I was flying back (on a plane) the other day and the thought occurred to me: “wouldn’t be great to be sitting here nude?” I mean you’re sitting there, your clothes get all bunch up and you get uncomfortable. You get uncomfortable and you get a little testy. Plus, really you run out of things to look at. So, “nudity ok here” would solve all the problems, right? What would Richard Reid have done if he’d been on a nude flight? You’re probably thinking, the air was a bit thin in that cabin Mike was in. Confession: I made all this up. The thought has never crossed my mind that it would be great to fly nude. Further confession: I’ve never ordered anything over the Internet in the nude either. Call me old-fashioned - I can take it.

But leave it to the SF Chronicle and once again Wired to really get the juices flowing (get you “thinking” that is). Seems the Germans are big on nudism. Didn’t know that. But, it’s in print so it must be true. The term, if you’re interested is, Freikorperkultur. No there is no “e” on the end, and yes the o should be one of those with the two dots above it. I’m sure it matters, but really how many of you know the difference between the double-dot o and a regular o? I’m probably going to get lots of email on this. But, anyho. So this freik…. literally translates to “free body culture.” Again, big in German. Or, so they say.

It appears that this is a “holiday travel companies” that is chartering these flights. The first is scheduled for July 5. There are a couple of key details. You must remain clothed in the airport. So, I’m guessing after the plane is in-flight and levels off the Captain will announce it’s safe to move around the cabin and…. Oh, and this. For safety reasons, the crew will remain clothed. Ok, if it’s unsafe for the crew to disrobe, how is it safe for the passengers? I’ve got more questions than answers. If you do too, link over to the article.

See you in Germany on 7/5! Reserve you spot today.

Oh, one more thing. Seems this is NOT an original idea. It was done back in 2003 by Naked Air on a flight to Mexico. Supposedly, the Naked Air web site has pictures. I wouldn’t know since I haven’t checked it out. Let me know if you find any!

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