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Originally Posted by flanker7
Hmm.. Interesting analysis. I must admit I'm a bit skeptical, but interesting. I mean, sure I guess I can see some family resemblance, but the same could be said of a lot of pale, dark-haired twenty-somethings. And the older person doesn't necessarily have to be a mother. It could be a friend, neighbor, or even an extended family member--an aunt or something like that. I mean, while they are young adults they aren't teenagers, so I'm having a hard time getting the whole family together for an outing like this, whether clothed or naked. Not many twenty-something siblings take on a 5k with their mum.
But then I found this photo, which does kind of help make your case. As you can see, it appears they didn't start off naked. The girl still has a top wrapped over her shoulders, and the guy is still fully clothed. So maybe it did start off as a normal clothed family outing, and the maybe the adventurous daughter tells her mom, "Hey, I think I'm going to get naked." And the liberal hippie mom says, "Sure honey, whatever makes you happy." A few miles later the brother (or friend) joins in.
In addition you'll notice their bib numbers are fairly close in sequential order, which could mean they were purchased together. However, since they're not exactly in sequential order, that might mean they were purchased as part of a larger group, which in turn might indicate they know each other through a club, student group, or other organization. So I guess that isn't much help, but at least it eliminates the possibility that it was a random strange whom they asked to hold their clothes.
Anyway, I'm not sure exactly what the story is, but this pic is obviously another piece of the puzzle.
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One of the weirdest things I've ever seen was (what appeared to be, at least) a family waiting for the Burlington, VT version of the World Naked Bike Ride to begin. A mother and father in their 40s or early 50s, and a sister and brother in their late teens or early 20s. The father, mother and daughter were all fully clothed. The brother was nude, straddling his bicycle. with the mother holding his clothes for him.
For obvious reasons, I'm not going to post the pics here, but if you go to Flickr and search for "wnbr burlington," you'll see at least three pics of the family. I was reminded of them when I saw this group.
I can just see the poor kid saying, "Golly Sis, I really appreciate your showing up this morning to watch me ride my bike naked..."
