How would you dress up like an libertarian for Halloween?

[sadbear]

I've been invited to an apolitical friend's Halloween Party. He's a good guy, my wife is really close to his wife, and our children are the same age. But I know there will be a handful of libertarians there, too (I'm in Texas and they all WORSHIP Ron Paul.) I love poking fun at them (and poking holes in their Randian principles) and I thought dressing up as a stereotypical libertarian would be hysterical. But I'm having trouble figuring out what a stereotypical libertarian looks like. Any suggestions?

[MADem]

1. I always regarded them as Republicans who like to smoke pot.

Not sure how you'd represent that in a costume, though...

[Kennah]

2. Has to be an Ayn Rand drag costume out there somewhere

The sacrilege would be oh so delicious given that she was a homophobe.

[leftstreet]

3. They don't have a 'look'

You could dress as Ayn Rand

[RainDog]

16. oh yes. that would be great.

[safeinOhio]

4. Hold a sign that says

keep guberments hands off of my Social Security and Medicare. A 3 pointie hat with tea bags hanging from it too.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Dress up like Ron Paul, LOL.

If nothing else, you'll be really popular. :D

[Lucinda]

15. +1

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[RickFromMN]

7. Dress up as a Mohawk Indian.

I could be wrong...did the original Boston Tea Party people, in 1773,
dress up as Mohawk Indians?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party
Search for Mohawk Indian.

[eShirl]

17. modern tea people have little if anything in common with the original Boston Tea Party

[me b zola]

26. The original lie the tea party told was when they named themselves

Today's "tea party" would denounce as socialists the original participants in the tea party. The original tea party participants were fighting against corporate influence in government, the same as today's progressives.

[pnwmom]

8. Wear fake eyebrows that are half-way falling off.

Like Ron Paul.

[greybear]

9. A Giant Dick

No real logic, just spouting out globs of self-gratification.

[Norrin Radd]

10. Medieval warlord.

[quaker bill]

11. Something about Altas

with the world falling off his shoulder, because he "shrugged".

[Earth_First]

12. I personally would not invite a possible argument among guests...

at an event where you were invited by an apolitical friend.

Just my .02

[HughBeaumont]

13. Well, if you have longer hair, dress as Penn Jillette.

Shouldn't be that hard - suit, glasses . .

[Tsiyu]

14. All the Libertarians I know are sots

They drink like fish, so you'd have to have some alcohol on your person.

They also really LOVE their guns, and don't want any laws so that they can shoot you if you steal their trash, so you have to be packing heat.

And I'd have some fake cocaine, because they hate drug laws but contrary to popular myth, their drug of choice is the high dollah stuff.

And you have to wear khakis and an Izod polo shirt OR a suit and tie and maybe have a golf club as well. They like status.

That's all I can come up with...

[eShirl]

18. wear guns all over & carry a bong

[rucky]

19. Army pants, a rifle and a joint. n/t

[a la izquierda]

20. Umm, can you figure out how to ....

dress up as someone dead from: a) water or air pollution, or an accident victim from crumbling infrastructure; b) a dead woman who was forced to get a back-alley abortion after a Libertarian president made abortion a state issue; or c) a gay person with no rights.

Just a few thoughts. They might get you killed in Texas though (I lived in Oklahoma for 7 years-hubby is still there working- and while I loved every second of it, they don't suffer being teased politically).

[MadHound]

21. So you want to thumb your nose in the face of your apolitical host,

Just so you can yank the chain of any potential libertarians at his party. Talk about pissing in the punch bowl:eyes:

[Obamanaut]

22. If you are having trouble "...figuring out what a stereotypical libertarian

looks like...", then maybe there is no stereotypical look. What is the stereotypical look of a republican, democrat, or independent?

Might you consider simply going to the party for an enjoyable evening?

[FSogol]

23. Flannel shirt, clipboard, and stand around the Post Office. n/t

[MineralMan]

24. You need a T-shirt with a penguin on it, a baseball cap with the

name of your LINUX consulting business on it, and blue jeans with Cheeto stains. That would be the perfect costume.

[Erose999]

25. Suit coat and tie, with beach shorts and hiking shoes

Thats how Rand Paul does it.

[Gari]

27. I'm here in Texas, too

I've learned not to poke the crazies, but instead try to educate them.

It must be stealth education as they protect that firmly closed mind with the same crazed, frenzied, paranoid scramble that they protect their guns, land, etc.

Thom Hartmann has been my inspiration in this. He turned around a tea bagger with his invincible facts. One tiny fact nugget dropped at a time is the best size.

No one likes being told they are ignorant, especially when they are. Also, I've found that our brand of Libertarian crazies have no sense of humor.

Good luck and enjoy the party.

[Erose999]

28. Go to your local Army surplus and buy 2 or 3 of everything. And a single Rand Paul sticker or pin.

That should do it.

[rug]

29. Go nude.

[Nye Bevan]

30. Too hard. Stick with Dracula (nt)

[sinkingfeeling]

31. You have to go naked. There are no rules for libertarians.

[Major Nikon]

32. Tricorne hat, white wig, breeches, full-skirt coat, buckle shoes, pantyhose...

is always a bit hit at the looneytarian gatherings.

If you want to go with a more mainstream look, just go for the inbred, he-haw, slackjaw motif and you'll be fine.

[Javaman]

33. make your own clothes, measured to no specific size or specification

make sure they are dyed using only chemicals that weren't regulated for PCB's, use only endangered animal skins and top it off with healthy dose of lead based make up.

of course, most of that would kill you, but hey, that's life without regulations.