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Naked Tales of Naked People (January - March 2008)

By Buck Wolf, About.com

Some people get caught with their pants down. Others strip for what they believe is a very good reason. Here's a look at the strange, the kinky, the reckless and the outlandish nudes in the news from January to March 2008.

Topless Women in Copenhagen Win Right to Swim in Public Pools

The only protest against the move came from lifeguards who said they had problems knowing what to hold when rescuing swimmers in difficulties.

Naked Cop Nabs Would-be Thief

A policeman in New Zealand foiled an attempted car theft after he leaped from his bed completely naked and chased the would-be thief. The dropped two bags he carried and fled into the darkness, only to be picked up soon afterward by a police patrol.

Nude Photo of French Prime Minister's Wife Up for Auction

Want to see the French Prime minister's wife nude? A photo of Carla Bruni will go under the hammer at Christie's in New York in April. The black and white photo was taken in 1993, when Bruni was one of the world's top fashion models.

Skinny Dippers Can Return to Wave Pool

SURREY, B.C. -- Skinny dippers will be returning to the Newton wave pool in Surrey, British Colombia after a five-year legal battle. The swims, they argued in court, were private events. The city said that lifeguards who feel uncomfortable won't be forced to work . . . or watch.

Spitzer Call Girl Loses $1 Million Offer

Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the call girl at the center of the Elliot Spitzer sex scandal, was offered a $1 million to do a nude pictorial, but that offer went bye-bye when the producer of "Girls Gone Wild" found that he'd already had photos of her, or so he claims.

British Kids Show Host Flashes Emperor's New Clothes

Toonattik host Jamie Rickers stripped to his bare essentials to re-enact The Emperor’s New Clothes, with just a bit of cardboard. But kids in the studio pointed as they got an eyeful of his rear.

Naked Man Accused Of Trashing Businesses

Police in Pennsylvania said that they've arrested a naked man who ran amok in the Willow Valley Resort area. According to reports he hijacked a forklift and drove it into a wall, then entered a nearby market and threw a 300-pound pizza oven to the floor. Among other equipment damaged in the incident -- which was captured on surveillance cameras -- was a $90,000 meat-wrapping machine.

'Jesus Told Me to take a Nude Stroll'

A man walking naked on U.S. 1 in Florida told police he was acting on instructions from Jesus.

Naked Sprint Costs More than $30 Bet

A Wisconsin man sprinted naked across frozen Silver Lake on a $30 bet. But with police watching from a nearby boat launch, it's likely to cost him more than he won.

Nude Man Caught Stalking Alligator

Two years ago, police in Polk County, Fla., rescued Adrian Apgar from the jaws of an alligator. Now, he's arrested, after officers spotted him naked and apparently stalking another gator.

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