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Though he appears nearly naked from time to time, Joseph Gottschalk is legally covered.
"Don't they call that a thong? I think it's disgusting," said Norm Sutton, 66, of the undressed man who rides his bike around Southside Lions Park.
San Antonio Park Police have received several complaints over the past month about a man who cruises on a bicycle wearing only shoes and a thong a swimsuit or undergarment that doesn't cover the buttocks.
"This is unique, let me tell you. Normal general public doesn't do that," said Park Police Capt. Raymond Castro. "But he's within his civil rights and legal rights to wear his thong."
According to state law, no offense is committed if the man has "his anus and genitals" covered, Castro said. Which the thong does, if nothing else.
Gottschalk, 52, an unemployed truck driver who dabbles in carpentry, is aware of his rights and compares riding nearly naked to driving the maximum legal speed limit.
"It doesn't take much clothing to take care of the requirement," he said. "I call it exhibitionism.
"We all claim to believe in the value of personal liberty, but we don't," he said. "No one person has the right to outrank the law and tell me what to wear."
Ed Mitchell, 63, a retired Bexar County deputy who frequents the park, shook his head at the fine line that keeps Gottschalk from going to jail for indecent exposure or disorderly conduct.
"That little bit he's got on, a fig leaf would probably cover more than that," he said.
Ivonne Castoreno, 33, said Gottschalk keeps to himself, but she changed her walking schedule after seeing him a couple of times. Her 13-year-old son was with her.
"What disturbs me is that he's doing this by a public park around small children," she said. "Look at this guy you know, he's not hiding much. Keep it in the bedroom."
Gottschalk has been contacted by police at least 20 times in the past four years regarding his lack of attire.
When asked about the criticism, he raised his arms high and averred that seeing the human body is not traumatic.
"I am a person. How could it possibly harm anyone child or not to see a person? It can't," he said.
Gottschalk, who is divorced, has four sons, ages 14 to 25.
"They consider me to be a mild embarrassment, but they love me," he said.
Some at the park near Hiawatha and Pecan Valley streets just smiled.
"He comes here often wearing the same black thong," said Marisa Ayala, 26, who like many others in the area enjoys walking in the park before the heat of the day sets in. "He doesn't look like he bothers anybody. He's just riding around."
Betty Seibold, 57, who lives down the street from Gottschalk, said she's seen him mow his lawn and wash his truck in the skimpy attire.
"From an artistic perspective, he's attractive looking," said Seibold, a retired schoolteacher of 32 years. "He's in good shape. His behavior may seem strange to us, but we are all a little strange in different ways. We are all eccentric."
Just before getting back on his bicycle, Gottschalk clipped on his cell phone.
"I am sane," he said. "Heck, I am better than sane. I basically love life. ... You gotta find some humor in life."
I live around the area where the man rides he's bike and I don't find it so much as offensive but only amusing. He isn't harming anyone, he's just a old dude wearing a thong riding on his bike.
So how many of you think he's causing some kind of travesty by doing so? _________________ Tan simple y tan sencillo como eso, el mundo apesta! -inguesu
Wed Jun 11, 2003 1:02 am
Nobuyuki
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Considering I live 1,500 miles away, I'm not bothered a bit. _________________ "When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."- C.S. Lewis
"Superman can't be emo. He can't cut himself."-CP
Wed Jun 11, 2003 2:19 am
TylerL
Joined: Oct 10, 2002
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A clear thong would be more newsworthy. _________________ My old sig was too long.
Wed Jun 11, 2003 7:54 am
FinalDivineDragoon
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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He's just one of those people who knows what the laws are and tries to see how far he can go with it. I just hope he doesn't go too far. _________________ There is limited intelligence in the galaxy, but the stupidity of the universe is infinite.
Wed Jun 11, 2003 11:34 am
John_Bono_Smithy_Satchmo
Joined: Nov 13, 2002
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Meh, I think it's kina cool...
Like streaking, but legal...
*Concockts plan with self and FAK* _________________ This space left intentionally blank.
Wed Jun 11, 2003 12:04 pm
dougisfunny
Joined: Oct 29, 2002
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I don't think FAK will beup to it _________________ The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
Wed Jun 11, 2003 1:28 pm
DeeLite
Joined: Nov 08, 2002
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I would think it would be sorta unconformable to wear a thong while riding a bike.Especially for a man to be doing, considering everything is being more than compress...but whatever, there should be more Thong Men riding there bikes!
Wed Jun 11, 2003 2:06 pm
ToonamiL
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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This is really not newsworthy since it is not educational like rabid monkeys escaping from the zoo. That's educational in many ways.
Wed Jun 11, 2003 3:28 pm
Ludwika
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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John_Bono_Smithy_Satchmo wrote:
Meh, I think it's kina cool...
Like streaking, but legal...
*Concockts plan with self and FAK*
Yeah, Bono! Make it a clear thong though ... _________________ Tan simple y tan sencillo como eso, el mundo apesta! -inguesu
Thu Jun 12, 2003 2:13 am
Spookmonkey
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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I'ld go with translucent if I were you. Clear would definitly get you in trouble. _________________ "Veni. Vedi. Spooki." - Julius Caesar
I came. I saw. I spooked.
Flourescent transluscent! _________________ My old sig was too long.
Thu Jun 12, 2003 1:45 pm
John_Bono_Smithy_Satchmo
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I um... Was just joking. Maybe if I didn't have man boobies... _________________ This space left intentionally blank.
Thu Jun 12, 2003 3:49 pm
Nobuyuki
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Ludwika wrote:
Make it a clear thong though ...
Flesh-colored. Nothing like the classic "double-take" reaction... _________________ "When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."- C.S. Lewis
"Superman can't be emo. He can't cut himself."-CP
Thu Jun 12, 2003 4:42 pm
counterparadox
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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*Pictures old lady with flesh colored bathing suit, and SHIVERS.* Sorry, past traumatic experience . . .
But I think this story is funny. Let him have his way. I think it will loosen people up and benefit the nation. _________________ anime is teh s uck
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Thu Jun 12, 2003 8:13 pm
Goldfinger2K
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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Don't man-thongs have a pouch-like protrusion in the front for more comfort? Much like Steve-o's leopard thong from Jackass.
I don't think he's hurting anyoneso who cares. It's just funny.
From what I see the only people complaining are the older people. like 50+
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