No Pants Ride Strikes Again!

Over 1200 folks showed up for the 8th annual No Pants Ride yesterday. The group split up and took over four separate train lines, where they terrified children, delighted perverts, shocked prudes, and brought some humor underground. If you think the troupe was warm, however, check out the photos—those pants didn't come on above ground, in the freezing snowy weather! Did you spot the knickerless masses yesterday?

When asked about police presence, Improv Everywhere founder Charlie Todd said there was "None at all. Unlike the last two years they weren't even there to escort us. Totally hands off." There don't seem to be any Missed Connections (yet) either, but some Improv Everywhere agents reported back from the front lines. One heard an onlooker openly declare: "This is why I go on the subway; this would never happen on the bus." While another was asked “Are you guys protesting Madoff?”

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By Jen Carlson in Arts & Entertainment on January 11, 2009 11:54 AM

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thelaststeelmile

I can see how this is funny but it would be funnier if they weren't wearing underwear.

r1b2

Makes me happy to be middle-aged and with kids with their own active lives so I don't have to desperately seek attention. Why do so many people need attention from strangers? Live your life, stay out of my way on the sidewalk.

schadenfreudian mensch

Actually there was a hot chick putting her pants back on at the Union Sq. station, but like someone else said there was a lot of cottage cheese and was there ever a f'ing point to this besides maybe spying on chicks in their undies?

Kevin Walsh

They should combine Santacon, no pants, and idiot-arod on the same day. Now there's a photo-op.

www.forgotten-ny.com

PKinNYC

1200 people...I am really glad I sat this one out.

Rocknrope

Look at MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

smitty

It really has no point anymore.

MrManhattan

Hey smitty, they could be doing a lot worse things. Like attending Young Republicans meetings!

At least it keeps em out of trouble.

Steven

Why don't they do this during the summer time?

HughGass

#8 Looks like she was sitting on a gravel driveway.

babyhitler

You'd think there would be hot chicks with nice legs doing this but sadly it's like 90% dudes with harry legs and fat chicks with hairy legs.

palestine

Here you go, from the no pants ride in Atlanta:

http://improveverywhere.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/atlantanopants.jpg

http://improveverywhere.com/2009/01/10/no-pants-2k9-regional-reports/