We're asking you, D.C.-area boys and ghouls, to share your favorite, and least favorite, Halloween costumes, party spots, candy and jokes -- and so far you've come up with some great stuff.

Below are the responses so far, which we will keep updating as more of you take the survey (hint: You should take the survey).

Judging from responses so far, Jersey Shore-themed costumes are in this year, while there seems to be a big backlash against slutty costumes and Sarah Palin costumes, so avoid those (and DEFINITELY avoid the slutty Sarah Palin costume!). Also, Hitler remains a controversial costume.

Check back daily for updates.

What is your Halloween costume this year?

Cast of Glee

A vampire zombie. (Black cloak, black/dark clothes or camouflage pants, red and black face tattoos and a special scale-like tattoo on my arms, which is my own design, and of course, the fangs)

Tweedledum, Abraham Lincoln, or Harry Potter.

Jersey shore

J.Woww

Daphne of Scooby Doo. My three year old son is going as Fred.

I think I am going to be Snooki. Never seen the show but doesn't seem too difficult to replicate. Big poof and a slutty dress. Some people recommended a large water bottle filled with unidentifiable liquid and slippers. And also some large sunglasses completely covered in rhinestones. If anything, I will be really comfortable ... just unable to see.

Gordon Ramsey. Chef whites, british accent, curse alot after some drinks.

Hermione Granger!

Either dead prom queen (stabbed in the back) or robot maid.

Hamburglar

Best costume idea made for under $10?

A ghost and all its endless variations. Sexy ghost is a personal favorite. A really short sheet, possibly a garter.

Serial (cereal) killer -- carry a knife stuck in a box of cereal

Buccaneer (hang a dollar from each ear) OR an E-mail (put a giant "e" on a guy's chest).

For your little one: If spooky, go witch or black cat. If not spooky, bumblebee or pumpkin never seems to fail. You could always mix spooky and not spooky with the pumpkin one too. If you're a teen: zombie-pirate, razac (think Eragon--bird-humanoid with hood), or something medieval. Don't do ""Lady Gaga"" -- that's just cheap and gaudy. If you're an adult, I'd go with a Gou'ald (think StarGate) or Wraith (StarGate Atlantis). Or a witch-pirate-zombie creature would be kinda cool."

Pile of laundry

Acid face 

Zombie - took an old men's button-down shirt & splattered it with red nail polish. 

Oscar the Grouch 

My husband once went as "Postmodern Man." He dressed in regular clothes. His motto for the night: "I am what you think I am." 

Cigar Guy. Buy a wig off the clearance rack at the halloween store, spend $1.29 for a Philly. Roman goddess. All you need is a white sheet, rope, and a piece of royal colored fabric as a sash. 

DC bike commuter: Suit, sneakers, reflector tape, helmet. 

Nats' stadium beer vendor: Nats hat, cardboard box that you can fill with beer, belts to strap it on. Easy, clever, plus you have beer all night. Mummy made from toilet paper 

Best costume you've ever seen?

Stevie Wonderbread. Last year my roommate Nancy wore braids, a mustache, and a costume covered in the trademark blue, yellow, and red Wonderbread dots.

Drag Queen in a dress made out of paperclips...Imagine the time it took.

Truthfully--two of the best costumes I've ever seen (can't choose between them) are found on a website called DeviantART: The first one is called "Fuzzy Pony Quadsuit" by LilleahWest and the second one is called "Steampunk Aircaptain Dress" by FroweMinahild.

Box wine

Lion-O 

Grapes 

Gay Hitler 

The hangover 

Human iPhone 

Fay Wray 

Two huge dancing cigarettes at the Capitol Lounge Halloween party on Capitol Hill, circa 1999. 

Britney Spears - the crazy kind. It was a bald-headed guy. 

Gray flannel suit, gray stocking over face, draped/wrapped in red tape: the faceless Federal bureaucracy! 

Couples costumes are always my favorites. Good and Plenty is a good one (one person in an angel, the other person is verrrrrry slutty). I also saw a milkman and a pregnant housewife once. 

Lord Helmet from Spaceballs 

Can you think of a costume(s) that is way overused and thus totally lame?

Pimp.

Witch

Girls in slutty outfits claiming they're actually dressed up.

Sarah Palin

Lady Gaga, Britney Spears -- basically any pop singer. Your average-looking zombie. And the sheet-ghost.

Mario and Luigi

Pirate 

Witch

Sarah Palin (guilty), anything with a dumb mask.

Dick in a box / "God's gift to women"

Nurse 

Lady Gaga 

Seems every single woman (and yes, I was one once), in the prime of her dating years, feels compelled at least one year to dress in some sort of French Maid/pinup girl/sexy cheerleader getup. Add keg parties and/or discounted alcohol all night, and it never ends well. 

Any athlete. It's too easy because all you need is a jersey which most 18-40 year old males have. Be creative and do Derek Cheater with like needles taped to it or something. It's so ironic and unlikely to happen that it will be funny. 

Slutty cop/cat/nurse/ref 

Sarah Palin, M&M, devil, angel 

Everything pop culture specific. So, so tired of Lady Gagas and Sarah Palins (and Bristol Palins and Joe the Plumbers and Britney Spearses). Any slutty female costume. That theme is SO over and lame. 

What is the worst/most offensive costume you've seen?

Basically anything involving blackface doesn't go over too well.

Racist stuff (eg: KKK robes), demonic monks, and witch-hunting Christians are pretty offensive. Also, worst costume I've ever seen: the puking pumpkin. Yes, I've seen that as a costume.

Two pregnant nuns and a priest. 

Gay Hitler 

The Shocker 

Klan member 

My own friend dressed as Sarah Palin and held a baby doll with a nametag that said "TRIGG" that was actually wrapped in an American flag. I'm no fan of Palin, but that was pretty bad. 

The abortion doctor ones are pretty bad. Just bad taste. 

A man dressed as a giant penis. 

I can't think of anything terrible I've witnessed in person, but anything Amanda Hess featured in her Sexist rundown of awful costumes last year is the worst thing I've ever seen. 

What is your favorite Halloween party spot?

Georgetown parade of costumes

Dupont Circle

Downtown Silver Spring, MD

Adams Morgan 

Hard Rock Cafe 

Madhatter 

Any of the bars on Pennsylvania Avenue on Capitol Hill (Tune Inn, etc.) 

Philadelphia 

My apartment. Big Hunt. 

Chief Ike's 

What is your favorite kind of Halloween candy?

Reeses pieces and a peppermint patty.

Snickers

Candy corn

Chocolate 

Fun-size candy bars 

Kit Kat 

Candy corn 

Mike and Ike 

Peeps of any shape, size or color 

Reese's 

Swedish Fish 

Milky Way 

Tootsie Roll Pops 

Reese's peanut butter cups 

What is your favorite Halloween joke or trick?

Why couldn't the vampire sleep at night? Because his "coffin" kept him awake.

Telling the newbies at work that everyone dresses up when Halloween falls on or comes close to a Friday and then telling them they have to dress in costume for casual Friday.

Waiting in the shadows for tricksters/eggers with a paintball gun...or airsoft gun...haha.

Last year some people down the street set up an elaborate front door trick, where an innocuous-looking woman stood on the porch with candy... but when kids got close to her, a sliding door on the porch would slide back, revealing fog, a strobe light, and a caped/masked guy revving a chain saw. Yeah. Best ever.

Throwing plastic spiders at people.

The trick where I get drunk at a halloween party. That's the best.

A fun past time was dressing in black and jumping out at people.

This one time, the guy I was dating pooped in a pumpkin. This is my favorite "trick" because it is 100% idiotic, offensive, disgusting, and immature and because I can point to it as evidence that I cannot be trusted to make my own decisions about dating. But also because I've never seen anyone else play a Halloween trick.