World Wide Pants Less
Why can't you ride the subway without pants?
That's the question asked for the ninth annual No Pants Subway Ride on Sunday, 10 January. Begun by Improv Everywhere in New York, this year it was also held in various parts of the United States and the world, with participants in a reported 16 countries. A few thousand people took off their pants in New York, and others dropped them in Baltimore, Washington D.C., and, of course, San Francisco. Other places included Lisbon, Portugal, and Buenos Aires.
But it's actually related to an earlier tradition called No Pants Day celebrated by The Knighthood of BUH at the University of Texas, Austin, since 1997. And some claim it began even earlier, around 1985 or 1986. It's often celebrated on the first Friday in May.
In both No Pants Day and No Pants Subway Ride, particpants may act like nothing unusual's going on. If questioned, act as if they forgot to wear their pants, but that's no big deal. Other celebrants make a point of being pantsless, even wearing T-shirts celebrating wearing no pants. How you celebrate is up to you (but for most areas, you're safer if your nether regions are covered by underwear. "Pants" in the United Kingdom means underwear, but in America it means trousers).
See Links:
Check out the No Pants Day site at http://www.nopantsday.com/wp/
Read a report at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34799796/?GT1=43001
Watch the ZeitGeist version at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26852192/vp/34805765#34805765
The photo above is from http://improveverywhere.com/images/nopants7_17.jpg. No threat to its copyright is intended.
Comments
I missed this! I will try to get people to do this the first Friday in May. You should make it a Discordian holyday!
Posted by: TawTew the Naturally Perfumed | January 11, 2010 10:17 PM
This isn't exactly my cup of tea and I would't do it: But this is America, Land of the free and home of the brave, and in America you free to express yourself anyway you want. You don't have to wear pants if you don't want just please cover up your privates, Please. I applaud the brave ones who did that and may they do it again. God bless them!!! Just don't ask me to do it.
Posted by: Vernon Avaritt | January 11, 2010 10:40 PM
We didnt know about this either. But May isn't too far away and it will be warmer then. Got to get some clean panties! lol
Unicornia
It sounds like a fun way to express our freedom. We're going to go, you know?
Yoshi
Posted by: Princess Unicornia and Fairy Princess Yoshikyoko | January 12, 2010 01:42 AM
This isn't exactly right. What's the point of going in public without pants? Is that going to make the world better? If they're covered you might think it doesn't hurt. But doesn't anyone realize there are children riding the subway? Do you want your daughter sitting next to a strange man who's not wearing pants?
Posted by: Christian Andy | January 12, 2010 06:00 PM
Take off your pants and not expose your assests? Wimps.
Andy, it's holy. It's in the Bible. This is holy ground, so take off your pants.
Posted by: Rev. Bootie | January 13, 2010 06:55 PM
Prancing around
or doing a dance
or riding to work
without any pants.
Posted by: MJ Lover | January 14, 2010 07:09 AM
You don't need pants if you got a fantastic costume.
Posted by: Mr Fantastic | January 14, 2010 08:50 PM
This sounds like fun! I don't know if I'd do it but I support those who do. Maybe I would if my underwear was clean!
Posted by: Marie Gilbert | January 16, 2010 05:08 PM
Marie three words: Wash. Your. Underwear.
Posted by: Rev. Bootie | January 19, 2010 12:42 PM
I do not see the point to this. Going without pants? Does this help anyone?
Posted by: Mayumi Canton | January 24, 2010 02:41 PM