Getting Naked

For those of you interested in increasing your vocabulary the word for today is Ecdysiast,it is the technical word for a stripper. It relates to ecdysis,the scientific name for molting. Now to explain why I am including that...I had meant to include this with yesterday's blog,but it ran a little long which turned out to be fortunate as the same man showed up in the news again today. In April 2012 a Portland,OR man claiming security screeners were harassing him stripped naked in the security area and wouldn't put his clothes back on despite requests from TSA and police. The man explained that he flies a lot and it was a protest. He did not arrive at the airport with the intention of getting naked,but after being pulled aside for a pat-down after going through the metal detector he decided the most efficient way to handle the screening was to take his clothes off to show he wasn't carrying a bomb. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and indecent exposure. Today his case went to Federal Court and will be decided at a later date. His fine was $1,000. Sound like anyone you know??
In a somewhat related topic the first written instance of the phrase "skinny dipping" wasn't until 1966. I found this tidbit interesting,I would have guessed it would have been used much earlier.