FREDERICTON – Reports surfaced early yesterday morning confirming that every single attendee at the office Halloween party was wearing a Stranger Things themed costume. “I mean, we knew it was going to popular,” said lead researcher Farid Khan, “but this exceeded even our wildest projections.” When party goers were asked if they were embarrassed at all by their lack of originality or creativity in choosing a costume, they simply replied, “What do you mean?”
Outfits ranged from “Eggo Eleven” to “Science Experiment Eleven” to “Blonde Girl Eleven”. Employees looking for any edge in the pursuit of “costume of the night” reached to dress up as more obscure characters, such as “Scientist who gets eaten by the Demagorgon in the first scene of the show” and “Benny”. Even employees who did not attend the party were technically able to say they dressed up, as they claimed they just went as Will, the boy who vanishes in the first episode of Netflix’s summer hit.
“Man, this Marty McFly costume is the gift that keeps on giving!” claimed Kevin Brockers, who with a few tweaks was able to fashion a “Lucas from the scene where he wears a headband” costume out of his much less topical Back To The Future-themed get up.
Khan’s report states that at the end of the night, the “costume of the night” distinction went to Doug from Accounting, who arrived at the party in a full suit, dressed as “Papa”. Carolyn from Legal, dressed as Barb, was runner up, which she claimed was “exactly what Barb would have wanted.”
In his speech Doug said he was thankful for the honour, but was confused as he had not even left work before the party to change into his planned “Dracula” costume, and had never seen the show. Upon this revelation, Doug was immediately fired.
