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VT town may ban its public nudity

Jul 18, 2007 1:30AM PDT

BRATTLEBORO, Vermont: After years of winking at public nudity, this Vermont town is now considering banning it, saying its notoriety has begun attracting out-of-towners and offending locals.

The Select Board plans to introduce an emergency ordinance banning it in certain parts of town Tuesday.

"Just because you can doesn't mean you should," said Select Board member **** DeGray.

On July 6, a 68-year-old naked man showed up downtown, walking the streets during Gallery Walk, a monthly event in which people browse in art galleries and shops. Gallery owner Suzanne Corsano was locking up for the night when she met him on a sidewalk.

"Naked people don't impress me," said Corsano, 60. "But to be walking down the street like that. I just looked straight at him, and he looked down. He was trying to get me to look down there, but I wouldn't."

The man told residents he was from Arizona and had decided to vacation in Brattleboro after reading about its public nudity on the Internet.

Vermont has no state laws against public nudity, although a handful of cities and towns have enacted anti-nudity ordinances.

Naked Town

Hmmmm..I wonder what parts of town they are going to ban the nudity in. That means some parts of town will be OK, providing it doesn't offend the locals I assume. Happy Imagine, all this ruckus over a 68 yr. old buzzard from AZ tip toeing down Main St. in the buff. Personally, I'm all for nudity. Its beneficial for the body and stimulating for the mind. Wink

George

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Darn!
Jul 18, 2007 3:52AM PDT

I drive through "Brat" every day but hardly ever brave the downtown traffic. From what I've heard the nudity mostly occurs in the Harmony Parking Lot and a stretch of Main Street.

They need all the summer tourists they can get. They could use this as a promotion during "leaf season".

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(NT) It's never the good looking people.
Jul 18, 2007 3:53AM PDT
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(NT) (chuckle!) :-)
Jul 19, 2007 1:48AM PDT
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I was considering driving down there to have a look...
Jul 19, 2007 1:54AM PDT

in the interest of scientific research of course. But then I heard the report of an elderly gent walking down Main Street wearing nothing but a fanny pack. I see more than enough of that in the locker room at the pool, so why waste gas?

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Of course, you could decided to drive,,,,,,
Jul 19, 2007 2:06AM PDT

,,,,,,, down to Main Street just to buy some of that wonderful maple syrup.

Angeline
Speakeasy Moderator

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(NT) :-)
Jul 19, 2007 1:45AM PDT
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Must be a relief after,,,,
Jul 19, 2007 2:03AM PDT

,,,,,,,,, being bundled up during those cold winters! Happy

Angeline
Speakeasy Moderator