Loaded for Bare: Nudists to lobby on Capitol Hill

By GottaLaff

Good news!

The good news: You may see nudists next week on Capitol Hill.

Weee!

The bad news: They will be wearing clothes.

Oh. Well geez, then. Thanks for getting everyone's... er... hopes up.

“We want lawmakers to know that members of the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) enjoy their pastime within appropriate settings,” says Executive Director Erich Schuttauf.

Translation: The nudists won’t be naked.

The AANR will be visiting a handful of congressional offices, but it is keeping the names of the lawmakers close to the chest (pun intended).

AANR members hope to increase the number of locations for enjoying nude recreation on public lands.

Watch out for poison ivy.

And like a good lobbying association, AANR is armed with hard data.

I won't go there. ::using every bit of self control I can muster up::

The group states, “Several polls taken of the traveling public indicate that nearly 20 percent of all persons in North America enjoy skinny-dipping and nude sunbathing.”

AANR spokeswoman Carolyn Hawkins said her group will also be meeting with federal agencies next week.

Titillating.