
44 People Who Dressed Up For Halloween Thinking Everyone Would But No One Else Did
Halloween has sadly passed and we're left with the same crappy 2020 again. However, if you can't let go of the festive vibes just yet, this post should help you avoid the grim reality for a couple more minutes.
Few of us would enjoy being the center of attention in a group, let alone for long periods of time. I mean, imagine attending a work meeting in a bright carrot costume. Or sitting through your classes in a chicken suit...
That's exactly what happened to these people. Either because they had false expectations or were misled, some folks took Halloween really seriously expecting others would do too, but ended up being the only ones around wearing a costume. But hey, at least all that effort they put into their looks didn't go unnoticed.
Bored Panda compiled a list of photos to commemorate these (un)fortunate moments, so you know what to do: continue scrolling, enjoy the images and upvote your favorites. Oh, and if you've been in a similar situation, tell us in the comments.
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Being The Only One In Congress To Wear A Costume For Halloween...
Our fear of standing out might have something to do with our knowledge of the tall poppy syndrome. It's a term that describes hating people who we think are "too big for their boots," who flaunt their success, and who "need to be brought down." Coined as a Roman military term, a tall poppy is someone who stands above the crowd.
Wanting to see accomplished people fail can result from a sense of inadequacy on an individual scale. "People like to see tall poppies fall if they deserve to fall, or if the observer has low self-esteem," Norman Feather, a psychology professor at Flinders University in Australia who has researched the topic extensively, said. "That's where a bit of envy or resentment enters in."
My Buddy Was Told He Could Wear A Costume...
The consequence of the tall poppy syndrome is that it can make people of drawing attention to themselves. We learn — more implicitly than explicitly — that standing out from others can put us at risk of questioning, criticism, rejection, and even ostracism.
But I argue that these cases are something different. One, it's Halloween. Two, a lot of the people in the pictures have been led to believe others would also wear costumes, and three, it's Halloween. Why should anyone hate on someone celebrating Halloween?!
Papa_Skittles, one of the people featured in the list, can back me up on this one. He said he likes Halloween because it's the one day of the year when it's acceptable to wear whatever you want. So naturally, Papa_Skittles decided to wear a costume this year as well. "It wasn't Halloween but it was the last day of the workweek (Thursday) and it was the day the workgroup 'agreed' to dress up as smurfs while our boss would dress up as Gargamel," Papa_skittles told Bored Panda.
My VP Of Purchasing Sitting In A Meeting Right Now Listening Intently To Our President. He's The Only Person In Costume
"I was expecting others to dress up [too] but no one else did," he said laughing. "My [Smurfette] costume is the Goodwill special of a flower dress turned inside out, a blue tracksuit with a clean mop head from the custodial closet (Walmart ran out of blonde wigs). I had to improvise that one."
At first, the man was a little confused. "When the third guy showed up, however, I realized it was a prank," Papa_skittles said. "But I decided to keep it going. Too many people these days don't know how to laugh at themselves. I could have gotten upset or even angry but what would that have accomplished? I also got to see a lot of other people laugh from different departments as a blue Smurfette was walking up to them. People need a hearty laugh every now and then. It's good for you."
I Won My Office Costume Party. I Was The Only Participant And The Judge, But I'm Still Proud
Today Was A Costume Party At My Dog's Daycare But He Was The Only One Dressed Up. He's Traumatized
I Was The Only Person I Saw Dressed Up Today, But I Think I Looked Mcfly As Hell
All Of My Coworkers Agreed To Dress Up As Smurfs For Halloween. Im The Only One To Go Through With It
Only One Who Dressed Up At Work Today. I’m A Star-Buck
None Of His Colleagues Dressed Up
That's a horrible office to work in. All open and loud all day. 0 privacy from others and even worse if you have a boss that likes to hover.
My Kid Was That "Only One In Costume" Kid Yesterday In Class. She Didn't Care
When The Whole Office Plans To Dress Up But You’re The Only One Who Does
When You Are The Only One To Take Halloween Seriously.
Teacher's The Only One Who Showed Up In Costume
I Was The Only One Who Dressed Up At Work. I Regret Nothing
My Face When I Was One Of Only 5 Who Dressed Up At Work (Out Of 1500)
It's probably what Bowie would have wanted - he wasn't one for going with the crowd.
I Was The Only One Who Dressed Up For Our Weekly Staff Zoom Call
No One Else Dressed Up For Halloween. Filthy Traitors
I Was The Only One To Dress Up At My Job For Halloween. Compounded With The Fact That Our Store Closes For Good Today, It’s Been A Day
I Work In An Office And They Told People To Dress Up. I'm The Only One Dressed Up
I'm The Only Person In My Entire Office Of 30 People Who Dressed Up Today And I'm In A Full Body Banana Suit
When You're The Only One Who Dressed Up
I Am The Only One At Work Who Dressed Up For Halloween. And I'm Their Boss. Safety First Kids
I Too Was The Only One Dressed Up At My Office Today. Shaved My Head For It And Everything
The dedication of shaving one´s head is impressive. An excellent costume! Hitman (thanks Theblackdeath757 for the name!) from game series of the same name, for those who may not recognize it.
Dressed Up For Work. Turned Out I Was The Only One...
This Is Joel - The Only Person At Work Who Dressed Up For Halloween. He Doesn't Care That No One Else Dressed Up, He's Been Working All Day Like This
Babadook
So I Was The Only One Who Dressed Up For My Class Today
When Your The Only One In A Company Of 1200 People That Dresses Up On The 31st. "This Deals Getting Worse All The Time"
Only One At Work Dressed Up
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. Happy Halloween!
Had A Halloween Party Last Saturday I Was The Only One Dressed Up...
Nobody Else Got The Memo That Its Halloween
I Work In A Lab And I'm The Only One Dressed Up In My Department. Yo Ho, Yo Ho Anyone?
I’m The Only One That Dressed Up At My Office And I’m In A Pickle Suit. Guess You Could Say We’re In The Same Boat
I, Too, Was The Only One Wearing A Costume At Work Today
Only One In Costume
Shhh, the Joker isn't very good at spelling...
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I like these people. They seem to be fun :)
Shame on the ones who didn’t dress up!
At least on the ones who said they would and then let their coworker down. I had that happen once when a group of us who worked together decided to assertively confront the boss about an issue. Not one of the other people who had agreed to speak out said a word. Just me.
That's bc they all work on Saturday which was Halloween this year. Weekend workers rarely play by rules :)
i would hang out with all these people because they know how to embrace their inner child and have fun.
cool people all. who cares what others think, it is harmless fun.
Ok, I get that people don't dress up at Halloween. But who goes to a Halloween PARTY and not dress up? That's just rude.
LoVe ThEsE pEoPlE!
i couldnt do halloween this makes me sad anyone else ?
The first year at the company and everyone gushed about the annual Halloween party. Everyone dressed up and I won with my "Hell's Angel" costume (Docs, leather pants, black tee, my brothers leather Harley vest, black feathered wings & halo). The next year I went all out on my pirate costume: new wig, $12 for the hat and another $36 in feathers, $90 black leather boots, a $70 imitation powder pistol - no one was in costume that year (I won by default) but man was I bummed. I looked amazing and couldn't believe no one bothered to tell me we weren't doing a party that year.
On Thursday I decided to kinda dress up at school for Halloween, since we didn’t have school on Friday, and I dressed as this character named Denki Kaminari... I was the only one who dressed up and I got a lot of stares
These are all the most fun people! <3
Drive Bee easy
But why are none of them wearing masks?!
A lot of these are old, from 2017~
I love people who dress up and do not care what others think. Definitely interesting and sexy.
Dare to be daring!
These people are awesome. Period.
These Ladies and Gentleman are the life companions you are looking for!
Halloween was on a Saturday this year. I could see the retail businesses being open, but not so many offices. Unless these pictures are from previous years?
business's all dressed up on Friday here in Alaska!
yes
What is it with adults not dressing up and enjoying a holiday? Just because you reach a certain chronological point in an existence that's already too brief , it doesn't mean you should stop enjoying what makes you happy.
I was also the only one to dress up at the office for Halloween with my discount Stevie Nicks look. 123371538_...ed0ec9.jpg
This was nice and funny.
Some people have guts, the rest have a sad life.
Piotr Las ?
I love people who love Halloween <3
Love how the situations look even more ridiculous because the costumes are like full-body shark and banana costumes
JK Rowling good
lol
T. rex was my favourite
You should form together and walk down the street!
im mad cause nobody dressed up from mha
I'm old enough to have learned that most of the time it doesn't matter what other people think of how you look (unless they have power over you). Currently my hair is bright teal. I love it. I wish hair grew in more colors.
Very cool bored panda!
This was me last year LOL I asked folks at work if anyone dresses up (Fire fighter training institute) they said yeah.. OK so I wore a Ghost costume (I love Halloween and would have dressed up anyway) Got a few odd look needless to say LOL but I didn't care! I LOVE Halloween... this year sucked because no TOT which I wear a costume to hand out candy and what not.
Ann Abdelzaher easy
This was almost me, but I figured it wouldn't matter since my largest class has only three kids.
Alison Wells easy
You'd think by now, especially for work, these people would know to bring an extra change of regular clothes.
Nah. Why bother its just a lotta fun
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Shows why Halloween sucks
I like these people. They seem to be fun :)
Shame on the ones who didn’t dress up!
At least on the ones who said they would and then let their coworker down. I had that happen once when a group of us who worked together decided to assertively confront the boss about an issue. Not one of the other people who had agreed to speak out said a word. Just me.
That's bc they all work on Saturday which was Halloween this year. Weekend workers rarely play by rules :)
i would hang out with all these people because they know how to embrace their inner child and have fun.
cool people all. who cares what others think, it is harmless fun.
Ok, I get that people don't dress up at Halloween. But who goes to a Halloween PARTY and not dress up? That's just rude.
LoVe ThEsE pEoPlE!
i couldnt do halloween this makes me sad anyone else ?
The first year at the company and everyone gushed about the annual Halloween party. Everyone dressed up and I won with my "Hell's Angel" costume (Docs, leather pants, black tee, my brothers leather Harley vest, black feathered wings & halo). The next year I went all out on my pirate costume: new wig, $12 for the hat and another $36 in feathers, $90 black leather boots, a $70 imitation powder pistol - no one was in costume that year (I won by default) but man was I bummed. I looked amazing and couldn't believe no one bothered to tell me we weren't doing a party that year.
On Thursday I decided to kinda dress up at school for Halloween, since we didn’t have school on Friday, and I dressed as this character named Denki Kaminari... I was the only one who dressed up and I got a lot of stares
These are all the most fun people! <3
Drive Bee easy
But why are none of them wearing masks?!
A lot of these are old, from 2017~
I love people who dress up and do not care what others think. Definitely interesting and sexy.
Dare to be daring!
These people are awesome. Period.
These Ladies and Gentleman are the life companions you are looking for!
Halloween was on a Saturday this year. I could see the retail businesses being open, but not so many offices. Unless these pictures are from previous years?
business's all dressed up on Friday here in Alaska!
yes
What is it with adults not dressing up and enjoying a holiday? Just because you reach a certain chronological point in an existence that's already too brief , it doesn't mean you should stop enjoying what makes you happy.
I was also the only one to dress up at the office for Halloween with my discount Stevie Nicks look. 123371538_...ed0ec9.jpg
This was nice and funny.
Some people have guts, the rest have a sad life.
Piotr Las ?
I love people who love Halloween <3
Love how the situations look even more ridiculous because the costumes are like full-body shark and banana costumes
JK Rowling good
lol
T. rex was my favourite
You should form together and walk down the street!
im mad cause nobody dressed up from mha
I'm old enough to have learned that most of the time it doesn't matter what other people think of how you look (unless they have power over you). Currently my hair is bright teal. I love it. I wish hair grew in more colors.
Very cool bored panda!
This was me last year LOL I asked folks at work if anyone dresses up (Fire fighter training institute) they said yeah.. OK so I wore a Ghost costume (I love Halloween and would have dressed up anyway) Got a few odd look needless to say LOL but I didn't care! I LOVE Halloween... this year sucked because no TOT which I wear a costume to hand out candy and what not.
Ann Abdelzaher easy
This was almost me, but I figured it wouldn't matter since my largest class has only three kids.
Alison Wells easy
You'd think by now, especially for work, these people would know to bring an extra change of regular clothes.
Nah. Why bother its just a lotta fun
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Shows why Halloween sucks