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Top Selling Halloween Costumes Parody 2010 Scandals: BP And Tiger Woods

Ken Van der Meeren |
October 22, 2010 | 7:51 p.m. PDT

Staff Reporter

BP Bad Planning (photo courtesy of Halloween31.com)
BP Bad Planning (photo courtesy of Halloween31.com)
This Halloween's top selling costumes parody 2010's most talked about scandals, particularly the BP oil spill and Tiger Woods' affairs.

The BP Bad Planning costume, which comes with a green jumpsuit and black muck, is one of Halloween31.com's highest selling items.

A number of Tiger Woods' outfits are also selling extremely well, including one with his face in a beaten and bruised state, and another which includes a visor with a gold club bent over Woods' fake hair.

Funworld is the maker of the BP Bad Planning costume, and is donating a proportion of its profits to a charity aiding the recovery effort. Although, to be fair, they are making these profits out of other people's misfortunes in the first place.

Alan Geller, executive vice-president of Fun World, explained the success of this year's costume, "The Halloween business reflects the world we live in. We like to add a bit of social commentary to the celebrations. The holiday is about horror, and people are horrified at BP's actions."

In the video below, Halloween31 co-owner Shreyans Parekh talks us through the latest fad, and facets of the costumes.

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