Friday, October 29, 2010

The annual Cheeseboy Halloween costume featuring Lady Gaga.

Before I get to the Halloween costume, I wanted to post the following conversation I had with my dad and brother at the Utah Jazz game last night:
 
AN ACTUAL CONVERSATION:

[A Lady Gaga concert commercial comes on the Jumbotron]

Brother: You could not pay me to go to that concert!

Dad:  Why?  I kinda liked her songs in that show... what's it called?  Cheers?

Brother: Cheers?  You mean Glee?

Dad: Yeah, Glee.  I am always getting those two shows mixed up.

Abe: Glee and Cheers? Yeah, I can see that.

Dad: Well, you know...  they have the same number of letters in their name.

Abe:  They do?  Well then, I can see how you could get confused.
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And now, without further ado, I give you my Halloween costume for the year.  I decided to dress up as a Lunch Lady and the other first grade teachers were different school lunch menu items to help promote school lunch. 

I had to smooth things over with our school's actual lunch ladies as they thought I was mocking them when in fact I was PAYING TRIBUTE TO THEM!  After they realized that, they stood and cheered as we walked by in the parade.

In case you're not sure, I am the one on the very left, wearing the dinosaur oven mitt.

62 comments:

  1. Kristina P.October 29, 2010 at 3:21 PM

    You guys look great. Suits you well.

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  2. Alex J. CavanaughOctober 29, 2010 at 3:24 PM

    Brave men wear pink.

    Hope that makes you feel better anyway.

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  3. -stephanie-October 29, 2010 at 3:25 PM

    I knew it was you. You're the kind who prefers wearing flowers over all pink. Cute.

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  4. mCatOctober 29, 2010 at 3:43 PM

    I actually didn't know it was you until you pointed it out. Now I am laughing my arse off - well done! Great costume - you had me fooled! (it was the hair net - threw me off)

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  5. Oilfield TrashOctober 29, 2010 at 3:54 PM

    Cool costumes.

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  6. The Bipolar DivaOctober 29, 2010 at 3:54 PM

    That's great! And that convo with your dad is classic!

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  7. Benjamin HoltOctober 29, 2010 at 3:54 PM

    Yeah, that was weird.

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  8. Everyday GoddessOctober 29, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    Oddly enough, my 76 year old mom likes some Gaga too.

    Glee. Cheers. Norm is the one in the wheelchair right?

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  9. baygirl32October 29, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    love the conversation with your fadder

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  10. TomOctober 29, 2010 at 4:10 PM

    One thing you never want to do is make a lunch lady mad.

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  11. PedalingOctober 29, 2010 at 4:13 PM

    can I borrow your shirt?

    You are funny!

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  12. SaimiOctober 29, 2010 at 4:16 PM

    Now you know you have an option if teaching first grade doesn't work out for you.

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  13. Allyson & JereOctober 29, 2010 at 4:28 PM

    Love it. Way to be creative, and so willing to do a little something. Most schools around here aren't allowed to wear costumes to school anymore. LAME! Anyway, clever and cute, that's what I'm callin your costume situation. And also that conversation between your Dad and brother. hahaha

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  14. Joann MannixOctober 29, 2010 at 4:44 PM

    Cheese, I'm laughing so hard I almost fell off my chair, literally. And it's not just your kicky lunchroom lady outfit as it is the look on your face.

    And I'm with your bro, you couldn't pay me to go to a Lady Gaga concert.

    Same amount of letters. That's great.

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  15. SouthpawOctober 29, 2010 at 4:44 PM

    I get Cheers and Glee mixed up all the time. What a fun costume to wear at a school!

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  16. The Invisible SeductressOctober 29, 2010 at 5:19 PM

    what a purty lunch lady you make!!!

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  17. AnonymousOctober 29, 2010 at 6:06 PM

    I wanna teach at your school! Waaaaaa!

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  18. tammyOctober 29, 2010 at 6:15 PM

    I think I just fell in love with your Dad a little.

    Since you couldn't go as Kody Brown, a lunch lady is the next best thing.

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  19. UnknownOctober 29, 2010 at 6:17 PM

    You are rockin' that hair net. And I like Gaga, as long as I don't have to look at her.

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  20. KristaOctober 29, 2010 at 6:25 PM

    I have a friend that's a lunch lady and she's hot! You look hot off the menu, too! Awesome costumes - good job!

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  21. MarnieOctober 29, 2010 at 6:28 PM

    Now that is the most creative group costume idea ever. I love it!

    Your Dad sounds like a real character. Enjoy him :0)

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  22. AnonymousOctober 29, 2010 at 6:32 PM

    Ah, Man! I'm jealous! I wish I taught at a school where we could dress up for halloween and not jsut try to freak the kids out. Cute hat.

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  23. mintifreshOctober 29, 2010 at 7:16 PM

    Lunch ladies are a defensive bunch but I think that was a great tribute! I still wish the Sister Wives idea could have happened! ahhaha

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  24. KellyOctober 29, 2010 at 7:20 PM

    You should have sung Adam Sandler's song about lunch ladies. "Sloppy Joe, sloppy sloppy Joe!"

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  25. mamahasspokenOctober 29, 2010 at 7:20 PM

    Do you really have pigs in a blanket for lunch? My school never has that one...

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  26. MissyOctober 29, 2010 at 7:22 PM

    Oh so funny! You make a very pretty lunch lady!
    Love the convo with your dad!

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  27. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comOctober 29, 2010 at 7:52 PM

    I think the real lunch ladies were just jealous.

    I can see the Glee-Cheers mix up too. Didn't Norm do a special appearance song and dance on Glee?

    xoRobyn

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  28. PatOctober 29, 2010 at 8:22 PM

    You are styling with that hair net. Just saying...

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  29. Jason, as himselfOctober 29, 2010 at 8:44 PM

    If you ever get tired of teaching....you've got a backup career all ready to go!

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  30. JulieOctober 29, 2010 at 8:53 PM

    Cool, I like the lunch lady look. I get to be the wicked witch of the north. Green hair and all.
    Take care and have a blessed weekend.

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  31. UnknownOctober 29, 2010 at 9:00 PM

    Funny, I never pictured you as a cross-dresser; not that there's anything wrong with that!

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  32. MelissaOctober 29, 2010 at 9:40 PM

    Hahaha, one day your sons will look back with pride at this photo-yep, that's my dad, the one wearing the pink hairnet :)

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  33. EmmyOctober 29, 2010 at 9:47 PM

    Lol! Awesome. Have you ever heard that Adam Sandler song?

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  34. AmyOctober 29, 2010 at 10:20 PM

    You all look very cute! Glad the lunch ladies liked it!

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  35. MelindaOctober 29, 2010 at 10:30 PM

    Did you sing Lunchlady Land?!?! I love it!

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  36. SandraOctober 29, 2010 at 11:25 PM

    Terrific idea! I bet the students got a kick out of it too.

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  37. JamieOctober 30, 2010 at 12:01 AM

    Oh man! The title of this post had me convinced that you were dressing up in one of Lada Gaga's psychotic outfits. Much to my dismay I saw the lunch lady costume. It's still a good effort. :)

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  38. Powdered Toast ManOctober 30, 2010 at 1:46 AM

    I wear that same hair net to bed

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  39. Lisa LooOctober 30, 2010 at 9:05 AM

    You watch closely now--I bet that will be Gaga's next costume--the lunch lady.

    Not everybody with jew-by hair can rock a hair net like that.

    Your Dad is my hero.

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  40. Claudya MartinezOctober 30, 2010 at 9:50 AM

    I love me some lunch lady tributes:
    http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/comedy/watch/v1530311wR2Z4JpK

    Happy Halloween!

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  41. Living LifeOctober 30, 2010 at 10:05 AM

    Love your spirit and enthusiasm! I'm sure the kiddos loved it!!

    Your conversation with your dad cracks me up!

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  42. UnknownOctober 30, 2010 at 12:38 PM

    First...HA HA HA!!! What a great conversation to be had between the men!!
    Second.. great costumes..and fantastic idea! Love it!! Please tell me you at least sang Adam Sandler's Lunch Lady song under your breath at least once during the day!! lol

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  43. KellieOctober 30, 2010 at 1:21 PM

    That conversation is classic! Just classic!!

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  44. ConnieOctober 30, 2010 at 4:50 PM

    The lunch ladies should have given you a standing ovation! That's great!
    Glee and Cheers, those double ee-s confuse me all the time.

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  45. Just SOOctober 30, 2010 at 9:32 PM

    Those are great costumes!! And Cheers and Glee...I can totally see how you could mix those two up.

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  46. HollyOctober 30, 2010 at 9:50 PM

    Is that flowers all over your shirt? NICE! ;p LOL!!

    GREAT PIC!! ;D

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  47. VanessaOctober 31, 2010 at 11:20 AM

    Never, ever tick of a lunch lady. Or the janitor.

    You guys look awesome.

    Next year, Kody and his Sister Wives for sure!

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  48. SamOctober 31, 2010 at 12:54 PM

    Right on you rocked that lunch lady outfit! I love the hair net-perfect. I can't believe the lunch ladies thought you were MOCKING them-how could they even think that?

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  49. MaceyOctober 31, 2010 at 1:41 PM

    Hahaha, that's an awesome idea for a costume!

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  50. wendyOctober 31, 2010 at 3:45 PM

    Ha....that conversation was great.
    Cheers
    Glee
    frighteningly (sp??} sounds like something MY kids could accuse me of

    way to go Lunch Lady

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  51. I Wonder WyeOctober 31, 2010 at 7:40 PM

    I dunno -- maybe it was the pig's ears and snouts that got to them??? haha pretty fun...

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  52. Bloggy Blog DesignzOctober 31, 2010 at 8:47 PM

    HaPPY Halloween dude!!

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  53. Corrina TerryOctober 31, 2010 at 10:13 PM

    I am laughing so hard I am beginning to cry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I honestly couldn't tell which one was you. (Not to be mean to the ladies, they look like ladies, but you look like a chick!)

    Someone bring me a hanky! I'm dying here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o)

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  54. CopyboyNovember 1, 2010 at 6:16 AM

    I know what you mean. I get NKOTB and 'Nsync confused all the time. BTW...love the Lunch costume!!!

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  55. UnknownNovember 1, 2010 at 6:24 AM

    Lunch lady, you rock! :) Way to pay tribute... I'm convinced it was school lunches that made me who I am today. REASONABLY CHUBBY. I ate french fries everyday for 12 straight years...

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  56. lifeshighwayNovember 1, 2010 at 10:28 AM

    Love the costumes and popped over the Rot Du Jour and also I have been intrigued by your awesome avatar.

    Left happy but not cheese fulfilled but will be back.

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  57. UnknownNovember 1, 2010 at 1:46 PM

    Ha!!! Sloppy Joes, slop-slop, sloppy Joes! Navy beans, navy beans, navy beans. Chris Farley would be so proud.

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  58. Sara @ Domestically ChallengedNovember 1, 2010 at 5:06 PM

    Best idea ever! i am SO stealing that next year!!

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  59. TreeNovember 1, 2010 at 7:49 PM

    Very pretty...handsome...pretty, something like that! And I really must know WHERE you got that lovely pink hair cap!

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  60. Mama-FaceNovember 2, 2010 at 2:45 PM

    so, which one is you?

    (i'm probably not the first to ask; i'm far too lazy to read your zillions of comments).

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  61. TeachinfourthNovember 6, 2010 at 11:37 PM

    Yeah, if you tick off the lunch ladies, you could be in for a world of hurt. Good thing you really were paying tribute...

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  62. MarlaNovember 9, 2010 at 8:20 PM

    I cannot understand how they could possibly have thought you were mocking them. Did you sing the lunch lady song?

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