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Nude News: The Bare Naked Truth

Raw Tales of Raw People

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.

Skinny-Dippers Take Sandwich Challenge, Get Arrested

The Black Frog restaurant in Maine offers a free Skinny Dip sandwich if you jump into nearby Moosehead Lake naked. Three diners who took the challenge now face up to six months in jail.

Boobs on Bikes Parade Beats Legal Challenge

boobs on Bikes ParadeGetty Images
Once a year, the streets of Auckland, New Zealand's busiest city, are ground to a halt as 80,000 to 100,000 onlookers gather to watch the Boobs on Bikes Parade. Bureaucrats and feminists tried to stop the event, but a judge ruled against them.

Nude Hiker Allowed to Go Nude in Jail

A German nudist arrested for hiking in the raw at various parks around the country was sentenced to serve 10 weeks in jail, after failing to pay fines. He'll get to serve his time without clothing, which makes him depressed.

Olympic Athletes Go Nude

Triple Jumper Phillips IdowuNadav Kander/Handout
Every Olympic star has to worry about overexposure. But this year, three of Britain's athletes Posing in Powerade Ads are taking it to a whole new level.

Woman Hits Biker, Strips, Attempts to Flee in Van

Holly Highfield of Florida was arrested on DUI and other charges after she allegedly struck a bicyclist, ran around the crash scene naked, and tried to drive off in someone else's vehicle. Her three children -- ages 10 to 14 -- were with her at the time of the crash.

Maker of Sexy Mormon Calendar Excommunicated

Nude Mormon CalendarTMZ.com
That squeaky-clean Mormon image just doesn’t jib with a sexy calendar of young churchmen, stripped from the waist up – and now the maker of that calendar has been cast off.

Cover Your Eyes! Verne Troyer's Got a Sex Tape!

verne troyerKevin Winter/Getty Images
Is the world ready to see Mini-Me's Mini-Me?

Judge OKs Naked Cowboy's M&Ms Lawsuit

Naked CowboySpencer Platt/Getty Images
Robert Burck, better known as “The Naked Cowboy,” took on candy maker Mars Incorporated, claiming the blue M&M has stolen his almost-naked/guitar-strumming image in two Times Square video billboards. It’s now party time for this cowboy: A judge says his $6 million lawsuit can move forward.

Got Traffic Congestion? Call the Nudists!

Nude Bike RaceSergio Dionisio/Getty Images
Two hundred semi-nude bikers -- members of the World Naked Bike Ride -- snarled traffic in Sao Paulo to protest car pollution Out nakedness shows how we feel as cyclists riding in traffic next to motorists well protected in cars," one of the demonstrators told the AFP news service.

Tassels Swing at London's Best of Burlesque Contest

Photo © Cleo Clampert
Thirty women decked out in ostrich feathers and satin corsets faced off at London's International Burlesque Festival. You'll see all sorts of outfits, but one thing you won't see -- full nudity.

The Nude News: Jan.-March 2008

Highlights include a nude man cavorting with an alligator . . . a naked martial arts expert fights police . . . and a man caught in a compromising position with a vacuum cleaner.

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