Local Dad Tapes Nickels To His Back As Halloween Costume

October 28, 2017

Continuing his tradition of dressing up as a bad pun for Halloween each year, Glendale resident Henry Alberts has taped dozens of nickels to his back and has been going to his wife and children asking if they “get” what his costume is. “Hey guys, guess what I am,” he has said seven times in the past hour. “Come on, just guess, it’s staring at you right in the face!”

Trying not to encourage Alberts, his wife and three teenage sons have steadfastly refused to guess the pun, even though they all got it right away.

This plan has backfired, as Alberts has been obsessively dropping unsubtle hints, such as taking out his phone and saying, “Hey, look at this photograph,” or singing, “This is how you remind me of what I am dressed up as.”

While the display has been frustrating for all involved, it was better than last year, when the father dressed up as Gene Simmons from Kiss, and then put on a beret and carried a roll of French bread with him for an entire week.