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Voters in Switzerland Ban Nude Hiking
Foxnews ^ | 4/26/2009 | Staff

Posted on 04/26/2009 5:06:46 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA

APPENZELL, Switzerland — Voters in the heart of the Swiss Alps on Sunday passed legislation banning nude hiking after dozens of mostly German nudists started rambling through their picturesque region.

By a show of hands citizens of the tiny state of Appenzell Inner Rhodes voted overwhelmingly at their traditional open-air annual assembly to impose a $176 fine on violators.

Only a scattering of people on Sunday opposed the ban on the back-to-nature activity that took off last autumn when naked hikers — primarily Germans — started showing up in eastern Switzerland.

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KEYWORDS: publicnudity; switzerland
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1 posted on 04/26/2009 5:06:46 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
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To: Slings and Arrows

Damn....


2 posted on 04/26/2009 5:07:25 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: Red in Blue PA

Oh, rats, this was on to do list.


3 posted on 04/26/2009 5:09:17 PM PDT by razorback-bert (We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

The weather in the Switzerland mountains gets very cold. One would think that would keep men from hiking in the nude.


4 posted on 04/26/2009 5:09:50 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Being condemned for corruption by Mexico is like being lectured on morals by the adult film industry)
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To: Red in Blue PA

So now there’s a sausage ban in Switzerland?


5 posted on 04/26/2009 5:10:21 PM PDT by Beaten Valve
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To: Clintonfatigued
One would think that would keep men from hiking in the nude.

Not all of us {;^)

6 posted on 04/26/2009 5:11:49 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (I'd rather the world hate us then laugh at us)
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To: KoRn

The Deutche schwimbas are where to be.


7 posted on 04/26/2009 5:11:50 PM PDT by NewRomeTacitus
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To: Red in Blue PA

8 posted on 04/26/2009 5:11:52 PM PDT by GSP.FAN
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To: Red in Blue PA

Please, NO pictures!


9 posted on 04/26/2009 5:12:18 PM PDT by sinanju
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To: GSP.FAN

Damn!!!


10 posted on 04/26/2009 5:13:17 PM PDT by BluH2o
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To: Red in Blue PA

Germans.

From the beaches of St. Lucia and Koh Samui to the trails of Bryce Canyon and the Swiss Alps, they are always anxious to go nude.

What is their major malfunction?


11 posted on 04/26/2009 5:13:34 PM PDT by angkor
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12 posted on 04/26/2009 5:14:27 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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13 posted on 04/26/2009 5:14:43 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (I'd rather the world hate us then laugh at us)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Jaaa! Nothing like a good yodel in the nude in the Swiss Alps, I always say.

linking earlier post..
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2238169/posts


14 posted on 04/26/2009 5:15:38 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: al baby

Hey, your is bigger than mine, lol


15 posted on 04/26/2009 5:15:44 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (I'd rather the world hate us then laugh at us)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Those most likely to hike nude are least likely to look good while hiking nude.


16 posted on 04/26/2009 5:16:19 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (ESPN MNF: 3 Putzes talking about football on TV while I'm trying to watch a game.)
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To: Las Vegas Ron

LOL


17 posted on 04/26/2009 5:16:26 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: al baby

All nudity stuff aside, I can’t imagine that carrying a backpack on a bare back is very comfortable, LOL.


18 posted on 04/26/2009 5:17:17 PM PDT by KJC1
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To: Clintonfatigued
I just hope they don't meet any girls might be embarassing.
20 posted on 04/26/2009 5:18:59 PM PDT by GSP.FAN
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