No Pants Subway Ride 2008

I propose changing the USA motto "In God We Trust" to "No Fat Chicks". I am sure the atheists would agree.

#45, it's impossible to find the holes in fat chicks underneath all those layers of fat.

i'd like to know what the people who call this lame do that is so damn kewl & edgy? tell us.

this isn't about people being attention whores but about giving unsuspecting passengers a "wtf moment" & some of the photos of those passengers is what makes it funny.

the guys complaining about "fatties" are just angry that they don't know where to find free porn to fap to.

I think all the "no fat chicks" comments are pretty funny, considering typical male standards. Who are you kidding, fellas? Given the chance you'd fuck anything with a hole. Stop bitching about imperfection.

same thing happened in Boston this weekend and it was just as lame and just as unoriginal as this.

put on some pants and go find a life.

@Babyhitler, not only are you a racist (see http://gothamist.com/2008/01/11/no_pants_in_08.php), you are also quite shallow. Apparently, it's not the event itself that you have a problem with, you're really only concerned with whether or not you think the girls are pretty.

You are uglier than any of these people and you are a fucking loser.

Just for fun, guys, lighten up.

Sad that the Boston version made CNN but the NYC version did not.

Dadoc

Let me know when a large number of leggy models are confirmed for the next No Pants event. Only one or two of the pictures from this year's event got my attention, the others had a mostly "negative" effect.

Pale cottage cheese thighs should be outlawed in public!

They should call themselves The Cellulite Riders.

Meanwhile, HOW BOUT DEM COWBOYS!!!!

From the Civil Rights March to No Pants, how young people have progressed all these years. Can't wait for the Idiotarod! I am also very sorry to see that no one was arrested nor violated with a police baton. I miss the days of Rudy.

And I agree having fat ugly people (especially fat chicks) participate make it oh so much worse..

remember the pole dancing subway strippers? that worked cause they were talented and pretty.

Oh, why couldn't all of these publicitywhores get mugged like that twerp from New York Magazine?

If the whole point of this is to get me titillated (which I think it is), then it is not working.

I'm bored and not excited--and I'm pantless at home.

No Pants Day and Critical Mass need merge for some real synergy. They can call it No Pants No Mas.

I guess what I'm saying is that given the scrubbed-down and soulless way our city has evolved, this is about what passes for edgy these days. And as such, I'll take what I can get.

It's not free street theater in Alphabet City, but then again, what is?

Unless of course Spirit of 76 can pull off Kilt Day (just tell me when and where, my friend!).

They should try and go farther uptown next time.

Wow, they are sooo counter culture. Good god people. I never thought I would miss the days when only the old pervy guys had no pants on the train. Grow tha F up.

How very very tired and lame.

And seriously, you want bare skin next to anything on the subway? Only if sex is involved, please.

Personally I have no problem with the no-pants look on that guy. It's the woolly legs with dress socks that I take issue with.

No Elderta, it's not.

I'm trying to understand, was New York the place where people got beat up/killed for doing stupid stuff, and where the idea of going bottomless on the subway had the same allure as going naked in a Poconos motel hot tub? Or is it the place where high school pranks are conceived and executed by adults?

Anyway, I think the whole thing is pretty funny, but I'm having trouble squaring it up with the concept of a more prurient NY of yore.

"And frankly, the fact that it annoys so many people is what makes it all worthwhile"

I guess that logic can be used to defend the comments here that YOU seem to find annoying, which point out how uninspired and phony stunts like these are.

I've never been one to wax nostalgic for the pre-gentrification days of NYC but frankly, these kinds of stupid cutesy stunts are a sign that the disneyfication of the city has gone too far. Thanks for making our city look stupid.

I like this. And frankly, the fact that it annoys so many people is what makes it all worthwhile. Thanks, guys, for showing just how uptight and sterile my beloved hometown has become.

And Kilt Day... sounds like fun... I'd do it...

good grief, people, get a life. it's funny. geez.

@ptwnbkr

ny has already had its fair share of joyless pricks. the gothamist comment boards should be no different.

geez, these guys are just having a little fun! ok, so for many of you it does not qualify as your idea of fun. so what? they are not imposing anything on anyone, especially you, so just leave it be. oh, so you do not like looking at the so-called flab. trust me, there is a whole lot worse to see on the subway and elsewhere these days. just turn away and focus on something else like the floor, a book, a newspaper, a subway ad - anything. you haters really are a bunch of losers, or for you some of you males, are you just afraid you cannot control your boners?

full disclosure, i myself do not find this particularly interesting or daring, but, hey, it does not hurt anyone.

it's about fun. as they say for santa con - remember "fun" and what it means?

unusual? interesting? not wearing pants is not unusual, it's a daily occurrence and it's definitely not interesting.

I really didn't need to see all that cellulite on the girl going through the turnstile in the first photo. Hey, I noticed in the rules that all you have to do to participate is take off your pants. It says nothing about not being allowed to wear something else instead of pants. How about the Man-Skirt Subway Ride of 2009? A kilt will do. Any guy can walk around without pants. But it takes a man with real cojones to wear a skirt in public in the United States.

Not I this time. I like em.

it's nice that none of them hit the fake bake.

When's the last time you did anything unusual or interesting? Oh, wait that's right you just sit around all day taking shallow potshots in the Gothamist comments.

Most people that are commenting aren't harping about the fact that it's 0bnoxious, even though it is. It's more the fact that unattractive people are doing it.

if you need attention so badly that you feel the need to go out in public wearing no pants, then a bit of flab or cellulite is really the least of your worries.

lol@pretending to think that people who think this is really really obnoxious don't "get it"

It's good to see ourselves as we really are from time to time, with all our "imperfections" and all. Too all the people that criticize the "fatties"... have you seen yourselves in the mirror? And if you do are "perfect", what does it matter?

What a bunch of whiny prudes you all are!

Dance off with your pants off.

This news tidbit brought to you by the cottage cheese industry...

I heard about this pants-less subway business Friday night and said "if I know about something that is supposed to be uber-hip I am pretty sure that it is not cool anymore." And apparently, I was correct.

these girls are actually better than the ones in previous years. Maybe in ten years they'll actually get decent ones. I know it's just a human element to feel like you belong in an elitist group but at least pick an elitist group that's elite.

distinctly unsexy, and boring

Oh, come on - people come in all different shapes and sizes. The event's point is to create a slightly chaotic and fun disruption to people's day. It's like SantaCon, sans the beards, Santa outfits - especially the pants.

And that last photo above is my favorite - when's the last time you've seen a guy in a suit without his pants?

Man, most of these photos suck. It's only funny if you wear boxers, and look like you otherwise know how to dress. (Thus, the guy with the jacket and tie but no pants is genuinely funny.) Everybody else looks totally stupid, like they got lost on the way to a Rocky Horror revival.

Talk about attention whores. Some of those chicks have some pretty grotesque legs. God only knows what they have under their panties....

This is not really something I can fap to.

attention whores. saw a girls not wearing pants yesterday who should not be out in public with an ass that looks like they've been sitting in a gravel driveway.

hey, look at us. we're not wearing pants. we're crazy! and indie! and ironic!

So dumb and obnoxious it hurts.

If I knew anybody who did this I would refuse to be friends with them anymore.

retarded pantless freaks is giving them more credit than these sheep deserve.

I thought the consensus in the last post about this is that it was stupid and juvenile but maybe this time around people will think it's only just completely obnoxious.