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* Streaking was a fad in the United States (and elsewhere) during the 1970s, leading to the Ray Stevens song cited above. |
* Streaking was a fad in the United States (and elsewhere) during the 1970s, leading to the Ray Stevens song cited above. |
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** In 1974, a man named [[w:Robert Opel|Robert Opel]] managed to get backstage at the [[Academy Award]]s and ran nude across the stage behind actor [[David Niven]] as he was about to introduce [[Elizabeth Taylor]]. Despite Niven's quip, quoted at the top of the page, Opel briefly became a celebrity and he was even ''hired'' to streak at a Hollywood party on at least one occasion. In 1976 he even ran for President of the United States, and used the slogans "Nothing to Hide" and "Not Just Another [[Richard Nixon|Crooked Dick]]". |
** In 1974, a man named [[w:Robert Opel|Robert Opel]] managed to get backstage at the [[Academy Award]]s and ran nude across the stage behind actor [[David Niven]] as he was about to introduce [[Elizabeth Taylor]]. Despite Niven's quip, quoted at the top of the page, Opel briefly became a celebrity and he was even ''hired'' to streak at a Hollywood party on at least one occasion. In 1976 he even ran for President of the United States, and used the slogans "Nothing to Hide" and "Not Just Another [[Richard Nixon|Crooked Dick]]". |
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* Beautifully [[Inverted Trope|inverted]] in June 2009 when a [http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2009/jun/14/naked-rugby-new-zealand fully-clothed person] ran across the field at an annual naked rugby game in New Zealand. |
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