The Rotten Appal's Top 8 Costumes
November 1st, 2024
BOONE - As Halloweekend rolls around, we at the Rotten Appal Fashion Committee wish to commend all of the fantastic costumes that we say at the Boone Boo! Here are out top 8!
8. Sonic the Hedgehog
A number of Sonics were seen roaming around on Halloween night, most collecting candy at a pitiful rate that should have brought shame on anyone donning the likeness of the Blue Blur. Being young and dumb is no excuse for poor dedication, which is why we commend nine-year-old Matthew, who full-on sprinted back and forth across the street for the entire night in search of sweets. But he wasn’t moving too fast for us to catch the most important detail: the beige arms! In a bold homage to classic Sonic, and because his mother informed us he was getting too hot from running everywhere, Matthew rolled up his blue sleeves and showed us his glorious pale arms just as Sega intended. Thank you, Matthew, for gracing us with the best Sonic the Hedgehog we’ve seen in years.
7. Yosef
What’s that? Do your eyes deceive you? Has Yosef himself come to celebrate Halloween with the Boone locals? Nope! Instead, 16-year-old Watauga High School student Emily managed to steal the suit for herself! Her tireless dedication to the perfect Halloween costume drove her to methods that are just as much “trick” as they are “treat”! Though she lacks formal training to portray the Mountain Man, she wore it just like the real deal, giving out fist bumps, hugs, photo ops, and some serious dance moves. Way to go, Emily! Just please give it back in time for the next game!
6. AsULearn Assignment
BOO! Did he scare you? 26-year-old Travis went as an AsULearn assignment to the Boone Boo. Whenever he would go up to talk to women, or anyone at that, they would walk away with borderline nauseous looks on their faces! When we interviewed him, he reluctantly told us he didn’t even go to App. We love the dedication to such a frightening costume!
5. Inactive Werewolf
Fright fanatics, fear not! Amid all the cute mascot characters on this list, we still have some spectacularly spooky offerings for you. Everyone has seen their share of zombies, skeletons, and ghouls galore, but we bet you’ve never seen this before: an inactive werewolf! Four-year-old Crystal raised a very good point to our field team: the nearest full moons to Halloween this year fall on October 17 and November 15. Halloween is right smack dab in the middle of those two dates, which means it’s a new moon - and little Crystal is the least wolfed out she’ll ever be! She may look like an ordinary kid without a costume now, but just picturing her two weeks from now totally gives us the creeps. What a howlingly great idea!
4. Armed Robber
For someone not dressed as a monster, ten-year-old Liam seemingly gave more people a scare than Crystal did! He went this year as an armed robber, with a mask, a candy bag with a dollar sign, and a gun that we’re pretty sure was a toy! Not wanting to be the first to call his bluff, though, Boone Boo volunteers spent all night emptying their candy bowls into his overflowing sack. Though his mask didn’t have a hole for his mouth, it was easy to tell Liam went home with a smile on his face. In all our years of running this contest, we’ve never seen someone say “trick or treat!” as persuasively as he did!
3. Sexy FEMA Check
Sexy cops and slutty demons, move aside! The hottest thing this year is sweet, seductive disaster relief. App State student Carlie went as a check very suggestively made out in your name for $2500 in flood damage compensation. We’ll let you guess where the zeroes are! Though she was quickly escorted out of this family-friendly event for inappropriate dress, we were able to get one quote from her. She said if you’re free tonight, you can find her on the top floor of the Plemmons Student Union!
2. Baby in Pumpkin Costume
Everyone knows when it comes to Halloween costumes, nothing’s cuter than a baby dressed up as a little pumpkin! It’s more or less sacrilege if someone’s adorable little vomit monster doesn’t place first in an all-ages costume contest, and that’s exactly what 28-year-old Dale Hedgings took to heart when he put together his plans this year. His setup was complete with a bib, a pacifier, and an electronic baby toy that sang Old Macdonald Had A Farm distractingly loud even on the open expanses of King Street! Though his actual age made the vibe more than a little off-putting, we couldn’t help but give him a spot on the list.
1. Bluey
There’s only one thing that can trump a cute baby costume. That’s right, it’s a cute pet costume! And a hard-hitting one at that, hailing from perhaps the most widely beloved children’s show since the gruesome death of cable. Leaving wet footprints everywhere she went was Lily the black lab, her entire body absolutely dripping with blue paint! Anyone who’s ever dyed their hair knows that dark hair is difficult to color, and the bare spots on her paws and muzzle showed no signs of bleach, so it must have been just fucking caked on there! Lily turned heads everywhere she went, and many trick-or-treaters went home with blue hands after they simply couldn’t resist petting her. For making Halloween a little less blue for all of us, we can think of nobody more deserving than her for the top spot on this list.
8. Sonic the Hedgehog
A number of Sonics were seen roaming around on Halloween night, most collecting candy at a pitiful rate that should have brought shame on anyone donning the likeness of the Blue Blur. Being young and dumb is no excuse for poor dedication, which is why we commend nine-year-old Matthew, who full-on sprinted back and forth across the street for the entire night in search of sweets. But he wasn’t moving too fast for us to catch the most important detail: the beige arms! In a bold homage to classic Sonic, and because his mother informed us he was getting too hot from running everywhere, Matthew rolled up his blue sleeves and showed us his glorious pale arms just as Sega intended. Thank you, Matthew, for gracing us with the best Sonic the Hedgehog we’ve seen in years.
7. Yosef
What’s that? Do your eyes deceive you? Has Yosef himself come to celebrate Halloween with the Boone locals? Nope! Instead, 16-year-old Watauga High School student Emily managed to steal the suit for herself! Her tireless dedication to the perfect Halloween costume drove her to methods that are just as much “trick” as they are “treat”! Though she lacks formal training to portray the Mountain Man, she wore it just like the real deal, giving out fist bumps, hugs, photo ops, and some serious dance moves. Way to go, Emily! Just please give it back in time for the next game!
6. AsULearn Assignment
BOO! Did he scare you? 26-year-old Travis went as an AsULearn assignment to the Boone Boo. Whenever he would go up to talk to women, or anyone at that, they would walk away with borderline nauseous looks on their faces! When we interviewed him, he reluctantly told us he didn’t even go to App. We love the dedication to such a frightening costume!
5. Inactive Werewolf
Fright fanatics, fear not! Amid all the cute mascot characters on this list, we still have some spectacularly spooky offerings for you. Everyone has seen their share of zombies, skeletons, and ghouls galore, but we bet you’ve never seen this before: an inactive werewolf! Four-year-old Crystal raised a very good point to our field team: the nearest full moons to Halloween this year fall on October 17 and November 15. Halloween is right smack dab in the middle of those two dates, which means it’s a new moon - and little Crystal is the least wolfed out she’ll ever be! She may look like an ordinary kid without a costume now, but just picturing her two weeks from now totally gives us the creeps. What a howlingly great idea!
4. Armed Robber
For someone not dressed as a monster, ten-year-old Liam seemingly gave more people a scare than Crystal did! He went this year as an armed robber, with a mask, a candy bag with a dollar sign, and a gun that we’re pretty sure was a toy! Not wanting to be the first to call his bluff, though, Boone Boo volunteers spent all night emptying their candy bowls into his overflowing sack. Though his mask didn’t have a hole for his mouth, it was easy to tell Liam went home with a smile on his face. In all our years of running this contest, we’ve never seen someone say “trick or treat!” as persuasively as he did!
3. Sexy FEMA Check
Sexy cops and slutty demons, move aside! The hottest thing this year is sweet, seductive disaster relief. App State student Carlie went as a check very suggestively made out in your name for $2500 in flood damage compensation. We’ll let you guess where the zeroes are! Though she was quickly escorted out of this family-friendly event for inappropriate dress, we were able to get one quote from her. She said if you’re free tonight, you can find her on the top floor of the Plemmons Student Union!
2. Baby in Pumpkin Costume
Everyone knows when it comes to Halloween costumes, nothing’s cuter than a baby dressed up as a little pumpkin! It’s more or less sacrilege if someone’s adorable little vomit monster doesn’t place first in an all-ages costume contest, and that’s exactly what 28-year-old Dale Hedgings took to heart when he put together his plans this year. His setup was complete with a bib, a pacifier, and an electronic baby toy that sang Old Macdonald Had A Farm distractingly loud even on the open expanses of King Street! Though his actual age made the vibe more than a little off-putting, we couldn’t help but give him a spot on the list.
1. Bluey
There’s only one thing that can trump a cute baby costume. That’s right, it’s a cute pet costume! And a hard-hitting one at that, hailing from perhaps the most widely beloved children’s show since the gruesome death of cable. Leaving wet footprints everywhere she went was Lily the black lab, her entire body absolutely dripping with blue paint! Anyone who’s ever dyed their hair knows that dark hair is difficult to color, and the bare spots on her paws and muzzle showed no signs of bleach, so it must have been just fucking caked on there! Lily turned heads everywhere she went, and many trick-or-treaters went home with blue hands after they simply couldn’t resist petting her. For making Halloween a little less blue for all of us, we can think of nobody more deserving than her for the top spot on this list.