Line #66 Main/DiningInTheBuff


1	[[quoteright:350:[[Art/LeDejeunerSurLHerbe https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1920px_edouard_manet___luncheon_on_the_grass___google_art_project.jpg]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:"I say, Martha, might you have forgotten something for our picnic? [[BaitAndSwitch Where's the bloody potato salad!?]]"]]
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4	->''"So she ate breakfast naked?"''
5	-->-- '''George Costanza''', ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', "The Apology"
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7	When a character or characters decide(s) to nibble on something (or sometimes eat a whole meal) without bothering to put on clothes first. This can be done for any number of reasons. It might be because they are a [[UsefulNotes/{{Nudism}} nudist]], they might be taking a bath at the same time or they might not have access to their clothes temporarily. Or they might be drinking something alcoholic and their awareness switch has been turned off by taking their clothes off.
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9	This trope can overlap with NakedPeopleAreFunny if it is meant as a gag or punchline.
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11	Compare and contrast NakedApron which is about cooking while naked but does not necessarily involve eating.
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13	Caution: this should probably not be attempted in RealLife when consuming hot foods and beverages.
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15	And please remember to adhere to TV Tropes' Administrivia/NoLewdnessNoPrudishness policy when adding examples.
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18	!!Examples:
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22	[[folder:Advertising]]
23	* A commercial for the fashion retailer Bluefly shows a naked woman sitting with her family at the Thanksgiving dinner table because she has "nothing to wear".
24	* Creator/JudyGreer appeared in a commercial for Hormel lunchmeat where she served hors d'oeuvres to a group of clothes-free [[http://vimeo.com/128219927 "naturalists"]].
25	* During one of the Burger King and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' promotional crossovers, one ad featured AnimatedOuttakes where Homer keeps screwing up a simple recording of him eating a Double Whopper (dropping it, drooling on it, poking himself in the eye with the boom mike etc.), and ends with a shot of Homer having stripped down to his underwear. At this point, the film team gives up and just uses the audio from the least disastrous take; Homer mumbling the words for the ad with a mouthful of burger.
26	--> '''Homer''': What? I get sweaty when I eat!
27	* This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_2OLY9UmXs Edy's ice cream]] commercial. A woman comes home from work and starts playing the messages on her answering machine while taking a bubble bath. One of the messages is her husband saying he bought some ice cream. The woman gets out of the tub and eats spoonfuls of the ice cream and another message says he's bringing his folks over later today...right when the door opens and her husband tells his dad to come in to her shock.
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30	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
31	* ''Manga/UQHolder'': Thanks to Touta, Karin Yuuki has her first taste of food and water in over 45 years while naked in space.
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34	[[folder:Arts]]
35	* The Impressionist painting ''Art/LeDejeunerSurLHerbe'' by Édouard Manet (see the page image) depicts two clothed men and a nude woman having a picnic in the countryside. The painting caused scandal and was rejected by the Paris Salon when it was first exhibited (among other reasons, having the subjects wearing modern clothing clearly established them as ordinary people as opposed to goddesses and nymphs, [[ItsNotPornItsArt whose nudity was not considered problematic]]), causing Manet and some others to start his own exhibit and make a new art movement.
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38	[[folder:Fan Works]]
39	* MicTheMicrophone's parody song of "Giggle at the Ghostly" from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' talks about how RuleThirtyFour applies to the series. One lyric is "We've got Pinkie naked on the bed eating a slice of pie", despite the fact that ponies in the show generally go naked and it is not seen as pornographic.
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42	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
43	* In ''Film/AboutABoy'', Will drinks a beer in the bath.
44	* In ''Film/{{Arthur 1981}}'', Arthur drinks a martini in the bath.
45	* In ''Film/TheBigShort'', Creator/MargotRobbie explains the intricacies of subprime mortgages while sipping champagne in a bubble bath.
46	* Rose does this at one point with Capa in ''Film/ColorOfNight''.
47	* During a scene forty minutes into ''Film/DiaryOfANudist'', three female nudists are seen drinking coffee in the open. Two of the same gender enter the scene and join them out of interest.
48	* In ''Film/{{Gummo}}'', Solomon eats his dinner while bathing in dirty water.
49	* In ''Film/IReallyHateMyJob'', Abi strips naked in front of everyone in the restaurant she works at and takes a sip from a glass of wine.
50	* In the opening of ''Film/{{Milk}}'', Harvey and his new boyfriend Scott share a birthday cake in bed.
51	* [[PlayingWith Played with]] in ''Film/OldSchool'' when a naked Frank gets into his wife's SUV and he asks if KFC is still open.
52	* Subverted in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'': Pintel and Ragetti tell Elizabeth that if she does not dine with Captain Barbossa, as she refuses to do, then she will be dining with the Black Pearl crew, naked. Elizabeth reluctantly changes her mind, much to Pintel and Ragetti's [[AManIsAlwaysEager disappointment]].
53	* In ''Film/{{Thunderbirds}}'', Lady Penelope drinks her tea while relaxing in the tub.
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56	[[folder:Jokes]]
57	* An elderly couple celebrates their 50th anniversary by staying at the same bed & breakfast where they celebrated their honeymoon. Come breakfast time the next morning, both decide to get a little naughty and strip down for the meal. "Isn't this romantic, dear? Just like our wedding night!" the old woman says, leaning in. "In fact, my nipples are starting to burn, just like they did back then." The old man looks down and then says after a beat "That's because ''this'' time, they're hanging in the oatmeal."
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60	[[folder:Literature]]
61	* In ''Literature/MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren'', Millard Nullings is an InvisibleStreaker and often eats his meals while naked (much to Miss Peregrine's chagrin).
62	-->'''Miss Peregrine:''' How many times must I tell you, polite persons do not take their supper in the nude!
63	* In Creator/AsiHart's ''Literature/OrbitalLily'', Alfa is forced to spend most of her day in the nude after angrily running out of the shower to get away from Maria. This involves having breakfast with her friends.
64	* Discussed in ''Literature/TheRobotsOfDawn'': Gladia mentions that the Solarian dish she's prepared can't be eaten without making a mess, and the ideal is to eat it in the nude, then shower.
65	* ''Literature/WolvesOfTheCalla'': According to the legend of Lady Oriza, she lured the outlaw prince Gray Dick, who murdered her father, into a trap by inviting him to a great banquet at her castle, specifying that during the banquet she would be naked in order to demonstrate her lack of any concealed weaponry. Since Lady Oriza was beautiful and athletic, this condition naturally appealed to him and he accepted. She then killed him near the end of the banquette with a plate, which had been secretly weighted and given a sharp edge, instantly decapitating him.
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68	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
69	* In an "On the next episode" gag of ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', Tobias, a former Never-nude, overcompensates when briefly cured. He walks down to the family breakfast naked and drinks some coffee.
70	* In an episode of ''Series/ChildrensHospital'', Dr. Cat Black drinks some wine when she briefly becomes a HomeNudist.
71	* Averted in the ''[[Series/TheGoldenGirls Golden Girls]]'' episode where Dorothy, Blanche and Rose visit a nudist community. They show up for dinner naked only to find out that clothes are required for meals.
72	* Averted at the last moment in ''Series/{{Mash}}''. In the first season episode ''Dear Dad, Again'', Hawkeye bets Trapper he can go naked to the mess, and have dinner, and no one will notice. He makes it to the mess tent, wearing nothing more than boots and his captain's hat, and is about to get food when someone notices.
73	* Not surprisingly, this happens all the time on ''Series/NakedAndAfraid''.
74	* In the ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' episode "The Apology", Jerry dates a nudist named Melissa. She eats waffles and attempts to open a jar of pickles.
75	* Non-fiction example: In ''If Walls Could Talk: The History of the Home'', Creator/LucyWorsley explored the history of the British home. In the episode about bathrooms, she took a bubble bath while sipping a cocktail.
76	* In one episode of ''Series/{{Bones}}'' Booth drinks a beer while in the bath. Well technically two beers; he was wearing one of those hats.
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79	[[folder:Music]]
80	* Music/BowWowWow parodied the Manet painting mentioned above for the cover of their album ''See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy!''
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83	[[folder:Music Videos]]
84	* ''Music/NinjaSexParty'': The video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFyUn_4uL5E "Eating Food in the Shower"]] has Danny and his girlfriend, well, eating food while taking a shower, in his attempt to spend more time together. It goes about as well as one would expect.
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87	[[folder:Myths & Religion]]
88	* Probably the most famous example: In the Literature/BookOfGenesis, Eve eats the forbidden fruit (usually depicted as an apple) while she and Adam are living naked in the Garden of Eden.
89	* Also from the Literature/BookOfGenesis, after the Great Flood, Noah started planting a vineyard, made wine out of it, got drunk, and took off his clothes inside his tent before being discovered by his sons.
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92	[[folder:Video Games]]
93	* ''VideoGame/DarakuTenshiTheFallenAngels'': One of the four unfinished characters found on the ROM is a naked man named Jimmy with no genitalia that looks like a clone of the FinalBoss Carlos. One artwork found in the game depicts him drinking a glass of wine... also naked.
94	* Colonists in ''VideoGame/{{Rimworld}}'' who have the Nudist trait (meaning they are much happier when naked) or don't wear clothes due to their religious beliefs naturally prefer doing this. They may make an exception if the player or harsh temperatures force them to, but this comes with a mood debuff.
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97	[[folder:Web Videos]]
98	* In the ''Website/CollegeHumor'' video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVdPhv6TIhM "Unsexy Naked Time"]], Emily Axford and Brian K. Murphy get naked and order Kung Pao chicken.
99	* In a ''Funny or Die'' video, Creator/RebeccaRomijn tries out her new [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RASqqwYtSGc "hand-bra"]] on a topless Creator/MaryHolland while the latter eats romaine lettuce.
100	* Creator/TrishaHershberger has a series called ''The Naked Truth'' where she vlogs naked about a variety of topics. Her vlog about alcohol featured her drinking a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bTRBxPz6so White Russian]].
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103	[[folder:Western Animation]]
104	* In the ''WesternAnimation/ChinaIL'' episode "Life Coaches", Frank walks into his classroom and is disgusted to find that Baby Cakes is sitting at his own desk [[NakedPeopleAreFunny completely naked]] while eating an apple.
105	-->'''Frank:''' ''[{{facepalm}}s]'' Oh my God, you're ''nude''?!\
106	'''Baby Cakes:''' ''[[[DelayedReaction realizes he's naked]]]'' Oh. I'm naked. ''[{{beat}}]'' Oh well. ''[continues eating apple]''
107	* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': Happens when the title character walks downstairs to drink some milk while, as Heffer and Filburt (who are filming him with a video camera) put it, "completely...naaakeeed, with no clothes on".
108	* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': Hamton [[NakedPeopleTrappedOutside finds himself naked outside]] after doing something stupid at Plucky's urging (namely, skinny dipping in Montana Max's personal pool). When Hamton finally makes it home, [[BirthdaySuitSurpriseParty a surprise party is awaiting him]]. He uses a "happy birthday" banner as a loincloth and starts eating the cake.
109	* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'' Duke threatens to release a hidden video of Jay in the shower eating a pie.
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112	[[folder:Real Life]]
113	* Creator/MarilynMonroe was reported to eat her meals in bed, in the nude, leaving food crumbs in the morning.
114	* A [[http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-36506156/london-s-first-naked-dining-experience-opens naked restaurant]] opened in London in 2016.
115	* In 2017, a [[http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-42090467/nudist-restaurant-opens-in-paris nudist restaurant]] opened in Paris.
116	* Both the London and Paris restaurants have since closed. But that has not stopped Switzerland from opening [[http://www.thelocal.ch/20200207/naked-switzerland-a-nudist-restaurant-to-open-in-basel their own nudist restaurant]].
117	* There is a reddit community called [[http://www.reddit.com/r/showerbeer/ showerbeer]] devoted to drinking beer while in the shower. A similar one called [[http://www.reddit.com/r/ShowerOrange ShowerOrange]] does the same with citrus fruits. (Note: some of the images are NSFW).
118	* In an appearance on ''Series/{{Conan}}'', Creator/BrieLarson mentioned she went through a phase of eating in the shower, and that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJZDfqWsJZo some foods don't work well that way]].
119	* After she attended the 73rd Emmy Awards, Music/MandyMoore posted a brief video to her Instagram account in which she ate pizza while naked in her pantry.
120	* The [[https://thefudeexperience.com Fude Experience]] combines vegan cooking and eating with nudity to help people "connect with their pure selves". (Note: the site has many NSFW images).
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