On the surface the words nude and naked mean the same thing. And yet they are completely different. One implies the grace and elegance of a classic painting. The other, naughty fun.

You have to be careful how you approach the subject. Say Nude and people think of naked bodies. Say The Nude and people think of fine art. There is also the inflection which could imply a beach where people walk around with the fun parts on full display or it could mean a model in an artists studio. The word nude is a minefield that should be approached with caution.

Naked, it is what it is. Naked means you don't have your cloths on and want everyone to watch. Naked means intersting things are going to happen so cover the kids eyes. It's the word that causes censors to sit up and take notice because you just have no idea where this one is going.

Nude and Naked are the difference between an elegant dinner party and skinny dipping. The problem is Nude is a misused, even abused, word. Too often people use the word Nude to try to class up what really is Naked, "Live Nude Woman" for instance. We really need to be clear, we like Nude but we prefer Naked.

So in the bare end, he he, lets be careful about how we apply the word. If you are trying to get freaky with someone come straight out and say it, "Lets get naked baby!" It's just not the same thing if you say "I suggest we become nude and see where the night might lead". Where's the passion in that?

Of course for real fun that might include food, the great outdoors or even mud I always go for necked myself.