No Pants on the Luas/DART?

TheCosmicFrog

I thought it would be interesting to see those people who'd be interested in taking part in the International No Pants Subway Ride 2010 in Dublin. It started in 2002 in New York City with seven people getting on the subway and removing their pants and proceeding to go about their normal daily ways (reading a newspaper, listening to music, talking to their friends etc.) except without any pants. This year they hope to make it an official International event and already have a list of cities worldwide taking part (including the London Underground). I thought it was a shame that Dublin has two perfectly suitable rail systems to do this on and yet we're not on the list!

I only heard about this today and the event takes place tomorrow. Although it's probably too late to make this a widespread Dublin thing this year, I'm curious to see who'd be willing to take part in a similar event next year?

Also, here's a video of the New York City event in 2009:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9La40WwO-lU

Aaron.

sushisushi

It's probably not the weather for trying that tomorrow, to be honest

Niamhf

Ha!! It's so random!!!

DubMedic

What would be the reason behind doing such a thing?.

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3_BOoYA_X

Would be class but can't see it happening. :rolleyes:

Id do it for the wimmin.:pac:

TheCosmicFrog

DubMedic wrote: »

What would be the reason behind doing such a thing?.

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It's for the hilarity factor. Several people all in the same railcar wearing no pants yet acting completely oblivious to this fact.

And about the weather, they purposely do it in winter for this very fact - the unsuitability of wearing no pants in the cold. It's negative degrees in New York City tomorrow as well

Jesus Wept

It sounds absolutely pathetic to me.

A bunch of desperate exhibitionists hijacking an unwitting unwilling audience.

Wishbone Ash

The-Rigger wrote: »

It sounds absolutely pathetic to me.

A bunch of desperate exhibitionists hijacking an unwitting unwilling audience.

+1

Sad , sad people.

(And why refer to trousers as "pants"? It sounds so stupid!)

Rashers

The term "Only in America..." comes to mind.

Jay D

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=239352826333&ref=nf

TheCosmicFrog

It was started in NYC as a way to highlight the taboo of not wearing pants (or "trousers", if you insist...) and to capture what the public reaction would be to a mass number of people simultaneously (and inexplicably) not wearing any at the same time. You're supposed to keep a straight face while doing it and not to make a big scene.

copacetic

TheCosmicFrog wrote: »

It was started in NYC as a way to highlight the taboo of not wearing pants (or "trousers", if you insist...)

the 'taboo' of not wearing pants? you must be freaking kidding me, no-one gives a flying feck if your nads are freezing. The reason they don't do it in summer is not for the hilarity, it's because no-one would actually notices as most of new york isn't wearing 'pants' in the summer .

neilthefunkeone

I dont want to see some knacker on the luas redline dropping trousers...

spurious

I thought this meant no drawers and the prospect of danglies in my face.
No trousers? Bah.

iora_rua

'Hilarious'? Really? I suppose if you're a 16 year old schoolboy it might appear funny. The funniest bit would be watching same person/people hopping around trying to get back into their pants/trousers without looking complete idiots ... ! :pac:

AJ STYLES

some things just dont suit dublin and this is one of them

AnonoBoy

I tried to take part in this in NYC two years ago.

Turns out that 'no underwear' + 'no pants = 'no permission to travel on subway' + 'arrest'.

TheCosmicFrog

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I tried to take part in this in NYC two years ago.

Turns out that 'no underwear' + 'no pants = 'no permission to travel on subway' + 'arrest'.

Dude, you're supposed to wear underwear...

stovelid

Sounds like pants to me.

aido179

*d4 accent* seriously gois, loike what the fock? thats loike totally scobe tactics roight there loike. fock sake!

typical modern dublin mentality the-rigger, you people have completely lost your sense of humour. I would jump at the chance of joining in on this one. looks like great fun.

ParkRunner

When you hop off the Luas take a walk down that alley beside the George see how you get on

Annasopra

pointless

schween

Lighten up people!
Pointless you say...what a crap world it would be if everything we did had to have a point.

EL_Loco

how about fixing the "taboo" of not showering? smelly bastids. ever stuck beside the smelly fooker on a packed carriage? If he was trouserless but didn't stink then by all means go ahead.

phasers

That's disgusting :eek:

AnonoBoy

EF wrote: »

When you hop off the Luas take a walk down that alley beside the George see how you get on

Why are there a lot of rogue leg-waxxers down there or something?


Oh wait I just got it, all gays are rapists, aren't they?

Forgot that. Yeah, good one. Nice use of homophobia there.


Also the LUAS doesn't stop anywhere near the George (just to ruin your 'joke').

Sundew

It was just featured on the 1p.m news . Looks like us Irish weren't too brave to try it out in sub zero temperatures.

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EF wrote: »

When you hop off the Luas take a walk down that alley beside the George see how you get on

no need for this type of tripe

Jesus Wept

aido179 wrote: »

*d4 accent* seriously gois, loike what the fock? thats loike totally scobe tactics roight there loike. fock sake!

What has D4 got to do with this?

aido179 wrote: »

typical modern dublin mentality the-rigger,

Thanks.

aido179 wrote: »

I would jump at the chance of joining in on this one. looks like great fun.

Yea.

Gavin "shels"

If it had a purpose then maybe ye, charity or something like that.