McCain and Palin - no way, too obvious.
Batman and the Joker - we knew this would be popular
Barack and Michelle Obama - we weren't going to go there
It didn't take long to find something that would allow us to work as a team, and that we thought would be both relevant and funny: one infamous Fannie Mae and one infamous Freddie Mac. Bingo.
Once two young, wealthy entrepreneurs who had fallen on very, very hard times.
First we created the original, well-to-do versions of both characters:
These were our company id badges. Here we are in our prime, making a ton of cash selling houses to good people.
Then came the real fun. We transformed both Fanny and Freddie into two individuals who have hit rock bottom.
Fanny has turned to the oldest profession in the world - prostitution - to try and regain some of her financial stability. She is working the streets as a way to pay the rent.
Freddie has turned to the bottle and has been wandering the streets and getting into fights. He has a couple of black eyes, hit clothes are torn to shreds, and he can't seem to find his left shoe. 
While we thought this would be a great costume, we failed to consider that the costumes would lose much of their gusto at our Halloween party ... in Bulgaria. When we made our grand entrance, confronted by a room full of our Bulgarian colleagues, their friends and family, and we shouted, "Fannie and Freddy...Hey!" we were greeted back by many a blank stares. Most people didn't get the costume. Although those few who did get it were much appreciated. Many just thought I was a drunk. Kate was told by more than a few people that she looked really good dressed up like that and that she should dress this way normally.
There were many other great costumes at the party - a microscope, a shwarma/kebab, a great Joker, white trash, and others. We enjoyed ourselves and had a lot of fun with the costumes. We hope that Freddy and Fannie do find a path to economic salvation before they end up six feet under.
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