Conference moira::naturism

    
    .0>>  4.  Ever let anyone see you in the nude unintentionally?
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    
       Isn't this an oxymoron?
    
       After all, if you _LET_ someone see you, how is that unintentional?
    
    
    Frank
    

    RE: .4
    
    Hmmm...I guess I meant, for example, you just got out of the shower
    and had just a locked screen door in front (main door open for fresh
    air), and the postman just happened to be standing there...
    The word "let" probably isn't appropriate for the sentence.
    
    Oh well...nit nit nit...:-)
    
    Anyways...some of the scores that I've been hearing have been in
    the sixties, while one person claimed to score 100%.
    
    B.

    RE: .3
    
    Looks like we need to add a last question similar in style to the
    last question on the purity test...... something like -
    
    101.  Have you ever used the Nudist Test for ideas of things to
          do? Or ever done something intentionally to improve your score
          on the Nudist test?
    
    :-)
    
    - Molly -  

    My score was 68 !
    
    I thought that was pretty reasonable, since if you answered "yes"
    to some of the questions, then I could probably say without a 
    reasonable doubt, that you may have already spent some time in jail
    too !  ;-)
    
    Darrell
    
    
    

          <<< Note 213.6 by KAOFS::D_BIGELOW "Hedonism - ahhhhhh!" >>>

 Reminds me of when I was in the service, being picked up for indecent
exposure. Made my day.

I could only muster a 40, by the way are you going to grade on a curve??

I'd like to meet the person who scored 100%.   

    I know of only one person who "got ticketed"...I was almost kinda
    jealous. :-) :-)
    
    I just sent the test into REC.NUDE on the USENET...I wonder
    how far it will get.
    
    The fun part will be figuring out which questions a person answered
    as "yes" based on thier final score...I got 67, which bummed me
    out since I wrote the test, but I should be raising it next month. :-)
    
    B.

    nyah, nyah, nyah! :-P
    
    B.

    Re. question 23... What the heck is a MTOS friend??
    
    Also, I take exception to the "sports" questions.  Some of us don't
    play tennis, ride horses, or go skiing or waterskiing with or without
    clothes :-)
    
    I got a 61.

    I got a 74. Be tuff for me to do better then 80.
    
    
                                            Paul
    

Hmmm...looks like I'll need to make some changes...

MTOS: Member of the opposite sex...I guess it should be MTSS if the person
doing the test is gay.  Whatever...you get the idea.   

>>Also, I take exception to the "sports" questions.  Some of us don't
>>    play tennis, ride horses, or go skiing or waterskiing with or without
>>    clothes :-)

	Hmm...don't know what to do with this one...
	I put these in here because they are things that CAN be done nude.
	For instance, a bunch of us went to Solair this past summer and  played
	volleyball; we didn't play tennis there though they did have courts 
	there.  Someone went waterskiing nude at the Ledges last summer so
	it IS possible.  I would imagine some people have gone horseback-riding
	while nude, but I myself don't expect to do that since I've never
	ridden a horse.

	No slight intended against anyone...they're just things to do while
	nuding.

	Anyways...the bonus question that I added to the list asks if you
	are planning on using the Test to get new ideas on what to do when
	you go nuding again the next time. :-)  Any suggested replacement 
	questions would be appreciated.
	

	B.

	PS: Welcome back, Deb. :-)

                                                       
    I got 21 is that to low ?

    
    Re .12, .14, et. al.
    
       Where's the scoring sheet?
    
       You know, when you see one of these things in a magazine there's
    generally a list at the end to help you judge how well you did. It
    would seem we need something similar here.
    
       (For example, a score of 95-100 = Yes! You are a nudist/naturist;
    			"	 1- 10 = Well... Take your clothes off and
    					 reconsider your answers)
    
    
    Frank
    
    P.S. - Can we give ourselves partial credit on some questions? :-)
    

    RE: .15
    
    I figured that we'd just use the final numbers for relative comparison.
    However!
    If you can come up with an interesting set of scores with appropriate
    titles or ratings, please submit them here.  
    
    I figure that anyone beyond 30 or 40 is well into being a naturist.
    I mean, some of the die-hard naturists that I know only get into
    the 50's and 60's.
    
    As for "partial credit"...if the answer follows the spirit of the 
    question, then I guess it's close enough.  For instance, if someone
    stole your clothes at the beach but you still had your car keys, then
    I personally wouldn't consider that "getting stuck and locked out" 
    because you could still drive home and get dressed (though you would
    add another point to your final score from driving! :-) ).
    
    B.
    

I scored a 39 but with spring coming who knows......

-j

    I'll finally 'fess up.  I got a 71!  But I found a lot of overlap,
    and certain activities that I did only once satisfied a number of
    questions.  (I WON'T elaborate!)
    
    Many of these activities occurred when I was a (very active) member
    of Solair.
    
    Does this make me a Gold Star Naturist/Nudist??
    
    Jack

    I got a 65.  Not too shabby, but I'm hoping to improve my score
    this summer!!  Several of my 'yes' answers came from the Naturist 
    Gathering I went to last summer (and having a hot-tub in my living
    room helped a little too! :-). (Ditto .18 - Details NOT forthcoming!:-)
    
    - Molly -  

    I've surprised myself. I scored 43. Not bad...  But a whole lot more to
    experience yet! Yeah!     dep.

    I scored a 44. But we'll have to see if I can increase that after the
    trip to Jamaica. (Have to check into the nude day cruise!)
    
    	Dave L...

    I just took the test and I think I set a new record -   for the
    lowest score !  It's so bad I don't even want to post it.
    
    Should I bow my head in shame and do a DELETE ENTRY, etc ?
    Is there such a thing as "summer school" or "tutoring" available
    to help the likes of me ?

    Well, if everyone's chiming in with their scores, I got a 51.  Not too
    bad, I guess.  I need to go to a naturist gathering and/or cruise to
    round out my character! :-)

    Carl

    I gave a copy of the test to the organizers of the latest NENA Swim
    and they're going to put it in their next newsletter or hand it out
    at the next meeting.
    
    Here's the latest revision...should be slightly easier, at least for
    those who attended the NENA Swim. :-)
    
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                                THE NUDIST TEST
                                ---------------

    You've seen the Purity Test, the Hacker Test, and even  the  Nerd  Test.
    Finally, the one you've been waiting for...The Nudist Test!

    Are you really a nudist?  Or are you still "in the closet"? :-)
    Try answering the following 100 questions; add one point for every
    "yes" answer for your percentage score.  

    ***********************************************************************
    1.  Ever take off  your  clothes  (other  than  shower,  bath,  doctor's
        appointment, etc...)
    2.  Ever sleep or take a nap in the nude?
    3.  Ever sleep or take a nap outdoors while nude?
    4.  Ever spend more than 8 continuous hours  in  the  nude  (other  than
        sleeping)?
    5.  Has anyone ever seen you in the nude unintentionally on your part?
    6.  Has anyone ever seen you in the nude intentionally on your part?
    7.  Ever see anyone nude unintentionally?
    8.  Ever see anyone nude intentionally?
    9.  Did you ever walk around nude in your home?
   10.  ..with the shades up?
   11.  Have you ever cleaned the house while nude?
   12.  While nude, have you ever sit down and then have the chair stick  to
        you when you got up?
   13.  Have you ever worked at home (instead of driving into work that day)
        while nude?
   14.  Ever walk outside your home in the nude?
   15.  ..in the daytime?
   16.  Ever walk around your neighborhood in the nude?
   17.  ..in the daytime?
   18.  Ever get ticketed or arrested for being nude in a public  place,  or
        was  told  by a police officer to get dressed (because you were nude
        in a public place).
   19.  Ever walk nude in a place where nudity was not normal or allowed and
        you were at least half a mile from your nearest clothes?
   20.  ..and non-nudists showed up?
   21.  Does anyone in your family know you're a nudist?
   22.  Do any of your friends know you're a nudist?
   23.  Do any of your co-workers know you're a nudist?
   24.  Ever go nuding with a family member (other than your SO)?
   25.  Ever go nuding with a friend (other than your SO)?
   26.  Ever go nuding with more than 10 friends at the same time?
   27.  Ever hug a friend (completely platonic) while both of you were nude?
   28.  Ever attend a nude party (everyone was nude)?
   29.  Ever cook while nude?
   30.  Ever sit down to a meal with other people while everyone was nude?
   31.  Ever drive a car while nude?
   32.  Ever lock yourself out of your car or house, and you were nude,  AND
        all of your clothes were INSIDE?
   33.  Ever read a nudist magazine (not a magazine with nude people)?
   34.  Do you know what the TNS and ASA stand for?
   35.  Do you know what a "naturist" is?
   36.  Ever attend a naturist gathering?
   37.  Ever watch a naturist video?
   38.  Do you belong to any nudist organizations?
   39.  Have you ever participated in a public demonstration over nudism?
   40.  ..and taken off your clothes during such a demonstration?
   41.  Ever indicate in a public forum,  such  as  a  notesfile  or  Usenet
        newsgroup, that you were a nudist (newspaper and TV count)?
   42.  Do you have an all-over tan?
   43.  Have you ever had a sunburn  in  a  place  where  the  sun  normally
        doesn't shine?
   44.  Have you ever had an insect bite in a place where the  sun  normally
        doesn't shine?  :-)
   45.  Ever go swimming in the nude in a private pool?
   46.  Ever go swimming in the nude in a public pool?
   47.  Ever go swimming in the nude in the ocean or open lake?
   48.  ..with other people around?
   49.  Ever use a hot tub or jacuzzi in the nude?
   50.  Ever use a hot tub or jacuzzi in the nude with someone other than an
        SO?
   51.  Ever use a hot tub or jacuzzi in the nude with more than  one  other
        person?
   52.  Ever use a hot tub or jacuzzi in the nude with more than eight other
        people?
   53.  Ever go nude in an outdoor natural hot springs pool?
   54.  ..during the winter?
   55.  ..with more than one other person?
   56.  Ever walk around outside nude in the rain?
   57.  Ever walk around outside nude in the snow?
   58.  Ever have a snowball fight in the nude?
   59.  Ever make "naked snow angels"?  :-)
   60.  Ever visit a nudist resort or campground?
   61.  Ever visit a nude beach (beach on a river or lake counts)?
   62.  Would you go nude at a local beach if it were allowed?
   63.  Ever travel more than 100 miles just to go nuding somewhere?
   64.  Have you visited more than five nude beaches or camps?
   65.  Have you gone nuding in more than one country?
   66.  ..on more than one continent?
   67.  Ever go nuding at a place that was a  major  interest  point  for  a
        clothed tourist group (e.g., the tour boat at the Ledges)?
   68.  Ever go jogging in the nude?
   69.  ever play volleyball in the nude?
   70.  Ever play tennis in the nude?
   71.  Have you ever used a co-ed locker room (including shower and such)?
   72.  Ever ride a horse in the nude?
   73.  Ever go camping in the nude?
   74.  ..and spent the entire time in the nude?
   75.  Ever go hiking or mountain climbing in the nude?
   76.  ..and encountered non-nudists?
   77.  Ever go skiing in the nude (downhill or cross-country)?
   78.  Ever go water-skiing in the nude?
   79.  Ever go on a nude vacation?
   80.  Ever go sailing, boating in the nude (canuding counts)?
   81.  Ever go on a nude cruise?
   82.  Ever get a massage while in the nude?
   83.  Ever get a massage from someone who was also nude?
   84.  Ever get a massage from a member of the opposite sex  and  you  were
        both nude?
   85.  Ever do the previous question outdoors?
   86.  Ever do the previous question when there were other people around?
   87.  Ever participate in a group massage (many massaging one person)?
   88.  Ever use a shower outdoors while nude in a place where people  could
        see you?
   89.  Ever use a shower outdoors while nude with other people  (strangers)
        watching you?
   90.  Ever watch someone else (a stranger) take a shower outdoors?
   91.  Ever use a shower (obviously  while  nude)  with  a  member  of  the
        opposite sex that you didn't know?
   92.  Ever take pictures of nude people?
   93.  Ever have pictures taken of you while you were nude?
   94.  Ever posed nude as a model for a photographer or sculpter?
   95.  Ever show nude pictures of yourself to other people?
   96.  Ever have pictures taken of you  while  you  were  nude  with  other
        people?
   97.  Ever been filmed on video tape while nude (news or otherwise)?
   98.  Ever have your picture published in a  naturist  magazine  or  other
        publication?
   99.  Ever write an article for a nudist publication, or been the  subject
        of an article on nudism?
  100.  Ever appear in or attend a nude beauty contest (male or female)?



  101.  Bonus question:  Have you ever used the Nudist  Test  for  ideas  of
        things  to  do, or ever done something intentionally to improve your
        score on the Nudist test?


    The following are potential questions that will be included when we  get
    enough for a 200-question test.
    1.  Have you ever walked outside your home in the nude  in  the  daytime
        unintentionally?
    2.  Have you ever gone birdwatching in the nude?
    3.  Have someone ever body-painted you while you were nude in public?
    4.  Have you ever worked out (exercised) while nude?
    5.  Ever organize a nude outing for a group of 10 or more people?
    6.  Ever go ride a bicycle in the nude?



                                      NOTE

            Many thanks to Judy K., Kathryn M., Jack W.,  Molly  B.,
            and Carl F.  for their many suggestions for this "test".
            If you have any ideas for better  questions  to  use  in
            this test, send them along to ctc004::wong.

Well, I only got a 35.  Guess I'm more of a closet nudist than I 
thought -- of course that leaves lots more opportunities than many 
of you who have higher scores (am an open optimist).

And my 35 might have been lower if it weren't for the fact that I 
live alone.  It also would be lower if it were not for this 
conference, especially Ben who sets up many opportunities.

	~Mike

    Well, I finally got around to taking this test, and like others,
    I scored lower than I anticipated - a 48.  Oh well, guess I'm
    just a novice nudist.  Have to work on improving my score this
    summer.
    
    Kathryn (back in the saddle)

Depending on how you look at a few of the questions, I scored 88 (with a
possible 90).

The two questions in question are 67 (Ever go nuding at a place that was a
major interest point for a clothed tourist group?) and 68 (Ever go jogging
in the nude?).

There are a number of episodes where I have been involved in a form of
"streaking" (remember streaking?  ..seems so long ago) with many
friends.  The last of which was in August 1986 with three female friends in
Washington DC. We had intended to stroll nude around the Pentagon, but didn't
know how BIG it was.  We had BAREly made it along one side before sighting a
police cruiser. We RAN back to the car, but we didn't get caught.  Nor did we
get dressed. We drove and parked as near as possible to the Lincoln Memorial
where we walked up and said hello to Old Abe.  We were able to climb up and sit
with (on) him and be photographed by countless tourists.  No one seemed the
least bit offended - in fact most people were extremely kind and polite and
encouraged us in our endeavors.  We had many volunteers to take our pictures
with our own cameras.  Of course we had our cameras.  We needed proof.  Anyway,
the nit-picky detail for which I didn't give a "yes" answer to the question
was because I didn't feel that "streaking" was really "nuding".

The second question in question relates to the same topic. I can't "jog" because
of a motorcycle accident I was in in 1974.  I can only run short distances
before I have to stop.  Thus streaking fit the bill.  "Streaks" usually didn't
last too long, so I could usually keep up with the crowd.  As I got older, we
began to think "Why run?" - thus the "strolling streak" evolved.  Anyway (again)
I answered "No" to that question, since streaking and jogging are quite
different things.

To close off this note, I note some curiosity about the questions to which
people have answered "Yes".  I admit that I'M curious, too.  Heck, you can't
help but wonder.  I'm not too "proud" (or embarrassed), so I'll list the ones
I got a "No" on instead.  They were No's 37,38,39,40,58,67,68,72,77(i don't
ski),81,90,97(filmed, but no videotape) and 99.  Out of the six "potential"
questions for the 200-q test, I said "No" to 2 and 5.

Oh well.

	David

    got a 42....not bad for a part timer.

RE: this version
    I took out the two questions about knowing what "naturism" and the "ASA"
    are.  I wanted the test to reflect what the test-taker has done and not
    on what he or she knows, particularly in light of question #101.

    The intent of this test is to "have fun" and hopefully to encourage
    or interest some people to try naturism.  Comments about the impropriety
    of certain questions that go against that philosophy have made it 
    necessary to change some questions.

    B.

    PS: To Miss "Bare-Buns-of-1989", yes, I know the changes might have 
    lowered your score, but think of all the fun you'll have while 
    trying to raise your score again. :-)

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                                THE NUDIST TEST
                                ---------------

    You've seen the Purity Test, the Hacker Test, and even  the  Nerd  Test.
    Finally, the one you've been waiting for...The Nudist Test!

    Are you really a nudist?  Or are you still "in the closet"? :-)
    Try answering the following 100 questions; add one point for every
    "yes" answer for your percentage score.  

    ***********************************************************************
    1.  Ever take off  your  clothes  (other  than  shower,  bath,  doctor's
        appointment, etc...)
    2.  Ever sleep or take a nap in the nude?
    3.  Ever sleep or take a nap outdoors while nude?
    4.  Ever spend more than 8 continuous hours  in  the  nude  (other  than
        sleeping)?
    5.  Has anyone ever seen you in the nude unintentionally on your part?
    6.  Has anyone ever seen you in the nude intentionally on your part?
    7.  Ever see anyone nude unintentionally?
    8.  Ever see anyone nude intentionally?
    9.  Did you ever walk around nude in your home?
   10.  ..with the shades up?
   11.  Have you ever cleaned the house while nude?
   12.  While nude, have you ever sit down and then have the chair stick  to
        you when you got up (remember them towels!)?
   13.  Have you ever worked at home (instead of driving into work that day)
        while nude?
   14.  Ever walk outside your home in the nude?
   15.  ..in the daytime?
   16.  Ever walk around your neighborhood in the nude?
   17.  ..in the daytime?
   18.  Ever get ticketed or arrested for being nude in a public  place,  or
        was  told  by a police officer to get dressed (because you were nude
        in a public place).
   19.  Ever walk nude in a place where nudity was not normal or allowed and
        you were at least half a mile from your nearest clothes?
   20.  ..and non-nudists showed up?
   21.  Does anyone in your family know you're a nudist?
   22.  Do any of your friends know you're a nudist?
   23.  Do any of your co-workers know you're a nudist?
   24.  Ever go nuding with a family member (other than your SO)?
   25.  Ever go nuding with a friend (other than your SO)?
   26.  Ever go nuding with more than 10 friends at the same time?
   27.  Ever organize a nude outing for a group of 10 or more people?
   28.  Ever hug a friend (completely platonic) while both of you were nude?
   29.  Ever attend a nude party (everyone was nude)?
   30.  Ever cook while nude?
   31.  Ever sit down to a meal with other people while everyone was nude?
   32.  Ever drive a car while nude?
   33.  Ever lock yourself out of your car or house, and you were nude,  AND
        all of your clothes were INSIDE?
   34.  Ever read a nudist magazine (not a magazine with nude people)?
   35.  Have you ever gotten someone (a non-nudist) into naturism?
   36.  Ever attend a naturist gathering?
   37.  Ever watch a naturist video?
   38.  Do you belong to any nudist organizations?
   39.  Have you ever participated in a public demonstration over nudism?
   40.  ..and taken off your clothes during such a demonstration?
   41.  Ever indicate in a public forum,  such  as  a  notesfile  or  Usenet
        newsgroup, that you were a nudist (newspaper and TV count)?
   42.  Do you have an all-over tan?
   43.  Have you ever had a sunburn  in  a  place  where  the  sun  normally
        doesn't shine?
   44.  Have you ever had an insect bite in a place where the  sun  normally
        doesn't shine?  :-)
   45.  Ever go swimming in the nude in a private pool?
   46.  Ever go swimming in the nude in a public pool?
   47.  Ever go swimming in the nude in the ocean or open lake?
   48.  ..with other people around?
   49.  Ever use a hot tub or jacuzzi in the nude?
   50.  Ever use a hot tub or jacuzzi in the nude with someone other than an
        SO?
   51.  Ever use a hot tub or jacuzzi in the nude with more than  one  other
        person?
   52.  Ever use a hot tub or jacuzzi in the nude with more than eight other
        people?
   53.  Ever go nude in an outdoor natural hot springs pool?
   54.  ..during the winter?
   55.  ..with more than one other person?
   56.  Ever walk around outside nude in the rain?
   57.  Ever walk around outside nude in the snow?
   58.  Ever have a snowball fight in the nude?
   59.  Ever make "naked snow angels"?  :-)
   60.  Ever visit a nudist resort or campground?
   61.  Ever visit a nude beach (beach on a river or lake counts)?
   62.  Would you go nude at a local beach if it were allowed?
   63.  Ever travel more than 100 miles just to go nuding somewhere?
   64.  Have you visited more than five nude beaches or camps?
   65.  Have you gone nuding in more than one country?
   66.  ..on more than one continent?
   67.  Ever go nuding at a place that was a  major  interest  point  for  a
        clothed tourist group (e.g., the tour boat at the Ledges)?
   68.  Ever go jogging in the nude?
   69.  ever play volleyball in the nude?
   70.  Ever play tennis in the nude?
   71.  Have you ever used a co-ed locker room (including shower and such)?
   72.  Ever ride a horse in the nude?
   73.  Ever go camping in the nude?
   74.  ..and spent the entire time in the nude?
   75.  Ever go hiking or mountain climbing in the nude?
   76.  ..and encountered non-nudists?
   77.  Ever go skiing in the nude (downhill or cross-country)?
   78.  Ever go water-skiing in the nude?
   79.  Ever go on a nude vacation?
   80.  Ever go sailing, boating in the nude (canuding counts)?
   81.  Ever go on a nude cruise (whale-watching counts)?
   82.  Ever get a massage while in the nude?
   83.  Ever get a massage from someone who was also nude?
   84.  Ever get a massage from a member of the opposite sex  and  you  were
        both nude?
   85.  Ever do the previous question outdoors?
   86.  Ever do the previous question when there were other people around?
   87.  Ever participate in a group massage (many massaging one person)?
   88.  Ever use a shower outdoors while nude in a place where people  could
        see you?
   89.  Ever use a shower outdoors while nude with other people  (strangers)
        watching you?
   90.  Ever watch someone else (a stranger) take a shower outdoors?
   91.  Ever use a shower (obviously  while  nude)  with  a  member  of  the
        opposite sex that you didn't know?
   92.  Ever take pictures of nude people?
   93.  Ever have pictures taken of you while you were nude?
   94.  Ever posed nude as a model for a photographer, painter, sculpter, or
        an art class?
   95.  Ever show nude  pictures  of  yourself  to  other  people  (no  baby
        pictures!)?
   96.  Ever have pictures taken of you  while  you  were  nude  with  other
        people?
   97.  Ever been filmed/video-taped while nude (in news, etc.)?
   98.  Ever have your picture published in a  naturist  magazine  or  other
        publication?
   99.  Ever write an article for a nudist publication, or been the  subject
        of an article on nudism?
  100.  Ever appear in or attend a nude beauty contest (male or female)?



  101.  Bonus question:  Have you ever used the Nudist  Test  for  ideas  of
        things  to  do, or ever done something intentionally to improve your
        score on the Nudist test?


    The following are potential questions that will be included when we  get
    enough for a 200-question test.
    1.  Have you ever walked outside your home in the nude  in  the  daytime
        unintentionally?
    2.  Have you ever gone birdwatching in the nude?
    3.  Has someone ever body-painted you while you were nude in public?
    4.  Have you ever worked out (exercised) while nude?
    5.  Ever go ride a bicycle in the nude?
    6.  Ever join a nudist special interest group?
    7.  Ever form a nudist special interest group?
    40.5 ...and been arrested at such a demonstration?


                                      NOTE

            Many thanks to Judy K., Kathryn M., Jack W.,  Molly  B.,
            and Carl F.  for their many suggestions for this "test".
            If you have any ideas for better  questions  to  use  in
            this test, send them along to ctc004::wong.
    

    I scored 51, is that a Pass?
    
Peter.    

    After tubbing at Phil's place, we should add...
    
    "Have you ever gone nuding at sub-freezing temperatures..."
    
    We were a bunch of sick puppies last night. :-)
    
    B.

B.  How about adding one about getting `buzzed by low flying aircraft while 
nuding'?  That sucker we saw Weds sure was flying low....heard him before we
even saw him.

Judy

    Re .33 - low flying aircraft.
    
    Was he below 500 feet? If so write down his registration number
    N.... and report him to the FAA. Even if he is found not guilty,
    it may stop futher problems.
    
Peter.    
    

>>    Was he below 500 feet? If so write down his registration number
>>    N.... and report him to the FAA. Even if he is found not guilty,
>>    it may stop futher problems.
    
Kinda hard to tell.  He may have been about 500 feet but we were up on the
side of a steep hill.  And the plane was a very dark color, even if we had
the time to read his numbers, I'm not sure they were visible....

Judy

    I think it was a F-14 Tomcat that buzzed us...really cool.
    I don't remember if the F-14 has one or two rudder fins.  If two,
    then it had to be an F-111, but it was kinda short for one of those.
    
    B.

Re           <<< Note 213.33 by GENRAL::KILGORE "Coyote Clan Member" >>>
                                -< Bzzzzzzzz! >-
>
>B.  How about adding one about getting `buzzed by low flying aircraft while 
>nuding'?  That sucker we saw Weds sure was flying low....heard him before we
>even saw him.
>
>Judy

Was that recently at Valley View?  I heard a helicopter buzzed the top pool
a few times recently.

/Mike

<    I think it was a F-14 Tomcat that buzzed us...really cool.
<    I don't remember if the F-14 has one or two rudder fins.  If two,
<    then it had to be an F-111, but it was kinda short for one of those.
    
	Both of these are variable wing aircraft.  It could also be an F-15.
	In any case, non of these planes can go slow enough to see anything.
	At the ledges we get buzzed by the A-10's all the time.  A-10's are
	designed to loiter at slow speeds. 

	Brian

	P.S.  Ben, I bagged natural hot springs in sub-freezing weather while 
	out west for DECtech also.

RE: .38

This was out in Arizona right?

Judy showed me a bunch of books with hot springs out West.  There are
lots of places where nuding seemed to be allowed, judging from the pictures.

B.

Definitely a part timer. I'd do it alot more if it were more convenient.

							John.

    
      58
    
    which surprised me because when I first looked at it I saw a lot of
    questions about bizarre sports that I don't play whether clothed or
    otherwise.
    
    /. Ian .\

    RE: .42
    
    "Bizarre"? :^)
    
    Which ones?  I figured that everything was something that every
    naturist could do and might do in the buff...I even took out some
    of the ones that I thought were "bizarre". :-)
    
    B.

    
    sorry about that : tennis, squash, jogging etc are to me bizarre
    sports.
    
    Now if you'd asked if I'd ever gone target shooting in the nude :-)
    
    or run an army assault course in the nude...
    
    or parachute jumped in the nude (free fall into water)
    
    but surely nobody of sound mind jogs? (only joking ... the serious side
    is that since I am sedentary in sporting terms and found a few of the
    questions kind of eliminated themselves because of my sporting activity
    rather than my nuding v. non-nuding activity - ie my percentage was a
    bit higher if you eliminate first the questions that I don't do dressed
    or nude)
    
    /. Ian .\

    ah...I see
    
    I put in the tennis question because many naturist resorts have several
    tennis courts (Solair in Connecticut, Paradise Lakes in Florida, 
    Treehouse in California, for example) so it's possible for people
    to play tennis in the buff.
    
    With the mile(s) of naturist/open/free beaches around, again, it's
    possible to see people jogging on the beach in the buff (mostly because
    they can do it).
    
    I'm trying to expand the list so if you have any questions to add to
    the list, let me know.
    
    Regards,
    B.

    
    how about 
    
    "ever played any [other] sport in the nude?"
    
    "... not in a nudist club or nude beach?"
    
    I'd suggest the wording without '[other]' to replace your present sport
    questions... and with it if you want to supplement the present
    questionairre
    
    /. Ian .\

  55, 

   I hope after this next year, that number increases a good amount.

   And more each year.  Until I reach around the 90 mark.  I'd prefer
  not to get arrested, ticketed or otherwise.  (and a few others I
  would prefer not to, or wouldn't see myself doing.)

  Paul

    Well, Ben, here's another two questions for the next version of 
    your test that I'll bet few could get a point for (except me, 
    of course!)
    
    How about..
    
    Have you ever walked around your home nude during a hurricane?
    
    OR
    
    Have you ever been swimming nude during a hurricane?
    
    (I'm not advocating this type of behavior during hurricanes mind you, 
    but I did want to get a closer look at the damage my neighbor's tree 
    tried to inflict on my dock, and rather than get my clothes wet...)
    
    Oh, by the way, I'm up to 80 points now, although I'm planning to
    go horseback riding this weekend at the Naturist Gathering and I'll
    see if I can get away with taking my shorts off!
    
    Robin

Bob has asked me to add another question to the test.....

	Have you ever changed a flat tire in the nude?


While on vacation last week in southeast Utah, we were traveling out to 
one of our favorite nuding spots when a rock punctured thru a 4 ply heavy 
duty truck tire (2 steel/2 polyester), at night.....  We made it to our 
camp site when we realized the tire was flat.  Thank goodness we were 
driving on soft sand at less than 10 miles an hour!  We left the changing 
until the next morning when there was more light and warmer. :-)

Judy

While out together with another couple while camping in Utah a couple years
ago, we did a primitive firing of clay pots the other couple had made.  We 
went into the backcountry, gathered cow pies, built a fire to warm rocks.
After the rocks were warm, the fire was brushed aside, cow pies were laided 
across the hot rocks, the pottery was loaded onto the cow pies, more cow pies 
piled on top, hot rocks and wood and other burnable material on top and the 
fire started again.  This was all done in the nude....had to watch how close 
you got to the fire or hair could be singed (burned).  Our friend took a 
picture of Bob, me and his wife sitting on a log, bare-naked backsides only.  
For Christmas we received one of the pots that was fired during that time and
the photo of us sitting on the log.  It was a special event.

I'm into ceramics and appreciated the opportunity to witness the primitive
firing of their pots.  See, you just never know what you may end up doing
while nude.  :-)

Judy

    WoW Judy!
    
    What a fun thing to do! And what a lovely memory to have with the pot
    and the photo.
    
    Serenity

My wife and I did the test some years ago (Autumn 1990, I think), and we both
scored 28.
If I go through the list again, I see that we now score 35 -
that includes the fact that I have now written to this conference.
Moreover: I do score on the item mentioned in reply 49 - changing a flat tyre -
it happened to me in La Sabliere.