Comments on: Not Chiquita Banana Man.

Question: Not Chiquita Banana Man.

changeling — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:27:51 -0800

I'm going to be the Chiquita Banana Lady for Halloween. Can you think of a spicy Latin costume for my boyfriend?

We thought of a tequila worm, tequila bottle, and one of those men in Tijuana who wear hawaiian shirts, blow whistles, and pour tequila down peoples' throats before violently shaking their heads. We've also thought of a banana. But he's not excited about anything so far. The easier, (and cheaper) the better.

OR: If you can think of a related brand mascot costume, that's great too! Preferably something human. And not the Jolly Green Giant. Thanks, all!

By: browse

browse — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:28:51 -0800

If you're going to be the Banana Lady, shouldn't your boyfriend be a banana? :-)

By: Meep! Eek!

Meep! Eek! — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:37:07 -0800

Ricky Ricardo. With the Bobaloo shirt.

By: GaelFC

GaelFC — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:41:32 -0800

Juan Valdez? Looks like an easy costume to pull together.

By: kindall

kindall — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:42:27 -0800

Zorro?

By: oxford blue

oxford blue — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:43:26 -0800

Spicy, eh?

How about a giant jalapeño?

By: mistersix

mistersix — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:43:55 -0800

Subcomandante Marcos
Emiliano Zapata
Fidel Castro

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:48:09 -0800

Mariachi, no question. Those outfits rock.

By: infinitewindow

infinitewindow — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:49:06 -0800

El Chavo del Ocho.

By: dw

dw — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:55:52 -0800

Ricky Ricardo. With the Bobaloo shirt.

Damn, beat me to it. Though without a Lucy it may be a bit out of context.

By: BrodieShadeTree

BrodieShadeTree — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:56:55 -0800

How about retro-un-PC Frito Bandito

By: jamaro

jamaro — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:17:32 -0800

El Mariachi (the awesome costume + the bonus of a large gun).

Ramone Azteca (Gong Show)

By: hatsix

hatsix — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:26:55 -0800

+ El Mariachi

By: chococat

chococat — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:29:30 -0800

Che?
Cheech?

By: w_boodle

w_boodle — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:33:29 -0800

--A monkey
--A Latin American dictator with penis envy
--A festive dildo
--A ballpark hotdog
--A Plantain
--A Chiquita Banana Man (and about time)
--Charlie Chaplin ... and he slips anytime he's near you

By: chrisamiller

chrisamiller — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:40:57 -0800

I'll second the Zorro idea

By: Hildago

Hildago — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:59:45 -0800

He should just go as the Latin equivalent of himself, ala Esteban Colberto or Senor Spielbergo.

By: NoraCharles

NoraCharles — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:12:47 -0800

Ricardo Montablan (aka Mr. Rourke)
My dear guests....Welcome......to FAN-tasy Island.

By: Meep! Eek!

Meep! Eek! — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:28:42 -0800

dw: Damn, beat me to it. Though without a Lucy it may be a bit out of context.

Then he'd just look like a romantic Latino in fancy dress, which goes just fine with Ms. Banana.

Or he could go as the Chiquita Banana seal.

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:38:21 -0800

The Tapatio Man.

I knew a guy who did this, and had several small bottles inside of his jacket to offer with a spicy wink.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:18:09 -0800

El Chapulin Colorado(the real life inspiration for the Simpsons character)

Anyone from the Lucha Libre

But, since Carmen Miranda and her fruity hat were supposed to be Carribean, you might want to stick with that (rather than Mexican or Latin American looks) like the above mentioned, Ricky Ricardo or Fidel Castro.

How about he just goes as a big banana?

By: Alt F4

Alt F4 — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:22:11 -0800

chupacabrao

By: kookoobirdz

kookoobirdz — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:00:54 -0800

Fred Armisen as Fericito

By: rob511

rob511 — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:02:37 -0800

Have him go as a fruit fly -- he'll never flit far from your ~~side~~ peel.

By: changeling

changeling — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:23:54 -0800

You guys are amazing.

By: kindall

kindall — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:30:28 -0800

Strong Bad?

By: O9scar

O9scar — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:13:57 -0800

Mr. Peanut

By: oxford blue

oxford blue — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:36:47 -0800

I spent ten minutes searching for the picture of goya lady, from the bumblebee man's show off The Simpsons.

By: jesourie

jesourie — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:50:13 -0800

Walter Mercado. He's one of the weirdest hijueputas I've ever seen.

By: JJ86

JJ86 — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 06:47:33 -0800

He has to go as Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) with a bongo drum.

By: bilabial

bilabial — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:27:10 -0800

--A festive dildo

my boyfriend wants to know what's latin about that? Does he have a mustache?

By: simbiotic

simbiotic — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:31:37 -0800

Batmanuel

By: witchstone

witchstone — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:51:19 -0800

Geraldo! With broken nose or without. Although I guess the broken nosed Geraldo would go better with a neo-Nazi wielding a chair than the Chiquita Banana lady.

By: theora55

theora55 — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:27:48 -0800

Another vote for Ricky Ricardo. Or Che Guevara. The Bobaloo shirt is to die for.

By: granted

granted — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:56:31 -0800

THE BUMBLEBEE MAN.

Although I do like the monkey idea. He's hairy enough.

Or he could be the Chiquita Banana Lady too. Fruity!

By: w_boodle

w_boodle — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:40:25 -0800

--A festive dildo
my boyfriend wants to know what's latin about that? Does he have a mustache?

Well...
Perhaps he has a strip of rubber nubs above his lip. Or a feather-tipped sombrero. A latex pancho?

Add a bandoleer and a couple of squirt guns and he could go as Pancho Dildo -- a great general of some banana republic. What you put in the bandoleer and squirt guns is up to you.

By: hatsix

hatsix — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:13:16 -0800

As long as he doesn't go as Dirty Sanchez

By: changeling

changeling — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:36:53 -0800

For anyone that stumbles upon this post:

He's going as a banana.

By: granted

granted — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:44:26 -0800

I can't believe he's spending $44.99 plus shipping on a giant banana costume for one night. He'd better find an excuse to wear it again. I still like the monkey idea - you could lead him around on a chain and feed him bananas from your hat when he does tricks. I ran into Mike Lajom again and I think we're driving down to San Diego together, although I'm not sure you should trust him around your banana. Especially when the bottom half of your banana is protruding very grabbably from its wearer's pubic area. I'm just saying.