# Buck or Butt Naked? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 10, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-or-butt-naked/621515 "2012-05-10T16:11:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-or-butt-naked/621515/21 "2012-05-11T00:16:06Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > I voted ‘buck’ which has a overwhelming majority here, but Google Fight gives only 66,300 hits for “buck naked” versus 1,110,000 hits for “butt naked.” :dubious: Google doesn’t pay attention to whether or not there’s a period even when you search a term with quotes. When I named my blog three years ago there were quite a few hits when I googled “Threatening Love Letters,” but only my blog mentioned uses the phrase without it actually being “…threatening. Love letters…” ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-or-butt-naked/621515/22 "2012-05-11T01:43:49Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Buck naked, because it’s a great porn name. Buck Naked, Texas Ranger. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-or-butt-naked/621515/23 "2012-05-11T02:53:23Z")
Rev. Buck Naked was a leading figure within the Church of the SubGenius from the 80s and 90s. Gen. Butt Naked was a former Liberian warlord turned preacher from the 90s and 00s. “Abu Naked” were a house of Druze sheikhs in the mid-19th Century (I have no idea why I came to know this and why I still recall it). I think I’d have a better time in the company of Buck Naked. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-or-butt-naked/621515/24 "2012-05-11T03:54:32Z")
Buck Naked is the person, butt naked is a condition. Buck Naked was buck naked in the 7-11 last night. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-or-butt-naked/621515/25 "2012-05-11T15:03:41Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Buck Naked is the person, butt naked is a condition. Buck Naked was buck naked in the 7-11 last night. I admire someone who has the courage to ignore bad advice, even when it comes from himself/herself. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Corcaigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Corcaigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corcaigh)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-or-butt-naked/621515/26 "2012-05-11T21:09:52Z")
of the options butt naked but I’d actually say “stark bollock naked” ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-or-butt-naked/621515/27 "2012-05-13T04:38:45Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Rev. Buck Naked was a leading figure within the Church of the SubGenius from the 80s and 90s. > > Gen. Butt Naked was a former Liberian warlord turned preacher from the 90s and 00s. > > “Abu Naked” were a house of Druze sheikhs in the mid-19th Century (I have no idea why I came to know this and why I still recall it). > I think I’d have a better time in the company of Buck Naked. What? No mention of [Buck Naked and the Bare Bottom Boys](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Naked_and_the_Bare_Bottom_Boys)? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2012, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-or-butt-naked/621515/28 "2012-05-13T07:32:56Z")
Buck. “Butt” is too specific. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-or-butt-naked/621515.md?page=1)