When you finally log off and head to a Halloween party this October 31, you'll want to let everyone know where you've spent the past 364 days: online. Luckily, while 2018 hasn't given us much in the way of good news, the meme harvest has been bountiful. And a lot of them translate nicely into Halloween costumes. SEE ALSO: Here's how you need to prank your kids this Halloween Here are a few of the best — and, more importantly, the easiest to pull off. 1. Mason Ramsey The Walmart yodel kid is a superstar now, but the getup he wore for his aisle rendition of Hank Williams's “Lovesick Blues” would still make a great costume. You'll just need a white button-down, a red bow tie, a statement belt, and, of course, a pair of cowboy boots. Just be prepared for someone to request a song. 2. Moth and lamp couples on halloween this year smh pic.twitter.com/Fq0WlShiCI — Gabe (@thelittlegracs) September 29, 2018 September's hottest pair was the moth and the lamp, although the romance did seem a bit one-sided. This meme would make an impressive couple's costume if you're headed to a particularly internet-y Halloween party. Bonus: neither look is noticeably better than the other, so you won't argue about who gets to be who. In fact, both costumes look pretty uncomfortable. 3. Sad Howdy Boy hurt by nin vs hurt by johnny cash pic.twitter.com/6HSIsG1X2o — grean day (@misandrism) March 27, 2018 Find a yellow t-shirt. Paint a sad face on it. Wear a cowboy hat. Put on “Space Cowboy.” Practice your despondent “yee-haw.” 4. Tide Pod What should Tide PODs be used for? DOING LAUNDRY. Nothing else.Eating a Tide POD is a BAD IDEA, and we asked our friend @robgronkowski to help explain. pic.twitter.com/0JnFdhnsWZ — Tide (@tide) January 12, 2018 Sure, you could painstakingly assemble an elaborate cardboard Tide Pod. Or you could just buy this shirt.
Or, if you're really feeling low-effort, simply wear one blue item, one white item, and one orange item. 5. Kylo Ren pants View this post on Instagram #kylorenchallenge A post shared by John Mayer ?????? (@johnmayer) on Dec 30, 2017 at 7:00pm PST A large portion of Instagram already took the #KyloRenChallenge, so why not keep the look going for Halloween? You could even complete the look with one of those weird muscle-shirt-costume-things. Good luck explaining this costume to people who spend a healthy amount of time on the internet. 6. Meghan Markle A GLOW UP: 15-year-old Meghan Markle to The Duchess of Sussex Rachel Meghan Markle #RoyalWedding pic.twitter.com/d6BhHYg9oC — laura ✨ (@daisyrdley) May 19, 2018 The Duchess of Sussex isn't just a meme, of course. But she did star in more than a few viral tweets this year. (Welcome, Meghan, to the meme community.) Plus, a Meghan Markle costume is a great excuse to wear and inevitably ruin a beautiful white dress. And you can do fake freckles! 7. Michaela Coel in
Black Mirror your mom on the second house phone eavesdropping on you talking about 7th grade drama pic.twitter.com/UcxU0FR37L — jaboukie young-white (@jaboukie) January 7, 2018 One of the internet's finest reaction images, Michaela Coel's look from the
Black Mirror episode “U.S.S. Callister,” would make a wonderful costume even without the meme factor. Be sure to perfect your knowing, conspiratorial facial expressions. 8. “Change my mind” guy @scrowder the world deserves this pic.twitter.com/1uCGrJMkir — Diego Martinez (@DiegoLMMartinez) February 21, 2018 Unlike Coel, this guy sucks. But if you can figure out how to make some kind of booth apparatus, he'd make a pretty good Halloween costume. Instead of using his wildly untrue original statement (“Male privilege is a myth”), we'd suggest using a statement from one of the later meme riffs. You don't want to make literally thousands of enemies on Halloween night. 9. Super Bowl selfie kid Nothing more relatable than this kid trying to pull his phone out to get a selfie is me. #SuperBowlLII #JustinTimberlake pic.twitter.com/1RyQs9jtK2 — Joe K (@kealohajoe) February 5, 2018 Remember that kid who took a selfie with Justin Timberlake Super Bowl halftime show? Get yourself a gray hooded sweatshirt and a bunch of lanyards. Will anyone know who you are? No. But the costume will probably cost $0. 10. “Is This A Pigeon?” pic.twitter.com/P7JKdRgDG3 — Extra Credit (@ExtraCredit) May 14, 2018 It was the screenshot from anime series
The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird heard 'round the world. At this point, “is this a pigeon” memes have reached peak saturation, but the character's look — he's an android, by the way — is super easy to replicate. Get yourself a nice fake butterfly as an accessory. You'll have a great time. WATCH: 'Stranger Things' will be turning Universal Studios upside down this Halloween
