"Hey, what are you doing the weekend of May 5? Finals, huh? Well listen, a bunch of my buddies and I were gonna take that weekend to kick back, de-stress, you know, just hang out. Like, in nature. Where is it? Oh, it's just this resort I know. It's on a lake. Fishing, tennis, ping-pong, that sort of thing. Oh, and you can totally pack light..."

If you find yourself in a conversation like this in the next few weeks, take our advice and run.

It just so happens that Saturday, May 5 is New England Intercollegiate Nudist Day (NSFW). Imagine everything you'd do at summer camp -- swimming, tennis, ping-pong, air-hockey, boating, volleyball -- then add bare humanity, and you have a pretty good idea of what to expect. They've apparently invited "college nudists" from 23 schools, including Yale (natch), Brown (natcher), and Harvard (not natch at all). The price is right, too: only $10 for a full day at their 400-acre Woodstock, Conn., compound. (The fact that they normally give out 50% discounts to anyone under 40 is a pretty good indication of their regular clientele, not to mention mister's wrinkled ass above.)

Hosting the event is the Solair Recreation League (NSFW either), a misleadingly named group whose members, judging from a cautious glance at the photos on its web site, spend most of their time marinating in hot tubs, standing beneath waterfalls, or playing racquet sports in nothing but their Tevas.

So is the nudist retreat heir to the naked party? Doubtful. For one thing, there's no alcohol allowed. Call us skeptical, but we're pretty sure the only reason naked parties work is the abundance of booze. Without that social lubricant, you'd have kids getting evac'ed for hyperventilation. Then there's the fact that, as Seinfeld said, there's good naked and there's bad naked. Instead of the low mood lighting of a college dorm, you've got the harsh, unforgiving rays of day. Add the volleyball factor and you're likely to witness things you can't unsee. (That said, we'll gladly print any dispatches the brave few are willing to share.)