When I was in second grade, there was a kid who showed up for school on Halloween in an awesome homemade Rubik's Cube costume.
Awesome until he realized that he wouldn't be able to sit at his desk since he was completely encased from neck to knee in a cube. (How he got to school I have no idea; he must have been a "walker").
The teacher asked if he wanted to take it off, but he was so proud of his ingenuity and what was no doubt countless bonding hours spent between himself and his mom, he said "no".
The teacher said he couldn't stand at his desk because then he would be blocking other students from seeing the blackboard. So he was left with no choice but to stand in the corner of the classroom for the entire day.
Again, dressed as a Rubik's Cube.
This video of a sad little Gumby reminded me of that…
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Oh! That video is so funny! I’m crying I’m laughing so hard. Poor kid.
Poor, P! I totally remember this! We all thought he was in trouble because he was standing in the back with the Principal during the entire Halloween assembly! We were dying to know what he did that was so bad to deserve such punishment. And then he so pathetically told us “I couldn’t sit.” Great costume, though 🙂
I had totally forgotten about the assembly! It WAS a really good costume:)
I fall down on people’s steps and I don’t even have a gumby costume to blame it on.
Always do a “Are my shoes tied together?” check before you leave the house.
OMG, I think I just cracked a rib.
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I love AFV! And people falling are always my favorites.
That is a great story about the Rubik’s cube.
So THAT’S who we blame for kids today being unable to wear costumes to school….
My poor brother went as a bale of hay one year and a robot the next (apparently we had lots of boxes around and needed to use them!)Both costumes had the same result… very creative and cute, not practical for sitting or bending. 🙂
We did the walk test today with the train costume and it passes. Probably wouldn’t pass a sit test, but not planning on wearing it to school, so not a big deal.
I laughed even harder when the lady rushes out of her house and then looks at the camera like, why are you still taping and not helping your kid? Because I would be the mom laughing and video taping her kid stumbling in their costume. I wouldn’t want to miss something like that.
Oh my god I just died.
I once dressed as a video camera (I was in a video technology class and was really into film at the time). The costume was awesome and pretty big, but my mom and I built straps into it so I could easily step into and out of it. During class I could put it in the side of the room and wear it while walking around school and trick or treating.
I definitely won a bunch of contests, and come to think of it, it was my last halloween as a kid, not a teenager (I was 12). Definitely fond memories!
Poor thing. What a cutie. I love how he just lies there and didn’t even try to get up again.