If you think that it’s difficult to get a date as a geek or a gamer, try being a fictional character from an obscure country—or planet. Video game protagonists and superheroes don’t exactly have the ease and luxury of browsing for babes while browsing for books at the local bookstore, hitting on that cute barista at Starbucks or picking up chicks at the bar—well, unless maybe you’re Tony Stark. And, if you’re a pirate, well, all of the women are wenches—literally. Dating gets even more difficult if you happen to be a female in the fantasy realm—all of your potential soul mates are either trying to kidnap you or trying to kill you, and your rivals are always trying to kill you with a house to get a leg up on the competition. It might seem rough some days, but at least you're not trying to get a date on the planet Melmac. Don’t feel bad—if you couldn’t get a date this Valentine's Day and you’re feeling a little blue, just be glad your skin isn’t green or covered in fur. So what if your favorite fictional characters had their own online dating site to meet their mate? It'd probably go a little something like this...
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Do you have a little black dress laying around? If you do and are in the market for a Halloween costume, here are some quick and easy ways to make that LBD work for you! By incorporating some clever costume accessories into your wardrobe, this little black dress can take you from the weekend before Halloween, to All-Hallows-Eve, to the Halloween after parties.
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Recent years have brought huge amounts of discrimination against us pirates, which I reckon – YAR HAR HAR! – is partly our own fault. (Please excuse my Piratis, pronounced “pie rye tuss”, it’s because I’m a pirate.) As professional pirates, we always strive to do what’s right for ourselves, but with a bit more heart than none at all. That’s why we want you to try out being a pirate for awhile, whether it’s as part of our crew, forming your own, or dressing up for what I hear them Americans call “Halloween”, a day that I am only pretending to be unfamiliar with. Obviously, I go trick or treating too. It’s the only time I’m taken seriously.
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You can tell more about a guy by what he wears on Halloween than one might expect. Are you funny, serious, sarcastic, creative, intimidating, quintessentially manly or aloof? So many choices! All of these things can come into focus with the right costume, and may ultimately determine your overall Halloween experience. What persona are you looking for this year? No matter your goal, anything is possible with the HalloweenCostumes.com crew on the job. We’ve sifted through rubble to pull out the gems and bring you the ultimate collection of top men’s costumes for 2012!
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If you're hanging out with your group of girlfriends this Halloween, you definitely have a lot to plan. Do you want to stay in and watch scary movies or do you want to go out? Do you want throw your own bash or do you want to hit the town and be seen? Do you want a candied apple or a bag of Twizzlers? Like I said, lots to plan. The most important thing, though: what are you going to wear? If you want to be remembered for looking great, and not for how many candy corns you can eat in 60 seconds, then you should start putting together an amazing group costume. We here at HalloweenCostumes.com have come up with a ton of awesome costume themes that are perfect for you and your group of girls to be noticed.

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Arrrr, pirates! Romantic, dashing, full of eyeliner and dreadlocks, they have entertained us for so long we tend to forget who the real pirates were. There's more of a chance you'll know the name Jack Sparrow over Edward Teach, or Captain Hook over Christopher Newport. Even hearing the name Dread Pirate Roberts will have you bellowing "You killed my father ... prepare to die!" before you think about Bartholomew Roberts.Since pirate garb is a time-honored costume theme for Halloween, it's time to cheer for the real pirates behind the dashing Hollywood characters. So break out the rum, host a pirate theme party, and let's celebrate by counting down seven famous pirates created by Hollywood, and a matching real-life pirate.

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In Hollywood, pirate characters are predominately male. They are clever, defiant, and, most importantly, irresistibly gorgeous. Johnny Depp as "Jack Sparrow" is pretty much the epitome of this manly pirate hotness. On the rare occasion that a female pirate does show up in a movie, she is portrayed as one of two stereotypes: brute or vamp. We all know that Hollywood cares more about ticket sales than historically accuracy, so in this post I try to discover what women pirates were really like.

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