# Boobs on bikes parade, or why we're living on the wrong continent **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 21, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620 "2006-08-21T17:56:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/1 "2006-08-21T17:56:10Z")
Well, not all of us. Martini Enfield & the other Aussie Dopers are in the right place. [Boobs on bikes parade article](http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/08/21/1156012450814.html) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/2 "2006-08-21T18:14:16Z")
Boy, do I live on the wrong continent. Someone should make sure that the parade goes over a lot of bumpy roads and speed bumps. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/3 "2006-08-21T18:39:07Z")
You can just go to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted\_naked\_cyclists\_of\_the\_Summer\_Solstice\_ParadeSeattle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_naked_cyclists_of_the_Summer_Solstice_ParadeSeattle) instead. **Warning, this Wiki link has a picture of naked painted boobies visible.** Might be NSFW, if you work for a prude. ---
**Author:** ![Kiwi\_Fruit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kiwi_fruit/32/12_2.png) [@Kiwi\_Fruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiwi_Fruit)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/4 "2006-08-21T20:39:00Z")
The parade is not in Australia. Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand, about 120km from where I live. Cheers, Kiwi ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/5 "2006-08-21T20:55:10Z")
> [@](#): > > The parade is not in Australia. Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand, about 120km from where I live. Sorry – disdn’t look to see where exactly it took place. I got the “continent” cue from the first post. But We still associate NZ with the continent of Australia, the way we associate Caribbean islands with North and South America. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/6 "2006-08-21T21:21:52Z")
[QUOTE=Kiwi Fruit] The parade is not in Australia. Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand, about 120km from where I live. Cheers, Kiwi [/QUOTE] I’ll take the blame if someone can send me pictures of the parade. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/7 "2006-08-23T14:27:02Z")
Apparently the parade has taken place without incidnt. No pix, though. Bummer [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060823/od\_nm/newzealand\_parade\_dc](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060823/od_nm/newzealand_parade_dc) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/8 "2006-08-23T14:42:45Z")
Now on CNN. Only pix from behind, or of guys: [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/porn.parade.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/porn.parade.ap/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/9 "2006-08-23T14:42:49Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] Apparently the parade has taken place without incidnt. No pix, though. Bummer [/QUOTE] There is a picture in the Sydney Morning Herald, which might be unsafe in some workplaces, so I’ve broken it in two: [http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/nzs-topless-bikers-once-](http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/nzs-topless-bikers-once-) were-wobblers/2006/08/23/1156012596163.html ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/10 "2006-08-23T14:43:52Z")
Try again, to avoid that strange effect: http: [//www.smh.com.au/news/world/nzs-topless-bikers-](https://www.smh.com.au/news/world/nzs-topless-bikers-) once-were-wobblers/2006/08/23/1156012596163.html ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/11 "2006-08-23T17:45:03Z")
So, Australia is allowed to have naked cyclists, but would London police let Freddie Mercury have naked girl cyclists to promote one of his recordings years ago? Ha! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/12 "2006-08-23T17:48:25Z")
> [@](#): > > So, Australia is allowed to have naked cyclists, They’re not Swedes, MacReady, they’re _Norwegians_ ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/13 "2006-08-23T18:30:30Z")
Yep, just come to Seattle for the summer solstice parade. I’ve volunteered as a painter the last couple of years, it’s good fun, and artistically rewarding seeing your own personal fleshy canvas wheeling down the street. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/14 "2006-08-23T18:43:58Z")
I happened to be attending [Microsoft TechEd](http://www.microsoft.com/nz/events/teched/default.mspx) in the Sky City Convention Centre, a few hundred metres from the action. Didn’t go, though. It looked fun and all, but MS’s upcoming Language Integrated Query was far more exciting. 🆒 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/15 "2006-08-23T20:00:19Z")
Pffft. The Ontario Supreme Court ruled years ago that topless women did not constitute indecency, as long as it’s not for commercial purposes (e.g. your average woman can walk down the street topless, but a strip club can’t have topless women lounging out side their establishment to lure people in). And that’s right here in North America. Of course, you don’t see a lot of women walking around topless. IIRC, I’ve only seen a few women in the last ten years. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/16 "2006-08-23T21:45:11Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] Apparently the parade has taken place without incident [/QUOTE] It was pretty much a publicity stunt for an “Erotica Expo”, and I think the organiser was half-hoping that someone would step in and ban it. The cops, and the council, however, were wise quite cool with it, despite a few mutterings. Chilly weather here for it, though - those women may not have been quite as excited about it as they first looked. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/17 "2006-08-24T02:02:28Z")
I loved this, from the first linked story- > [@](#): > > Police would be at the parade but their primary concern was with vehicle movements and to prevent any illegal and potentially unsafe driving, he said. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobs-on-bikes-parade-or-why-were-living-on-the-wrong-continent/369620/18 "2006-08-24T03:47:01Z")
[QUOTE=teela brown] So, Australia is allowed to have naked cyclists, but would London police let Freddie Mercury have naked girl cyclists to promote one of his recordings years ago? Ha! [/QUOTE] Nah-that’s because it was feared they’d be fat bottomed girls. 🆒