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nilda
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Critical balls?

Post by nilda » Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:42 am

Is there a CB (Critical Balls) parade too? Why not?

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Post by Zulegoona » Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:14 am

There is a critical dicks parade but I can’t remember what day it’s held , I hear they had a pretty good turn out, but it’s no where as big as critical tits

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Post by BAS » Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:23 pm

Darn! I actually came across Critical Dicks, but I can't recall what day it was! (I got shouted at to take my clothes off and join them, but wasn't feeling up to it. Besides, I know *I* wouldn't want to see me naked! :oops: )

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Post by nilda » Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:57 pm

[quote="Zulegoona"]There is a critical dicks parade...[/quote]

OK, thanks...glad to hear BM has EONE's (equal opportunity nudity events).

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Post by philosopher » Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:25 am

BAS wrote:Darn! I actually came across Critical Dicks, but I can't recall what day it was! (I got shouted at to take my clothes off and join them, but wasn't feeling up to it. Besides, I know *I* wouldn't want to see me naked! :oops: )
I ran into Critical Dicks one year did let myself get drawn into it. While I have walked the playa naked a lot, I wasn't sure how it would feel to be part of a group of naked men making a thing out of being naked, so (with more self-indulgence than BAS allows himself) I took off my playa duds and joined in the walk. A complete surprise: I felt more naked in the group of naked men than I ever have on those occasions when I happened to be the only naked person in Center Camp.

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Post by dr.placebo » Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:32 am

Critical Dicks this year was on Thursday. We started from the Man, walked out 3:00 to the Esplanade, up to Center Camp, then back to 9:00 and back to the Man. My rough guess is that we were close to 100 dicks (including a few artificial ones hosted by women, and one giant green one).

It was fun, and my own feeling is that we got a friendly reception. It was definitely NOT a camera free zone, but I don't think that any of us expected it to be. And I felt much more at ease than I expected to be. One more false barrier blown to shit! Hooray!

I missed the Naked Bike Ride on Wednesday, though.

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Post by BAS » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:53 pm

I missed the Naked Bike Ride on Wednesday, though.
Ah! It was the naked bike ride I came across, then! (Hey, this was my first year! I can't be expected to know one from the other.... :oops: )

I spent the entire time low on energy due to a sinus infection and broncitis (sp?), so the idea of doing anything requiring any energy was very unappealling-- much less something like going naked even if it was somewhere where naked is accepted. (Culture taboos and all.... :roll: )

Maybe another year, whenever I can afford to go again. (@#$%!!! gas prices! Need to get serious on finding an alternative!)

Hmmm. If I ever do participate, I have GOT to remember my sunblock! Based on how burned my face got, there are certain parts of me I DON'T WANT TO GET BURNED!!!

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