The Pants Offensive

The No Pants Subway Ride in Minneapolis was a success.  The event took place Sunday, January 10th, on the lightrail from the Mall of America to downtown Mpls and back.  While I don’t have an official count, I would say there was up to 100 people that braved the 15 degree weather and donned their skivvies.

Here are a couple photos I shot (sorry that my bare legs are in there, although I am sporting some sweet Argyle socks and Jack Purcell’s).  I wish I could’ve taken more, but the event rules are that you must act normal and not call attention to the fact that people aren’t wearing pants.

The global event was started by ImprovEverywhere, and locally in Minneapolis it was organized by Plan B MN, who did a great job bringing order to the chaos.  Next year I hope to see many more experience the freedom of riding the subway sans pants!  All I can say is, “Down With Pants!!!”

More photos can be seen on Facebook from around the world.

The annual No Pants Subway Ride 2k10 is January 10th in cities all around the globe.  To find out more about the details in your location, go to this page to find the list:

http://improveverywhere.com/2010/01/04/global-no-pants-subway-ride-2010/

For those here in Minneapolis (beautiful warm sunny Minneapolis), here are the details:

The event is on Sunday, January 10th, 2010.

Be at The Mall of America’s transit station at or before 1:45pm on Jan. 10, 2010.

We will board the next available train at 2:00pm. After one or two stops, we will all drop the pants and ride in just you underwear. You are free to join us on OUR TRAIN at any station you choose. We will make one full lap from MOA to Downtown and back.  Be sure to act normal, like nothing is wrong.  Don’t call attention to your lack of pants.  Just act like nothing is out of the ordinary.

After the event, Join us for food and drinks in the mall at Ruby Tuesday, this will be our post-event meeting point, so if you get lost… look for us there!

Bring a backpack to shove your pants into or share with friends.

NOTE: ONLY SHOW UP IF YOU PLAN TO TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS, IF YOU DO NOT PLAN TO TAKE THEM OFF, DO NOT SHOW UP AT ALL. WE WILL HAVE A DEDICATED TEAM THERE TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO OF THE EVENT. PICTURES WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE LATER, SO DO NOT COME JUST TO TAKE PICTURES.

LEGAL NOTE: You MAY NOT wear any revealing or “skimpy” clothes. If deemed too revealing, we will ask that you put your pants back on. This includes thongs, jock straps, ass-less chaps… Anything you would not wear to your grandmas…

Here are some photos from past years.

To celebrate No Pants Friday, here are some of the many fun, exciting, some say titillating things you can do with no pants on.

Go for a pantsless drive.

Be a model.

Go shopping Vanessa Hudgens style.

Play arcade games and get drooled on by geeks.

Ride the subway.

Be MacGruber.

Jump and dance in your room.

Be Beyonce.

Grow a sweet stache like this guy and attract strangely dressed women.

Sing to a wall, proclaiming your undying love for walls like this guy.

Get arrested at a playground.

Happy No Pants Friday to all and to all a good night!