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Geeks know how to party and Halloween is no exception. Forget witches and goblins! Here are some scary and clever costumes from the tech world.
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I can has Halloween party? Two attendees at a New York costume ball dressed up as incarnations of lolcats, those cute kitty photos with silly misspelled captions. On the left, one lolcat says "I R SKAREE" and the lolcat on the right has opted for the more classic tagline of "I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?"
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Okay, it's not a costume so much as it is a cheap helmet made from a cardboard box. But it's nerdy, and it's something CNET's Will Greenwald is strangely proud of.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Take us to your leader! Check out Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian dressed as his company's mascot and logo, the Reddit alien.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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These days, now that vintage Nintendo is retro-cool for good, it's almost impossible to go to a Halloween party and not run into someone in a cartoonish plumber outfit. Here, a guy dressed up as Super Mario breaks it down on the dance floor.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Oh my god, it's a double rainbow! All the way!
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
CNET/Jessica Dolcourt
Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume. ThinkGeek sells this turtle-y awesome shell backpack for your Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles costume. It includes four ninja masks, too! COWABUNGA!
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.
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Halloween is the one day of the year when it's okay to go all-out on a geeky costume.