Saturday, October 20, 2012

Indiana Jones and the Costume with a Muscle Chest

It's almost Halloween, and naturally I'm assuming that you're planning to go as the scariest thing you can think of, that being an archaeologist, at least ever since you developed your rather irrational fear of trowels. Of course, if you attempt to dress as an actual archaeologist, donning a T-shirt bearing the logo of your sponsor on the chest and a dusty pair of jeans, with a shovel in one hand and a clipboard with meticulous notes in the other, people are going to assume that you are just the latest psychopath, who looks just like the rest of us but happens to bury people alive and write down the location, and that is just unacceptable. So, the next most logical step is to dress up unmistakably as everyone's favorite archaeologist.

You're Indiana Jones.

Look at your man. Now back to me. Now
back at your man. Now back to me. I'm
an archaeologist. Now I have a
muscle chest.
Yes, you too now have the opportunity to plunder loot, shoot Nazis, crack that whip, and get the girl just like the best of archaeologists. This Indy costume comes complete with khaki pants and open-chested shirt to show off your newly acquired Indy muscles. You read that correctly: the costume includes a muscle chest to help all aspiring archaeologists to show off how buff they are. Because I might have missed something, but I'm pretty sure that is one of archaeology's main focuses. Naturally, the trademark fedora tops it off, to give the proper rakish treasure-hunter vibe. Interestingly, the costume includes neither whip nor gun, Indy's most trusted tools as he globe trots in search of the latest mythical and dangerous artifact, but based on the photo, they must be recommended. Also interestingly, the costume does not come with even a mention of a shovel, pick, or trowel, nor paperwork that Indy really should have filled out before ditching his class to hop on a plane to Nepal. But we're getting picky here. This is an Indiana Jones costume, and Indy has better things to do with his time. Like save his hat. And use his whip to swing across death traps on his way to finding a golden idol.

Anyways, the point is that you might not end up looking much like a real archaeologist (note the blatant absence of trowels), but at least, like Indy, you can look good while plundering loot. Only your loot is candy. And his is the Ark of the Covenant.

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