that if she's dressing up with a guy, and especially as a couple, he's absolutely her boyfriend, we were also thinking about what fun Halloween costumes for couples can be. Dressing up alone is fine, but playing off of someone else makes it even better.

The most creative we ever got was dressing as a mouse while an ex-boyfriend dressed as a cat. It made for some fun later in the night, but it was pretty boring and overly cute as far as couple Halloween costumes are concerned.

So what do you think? Will the streets be filled with Brangelina wannabees this year or do any of you have amazing couple costumes in mind?

A few ideas, both good and bad, after the jump.

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Today in F*ck Yeah: Pacman Halloween Costumes

Emily Farris — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:44:00 GMT

Since we already kind-of got Slutoween out of our systems, perhaps this year we should go for something just plain cool. Our friend sent us a link to these Pacman ghost costumes, and we have to say, they're pretty amazing. Our only concern is the "enclosed" aspect. We tried to be the mascott at a football game in high school once and freaked the fuck out after about five minutes of having the Indian mask over our heads.

Pictures and link for purchase (though we can't imagine these beauties are still availalbe) after the jump.

They're available here in Brooklyn (the home of all three of your Scanner contributors) and only $30 each.

[Craigslist: Pacman Ghosts Halloween Costumes]

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(Thanks, Andrew!)

Because It's Never Too Early to Start Thinking About Slutty Halloween Costumes

Emily Farris — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:30:00 GMT

I always pull together my Halloween costume at the last minute. No matter how much thought I put into it the entire month of October, the perfect costume never comes to me until I'm on my way out the door to celebrate with slutty cats and French maids.

Last year was no exception. I arrived home at 8 with the vague idea of dressing up as VMA Britney, but needed to leave by 8:30 and didn't have time to buy a wig and my silver bikini was no where to be found.

I thought about what I could utilize (my red hair) and took an inventory of the clothes I hadn't yet packed for my move (very few). What I came up with was a pretty - dam - good - if - I - do - say - so - myself Pippi Longstocking.

(Okay, so by this point I was more of a sloshed Pipi. Anyway...)

I can't take credit for this industrious Halloweening of mine. I owe it to my father. My parents divorced when I was three, and my mother never celebrated Halloween because her crazy religion didn't allow it. Dad arrived one year realizing we didn't have costumes and not wanting to endure the picked through pink plastic princesses and black wigs of K-Mart. He did, however, have a few sheets in his car—a pale blue sheet and a Budweiser sheet (maybe he'd just done laundry or he knew we weren't going to be dressed up?). A few holes and a piece or two of string later, my sister Jo and I were instantly transformed into ghosts. I don't remember which one of us actually ended up as the Budweiser ghost; I know neither of us wanted to be, and we fought about it. I also know my dad felt bad, but what I wouldn't give to be the Budweiser ghost now...

With no Budweiser sheets to be found this year, I must resort to pulling together another Halloween costume. I don't know why I do this to myself: think about what I'll dress up as so early in the month when I know I'll end up changing my mind or pulling together the perfect costume the hour before I head out. Maybe I do it because it's just really fun to think about what I can be for one night.

I probably put too much thought into it. Most women want to look sexy or slutty—and why not? It's fun, and it's not often I get to wear fishnet stockings and red lipstick these days. For me, though, it's more about having a good costume, and if I happen to look sexy while I wear it, that's more than okay.

On the un-sexy side, the idea of getting a bunch of women together and dressing up as polygamist wives has certainly crossed my mind, but I'll be in my hometown of Indepdence, MO for Halloween this year, and for those of you who don't know, Indepdendence has the second largest Mormon population in the country (next to Salt Lake City).

I could certainly dress up as Sarah Palin, but my American flag bikini has gone the way of my silver bikini (it never actually existed in my life) plus, I don't want to get beat up by a Republican.

Perhaps it's time for Vote Girl (my 2004 alter ego and Halloween Costume) to make a re-appearance.

She was pretty kick-ass. I was at Kent State in Ohio doing GOTV and I got busted by campus security. "We've had reports of a scantily-clad crazy lady in the commons..."

Are you already thinking about your Halloween costumes? If so, what are you thinking?

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Scarlett Johansson Channels Wifewoman at The Met's Costume Institute Gala

Emily Farris — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:31:00 GMT

Last night pretty people in pretty clothes descended on Manhattan for The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala. This year's theme was "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy" and the only thing we can come up with for Scarlett Johansson is that she was going for Wifewoman in order to show off her new engagement ring. (Oh, come on, like you've never made up your own Superhero!)

We'll let you believe for a little while longer that the ring is part of Scarlett's alter ego while we move onto Katie Holmes—who actually did a nice job of capturing the essence of a superhero who is not L. Ron Hubbard while managing to look fabulous—and Anna Wintour, who scared us a little.

In case you couldn't tell, Wintour is supposed to be Storm from "X-Men." But you probably could tell because somebody decided to take the theme very literally. While we commend her for her bravery, we'd rather have seen her in tights and a cape.

[NYT: Stars and Superheroes Sparkle at Museum Gala]

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