Halloween costumes in enemy territory

I love Halloween. In fact, I think I may have more fun getting dressed up than my kids. And since Halloween is on a Saturday this year we’ve decided to head down from New York to the suburbs of Philadelphia, so my kids can trick-or-treat with their 7-year-old cousin. My daughter is going as a rock star, my son is going as a T-Rex, my nephew is going as a ninja, and I thought I would go as a New York Yankee.

I mean, Halloween will fall on game three of the World Series and although the Yanks haven’t made the World Series yet, I am holding out hope. Problem is, I will be in enemy territory. So I asked my Twitter ^[1] and Facebook friends if they thought I was crazy (as my husband does) or if they thought I’d be okay prancing around a Phillies neighborhood, with little kids in tow, looking like Derek Jeter. I was told by one friend “to show ’em NY ain’t scared” and wear my cap and jersey with pride, but was warned by another that Philadelphia fans are crazy and even pelted Santa Claus with snowballs ^[2]. Santa Claus!

So, I found four costumes that would be way worse than me dressing up as a Yank in Phillies Town on the day of game three of the World Series. It is Halloween, after all!

A vagina ^[3]! This is just wrong. (via The Frisky ^[4])

A Cockroach ^[5] (Go ahead… compare the Yanks to a cockroach. Yes, New York is full of them. What else ya got?)

A Bloody Tampon Ninja ^[6] (Really, would you want this walking around with a bunch of children collecting candy?)

A bikini-clad Sarah Palin with rifle ^[7] (This makes my skin crawl more than the cockroach)

Editor’s note: Pass mouse over image for more details about each costume.