Yes, yes, we ARE having a Hallowe'en name-change competition!

[HelenMumsnet]

We have heard the not-so-distant grumblings about there not being a Hallowe'en namechange competition this year.

So now there is!

All you need to do to enter is check in your Hallowe'en name by posting on this thread. Please tell us your usual nickname too, so we can chortle at how spookily witty your namechange is.

We will then draw up a shortlist of the best names (no quibbling with the judges, please) - and bung 'em in a poll, so you can all vote for the one you want to win.

There will be a fabulous prize for the winner (and maybe a smidgeon of something for a runner-up or two). Details to be announced once we've got our act together soon.

Thank you - and good luck!

I won't win either I just added a dead body in the middle of my name....

I changed from ABetaDad to ABatDead.

If I glance at the two words and then look away quickly when drunk they seem to magically transform into each other.

Spooky.

oh no !! should I change ?

like yours btw hootcross !

am back to normal...I didn't realise someone else was Maleficent

am normally cherrymonster, best i could come up with, but i have no imagination

this is cherylvoles halloween name

Hurry, hurry!

This thread will close for Hallowe'en namechange nominations/entries at 4pm.

I am normally steamedtreaclesponge... I thought this was more sinister.

Made me laugh but is not that good really

Normally YouKnowNothingoftheCrunch.

I like the implied threat in my new name

I'm usually RustyBear, but I'm now the bat

I'm stillsquiffy (but with bloody fangs of course)

Can I nominate someone else?

Annvan has become Winibaghoul.

I am of couse oopsacoconut now ooooooooooopsacoconut (kinda boring!)

Kimi is now Kimithethreadslayingaxekiller

OK, the nomination stage is now CLOSED

Thanks so much for your entries - shortlist for your voting pleasure to come spookily soon!

I love SorcerieAnna and Abatdad.

But I quite like mine, am usually Morosky

Oh no I missed by 4 minutes!

aw nuts would not have won anyway only changed one letter

Right, after much vicious squabbling at MN Towers, we now have our Hallowe'en Name-change of 2009 shortlist.

(Please address all objections/disputes/accusations of favouritism etc to [email protected])

You can check out the shortlist and then vote for your favourite name-change here.

We're going to announce the winner on Friday, so you only have today and tomorrow to vote. Hurry, hurry!

aww, that's not fair, i wanted to vote for cyteen.

Voted

c'mon Mamazonabroomstick!!!

was LittleWhiteWolf and have cunningly added a Were to make it spooky. All bow to my genius-ness...

ooh yes mamazonabroomstick is excellent

Sorry, TheDevilEatsBabies - it was a nightmare very hard choosing the shortlist.

cyteen was on our longlist, though