Halloween Costumes

Halloween is just around the corner and all of the costume stores and temporary Halloween shops will be selling out their stock as fast as possible before the clock ticks to midnight on October 31. That means that pickings will be slim for your son or daughter who have to wear a costume to roam the neighborhood in search of free candy.

If you're not careful, they might pick up a clearly inappropriate choice off the rack. Not only will this earn your family generations of therapy bills, but it will make you the object of ridicule and scorn at every PTA meeting for the rest of your life.

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If you don't already have a Halloween costume picked out, and you want to honor steak, scotch and American exceptionalism, we have the perfect get-up for you.

It's a Ron Swanson mask, and you can download this printable tribute to Nick Offerman's hilarious character on 'Parks and Recreations' for free over at Tauntr.com.

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Yesterday we showed you a video of a Chihuahua decked out to look like a tiny tank for Halloween. Today is all about the poodle. While tank dog seemed fairly pleased with his heavily armored get-up, we're not as sure about how this standard poodle feels about being dyed green and dressed like 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle' Leonardo.

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Still don't have a costume for Halloween? You might want to hurry since the big day is less than a week away.

To help out a little, TV.com has a bunch of ideas for costumes inspired by TV characters. Some are kinda lame (going as Barney from 'How I Met Your Mother' means you're basically just a dude in a nice suit), but there are some you could have fun with. In addition to 'The Walking Dead' (above), here are the five best we found from the list.

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You may have seen some of the year's hottest costumes and decided they're not for you. Maybe you're someone who goes for the classics like vampires or ghosts. Or maybe you're just a history buff who simply wants to pay homage to your favorite bygone era, but you're stumped for ideas.

Search no longer. The artistically-gifted folks at DailyInfographic are giving you an assist. They put their heads together with retailer HalloweenExpress to create this very cool visual representation of centuries of costumes and their inspiration.

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What's cuter than a cat named Jumbo Pillow eating pumpkin strips while dressed in a pumpkin costume? Honestly, nothing. But if you don't believe us, feel free to take a look for yourself. 

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If Google's recent list of the most-searched Halloween costumes is any indication, we'll be seeing lots and lots of Angry Birds roaming the streets for candy this year. Not to pat ourselves on the back, but we predicted these costumes would be popular.

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While pets are usually ambivalent about the Halloween costumes their owners dress them in, Tangent the chihuahua seems pretty pleased with the added firepower of his spiffy tank get up.

The tank, which took first prize at the local Petsmart's Halloween contest, features a gun that lights up and makes shooting sounds when Tangent's owner pulls a trigger on her side of the leash.

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Etsy, in case you don't know, is basically the craft fair/flea market of the internet. Millions of people come together to sell the unique things they've handcrafted to those wishing to have something unique in their lives. And like most c

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These clever kids have incorporated the art of illusion into their Halloween costumes. Their dad says not to run with them, but then what good is wearing them at all?

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