Creative costume people come here

MarriedInAFever

So, I want to be the Aqua Buddha for Halloween. This is a joke you will likely only get if you live in Kentucky. So I'll give a quick explanation with Cliff's notes:
 
Rand Paul, son of former presidential candidate Ron Paul, is running for Kentucky's U.S. Senate seat. In one hell of a GQ article, it was revealed that in college, Rand was in a secret society that liked to smoke pot and play pranks. In one prank, Rand and some friends "kidnapped" a young girl and made her bow down  and worship "Aqua Buddha", which was a bong. His opponent, Jack Conway, has been running attacks ads about the whole clusterf*ck and it's just been ridiculous/hilarious for the great commonwealth of Kentucky.

Here's the GQ article for interested parties: http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-q/2010/08/gq-exclusive-rand-pauls-crazy-college-days-hint-theres-a-secret-society-involved.html

CN/Heart of the Matter: Aqua Buddha costumes aren't exactly sold in stores. So I will have to make one. How can I make a quick bong costume for Halloween? It should be blue. The only thing I can think to use would be water cooler tanks, which would be highly uncomfortable. Any ideas?

MarriedInAFever

Oooook. That would work I think! So, should I just use cellophane or some type of PVC?

BecW2be

I think it would be easier to find flexible plastic that you could fold into a cylinder and tape together. PVC at that diameter would be expensive!

MarriedInAFever

Fo sho! Ok. Flexible plastic shouldn't be hard to find. YOU PEOPLE ARE GENIUSES. I SWEAR.

raynes

If you want to go the tube/pipe route check out sonotubes.  They're used as concrete forms and are made of, like cardboard, but thicker.

Methinks cew knows a lot about bongs.... (Alot of bongs.... hehe)

You could try to papier mache the blue celophane into the bowl part too.

slubkin

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_creative-costume-people-come-here?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:cc2111bf-d042-4fea-8d3c-d7f55810bd07Post:cf2b1b1b-52f1-4929-a3d7-d78894be6489">Re: Creative costume people come here</a>:
[QUOTE]If you can't find a tube or something similar for the bottom, what about 2 hula hoops covered in fabric?
Posted by mrs.jesse[/QUOTE]
^ I was just thinking this.

MarriedInAFever

Thanks a lot for the suggestions, guys. I'm going to look for a Hersey's kiss costume and see how I can build on that with what I can find.

Blueyed228

Some guy was a bong for halloween a few years ago and won the huge prize at the club.  It involved pvc and dry ice and or a small fog machine.  it was a great effect.