Forget No Service -- Let's support No Pants Day!
For a day, let's forget about Doomsday and threats of no bus service, and focus instead on No Pants Day on the CTA!
That's this Saturday, Jan. 12, from 2 till 5 pm. The meet-up place is the Loyola Red Line stop. Basically, you show up without pants and nonchalantly ride the El.
UPDATE: See new Meet-up location here.
No Pants! Day started in New York by Improv Everywhere in 2002. Read about the Chicago event on Facebook here. This is the first year the pantsless riders are hitting the CTA.
So grab your best boxers and pantaloons and make Chicago proud. And maybe make some other riders blush while you're at it.
Hat tip to Gapers Block. Photo by Improv Everywhere.
Are you going Kevin?
Posted by: Tovi | January 09, 2008 at 07:47 AM
I'm thinking about jumping in. I'll freeze my ass off, but it could be fun. After all, the state legislature has stripped us.. this could be an interesting opportunity to make a political statement about them freezing us out.
Posted by: Allie | January 09, 2008 at 08:31 AM
You could not pay me enough to remove a layer of clothing between me and the filthy, filthy train.
Posted by: Anner | January 09, 2008 at 08:35 AM
You guys are going to freeze your patoots! In NYC they do this in the subway out of the weather. Anyone doing this will be on an elevated platform with a freezing wind blowing. I'll go with a camera to watch and laugh, but I'll be in pants and thermal underwear!
Posted by: ebob | January 09, 2008 at 08:38 AM
I am with Anner on this one. No way in hell is my skin touching that concentrated filth of the soft, absorbant seat covers of the cta system. Not unless I get massive derm-abrasion and industrial disinfectant sprayed on the affected parts of my body that touched said seat. YUCK
Posted by: Johnson | January 09, 2008 at 08:46 AM
Originally (according to This American Life) Improv Anywhere had someone getting on at one of the later stops pose as a pants vendor. "Pants for sale!" At that point everyone with no pants immediately jumped up and bought some pants.
That might proove a welcome punchline for hypothermic pranksters.
Posted by: Andy | January 09, 2008 at 10:00 AM
RE: the cold and the nasty fabric seats:
The No Pants participants won't be any worse off than the Trixies headed out to the bar every weekend in their teeny, tiny skirts!
Posted by: CC | January 09, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Yeah, but Trixies aren't necessarily sanitary to begin with, are they?
Posted by: Anner | January 09, 2008 at 04:08 PM
Um....couldn't you get arrested for indecent exposure?
Posted by: Hysan | January 09, 2008 at 04:12 PM
Couldn't you just wear thermal underwear? They're not pants, but still provide warmth and coverage.
Posted by: mel | January 09, 2008 at 04:23 PM
Note to Tovi: Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it Saturday because I have to pick up an out-of-town friend at Midway. But do let us know how it goes!
Posted by: Kevin | January 09, 2008 at 08:33 PM
I'm one of the organizers of the event. The meeting location has been changed to Granville and Magnolia. If you have any question, you can contact us at (773) 790-8019
Posted by: Cesar Davis | January 10, 2008 at 05:06 PM
I just got done- It was AWESOME! So much fun- very cold, but I can't wait to do it again next year.....
Posted by: Emily | January 12, 2008 at 04:33 PM