Odds Dave NZ will be at this event

[Gerk]

Yes -550
No +100

We assume the men of Auckland, New Zealand are already setting up chairs and camera tripods streetside, because a judge ruled yesterday that topless porn stars will be allowed to tour the city's main street for the annual "Boobs on Bikes" parade.

City officials had sought a court injunction against the parade on the grounds that it violates a law banning offensive public events. But Judge Nicola Mathers ruled that while some might consider the event tasteless, the 80,000 people who gathered for it last year would probably disagree.

The parade features international porn stars alongside local hotties, and is organized by local porn baron Steve Crow. "They're breasts," said Crow. "And New Zealand law says that women can have their breasts out in public or be bare-chested just like a man."

This year's crowd is projected to top 100,000.

[Wellahiya]

the No odds are way off... at +360 to +420 it might be worth a shot.... he still had to travel and might not make it coz of work or sth.

[The Judge]

Topless women draw 100,000
20/08/2008 09:34 - (SA) Auckland - Offices in New Zealand's largest city emptied and an estimated 100 000 workers lined Auckland's main street on Wednesday to enjoy the annual "Boobs on Bikes" parade.

Around one hundred porn stars and drag queens cruised through the bustling business district on motorbikes, while the male-dominated crowd jostled to get photographs.

Bureaucrats in Auckland had tried to ban the parade, which went ahead at the eleventh hour after a female judge ruled it was not legally offensive.

The parade was part of an "Erotica Expo" organised by Steve Crow, a self-styled "porn king" who had threatened to stage the event with or without a council permit.

The street took on a carnival atmosphere, with the only tension during the hour-long parade coming when eggs thrown at Crow narrowly missed a policeman.

"I'm glad to see people are exercising their freedom of expression," said Crow, who led the parade in a shiny black convertible.

"I told the girls beforehand to keep the jiggling to a minimum and not to do anything that would be deemed offensive," he said.

Police struggled to contain the crowd, who were at times lined six deep, jostling to photograph the bare-breasted women on cellphones and cameras.

Virtually every possible viewing space was taken up, with construction workers watching from building sites and office workers leaning out of windows.

Around 50 women led a protest march against pornography in front of the parade but did little to dampen the crowd's spirits.

"Never seen anything like it. I liked the boobs but there wasn't enough of them," said a tradesman who had taken the day off work specially for the parade.

A Canadian tourist who wished to remain anonymous said she was taking photos to show back home because "no one would believe me."

Judge Nicola Mathers of the Auckland District Court said Tuesday the bylaw the council introduced to stop the parade was questionable.

"It is not offensive per se for women to be topless. It may be distasteful to some, but in my view the council reference to offensive cannot reasonably apply in these circumstances," she said.

[dave nz]

It always cracks me up how this becomes global news lol

I'm a long way from Dorkland (thankfully in most cases but not this case), so didn't attend. eek your not as silly as you look

The latest is it may tour around the country more

[Wellahiya]

how do you know how i look? and what makes you think that i am even close to be silly?

[dave nz]

Originally Posted by eekchac

how do you know how i look? and what makes you think that i am even close to be silly?

Relax man....its a saying in my part of the world, when someone does something clever, it is often said "you are not as silly as you look".....just a way of joking with someone and giving them a compliment at the same time. Always said in good spirit.

[Wellahiya]

thought you were refering to my avatar

[dave nz]

I was actually salivating at the mouth, I was imagining it on my dinner plate.......

[The Judge]

Originally Posted by eekchac

what makes you think that i am even close to be silly?

[Snowman]

If it was dudes naked he definitely would have went

[dave nz]

Originally Posted by Snowman

If it was dudes naked he definitely would have went

Hoosiercatdaddy actually asked me from his hospital bed if that would be the case.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by dave nz

Hoosiercatdaddy actually asked me from his hospital bed if that would be the case.

lol

How big is your country north to south dave?

[dave nz]

Originally Posted by Snowman

lol

How big is your country north to south dave?

Two main islands (North island and South Island). Combinded length is around 1,800 km, which is around 1120 miles.

[The Judge]

Originally Posted by dave nz

Two main islands (North island and South Island). Combinded length is around 1,800 km, which is around 1120 miles.

Only slightly more than the length of Texas which is also nearly 700 miles wide. Regardless, the diverse natural beauty of NZ's is virtually unrivaled in the Western Hemisphere.