Shane McMahon's Ass
01-12-2010, 12:00 PM
If you spotted a number of people travelling around London without their trousers on Sunday, they hadn't just been particularly forgetful that morning - it was part of the worldwide No Pants On The Subway Day.
In cities across the globe, often in freezing conditions, thousands of people boldly went trouserless as part of the annual event - in which large numbers of people take to their local public transport in their underwear, but act as though nothing unusual is happening, insisting to puzzled commuters that it's just a coincidence that lots of people are travelling without the benefit of trousers.
The prank was started in 2002 in New York by art jokers Improv Everywhere, and has since spread around the world. This year was the first time that a London No Pants On The Subway Day was organised - although it was renamed No Trousers On The Underground to avoid any misunderstanding over the American meaning of the word 'pants'.
Over 30 Londoners braved temperatures of around -2ºC to go trouserless on the Picadilly Line, travelling between Leicester Square, King's Cross and Earl's Court before returning to Leicester Square. One of the attendees reported that 'a couple near me just couldn’t keep a straight face, but being British of course tried their best to do so.'
Another London trouserless Tube rider related how he convinced one bemused passenger that he'd taken his trousers off on the grounds that it was 'hot in here'.
Meanwhile, in New York, around 3,000 pantsless people joined in the revelry, travelling from six different locations across the city, reading magazines or chatting to friends as though it was the most natural thing in the world.
Other cities that saw some No Pants action included Stockholm, Barcelona, Mexico City and Buenos Airies.
Metro.co.uk
In cities across the globe, often in freezing conditions, thousands of people boldly went trouserless as part of the annual event - in which large numbers of people take to their local public transport in their underwear, but act as though nothing unusual is happening, insisting to puzzled commuters that it's just a coincidence that lots of people are travelling without the benefit of trousers.
The prank was started in 2002 in New York by art jokers Improv Everywhere, and has since spread around the world. This year was the first time that a London No Pants On The Subway Day was organised - although it was renamed No Trousers On The Underground to avoid any misunderstanding over the American meaning of the word 'pants'.
Over 30 Londoners braved temperatures of around -2ºC to go trouserless on the Picadilly Line, travelling between Leicester Square, King's Cross and Earl's Court before returning to Leicester Square. One of the attendees reported that 'a couple near me just couldn’t keep a straight face, but being British of course tried their best to do so.'
Another London trouserless Tube rider related how he convinced one bemused passenger that he'd taken his trousers off on the grounds that it was 'hot in here'.
Meanwhile, in New York, around 3,000 pantsless people joined in the revelry, travelling from six different locations across the city, reading magazines or chatting to friends as though it was the most natural thing in the world.
Other cities that saw some No Pants action included Stockholm, Barcelona, Mexico City and Buenos Airies.
Metro.co.uk