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FRIDAY JUNE 11 2004 9:12 PM

World Naked Bike Ride Day (aka "Critical Ass")

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Seattle, Olympia, and Bellingham are among 22 cities that will celebrate World Naked Bike Ride Day to promote the end of U.S. oil dependence. Seattle police will allow the ride to occur as, "from a legal standpoint, being nude is not considered obscene behavior".

"Why is the world so afraid of naked people?" Conrad Schmidt, organizer of the event, asked. "There is nothing more peaceful than a naked person on a bicycle. We are more afraid of naked people than we are of cars and global warming and nuclear missiles. Nobody worries about these things, but people are worried about naked cyclists."

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lil_tuffy

MODERATOR

San Francisco, CA

JUN 12, 2004 09:17 AM

and the whole point has been lost.

I'm all for it. More bikes. More nakedness. Less oil. Less cars. Less close-mindeness.

Kobi

Seattle, WA

June 2004

JUN 12, 2004 02:19 PM

Hey, there they go!

obd

Venice, CA

June 2003

JUN 12, 2004 02:47 PM

damnit! I overslept again!

ravnos

Edmonton, AB

OLD SKOOL

JUN 12, 2004 03:31 PM

lil_tuffy said:
and the whole point has been lost.

I'm all for it. More bikes. More nakedness. Less oil. Less cars. Less close-mindeness.

There isn't any point to this other than a bunch of hippies fellating each other's egos. "Oh my god! We're riding bikes NAKED! Now everyone will stop driving and ride bikes!" It's the kind of stupid stunt that gives real activism a bad name. It's almost as bad as when the University of Alberta's student union prez dressed up as a chicken to protest tuition hikes. "Yes! I'm dressed as a giant chicken! Now people will HAVE to take me seriously!" And meanwhile, Joe Average brushes the whole thing off as "stupid hippy crap".

alhim

Bridgeville, PA

January 2003

JUN 12, 2004 09:47 PM

royaljack said:

"Why is the world so afraid of naked people?" Conrad Schmidt, organizer of the event, asked.

Because cycling naked people are--frankly--a bit disgusting. The chaffing. The sweating. The flying body parts as the wind brushes the dirt up against them. Not to mention if someone takes a spill, they will have a skinned everything and then some.

Almost sympathize with the concept, but it seems like more good intentions gone haywire.

deal with it, dude.

Jeff_Fries

Humptulips, WA

September 2003

JUN 12, 2004 09:51 PM

Ravnos said:
There isn't any point to this other than a bunch of hippies fellating each other's egos. "Oh my god! We're riding bikes NAKED! Now everyone will stop driving and ride bikes!"

I got me a copy of their manifesto, and you've nailed it word for word.

Kamper

Merrimack, NH

December 2003

JUN 13, 2004 05:40 AM

ideas_of_entropy said:
remind me not to buy a used bike from anyone in seattle, bellingham, or olympia...

"eww, this bike seat smells like ass!"

You're certain they leave the seats on?