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public nudity gets old really fast dlwickham Nov 2012 #1
I'm not a Puritan, but this whole dustup is over the same 10 or so guys that are as annoying as hell CreekDog Nov 2012 #75
I used to live and work in SF dlwickham Nov 2012 #100
"these people are a nuisance"? PavePusher Nov 2012 #165
A guy named Weiner................... johnq45 Nov 2012 #2
My first thought as well! OrwellwasRight Nov 2012 #6
Just as long as mindwalker_i Nov 2012 #126
Weiner says: "NO Weiners!" trof Nov 2012 #80
HEH! He makes the Wiener jokes! n/t Kennah Nov 2012 #95
Does This Mean That He Has To Wear A Burka in Public? Yavin4 Nov 2012 #164
I guess I just don't see the big deal, but then again, I don't have kids. marmar Nov 2012 #3
Reproduction has nothing to do with somebody's hairy asshole ruining a perfectly Care Acutely Nov 2012 #25
thanks for the visual there.....nt CAG Nov 2012 #40
*tips cap* Care Acutely Nov 2012 #52
If people can't handle it being typed, it's not cool to have it in the flesh Bucky Nov 2012 #194
So, you never look at dogs, I presume..... n/t PavePusher Nov 2012 #166
I don't have kids either, but how would you feel if while eating your lunch outdoors, at a table, demosincebirth Nov 2012 #82
Honestly, I wouldn't care. Doesn't bother me. marmar Nov 2012 #86
Good for you nt demosincebirth Nov 2012 #142
Actually it is a serious health hazard. A naked butt on chairs and benches can desposit snagglepuss Nov 2012 #152
So can birds and squirrels. marmar Nov 2012 #154
As has been stated several times, towels are required when sitting down. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #156
I have kids and public nudity doesn't concern me at all. ZombieHorde Nov 2012 #92
ROFL....Ain't that the truth? marmar Nov 2012 #94
So fecal matter shed on a bench that your kids use doesn't concern you? snagglepuss Nov 2012 #153
Towels are required. By the way, there is fecal bacteria everywhere... Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #157
Sure, but my kids go to school, and how well do you think the kids at school ZombieHorde Nov 2012 #158
HA! Most Ohio restaurants wouldn't know what to do!! HughBeaumont Nov 2012 #168
Was this meant to be a reply to my post? ZombieHorde Nov 2012 #175
Your call for banning public country music? HughBeaumont Nov 2012 #179
Oh crap, I forgot that I wrote that bit. I guess I should have gone back and read what ZombieHorde Nov 2012 #181
I'll sign that petition! But only if real, old country music is excluded. Nothing wrong with Woody Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #205
Ironic that the guy's last name is Wiener. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #4
Yeah. Exactly. Why don't smoking hot people walk around nude in public? nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #18
Which Is It? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #20
18 agrees they should ban public nudity. So does 16. What is your point? uppityperson Nov 2012 #21
Right fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #24
No me. Keep up. Seems an odd point to pick on. "i agree" "i agree". hmmm. uppityperson Nov 2012 #27
Ok. fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #36
"we all have bodies and meh" Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #50
Good. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #5
Agree. OrwellwasRight Nov 2012 #7
There's a plan ToxMarz Nov 2012 #55
I Can Beat That fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #8
+1 Deep13 Nov 2012 #11
Good point. I think both should be allowed. nt ZombieHorde Nov 2012 #93
The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco Brother Buzz Nov 2012 #9
perineum? Deep13 Nov 2012 #10
It shouldn't be a crime but Drale Nov 2012 #13
Well, a ticketable offense is a low-grade crime. nt Deep13 Nov 2012 #23
That perineum-- word ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #17
I looked it up. Deep13 Nov 2012 #26
Heh ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #44
What you see in the Castro is precisely people making that effort alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #46
Oh, the puns in this topic ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #51
I demand the right to expose my perineum! anarch Nov 2012 #38
I had to wikipedia it. ellisonz Nov 2012 #57
Generally, In nurse speak ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #67
That's not a very good place for delicate, easily irritated tissue. Deep13 Nov 2012 #112
Why underwear is a GOOD invention ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #120
That drawing made me change my mind... Deep13 Nov 2012 #85
Taint nothing to worry about, friend. Behind the Aegis Nov 2012 #118
This is what happens when they cut funding for sex education. ellisonz Nov 2012 #119
The taint, or grundle (nt) Recursion Nov 2012 #182
It's a tickleable offense! pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #139
We're talking about the Castro here... A HERETIC I AM Nov 2012 #12
I drove through there during a visit to SF last year Beaverhausen Nov 2012 #39
Then go a different way next time. tabasco Nov 2012 #42
I raised a kid in the Castro... my neighbors have two little ones... We go out family night dining Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #59
Men can't beat wiener on the streets... dem4ward Nov 2012 #14
Keep that wiener covered in a bun - new law! RKP5637 Nov 2012 #102
City ordinance rule 42b-w "All wieners must be leashed when walked in public." dem4ward Nov 2012 #143
And licensed + a rabies shot - that oughta keep those wieners tucked in and hidden! LOL n/t RKP5637 Nov 2012 #149
there are practical reasons why we wear clothing...and then they become culturally ingrained. ibegurpard Nov 2012 #15
You got halfway there, then stopped quakerboy Nov 2012 #35
No problem sitting on a bus seat vacated by an exposed anus / genitals? DirkGently Nov 2012 #61
There is fecal bacteria all over your grocery cart handles. It is ubiquitous. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #64
Not the same as bodily fluids, fecal matter, hpv lesions. DirkGently Nov 2012 #77
DING DING DING. We have a winner. given the serious helath hazard, I am stunned snagglepuss Nov 2012 #155
Not once has this issue been addressed as a health hazard... because it isn't. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #159
But where would they find more fecal bacteria, on a grocery cart handle, or an ass hole? hughee99 Nov 2012 #79
Are you planning on probing a nudist's asshole? Fecal matter is already in your own backyard.. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #81
It's not quite the same when they give an old person their seat on the bus on a hot day. n/t hughee99 Nov 2012 #111
That does not mean that they can't be transfered from a bare rear end CaliforniaHiker Nov 2012 #114
Fecal bacteria is everywhere. And two dozen naked guys walking around a Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #127
Hey now, don't bring that real science stuff around here..... PavePusher Nov 2012 #167
Not overly. quakerboy Nov 2012 #89
In some states (and probably in all, but I can't say that for sure) Mariana Nov 2012 #117
The law presently states... Science Geek Nov 2012 #144
I think most of those germs grow in warm, dark, damp, enclosed places. Deep13 Nov 2012 #203
uhh, are the nudists in San Francisco Iggy Nov 2012 #96
I don't think so but sometimes things do leak snooper2 Nov 2012 #110
As I thought... Iggy Nov 2012 #191
When they don't wipe their asses properly, Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #147
One-word solution: PavePusher Nov 2012 #171
Amen. nt kstewart33 Nov 2012 #106
I agree. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #16
Much ado about nothing. sellitman Nov 2012 #19
Yeah, nudity in public is a bit much other than at the beach or at a pool. Cleita Nov 2012 #22
Who has the time and money to be able to stroll around in the nude? hedgehog Nov 2012 #28
I've been to a nude beach once Drale Nov 2012 #31
I went to a nude beach near Cannes once Nevernose Nov 2012 #47
because when you're an even remotely good looking female, the camera phones get whipped out.... bettyellen Nov 2012 #70
Letters to Penthouse Forum lied to me about a LOT of things... Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #183
I never would have believed this could happen to me. kwassa Nov 2012 #198
Ewww..I wouldn't shop... one_voice Nov 2012 #32
A bunch of out-of-shape middle-aged guys, that's who. DollarBillHines Nov 2012 #34
Tourist Who Go There fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #48
Foul the City's brand! Hahahaha! That's what we should do. Run the city Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #62
+1. I guess castro is a pretty toney address these days. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #45
Once a year Seattle has a parade that includes naked bicyclists Matariki Nov 2012 #29
We have that here in Philly GoneOffShore Nov 2012 #41
afterwards- do they sell the seats for charity? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #65
Oh ha! Matariki Nov 2012 #99
They should make an exception for circumcised males at Olive Garden grantcart Nov 2012 #30
Thank You for Making Me Laugh! fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #37
Don't they have some kind of EYESORE ordinance?? MADem Nov 2012 #33
I totally agree with you. nt Raine Nov 2012 #43
I think public nudity among women should be legal and possibly publicly subsidized banned from Kos Nov 2012 #49
Would damn sure cut down on the birth rate.. Fumesucker Nov 2012 #91
!! NMDemDist2 Nov 2012 #105
Most cities have bans on public nudity. I didn't know SF didn't. Why didn't/don't they? Seems odd.nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #53
OMG why would anyone wanna go to a nude beach??! darkangel218 Nov 2012 #54
As someone who is a resident here... AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #56
It depends on which part of San Francisco one happens to be in. I live in the Castro & from Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #60
I live in the Richmond district ...not far from Japantown (Nihonmachi) AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #63
Yep. It is warmer in the Mission and Castro. I used to work near Laurel Village and almost daily Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #66
Yeah that would be nice... AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #71
I love love Japantown! It is a mini vacation! And it is super easy for me... I hop on the 22! Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #78
I used to go with friends over to the Castro... AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #87
We eat there all the time RandySF Nov 2012 #201
I'm in the Richmond District displacedtexan Nov 2012 #69
Hey neighbor welcome to the neighbor hood! AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #74
I'm not really sure putting them in jail is the solution. n/t ellisonz Nov 2012 #58
I'm just curious, if I were to go to a restaurant in the Castro District, LiberalAndProud Nov 2012 #68
No, you wouldn't. Though depending on the restaurant, 99.99% of the patrons would Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #73
Interesting. LiberalAndProud Nov 2012 #84
I agree with this proposal larocks4552s Nov 2012 #72
I'm in the Castro at least once a month and have never seen the nudists. Starry Messenger Nov 2012 #76
This doesn't surprise me in the least. JackRiddler Nov 2012 #108
I lived in The City from 1966 to 1971. It is nice to know the lawmakers have retread Nov 2012 #83
Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team) bestobdii Nov 2012 #204
Hard to believe this is a real issue. Doesn't SF have significant crime and homelessness? Romulox Nov 2012 #88
Given that seats are ALREADY ranked #1 in germ-laden restaurant items..... WinkyDink Nov 2012 #90
I see it as a hygiene issue. Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #97
I agree about the public health issue lbrtbell Nov 2012 #98
More fecal bacteria on your grocery cart handle than in a restroom... Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #104
But there is undoubtedly fecal matter in guy's underpants. Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #115
On your grocery cart? Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #123
The naked folks have already been directed to sit on a towel Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #128
So the fat naked dudes carry around skidmarked smelly towels. Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #133
A pair of trousers is not a magical germ barrier.... Science Geek Nov 2012 #145
One-word solution: PavePusher Nov 2012 #172
If they're really good looking, well, OK ... but otherwise cover up! lol RKP5637 Nov 2012 #101
Weiner stiffs San Fran nudists Renew Deal Nov 2012 #103
What is wrong with you people? JackRiddler Nov 2012 #107
Don't the people of San Francisco have the right to decide Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #109
I see it as a non problem. It is a dozen or so people hanging out in a mini-park for the most Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #122
Agree - its sad that they are trying to destroy the Castro FreeState Nov 2012 #130
I can't tell if that's hilarious or ridiculous. Union Scribe Nov 2012 #113
Well I, for one, always like to take a vacation in Branson, Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #116
Everyone who prefers clothing is allowed to wear it. JackRiddler Nov 2012 #141
It's probably all a vast conspiracy...(*rollseyes*). apocalypsehow Nov 2012 #121
unless the nude person doesn't take care of their body... snooper2 Nov 2012 #148
Oh come on. This is about creepy old guys who enjoy making people feel uncomfortable Recursion Nov 2012 #187
Heh heh, Wiener doesn't like to see weiner. Fearless Nov 2012 #124
This thread is absolute proof that America is doomed. Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #125
First they came for the fat naked dudes and I stayed silent...... Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #134
It has nothing to do with prudery and everything to do with rudeness. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #137
Sure it is, that's why it hasn't been necessary for 136 years. LOL! n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #138
Do you blow your nose when you are right next to others? Odin2005 Nov 2012 #140
Not necessarily. I was worried that this thread was going to say they were banning the Folsom Street Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #206
That's where I'm coming from as well. It's not about the nudity, it's about the mindset that says Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #208
Don't they have parades for that? tedzbear Nov 2012 #129
I'm just worried about the shopping carts. eyewall Nov 2012 #131
Amen! FrodosPet Nov 2012 #163
booooooo. stuuuuuupiiiid. NuttyFluffers Nov 2012 #132
Reading through Dorian Gray Nov 2012 #135
This thread... is fucking hilarious first thing in the morning. Heywood J Nov 2012 #136
I was more bothered by the constant requests for money... Lightbulb_on Nov 2012 #146
stop the complaining! let them be nude and have wild sex whereever they want! underoath Nov 2012 #150
After reading all the various responses in this thread... Javaman Nov 2012 #151
The whole 'people have been doing it for years' means nothing at all The Straight Story Nov 2012 #161
thanks for making my point. :) Javaman Nov 2012 #162
+100 Taverner Nov 2012 #170
They're not nudists. They are exhibitionists who get off on showing their junk to the public. Throd Nov 2012 #160
Let nudity flow Taverner Nov 2012 #169
"And why does he want to show kids his penis, Daddy?" Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #173
Meh, what's so scary about a penis? Taverner Nov 2012 #174
So should men at playgrounds everywhere be allowed to whip out their penises? Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #176
Let me let you in on a little secret... Taverner Nov 2012 #178
No, it's because they enjoy showing their penises to people. Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #184
Doubt he saw it, we were in a car Taverner Nov 2012 #185
I think you are getting awful close to accusing gay men of being pedophiles. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #193
Whoa. You are the first poster in this thread to mention "gay", or "pedophile". Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #196
Whoa. It is the Castro. The naked guys are gay. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #199
I had no idea. And I'm not sure why you brought it up. (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #200
Because you said this... Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #202
Lewd behavior is still a crime. Men exposing themselves at a playground Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #192
What if a street is visible from a playground? Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #197
Why dont they worry about fixing the roads and the lack of adequate parking, first? Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #177
Because naughty bits of all kinds are EEEEEVIL!!!!! Taverner Nov 2012 #180
Maybe I've lived in Portland for too long Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #188
Fixing potholes doesn't get your name in the national news. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #195
Nude != Lewd! lyingsackofmitt Nov 2012 #186
one thing we have learned from nudists booley Nov 2012 #189
If you're going to San Francisco muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #190
The ban passed by 1 vote. It still allows nudity in some events. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #207
As long as they leave Folsom Street Fair alone! Quantess Nov 2012 #209
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