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| Thongs banned in 'Mayberry' town |
| 2010-04-24 |
| KURE BEACH, N.C. - A North Carolina town that the mayor called "Mayberry with a beach" has banned swimmers from wearing thongs. Kure (kyoor-EE) Beach Mayor Dean Lambeth says "we're going to keep this as close to Mayberry with a beach as you can keep it," referring to the idyllic Southern community portrayed on the 1960s TV series "The Andy Griffith Show." The Star-News of Wilmington reports that the town council voted Thursday to add a ban against the revealing swimwear to its existing ordinance against nudity. The move came after the police chief received an e-mail earlier in the week asking if the town's existing nude bathing ordinance allowed thongs. The ordinance bans nudity or "insufficient clothing," and the man wanted to know if thongs were allowed for both men and women. "I thought Barney Fife looked hideous, until I saw Aunt Bea in a thong!" |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #7 You want to see Aunt Bea and Barney Fife in thongs, gorb? Ask me again in a week if GB's column hasn't been reinstated. ;-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-04-24 18:51 |
| #6 My wife and I used to vacation in Kure Beach when we lived in Raleigh, NC. Very family friendly, nice beaches, lots of kids on the beach. Glad to see that somebody is sticking up for decency. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2010-04-24 14:02 |
| #5 The beaches we were testing our scanner on in southern Spain were clothing optional. The pretty and thin women all wore suits. The non-suit wearers... it was sandpaper on eyeballs time.. Average weight of the nudes seemed to be over 200 lbs. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2010-04-24 13:40 |
| #4 You want to see Aunt Bea and Barney Fife in thongs, gorb? shudder |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-04-24 13:25 |
| #3 Thongs banned in 'Mayberry' town Thus goeth RB, thus goeth Kure Beach. Hopefully it doesn't catch on. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-04-24 12:49 |
| #2 I have too agree with the ordinance since when you see someone wearing a thong usually they really don't need too be unless in Bazil |
| Posted by: chris 2010-04-24 11:37 |
| #1 Anonymoose, where do I go to claim trauma benefits as a result of that mental image? shudder |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-04-24 10:32 |