Posted on 06/16/2005 5:55:57 AM PDT by phoenix_004
A 46-year-old former Royal Marine who braved 14 arrests and five months in jail to walk the length of Britain wearing nothing but his boots sets out on Thursday to repeat the naked journey -- and this time with his girlfriend.
Stephen Gough and hairdresser Melanie Roberts, 33, will strip off and set out from Land's End in Cornwall, at the southeastern tip of England, on an 874-mile nude trek to John O'Groats in Scotland.
"Why do it with no clothes on? To celebrate the fact that I'm a human being and that there is nothing shameful in being a human being. There's nothing wrong with a naked body," Gough, dubbed the "naked rambler", told Reuters.
During Gough's first naked walk across Britain in 2003-4, he was arrested 14 times for breach of the peace -- on one occasion he was held for being a traffic hazard -- and spent five months in jail in Inverness, Scotland.
"There are no laws in this country saying you can't walk naked," Gough said. "All it says is that if you are naked and you have an intent to harm, that's a crime."
"I have no intent to harm. I'm just going to walk from Land's End to John O'Groats."
(Excerpt) Read more at today.reuters.co.uk ...
When does his book come out?
I wonder if the book will be illustrated?
"Here we go again" ping...
Well at least he has a clear, well-reasoned, philosophically groundbreaking rationale for this silliness.
That assessment needs to be made by someone other than the owner of the body in question.
It's to celebrate his narcissistic ego and quest for an "identity".
Personally, I think the world is better off not seeing me naked.
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I like that idea.
Have you ever noticed that it's the ones who are somewhat scary looking (like big ol' hairy Jerry Springer Show guests who are missing teeth and all) who seem to have this opinion?
There are some parts of the human anatomy that aren't meant to get sunburned.
Yes, it does make one wonder what the Naked Rambler looks like... in his clothes, of course.
That assessment needs to be made by someone other than the owner of the body in question.
I agree.
BTW Has anybody else noticed that most of the people out there that are getting naked for a cause are people that should never be seen naked under any circumstances?
I have a confession to make:
Except for the parts that have clothes on them, I am completely naked right now.
Nice: the British Tommy Chong.
He's not naked.
He's wearing a backpack.
It is b..... freezing up there!
How did I manage to leave you off my ping list?
Thank goodness I realized in time to send you a Naked Rambler ping!
At least I know where my next vacation will be...
Get the cameras!!!
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