It’s Halloween. You assume everyone will be wearing a costume. After all, it’s the day for it, right? Then you get to where you are going, and you’re the only one wearing a costume. Awkward!
For most of us, it’s just a nightmare we can wake up from. However, for these 40 people, it really happened.
#1 The only veggie
It was okay to dress up for Halloween. However, that didn’t mean many people did. In fact, she was the only carrot in the office on that day.


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#2 They all agreed to dress up
Everyone at the office promised to wear a costume. She was the only one who followed through. She does not look amused.
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#3 In class
It can be hard to hide that you’re the only one in the class in a costume. This is particularly true if it is the brightest yellow chicken suit ever to be seen on earth.
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#4 Taking it in stride
He didn’t frown when he discovered he was the only one in costume. Instead, this clown-for-a-day decided to make the most of the attention.
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#5 He missed the memo
Actually, someone told him that it would be okay to show up in costume. We’re guessing they were either seriously misinformed or were pulling a prank.
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#6 They lied
They said it would be a costume day. Clearly, he was the only one who read the memo.
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#7 Doing it right
If you have to be the only one in the room in a costume, be a T-Rex. That’s the secret to life.
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#8 The VP of Purchasing a Dragon
Everyone knew not to wear a costume that day. However, they thought they would have a little fun and fail to inform the VP of Purchasing.
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#9 Nowhere to hide
If you’re a student and you’re the only one wearing a costume, at least you can hide in the back of the classroom. But what about if you’re the teacher?
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#10 Just hanging out with some friends
It was Halloween. He dressed up as Spider-Man. Unfortunately, everyone else just went as themselves.
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#11 Winner of the office costume party
He won the office costume party. This might be due to the fact that he was the only one in costume. But, hey, a win is still a win.
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#12 The party
It was a party. It just wasn’t a costume party. Close enough?
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#13 They all agreed to it
All of his coworkers decided to dress up as Smurfs for Halloween. He was the only one who actually did. Now, whose fault is that?
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#14 The only one
No one else wore a costume to work. They did get a laugh out of it if that counts for anything.
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#15 Turtle on his own
Ninja Turtles usually have a crew to back them up. This time, a turtle was going solo.
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#16 When no one else bothers
A doggie daycare threw a costume party for all the dogs. This is the only one that let their owner keep the costume on them for long enough to actually get to the building.
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#17 Standing out
Not only was he the only one in the entire newsroom in costume, but it had to be a brightly colored one. There was no hiding from assignments on that day.
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#18 The Halloween party
She was invited to a Halloween party. How was she supposed to know it would just be a bunch of people in normal attire drinking wine?
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#19 On brand
She went to work at Starbucks as a “star-buck.” Sadly, she was the only one who bothered.
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#20 At the gym
We have to admit, workout clothes and costumes rarely work well together. At least she managed to pull it off, even if she was the only one.
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#21 Not a costume party
Her friend told her it was a costume party. They might not be friends anymore.
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#22 Too soon
Donning a Halloween costume before dusk is a dangerous thing if you worry about being socially awkward. She was the only one dressed up in the daylight hours. It was so worth it to get a few extra hours with that costume, though.
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#23 Just hanging out
He was the only one from the fleet there that day. He’ll just have to explore new worlds on his own.
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#24 Going all out
He came up with the perfect Halloween costume to wear to work. It outshone all others. Although, we’ll never know if that was because it would have been the best or because no one else bothered to wear a costume.
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#25 Sad cook
They were the only one to dress up on that day. This does not make a happy clown.
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#26 When you put in the extra effort
He even made sure to bring in a prop for Halloween. No one else had even put on a costume.
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#27 The banana suit
Some costumes can be downplayed. A banana suit, however, is difficult to hide.
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#28 At work
No one in the office dressed up that day. Well, almost no one.
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#29 The only one at the lab
People in other departments dressed up. However, she was the only one from the lab who did. Clearly, she’s the most fun one in that department.
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#30 In a pickle
While bright yellow costumes are always impossible to hide, this green pickle comes in at second place for impossible-not-to-notice costumes.
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#31 A knight in shining armor
He was the only one at the party in a costume. At least the beer can sort of went with his chainmail.
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#32 Do it in style
If you have to be the only one in the office in costume, do it with flair. Also, don’t forget the coffee.
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#33 The only hero
This hero singlehandedly tried to revive Halloween. Sadly, he didn’t manage to convince anyone else in the office to get into the Halloween spirit.
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#34 Politically awkward
With some jobs, you might survive the embarrassment if you’re the only one showing up in a costume. However, you might just die from shame if you happen to be the only one in Congress who dressed up.
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#35 Maybe they won’t notice
He is in a suit, after all. What’s one more corporate slave at the office, really?
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#36 The boss
At this office, it wasn’t an employee who didn’t get the memo on costumes. It was the boss. Oops!
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#37 Feeling a little awkward
She wore a complete banana suit. Out of the thirty people in her office, she was the only one who had even dressed up at all.
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#38 Just following orders
They told everyone to dress up for Halloween. No one did except for this guy. Hopefully, he’ll get a promotion.
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#39 A little magic
He attempted to bring a little magic into the office. It wasn’t really happening that day.
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#40 So annoyed
This is the face you make when you’re the only one who dressed up. At least she did it in style!
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