To millions of people on the internet today, Facebook is one website they can’t live without. According to parents, students, and professionals, it’s how they stay in contact with loved ones who live across the country or even miles across the world. Others use Facebook to “instant message” their schoolmates, neighbors, and friends, to keep up with important events or join new ones, and most popularly, for playing Flash-based games such as Farmville, Petville, Mafia Wars and several others to while their time. You may use Facebook like they do for the same purpose; and that is the reason why Mark Zuckerberg’s brainchild is currently the number 1, most visited website today, overtaking Google.com.

Facebook’s largest cluster of users come from the “gamers” or people who use Facebook basically for playing popular Zynga or Playfish games. If you consider yourself a part of this group, or if you want to show your love for Facebook this Halloween, why don’t you get your costume ideas from popular ten of the most popular Facebook games?

1. Farmville

The most popular Facebook game with over 78 million players is Farmville by Zynga. Farmville is basically an online simulation game where you attempt to grow a farm of your own starting with limited resources. To earn more money, you have to sell your crops, just like what real farmers do today. As a farmer, you have to do your best to gain enough resources so you can buy livestock, more seeds for a variety of crops, and you also need to invite new players to join in so they could help you raise your farm while you do the same for theirs.

This Halloween, if you wish to show your love for Farmville, all you need is the casual farmer getup with a few farming props and you’re good to go.

Keep in mind, however, that since it is Halloween, you need to give your farmer costume a scary twist as well. Do this by applying dark or Gothic make-up on your face or by using red poster paint or washable paint as blood stains. Spread a little red paint on your pitchfork props too– you may  be a farmer, but you have a vicious side too!

Cowgirl Adult Costume

For women, a brown, farmer’s dress would make a wonderful Farmville costume. Don’t forget to use farming props to complete your costume.

2. Restaurant City

Restaurant City is a fun game where you pretend to be a chef running your own restaurant. It’s pretty easy to dress up as a chef: take note of a chef’s attire. You can wear anything as long as you have the apron and the chef’s hat.

Chef Adult Costume

For female chefs, this unique and sexy ensemble will definitely make you stand out from the crowd. According to tallies and surveys, most ladies usually go for the costumes that don’t associate them with the kitchen (no pun intended). If you want to stand out, you could be a sexy chef. To further improve your chef attire, use a spatula as a prop.

Chef Hat and Apron Set

For men, if you are a huge Restaurant City player, here’s a cool chef attire that would do well as the real chef attire. This costume is entirely made of soft cotton so you’ll look comfortable throughout the entire party. This costume is also perfect for tall teenagers and adults.

3. Petville

Petville is a game where you pretend to take care of an animal which you’d have to design prior to playing the game. Your pet could be a cross between a unicorn, bear, and a penguin– it depends on how you’d like your pet to look like. Although there are so many options for you to choose from when planning to dress up as a Petville character, you could wear a bear head mascot, the body of a penguin, and duck flippers as shoes. The sky’s the limit for costume choices when it comes to dressing up as a character from Petville. Get inspiration by logging onto your Petville account and picking a character to pattern your costume after.

4. Texas Hold’em Poker

If you’re a big poker player, you might want to show off your Poker prowess this Halloween by wearing a Texas Hold’em Poker themed-costume. Basically, someone who’s crazy over poker would probably look like a big, masculine guy who wears shades and a green coat– you know, like a gambler. Here’s what we have so far that’s close to looking like a gambler’s costume:

High Roller Accessory Kit Adult

You might want to wear a faux moustache into the mix to add a little sophistication to your gambler’s get-up.

Gambler Mustache

Touché.

5. Mafia Wars

Texas Hold’em Poker and Mafia Wars are not too different from each other. The former simply emulates a gambler’s appearance and the other emulates a classy criminal mastermind; however, both are known for wearing sophisticated coats and sleek and sexy attires. If you want to be part of the largest criminal ring, simply put on this gangster adult costume with a striped suit and a formal, black fedora. If all criminals had this as their uniform, my! Organized crime would be a fashion statement!

Gangster Adult Costume

This sleek suit comes with a striped suit, color coordinated dickie, a pair of spats, and a black and white fedora.

If you’re a female mafioso, be a smooth criminal with this matching pinstriped Mafia suit. This whole dress comes with a black and white fedora hat, black tie, and a money bag which doubles as a prop and as a purse.

Smooth Criminal Adult Costume

Complete your look by donning this fake gun and matching holster.

Gangster Gun and Holster

6. Fishville

Fishville is pretty much like Farmville– except that you’ll be raising and selling fishes instead of crops and livestock. To dress up as a Fishville-inspired character, what you need is a smart, fish costume. It’s not enough to wear something that swims and has fins, you need to think out of the box as well if you want to stand out of the crowd.

You could be a happy dolphin that just can’t stop smiling!

Dippy Dolphin Mascot Adult Costume

(Something’s not right in these waters; that is, if you get my drift)

Or you could be this widely grinning shark!

Snappy the Shark Mascot Adult Costume

Beneath those smiles are secrets you wouldn’t want to hear…

If you think dressing up like a college mascot won’t make you as popular as you’d like to be, go for the cheapest fish costume you can find and put this on…

Shark Fin Headband

Strap it on and you’re a shark. No sweat, no wash, no worries!

7. Happy Island

When people hear the phrase “Happy Island”, they’d instantly think of beaches, white sand, sand castles here and there, beach babes and probably a sexy lifesaver among the crowd, but hey, that’s what makes a happy island! On Facebook, this dream becomes a reality with Flash game called… well… Happy Island! On Happy Island, you get to manage your own island which is also a tourist attraction. Get people to buy your products, build stores and stalls and try to make your happy island a hit among tourists.

Happy Hour Time (Men’s) Adult Costume

Happy Hour Time (Men's) Adult Costume

A Happy Island-inspired costume is one with floral garlands and a color coordinated floral terno, just like the example above. Although this colorful get-up would be considered unusual on Halloween, it is a Hawaiian tourist get-up after all so it counts as a costume, right?

Happy Hour Time (Women's) Adult Costume

For women, this matching Hawaiian halter top dress is perfect for ladies who want to attend Halloween with their partner wearing the male Hawaiian costume. This costume would do well for themed parties or couple themed Halloween parties.

If you’re sick of being a vampire, a witch or a ghost, you could be a wacky character who loves to amuse people. So, how do you start your humor parade? Below are five of the funniest costumes that are sure to have your Halloween party guests on the floor, laughing!

1. Psychedelic Mushroom Adult Costume

Psychedelic Mushroom? Sounds exactly like the 70′s! Let’s go back to the past with this psychedelic hippie mushroom costume that boasts hip prints and rainbow designs. This ensemble comes with a sleeveless tunic and a purple bottom mushroom hat. Pair your look with a pair of purple glasses or a hippie bandana.

2. Christmas Tree with Shoe Boxes Adult Costume

Christmas Tree with Shoe Boxes Adult Costume

Christmas may be a month away but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate early. Be the embodiment of Christmas with this funny and at the same time, in-season costume. This Christmas Tree costume ensemble comes with presents for shoes and a Christmas tree tunic which you can slip on easily.

3. Harry the Hobo Clown Adult Plus Costume

Harry the Hobo Clown Adult Plus Costume

He’s homeless, but happy and that’s what matters, right?

If you want to cheer everyone up, Harry the Hobo is the best character to portray. This hilarious ensemble comes with a brown jacket with patches, a shirt, an over-sized bow-tie and a bandanna which you can tie to the end of a stick as  a prop. Get ready to clown around and go dumpster-diving!

4. Mexican Wrestler Adult Costume

Mexican Wrestler Adult Costume

Ever wanted to know what wrestlers do to become wrestlers? They get themselves a Mexican Wrestler costume; yep, for real. It was in a movie or something so it must be true.

Halloween doesn’t have to be all about scaring your neighbors to their wits or pulling scary pranks on people. Whenever and wherever you are, Halloween is also celebrated for the fun it brings. This year, why don’t you put all your scary tales aside and bring in the laughs with these amazingly humorous costumes and instead of sharing the fright, share the beer and the jokes.

1. Double Occupancy Adult Costume

What’s in your bedroom should stay in your bedroom—but this costume shouldn’t! This is by far the funniest costume this year. It’s outrageous, it’s well designed, easy to wear and it fits most adults.

2. Pirate Booty Adult Costume

Talk about being a vulgar pirate!

Add a funny twist to being a scary and violent pirate with this baboon-like booty. Real pirates were never known for their decency so if you want to be as indecent as you can the sea pirate way, do it with these funny pirate costume with a protruding plastic booty.

3. Fork and Spoon Costume Set Adult

Going to the party as a couple?

Ever thought it would be such a cliché to go to the party dressed up as Romeo and Juliet, Frankenstein and his Bride, or Salt and Pepper? About half of the couples in the party would dress up as a prince and a princess that’s for sure so if you want to change the trend, be Mr. Fork and Mrs. Spoon! This is perfect for partner-themed Halloween parties and not only is it an unusual choice, it is a costume pair-up that would be a delight to see as well.

4. Burger King Deluxe Adult Costume

No advertisements intended, but if you seriously love Burger King with all your heart and tummy, show your respect for the big BK by dressing up as the Burger King mascot! This majestically made Burger King costume comes with a shiny orange robe with white faux fur collar, the Burger King mask, and a huge gold medallion with “Burger King” text in front.

5. Taco Adult Costume

Ole! Here’s a show-stopper costume that will surely impress and at the same time, delight party guests. The Taco costume is one size fits all mascot that is perfect for adults and tall teenagers. Want to look delicious to any party? Here’s the best bet!

What could tickle everybody’s funny bone? Here are five of this year’s top picks!

1. Pizza Pie Adult Costume

Why don’t we start with something delicious… like pizza for example? With this costume, mouths will drool and laugh at the same time! This delicious attire is perfect for themed events and of course, Halloween costume parties. You’ll never have to go trick or treatin’ with this attire when you look like the treat yourself. This costume fits most male adult sizes and is made of 100% polyester material for quick cleaning.

2. Banana Deluxe Adult Costume

Banana Deluxe Adult Costume

Walk into the party in this and everyone will go bananas!

This yellow banana costume is a one-size-fits-all suit but would do really well on taller people. There are openings for your arms, legs and face so you can walk around the room freely. You could ask your friends to come together and dress in banana costumes—it would be a funny sight, don’t you think?

3. Lobster Pot Adult Costume

Lobster Pot Adult Costume

Lobsters, anyone?

This lobster just got out of the kitchen and he’s here to make everyone’s mouths water! This costume features a lobster jumpsuit and headpiece, lobster claws and a pot you can wear like an apron.

4. Man-Eating Shark Adult Costume

Man-Eating Shark Adult Costume

This costume had me laughing for a whole 20 minutes—seriously! I’ve seen shark costumes before but none of them could beat this man-eating shark suit, this costume is definitely insane! While other shark costumes tend to bring in the fright factor, this costume exists solely to make everyone laugh. As you walk around, you will look like a shark slowly swallowing a live victim—that’s scary and funny at the same time!

To make your costume look “alive”, you could put your hands inside the “legs” area and move them around so it will seem like your “victim” is still alive while he’s being swallowed. You could also put them in the fins and move around like a real shark would.

This costume fits all adult male sizes and is made of light fabric over Denur foam.

5. Inflatable Personal Trainer Adult Costume

Inflatable Personal Trainer Adult Costume

If you never had a chance to become a professional body builder, you could be a pretend muscleman instead. This inflatable personal trainer costume will show everyone what you lack: huge muscles, but it will also show what you do have: a sense of humor!

You know what they say about funny costumes, you could never go wrong with them! Be it Halloween or any costume themed party—funny costumes will be enjoyed by everyone around and might even earn you a new title… like Man-eating Sharkman for example.

What a treat! Our friends over at karvd sent us this Halloween surprise — a pumpkin carved with the October GeekDad theme, “Eeeeek Dad”.

Karvd pumpkins have been seen plenty of places, including a special, spooky Halloween nod over at Colbert Nation last year.

If you’re looking for a DIY customized pattern of a loved one’s face, karvd can create one for you. Or if you want something more permanent — that you can use year after year — karvd can create a customized synthetic pumpkin featuring a corporate logo, your street address, or just about anything else you can dream up.

They also have a bunch of great tips for carving your own and some free patterns featuring the presidential candidates. Now, that’s scary!

Happy Halloween from Karvd | Geekdad from Wired.com

A Minneapolis man has been charged with allegedly robbing a store clerk at knife point to steal cowboy boots for a Halloween costume.

Jesus Orlando Sotelo is charged in Hennepin County with aggravated robbery. According to the criminal complaint, last November Sotelo and another man wanted “to go to a Halloween party” in style.

Authorities say the men wanted cowboy boots to be part of their costume, but the boots they wanted were too expensive. They cost about $200 a pair.

The two men allegedly went to a nearby Kmart where they bought a gorilla and skeleton Halloween masks. They then went to the store that sold the cowboy boots, located on the 18-hundred block of Lake Street in Minneapolis. According to the complaint, Sotelo and the other man walked in, said “trick or treat” in Spanish, held a knife to the back of the store clerk and grabbed several pairs of cowboy boots.

The second man, Rodolpho Hererra Montenegro has already been convicted in the case.

kare11.com | Twin Cities, MN | Mpls. man charged with robbing store for Halloween costume.

Haha,, interesting and funny idea for pumpkins this Halloween!