IT TOOK Jerry Seinfeld just half an episode to figure out there is ''good naked'', such as playing Scrabble, and ''bad naked'' - opening a pickle jar.
But where does eating scrambled eggs fit in?
Costume maker Natalie Bak is calling on Melburnians to shed their clothes and cares and join her for a nude brunch tomorrow, with naked circus, poetry and dance. Not generally a nudist, Ms Bak says she was inspired one sunny April morning in Melbourne, sharing brunch with friends.
''It was so warm, I thought, 'I could be naked doing this right now','' she recalls.
Ms Bak was also among more than 4000 Melburnians who posed naked on Princes Bridge on a chilly October morning for US photographer Spencer Tunick, as part of the 2001 Fringe Festival.
She says tomorrow's brunch, part of this year's Fringe Festival, is designed to promote a positive attitude to life and honour artists, who constantly expose themselves through their work.
''I just would really like Melbourne to support the idea of letting go for two hours to pay tribute to life and art and how lucky we are to be blessed with these bodies,'' she says.
''We're so caught up in not feeling good about ourselves or trying to be something else. Really at the end of the day we have this gift and we should appreciate it.''
She has room for 40 people at Bebida Cafe, on Smith Street, Fitzroy.
Any peculiar etiquette for brunching naked with strangers is yet to be determined, but each will be given their own handkerchief-style square to sit on. And for those who suspect a gimmick to get bums on seats, Ms Bak says: ''Naked bums on seats is even harder.''
As of yesterday, she was also missing one naked performer.
''My hula-hooper has come down with something, so I'm trying to replace her,'' she says.
