Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for October 26, 2012

Let’s be honest: how many people really think Holly has won this argument?

Maybe Mo-om will embarrass her so much, she won’t want to shop for a costume after all.

Time for mom to find out that almost all girl costumes make them look like Ho’s.

I at least like it that the girl’s have temporarily forgotten the ‘Halloween Candy’. I do agree with everyone concerning ‘Halloween’ costumes!!!!

When I was young my sainted mother made all my costumes and her work was above professional quality. One time I went as Professor Fate from The Great Race. She researched the movie (this was before the Internet) and made an authentic costume, complete with top hat and a realistic moustache and eyebrows. The upshot was that I could never understand why somebody would go to a store and pay money to get a costume that looked nothing like Spider Man for example but which had a picture of Spider Man on it.

Val is a mom. Moms always win in the end.Remember YOUR mom?I rest my case.

Not that I know of Holly.

I made myself a Tron costume with activewear, a frisbee, and reflective tape. I noticed yesterday’s strip had a long discussion on “sexy” costumes; now we seem to be on store bought ones versus DIY ones.

Some people can be really creative with very little material.

I had a room mate who taped a little raisen box to each ear and put his jacket on backwards. Instant Frankenstein!