Have you ever had a job that required you to disrobe?

[Orrex]

I'm not talking about removing your street clothes to don a work uniform; I'm talking about a job at which you had to strip down and stay that way. For the sake of discussion, it needn't even be a full disrobing, but it must result in less coverage than would be provided by a woman's one-piece bathing suit or wrestler's singlet. Examples might include:

Exotic dancer
Figure model
Underwear/swimsuit model
Streaker
Flasher
Pearl diver
Performance artist (specify)
Professional strip poker player
Mud/Jell-o Wrestler

or a range of others...

Do tell!

[ThomCat]

1. Yes.

I did a small amount of modeling back in college. And I had a nude on-stage role in a short-run play.

[Orrex]

5. You had to roll and run nude onstage?

Oh wait, I read that wrong...

[ThomCat]

35. That's pretty close. Did you see the show?

:7

[Orrex]

40. I used to sneak in and spy on rehearsals

Uh, I mean, no, I never saw it.

[ohiosmith]

2. Does boy toy count?

[Orrex]

6. Why would it not?

Duh!

[ohiosmith]

16. Just asking. I wasn't hired for my brains and I didn't disrobe cause

I wasn't allowed to wear anything except a sock.

[miss_american_pie]

3. Yes

I had a very short-lived modeling career. ;)

[Orrex]

8. Where? And when did you stop?

And why?

[miss_american_pie]

14. It is a long story

And I only did it because the graphics department where I worked needed a model on short notice. And that's all I'm saying about that before I offend someone. :D

[Orrex]

33. You really need to work on your narrative

You could have stretched that out into a lurid retelling of the archetypal girl-meets-art-class tale. But no, you gave an all-too-brief summary, like that the time you revealed that you used to strip in Pittsburgh. :evilgrin:

[miss_american_pie]

48. LOL

:rofl:

You are so very bad.

[rug]

4. I had to fix Matcom's faucet once.

[Orrex]

7. That sounds dirty

[rug]

9. I thought it an odd request.

[Monk06]

54. Is his faucet still dripping? Whoa !!!!!!!!!!. Self Erase. Self Erase

[asthmaticeog]

10. "Streaker" and "Flasher" are jobs?

In what Utopia is this the case?

[Orrex]

15. They don't pay a lot, but think of the networking potential

You get unmatched exposure, after all, and you really get to put yourself out there.

[stuartrida]

11. Thank God No!

[NMDemDist2]

80. welcome to DU stuartrida!

:hi:

[Chan790]

12. Figure model

for an art class.

[Phillycat]

19. Me too. nt

[Monk06]

55. First rule of figure modeling. Beautiful young women make poor models.

[Phillycat]

86. I got a nice pen and ink drawing out of it.

:D

[Monk06]

94. I was in a class where the model was 19 and stunningly perfect.

I was 30 and spent the first half hour wiping
the sweat off my hands and trying not to notice
that she was aaaaaaaaaa .......perfect.

Finally I snapped out of it and in frustration,
took some cheap charcoal sticks from my kit and
started to sculpt the drawing using the edge of
the sticks.

I ended up with a fairly nice Giacometti drawing.

Still have the drawing. Not half bad if I do say
so.

As for the model well she's 42 now and I would
probably have better luck drawing her now.

[Lautremont]

13. Yeah, model.

I officially have a sculpted physique.

[ThomCat]

21. Um, pictures?

:9

[Lautremont]

23. You know, somewhere there are.

But they'd be disappointing. The only thing sculpted were the sculptures the students did. I'm pretty skinny!

[ThomCat]

51. Skinny is cute.

Don't be shy. :7

[Monk06]

56. Skinny models are the best. Lots of bone structure. Especially shoulders

[Tyrone Slothrop]

17. Yep

I worked at a pool in high school/college.

Had to strip down to swim trunks (and use a compressed air mask) to clean the floor of the pool.

[RetroLounge]

18. Altar Boy

:spank:

RL

[Orrex]

20. Where did you hang your censer?

[Monk06]

58. Retro is schwingin meng. (Sammi Davis Junior meme)

[Taverner]

22. No but I have an interesting story

I had a roomate in college who was a stripper working her way through law school. At one club she auditioned for, she was told to wear sweats or something else shapeless.

The idea behind it was the place wanted to rate her dancing ability, not her nude form. Even though it was important, the owner said that if the girls could sustain interest with sweats on , they had the job

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. Now, that's interesting!

Did your roomate get the job?

:hi:

[Taverner]

87. She did (she was an ex-cheerleader)

It actually was a smart biz move. Hotties can be boring, but if a woman can truly "sell" herself through seductive moves, she will bring in the bacon.

[lildreamer316]

32. THAT is SO COOL.

Would you mind pm'ming me the general are of the club, or if you can tell me the name? We need more attitudes like this in the industry these days!!!!!

[6000eliot]

25. Good lord NO!

I'd get fired on the spot.

[Orrex]

28. How do you know until you try?

Go ahead--we'll vouch for you.

[Guava Jelly]

26. i did stomach modeling for news agencys

Everytime the did a bit on overwieght america and they showed someone walking down the street with theyre head out of frame .It was my tummy you were looking at..
ok i am lieing :)

[plcdude]

27. lifeguard

and speedo on top of it. O to be young again.

[lildreamer316]

29. HAHA HA.

Only for the last 12 years.

[Orrex]

30. Details!

You apparently overlooked the "do tell" part...

[lildreamer316]

36. I thought everyone knew.

It's in my profile--I'm an exotic dancer/stripper. I've been less active in it since the birth of my son 2 years ago, and I'm 32; so I am in the process of toning my body in preperation for going back full time in the fall. I want to feature once I get some other things in order. My husband has been DJing in the industry for 16 years,and I am very active on the couple of online boards dedicated to the profession. It is quite facinating in a psycological sense,but in the last few years, has been innundated with young girls who have no idea what the biz is really about; having learned what they think they know from rap videos. Those of us who know how to really entertain have an uphill battle against disinterested and incompetent managers and owners and (sorry to say) idiotic young girls. I see great potential in the industry, and can see which way it is going (very coporate) and it is interesting how much this is tied to the political climate in the country. I have a full long theory about how the biz is going to shape up in the next 10 years,but it would take all day to explain.
Sometime when I have the paitence.....

[xmas74]

45. If you ever feel like it, pm me the details.

I have friends who have danced in the past and a few who still do, though they have been making plans to get out of the field in the future.

One has been really smart w/ her money. Any extra that she has she socks away and invests for the day that, as she says, "It's time to leave." She studied fashion and theatre/costume design for a few years in college and talked about designing costumes for dancers of all types when she finally quits the business.

I'd love to hear what you think the future of the field is. I only get to see my friend every couple of years and this is something I'd love to discuss w/ her.

[plcdude]

31. really

this is insufficient without pictures

[lildreamer316]

37. Tee hee.

I have no scanner. Sorry! ;)

[plcdude]

38. such a

tease

[Orrex]

41. No cellphone? You luddite!

Of course, where would you keep it, while working?

[anarch]

34. I notice you have "flasher" on your list of jobs. You mean I can get PAID

for it? Where do I sign up? And can I collect back pay?

Errrm that is I ummm :yoiks:

[Orrex]

39. See Reply 15

And you don't collect back pay if you only show your front.

[Burma Jones]

42. I was in two plays with nudity

HAIR and Scenes from a Bedroom

[querelle]

43. Yes, But It Wasn't a Requirement

It was at a staff Cristmas party. A colleague and I hooked up in the photocopy room and..........well you get the picture. Copious amounts of alcohol were involved and much awkwardness after the fact.

Q

[Orrex]

69. Welcome to DU, querelle!

:hi:

Hmm... "get the picture" is an interesting turn of phrase when describing one's hijinks in a photocopy room.

[xmas74]

44. Does winning $1000 one night in a wet tshirt contest count?

13 years ago that paid all my bills for a month and allowed me to buy a new outfit. I called a good night's work.

(on edit: clothes were on but only a pair of panties and a white baby doll tshirt. The panties also had to be white so you really did see pretty much everything.)

[plcdude]

46. okay

now I really have to close my office door

[xmas74]

50. I was 18.

This was long before the days of giving birth and nursing a child.

Looking back I have realized one thing: I should have entered more contests.

[Orrex]

72. It counts for plenty, I'd say

That's $500 per breast, right? I work with entire people who aren't worth that much.

[xmas74]

84. Yep.

The prize was $500 at the bar and the hat passed around. Whatever was in the hat also went to the winner, which was $500 and some loose change.

I felt so rich that night. I cried and I wasn't even drunk because I knew I could pay for my textbooks for that semester and not go w/o something else.

[skygazer]

47. No

Though my co-workers on the road construction job tried to convince me it was a requirement. :eyes:

[Crabby Appleton]

49. I was a Red Cross WSI Lifeguard

[Orrex]

70. Welcome to DU, Crabby!

:hi:

Pardon my ignorance, but what does WSI mean?

[Crabby Appleton]

91. thanks

Water Safety Instructor - a Red Cross certification, in those days, one level above a Senior Lifesaver - were certified to teach people to swim. You got paid a little more working for the city parks & rec department as a lifeguard with a WSI.

[Orrex]

92. I thought it was "Wet-Suit Installer" or something similar

Cool info!

[AlienGirl]

52. In some small coastal town, there is a mermaid statue based on me

The statue is of a mermaid holding a small bird.

Tucker

[Orrex]

78. That's very cool!

Is the statue life-sized? When was it crafted?

[Rabrrrrrr]

53. self-delete. Nevermind. I missed the word "required".

Nothing to see here, move along.

[Jamastiene]

57. No, but I sure would like to pose

nude for an artist to paint a painting of me. I want tips and pointers from the artist too to bring out my sexiest side. :evilgrin:

[Oeditpus Rex]

59. Painter?

Not a photographer?

[Jamastiene]

60. Hmm, let me rethink this a bit.

I mean a painting would take longer, therefore increasing my odds at getting a little, ahem, attention, but if I photographer wanted to take plenty of pictures (and take a few hours doing it)...Yeah, a photographer would be great in that case. Would you be willing to do it with me, er, I mean for me, er, I mean, well you get the picture...but I want copies. :evilgrin:

[Oeditpus Rex]

62. Actually, I don't have the equipment

Oh, hush. I mean the proper lighting, backgrounds, etc. for such portraiture. :eyes:

[crim son]

61. Yeah. Wife. n/t

[ThomCat]

63. Even in marrage, I hope it's not Required.

I hope it's voluntary and mutual. Otherwise... Not a good situation to be in. :(

[crim son]

65. Initially it was more like a duty.

A duty which I have since abdicated! :hi:

[Orrex]

75. Zing!

:hi: Welcome to DU, crim son!

This thread really brought out the new members--I guess we can see where their interests lie...

:evilgrin:

[crim son]

85. Thanks Orrex!

Actually I'm an old poster with a new username :hi: But yeah, anything that begins to approach a sex thread, and we all jump on board!

[bridgit]

64. oh yes, then i got into a skin tight leotard, i'm one of the silhouetts...

in the duran duran, 'girls on film' video :blush: ah...sweet youth :rofl:

[Orrex]

73. Neat-o! Did you get to meet the sumo?

If I'd known you were so famous, I wouldn't have listed "pissing off Bridgit" in my personal interests!

[bridgit]

81. oh please, your personal goals & aspirations are indeed your own...

[Orrex]

82. Well, now that I realize that I'm rubbing elbows with a Girl On Film

I'll have to make a better showing of it. No more being petty irritant--I must rededicate myself to being a full-blown annoyance! ;)


on edit: And you didn't answer about the sumo, either.

[bridgit]

83. good luck with that, never sell yourself too short...

and yes, i met the sumo dude

[NewWaveChick1981]

66. No. I did model for some nude black-and-white photography back in the

late 80s for my boyfriend's art school project, though. The photos and negatives are long gone. :P

[Orrex]

67. "Long gone" meaning "destroyed"

Or "long gone" meaning "I have no idea what happened to them" since then?

Hmm...

[NewWaveChick1981]

68. Meaning "I have no idea what happened to them..."

For all I know, they're still in my bf (now husband)'s possession. He's such a freakin' slob that we'll never find them anywhere.

I made him SWEAR he would be the only one using them. :P He says he was.

[Orrex]

74. Oh, come on!

Now you have to find out if they still exist. They're like the gun on the table in Chekhov's first act!

[NewWaveChick1981]

76. He has boxes and boxes and boxes of mixed-up crap that he refuses to

go through. Some of them date back to high school. I actually tried looking for them before (several times) and didn't find them. He's a total slob. :(

If have two or three days to spare, I'll try it again. :hi:

[RevCheesehead]

71. Oh, quite the opposite.

I have a job that requires me to robe. But not in the summer. O8)

[Orrex]

77. You portray Arthur Dent in autumn, winter, and spring?

Cool!

[RevCheesehead]

79. More like Geraldine Grainger

[xchrom]

88. depended on what i was asked to do -- sometimes

what i had to do required nakedness -- and sometimes just my shirt off -- and sometimes i could keep my clothes on...

what the job was i'll let you guess.

[Orrex]

89. Lounge singer?

Pizza delivery person?
Safe-cracker?
Tree surgeon?

[xchrom]

90. lol -- those skills escape me.

[RedCloud]

93. I was a stunt man for Porno...

Okay, I made that up...