Attention Americans:

[Bebop and Rocksteady]

The President of the United States, George W. Bush, has asked that all Americans and Canadians unite together in a common cause to root out terrorists hiding in our community.

Since the Taliban cannot stand nudity and consider it a sin to see a naked woman that is not one's wife, on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. EST, all North American women are asked to walk out of their house completely naked to help weed out any neighborhood terrorists. Circling your block for one hour is recommended for this anti-terrorist effort.

All men should position themselves in lawn chairs in front of your house. This will prove that you think it's OK to see other women nude. (Since they do not approve of alcohol, a cold six-pack at your side is further proof of your anti-Taliban sentiment.)

Names and addresses of non-participants should be sent to CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia.

The United States of America appreciates your efforts to root out terrorists and applauds your efforts.

Please by all means, send this to your fellow Patriots to ensure 100% participation.

[Inquartata]

The time specified conflicts with my club's fencing pratice. Must therefore the women in my club fence in the nude in order to be in compliance? That sounds....intriguing, but possibly dangerous...

By the way, are you the same guy who has been giving away free mammagrams by satellite by having subject women stand at their windows topless at specified times?

[Catlady]

Reminds me of the suggestion I hear to truly terrify the Taliban: capture all their women, then send them to college. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> Either that, or capture all their generals, give them sex changes, then send them back.

[Gav]

These remarks are in poor taste.

[Purple Fencer]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Helvetica, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Helvetica, Arial">Originally posted by Gav:
<strong>These remarks are in poor taste.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Helvetica, Arial">What'd you expect from B&R?

[Bebop and Rocksteady]

What's that supposed to mean? Chill the hell out, we're just joking.

[Peach]

Well, it *is* in poor taste, dear. It's no big deal, but it's the kind of thing that's a good joke verbally with a bunch of guys you know well--it doesn't go over as well in a more diverse population. It's okay, we cut you slack because we figure your motives are generally pretty good.

[D'Artagnan1673]

agreed

[Inquartata]

Bah, there is no such thing as poor taste, only different tastes. De gustabus non est disputandum, or whatever the hell is the correct Latin for "No accounting for taste"...

[latenight]

Well I'm a nudist and I'm very offended by your linking terrorism and public nudity...
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<small>[ 07-09-2002, 02:00 PM: Message edited by: latenight ]</small>

[swordsen]

Frankly i am terrrified at the mere thought of most people without their clothes. Go to Wal-mart, look around, how many of them do you want to see naked?
Shudder......

[latenight]

Hmmmmm, just the cute girl in the photo department......... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

[counter riposte]

have to agree with swordsen.... yipe.

[Inquartata]

Well, if you're going to bring logic into it...

[shyHeidi]

God, I have to read this now, after color-correcting before-and-after pictures of liposuctions all day.
Waaah!

And trust me you do not want to see some people naked.

[It]

Well............. Seeing people (women) naked just to make a point to the Taliban. Hmmm sounds a bit scary. And I've seen scary. Oh.... have I seen scary. As a matter of a fact now I'm scared...... the images in my head Help!! get them Out!!

[135711]

i tried, i really did. i got to a pair of shorts and a skimpy tee shirt, and ran around the block, nodding and encouraging a few people to show it! show it!

"oh, the flesh" Brave New World
(didn't he mean fleche)

butt, you're actually right. in certain environments, people live relatively peacefully wearing basically nothing. in desert areas they began to drape themselves in basic white (for men) or basic black (for women) in order to keep the desert sand off them. MY quarrel with this is that the women wear the darker shades which is hotter. The men should be ashamed of themselves! They took white for themselves which keeps the heat away from their skin. Originally all the things they thought of made sence, but something happened. I think is was a loss of their basic freedom to become educated and the loss of understanding certain things, like the origins of their beliefs. That's what people do to keep their civilizations going. They have to re-educate themselves as to the purpose of things and in that way the newer generations can carry out what their forefathers developed.

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[Catlady]

Frankly, I can't even stand to see myself naked, let alone anyone else--with a few exceptions of course <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> (interpret as lecherous wink w/sneer).
I generally try to avoid looking at the mirror when entering or exiting the tub. Part of the solution is removing your glasses, if you wear them, if not you're out of luck, before getting naked. Even then, still not pretty.

I could get on a whole rant about hospital gowns, which hardly ever close properly in the back and doctors who leave you sitting around in them for 15 or more minutes here, but I won't.