# Public nudity survey! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 10, 2001, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936 "2001-05-10T01:40:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/1 "2001-05-10T01:40:10Z")
Who here has been nude in public (not including designated nude beaches)? I’m not talking about sex here, just plain old nudity. When, where and why were you nude and what sort of reactions did you get? ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/2 "2001-05-10T02:04:16Z")
Uh… I (and some friends) flashed a bunch of cars once… does that count? We were throwing a friend a surprise birthday party and we ended up getting kicked out of the house by the host’s parents, so we were all out front playing with the electric fence and stuff and somebody said “Dare ya to flash that car!” so like three or four of us did… to the next five or six vehicles… and then we saw a cop coming so we ran away. It was in the dark though. ---
**Author:** ![camkorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@camkorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/camkorn)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/3 "2001-05-10T02:26:12Z")
hmmm well i have been nude in public a couple of times, last time was after sharing a bottle of tequila with my bf. decided it would b nice to b free so ran round the area where he lives stark nekid. it felt wonderful 🙂 the other time was in a park when i was 17 again after a few drinks, ran not totally naked over the dewy grass! hehe u should try it out sometime it’s v.exhilarating! hmm then again i don’t think i would do it if i wasn’t a wee bit tipsy, i ain’t that brave. ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/4 "2001-05-10T04:05:35Z")
Naked in Florida, at night, on the beach and in the water. Just seemed like a good thing to do at the time. 😉 No alcohol was involved. I waded out about thigh deep into the surf, stripped off my clothes and handed them to my friend and waded the rest of the way into the water. She got into the spirit too, took off her clothes and tossed them in the sand. We swam around for a while, then waded back out when passerbys looked far enough away that they couldn’t see anything (it was a full moon out, no pun intended). However, she couldn’t quite remember where she put the clothes, so we had to hurriedly trot up and down the beach until we spotted them. Quite possibly some people did see us during that time, but I wasn’t particularly concerned; it’s not like I was ever going to see them again, or if they’d recognize me if I did. No nudity but people thought there was: I was dancing in a bar in front of a 2nd-story window overlooking the street. I saw a mixed group of guys and girls on the street below, and while dancing I pulled my shirt up to just _below_ my breasts. Well, they seem to think they saw more than they did, start yelling and gesturing excitedly and they all rush into the bar. They come up to the dance floor and several of the guys come up to me and shake my hand and thank me sincerely, and a girl even stops by to mention how impressed the guys were. Considering I didn’t actually flash anything, I just accepted the comments demurely and with a certain amount of embarassment. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/5 "2001-05-10T04:42:59Z")
Let’s see:[ul][li]Naked in the ocean, off of Cocoa Beach[_]naked on my balcony in Toledo[_]naked a few nights when hiking around Lake Tahoe[_]naked up at Put-In-Bay in Lake Erie almost every Halloween for the last few years[_]busted lumpies a few times down at UCLA when visiting in my college years[/ul][/li] There are more, but that’s it for tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/6 "2001-05-10T05:12:27Z")
Well, when I was about 18, my GF and I decided to go skinny dipping. At only about 10 PM. In Ocean City, Md. Downtown. For those of you that don’t know, that would mean we decided to skinny dip, in a resort town, geared towards families, maybe 100 yards from the boardwalk at the busiest time of the evening. Stupid? You betcha! So, about 5 minutes later, flashlights from the beach catch us. 2 cops. Between us and our clothes. GF kinda gets around them and is getting dressed, but they stop me about 5 feet from my clothes. Flashlights shine on my hard on. “What’s this?” Askes cop #1 Thinking this is a stupid cop, I reply “Well, I was skinny dipping with my GF, I got kinda interested.” The second cop, ( the gay one???) says " Only kinda? not bad." And then we wait. and wait. and wait. Finally, thirty seconds later, after an hour has gone by, they tell me to get dressed and get lost. I do. GF was already back on the boardwalk, the wench! ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/7 "2001-05-10T05:13:46Z")
**thinksnow;** What is, or are, busted lumpies? Sounds to me like “pinched a loaf” or “took a dump”, but the context is wrong. 😃 Me? In my backyard, camping, at the beach, etc. Kinda loses it’s thrill after a while. Oh, yeah. My GF and I once met halfway between our houses on a dare. Nekkid all the way. That was cool. 🙂 We lived a couple miles apart, and it was about 11:00 at night. Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![Evnglion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f04885/32.png) [@Evnglion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evnglion)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/8 "2001-05-10T11:53:42Z")
when i was 15, I was dared by a friend of mine to strip down, and run completely around a running track we have in a park near my house, and the reward was 4 blow-pops. I did it, got the candy, and left. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/9 "2001-05-10T11:59:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by camkorn \* > \*\*hmmm well i have been nude in public a couple of times, last time was after sharing a bottle of tequila with my bf. decided it would b nice to b free so ran round the area where he lives stark nekid. it felt wonderful 🙂 the other time was in a park when i was 17 again after a few drinks, ran not totally naked over the dewy grass! hehe > u should try it out sometime it’s v.exhilarating! > hmm then again i don’t think i would do it if i wasn’t a wee bit tipsy, i ain’t that brave. \*\* Want to get together for a couple of drinks? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hokienautic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@Hokienautic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokienautic)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/10 "2001-05-10T13:04:31Z")
> [@](#): > > _originally posted by evnglion_ > when i was 15, I was dared by a friend of mine to strip down, and run completely around a running track we have in a park near my house, and the reward was 4 blow-pops. I did it, got the candy, and left. Are you sure she said blow-POPS? Too bad you left so soon! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![curwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/11 "2001-05-10T14:03:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Weirddave \* > \*\*Well, when I was about 18, my GF and I decided to go skinny dipping. \*\* When I first read this, I thought GF meant “grandfather”. That’s what you get from too many genealogy newsgroups. Sure adds a strange twist to the story, though. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/12 "2001-05-10T14:09:07Z")
I have been to Mardi Gras in New Orleans a couple of times I did have several laides ask for the pleasure of seeing my ‘package’. Of course I was well reimbursed. :):):):)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/13 "2001-05-10T14:13:10Z")
Glad you asked, **mangeorge**. Busting lumpies, or to bust lumpies, is to unzip your fly an withdraw only the scrotum. The fun part is just standing around, nonchalant-like and hold a conversation with someone. You can see the double- and triple-take as they eventually glance down. They never seem to 1) believe what they are seeing and 2) reason out that it’s just the ball-sack, no penis…this is what seems to blow their mind. Since you’re going to ask, it started (surprise) in college. Buddies of mine that used to go to Defiance College transferred to Ohio State and brought all sorts of weird customs. ---
**Author:** ![Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrison_s_Lament)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/14 "2001-05-10T15:59:13Z")
LOL I actually thought that ballsack thing was something me and my friends invented, great minds think alike I guess 😃 — G. Raven ---
**Author:** ![frobozz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ed8c4c/32.png) [@frobozz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frobozz)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/15 "2001-05-10T19:23:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by thinksnow \* > **Busting lumpies, or to bust lumpies, is to unzip your fly an withdraw only the scrotum.** I’ve heard of this, but it was called tea-bagging or sand-bagging. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/16 "2001-05-10T21:11:10Z")
No no, “tea-bagging” is placing your sack _on_ someone, and is best when they are passed out and there is a camera! :eek::D:p [sub]Not to be confused with “ball-sacking” which is pulling the sack to cover as much of someones face as possible. That is a fetish thing, these are just good fun.[/sub] Busting lumpies can be done [sub]just about[/sub] anytime, just pull the ol’scrote out and let’em hang out there. Walk around, chat with friends or get a drink. The key is not to draw attention to the fact that your balls are hanging out. ---
**Author:** ![Pstarr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f19dbf/32.png) [@Pstarr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pstarr)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/17 "2001-05-10T23:49:17Z")
Not to question your sack knowledge, but I thought tea-bagging was the dipping of the boys into an orifice. YBMV (Your balls may vary). Tony ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/18 "2001-05-11T00:47:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Pstarr \* > \*\*Not to question your sack knowledge, but I thought tea-bagging was the dipping of the boys into an orifice. YBMV (Your balls may vary). > Tony > \*\* Tea bagging is covered in John Waters’ **Pecker**. It is letting your balls flop on and off someone’s face. Oh, the things I have learned about from John Waters. Shrimping, tear drinking, tea bagging, incest… he’s got it all. ---
**Author:** ![theendisnear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@theendisnear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theendisnear)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/19 "2001-05-11T00:57:17Z")
Jumped naked of a second story balcony into the hotels pool once at around 5am a couple spring breaks ago in Daytona Beach. ---
**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936/20 "2001-05-11T02:10:05Z")
Once on a dare I rode my skateboard through a crowded public park wearing only my Nike Air Deschutz sandals. My friends got a laugh, I got ten bucks and a couple old ladies got either a big shock or a big thrill depending on whether or not I’m the one telling the story. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-nudity-survey/64936.md?page=2)