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One Shall Fall

September 24th, 2015 | by Trae Dorn
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  1. Xon890
    Xon890
    September 24, 2015 at 2:56 am | # | Reply

    Bwahahaha…
    this brought tears to my eyes.. so funny

  2. Bryony MacGreine
    Bryony MacGreine
    September 24, 2015 at 6:48 am | # | Reply

    Stop laughing for a minute? No. No, they cannot.

  3. James Bacon
    James Bacon
    September 24, 2015 at 10:21 am | # | Reply

    That’s hilarious… why I am laughing so much

  4. EcchiKitty
    EcchiKitty
    September 24, 2015 at 8:09 pm | # | Reply

    I feel there is a Sailor Stars joke there I should be getting, but I don’t.

    • Trae Dorn
      Trae Dorn
      September 24, 2015 at 8:23 pm | # | Reply

      It’s not so much a reference as me trying to come up with something ridiculous and weird that someone’s probably actually done.

  5. K`shandra
    K`shandra
    September 25, 2015 at 1:35 pm | # | Reply

    There was an entrant in the ConFrancisco masquerade in ’93 who dressed as a Transformer (which one is lost to me now); it was made of cardboard and very little else. As the MC intoned the words “completely indestructible,” half the back fell off. (I ran into one of the other entrants at a party later that evening, who said the guy literally stuffed it all into a garbage bag when he came offstage.)

    • Langland
      Langland
      September 26, 2015 at 11:35 am | # | Reply

      At No Brand Con a few years there were 3 Transformers who made their costumes from cardboard too but they painted their boxes with special paint that hardened the cardboard too. Anyways their cosplay was so fragile and it was very heavy they didn’t even get on the stage for the contest. They actually were somewhat forced into the contest because it was that good that they were almost certain they would win and I think they got a good prize too.

    • Andrew Trembley
      Andrew Trembley
      September 30, 2015 at 5:00 pm | # | Reply

      At Worldcon 2006, there was an Optimus Prime that failed to get on stage. And it was already in the wings. I think the problem, though, was getting the “pants” (legs) on.

      Phil Foglio was MC, and he ran out of “stretch” so bad he resorted to a “Roll out the Barrel” sign-along with the audience while the crew figured out how to get the failed costume out of the way of the next entry.

  6. Kay Shapero
    Kay Shapero
    September 26, 2015 at 2:17 am | # | Reply

    Ask any long time fan about why Westercon etc. masquerades have a “no peanut butter” rule… it’s hard to find ANYTHING weird enough that it hasn’t happened. (That and if you’ve got a fluttery costume do NOT stand in front of an entry with wires on the front of their shirt – in my case it was a Westworld android after his chest exploded, and I had a sash cape. We came thaaat close to having to be a joint entry…)

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    RISC is good


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