WeaE™ve all been there. ItaE™s 7:38 p.m. on the night of the

WeaE™ve all been there. ItaE™s 7:38 p.m. on the night of the party, and youaE™re just staring in the closet, trying to figure out something quick. HereaE™s what not to do.Read more:Top Five: Lame Halloween Costumes, 2010 EditionAwesomely Lame Halloween Costumes You Can Make At Home, 2011 EditionPublished on October 16, 2008

We bet you were planning this one for weeks. It might be scary to the dude who wakes up next to you, but thataE™s about it.

We bet you were planning this one for weeks. It might be scary to the dude who wakes up next to you, but thataE™s about it.

WeaE™ll give you two points for cutting holes so you wonaE™t suffocate, but weaE™re gonna deduct five for being the lamest ghost ever and another 3,862 for looking a little too much like a raging racist.

WeaE™ll give you two points for cutting holes so you wonaE™t suffocate, but weaE™re gonna deduct five for being the lamest ghost ever and another 3,862 for looking a little too much like a raging racist.

Thanks to our nationaE™s dropout rate, at least you can rest assured knowing only 80 percent of the population has considered this one before.

Thanks to our nationaE™s dropout rate, at least you can rest assured knowing only 80 percent of the population has considered this one before.

Um, no, itaE™s not. ItaE™s just you, being your regular lame-ass self.

Um, no, itaE™s not. ItaE™s just you, being your regular lame-ass self.

The toilet paper mummy, huh? HereaE™s hoping you pass out in downtown and provide a homeless person with some much needed quilted comfort.

The toilet paper mummy, huh? HereaE™s hoping you pass out in downtown and provide a homeless person with some much needed quilted comfort.

What do we have here? Hair pulled back? Fancy glasses? YouaE™re trying to be Sarah Palin, arenaE™t you? This is gonna be the last-minute go-to costume for practically every brunette we know, so youaE™d better do it right. WeaE™re talking hockey jersey, pit bull lipstick, fake Down Syndrome baby in one hand, velvet painting of Jesus riding a dinosaur in the otheraE¦funny grammar also.

What do we have here? Hair pulled back? Fancy glasses? YouaE™re trying to be Sarah Palin, arenaE™t you? This is gonna be the last-minute go-to costume for practically every brunette we know, so youaE™d better do it right. WeaE™re talking hockey jersey, pit bull lipstick, fake Down Syndrome baby in one hand, velvet painting of Jesus riding a dinosaur in the otheraE¦funny grammar also.

YouaE™re a doctor! YouaE™re a killer! YouaE™re a killer doctor! You totally didnaE™t just borrow your friendaE™s scrubs and add fake blood!

YouaE™re a doctor! YouaE™re a killer! YouaE™re a killer doctor! You totally didnaE™t just borrow your friendaE™s scrubs and add fake blood!

Really, dude. Throwing on a wig and dress is not a costume, unless youaE™re going all meta and are actually pretending to be a frat boy pretending to be a drag queen. WeaE™ll give gay guys a pass on this, as they all have to go in drag at least once, but any respectable homosexual would put forth a lot more effort on his looks.

Really, dude. Throwing on a wig and dress is not a costume, unless youaE™re going all meta and are actually pretending to be a frat boy pretending to be a drag queen. WeaE™ll give gay guys a pass on this, as they all have to go in drag at least once, but any respectable homosexual would put forth a lot more effort on his looks.