January 11, 2008
No Pants in '08!
It's that special time of year again when Charlie Todd and a troupe of others that like to de-pants every January go underground for a nice, brisk ride on the subway. As usual, you're all invited (warning: you may be arrested), but if you show up you must not have pants on! They warn, in all caps, that "THIS IS A PARTICIPATORY EVENT. DO NOT SHOW UP UNLESS YOU PLAN TO TAKE YOUR PANTS OFF. THIS INCLUDES NEWS MEDIA." Hear that "new media"? You are not exempt (though there's a possible loophole here in which one could wear skirts, shorts or a dress).
Here are some details about the 7th Annual No Pants! Subway Ride, if you're feeling a little risky (and risqué) tomorrow:
When: Saturday, January 12 at 3:00 PM, Sharp! (Over by around 5:30)Get all the details here, one of which streeses that you must be able to keep a straight face. Nothing funny about not wearing pants on the 6 train people.
Where: Meet at Foley Square at the black sculpture/fountain. It’s near the Brooklyn Bridge 6 train stop, between Centre and Lafayette, just north of Duane.
Bring: A backpack and a metro card.
Do not bring: A camera (don’t worry we are taking pictures)
Wear: Normal winter clothes (hat, gloves, etc)
Photo of No Pants '07 via sgoralnick's Flickr.
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Um, twenty-something hipsters, you can not all be artists! Only the select few of you can be artists! The others, and you know who you are, you are not artists, you never were an artist so stop trying to be an artist. It's insulting to real artists and embarrassing for you although you may not realize this.
Here's some advice: get a day job and stop living off your trust fund!
Do not show up unless you plan to take your pants off?
Or else what? These dodos are going to ban you from the subway?
Do not bring a camera? That is silly.
stupid
hughgass:
your name and icon are stupid... this however, is brilliant!
edEx think the exact opposite of what I think abouto everything.
This is retarded and not newsworthy.
ew, why does it have to be the most gross people doing this? it's not original or funny since everyone knows its going to happen now.
those pink crocs on that girl are adding more insult to injury. gross.
allie25 is totally right, it’s supposed to be a prank on unsuspecting subway riders, but with all the media coverage this year, everyone will know. & not everyone was gross last year.
the daily hate output on the gothamist comment boards is so strong. as strong as a small pony.
I'd never put more skin than necessary on any surface of the subway. I even take my shoes and my pants off when I get home... And I'm not Seinfeld...
Doesn't say you have to wear underwear. A splinter group should buzzkill this lame stunt and go commando. They can call themselves "Improvhairverywhere"
let me guess another useless Jen Carlson post. Yep I was right.
Announcing the 1st Annual Lame Hipster Wedgie-fest!
When: Saturday, January 12 at 3:00 PM, Sharp! (Over by around 5:30)
Where: Meet at Foley Square at the black sculpture/fountain. It’s near the Brooklyn Bridge 6 train stop, between Centre and Lafayette, just north of Duane.
Bring: A camera
Wear: Normal winter clothes (hat, gloves, etc)
Ever since her parents set her loose from the woodlands of Connecticut, Jennifer Carlson has been absorbing the New York music and arts scene. Now, over 10 years later, her appetite for the cultural wealth of the city remains wonderfully insatiable. Jennifer breathes in the stuff that makes New York unique, and gladly lets the best of it out for you to read on the Gothamist Arts+Events section.
You know, my friend Scott started the pants off trend outside Welcome To Johnsons some years ago. These guys are bunch of biters...
You know, my friend Scott started the pants off trend outside Welcome To Johnsons some years ago. These guys are bunch of biters...
Why do they choose the coldest time of the year to go around without pants?
wtf? at the asian guy trying to hang with white hipsters. his parents must be hanging their heads in shame he's not an accountant or Ibanker. shame all these people will get subways herpes.
*you may be arrested*
for what? wearing boxers which essentially shorts in the winter? wow... i didn't realize the police are that bored.
allie25, thanks for making my friend cry. She is the one wearing the pink crocs.
If you met her you would never call her "gross". She is, in fact, quite hygienic, and, unlike you, she judges people based on their character, not by what they look like or what they wear. I'm sure she would never be so cruel to you.
while they are at it, can they all get a red inkstamp of "ATTENTION WHORE" stamped in the middle of their foreheads?
lol @ meanpeoplesuck
Anyone who participates in this silly event is inviting public attention and ridicule.
If you are going to walk around without pants, you'd better have thick skin.
@meanpeoplesuck;
if your friend has the balls to wear hot pink knee highs with those visual felonies (crocs) then tell her to grow a pair because i'm sure people have thought far worse than i have said. and anyone with a pulse knows that crocs are the worst. also, one most question to what degree your friend is hygenic, because after all, she put her bare legs on the subway seat, willingly.. i agree with eyekantspell, if you are going to take your pants off public, get ready for criticism. im actually a nonjudgmental person, but i just can't stand people who try to be ironic and orignial when it's not!
also, may i be so bold as to assume you may have named yourself after me? thank you, i am flattered.
ok before everyone jumps all over me here i realize that saying "if your friend has the balls.. and tell her to grow a pair" doesnt really make sense. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
:-) regardless, this girl is in need of a pair. a pair of balls, and a pair of shoes that are not pink maryjane crocs.
Can we set Jen Carlson loose from the hustle and bustle of new york back to the woodlands of CT where she belongs?
Damn, I hadn't read Gothamist for a while. When the readers get this mean? Even for internet posters they're pretty puerile and rude on every single post! Come on people, this is just for fun.
you people are prude. why wouldn't you want an excuse to take off your clothes in public? (plus you can always sit on your coat...)
i didn't realize we were so gross! we just like to have absurd things to do during dismal times of the year (like january). beware our pasty white thighs!
how come I never see anyone I know doing this?
I think the most adventurous thing one co worker did was the midnight run in CP.
the list didn't say to bring a book yet almost everyone did. where's the Ipods, NDS and PSP's?
Was there a pantless knitter last year?
Like I said when no pants day was announced on gothamist a week ago, I'd rather take my idiots in Santa Claus suits.
www.forgotten-ny.com
While I'm a little saddened by the negativity in this comment thread, I do hope this is the last time Improveverywhere organizes this. It seems to be running counter to the spirit of their missions.
Why is everyone so apt to jump on the people who've participated in this? Don't have the guts to go pantsless? Hate fun so much you can't stand to see other people have it?
Lighten up.
Rather than go pantless let's do something more dramatic ... and legal ... go topless.
Improve everywhere represents all that is fake about new york. I mean, as if there isn't enough fucked up things (maybe not so much anymore thanks to transplants like you people) that people can kind of say "well only in new york!" For me, if you fake it, it ain't real.
Oh also that best buy stunt that you guys pulled a few years back was ultra lame. And pretty much everything else you have ever done.
Can't you guys devote your energy to politcs or saving children or something?
No you wouldn't. You just want to be seen as "crazy" in a no-consequence setting.
Get some lives.
I like this thing. Given how sterile the city is right now, it's all we've got.
And the fact that it seems be annoying a bunch of people gives it validation in my eyes. The purpose of it is to bring reactions out of people, make folks see how they really are, so in that regard, mission accomplished.
Wow. babyhitler, your comments are sort of racist and offensive. You suggest that it is strange for an asian guy to be friends with white people. God forbid it was a black guy in the photo. Perhaps in your world, asian people only hang out with other asian people, and white people would only hang out with white people. You expose your ignorance.
Also, your comment about the guy not being an ibanker or accountant makes no sense. There is nothing in this photo that provides any clue to what the guy does for a living.
You should refrain from commenting before you embarrass yourself further.
@matty:
please tell us what you have done to save the children, besides commenting on blogs.
it's clear that you hate nyc because you are stuck in chicago. my sympathies.
the pantless thing isn't edgy, controversial, original or interesting. hipster sheep.