[PHOTOS] Commuters Around The World Wear Their Undies Out In Public
Commuters from 60 cities took part in the 13th annual 'No Pants Subway Ride' on 12 Jan 2014, showing off their undies on public transportation.
By Melody Oei — 13 Jan 2014, 05:08 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Citizens From Across The Globe Participated In The 13th Annual 'No Pants Subway Ride' On 12 January 2014
Bare legs and briefs filled train cars from Sydney to New York Sunday as passengers traveled trouserless - provoking laughs and perplexed looks - for the 13th annual "No Pants Subway Ride."
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Jan. 12, 2014: A passenger stands in between participants as they wait for the train without their pants during the 5th annual "No Pants Subway Ride" in Madrid, Spain. (AP).
Image via fncstatic.comCommuters In Some 60 Cities Took Public Transportation In Their Undies
The annual event, in which participants board a subway car in January while not wearing any pants while behaving as though they do not know each other, has since spread around the world, with enthusiasts in around 60 cities and 29 countries across the globe.
Jan. 12, 2014: A man looks at a participant who stands on the train without her pants during the 5th annual "No Pants Subway Ride" in Madrid, Spain. (AP).
Image via fncstatic.comOn a Facebook page, Chicago’s No Pants organizers recommended people wear “granny panties, boxer briefs, and boy cut underwear."
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"It's Meant To Be A Positive Thing To Make People Laugh And Smile"
The celebration is focused solely on bringing a little humor to peoples' day. "It's meant to be a positive thing to make people laugh and smile," said Improv Everywhere founder Charlie Todd in an interview with USA Today.
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Passengers look at a man not wearing pants, while riding in the subway during the annual No Pants Subway Ride in Shanghai January 2013. Reuters.
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A participant of No Pants Subway Ride stands in a subway train in Mexico City. Reuters.
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Participants of the No Pants Subway Ride ride a train in Berlin, Germany. Source: Getty Images.
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Passengers without their pants use a subway train during the No Pants Subway Ride in Berlin on Sunday. Reuters.
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Katerina Marie, left, and Kevin Coleman participate in the No Pants Subway Ride annual event joining other pantless riders invading MARTA at the Civic Center station on Sunday, January 12, 2014, in Atlanta. AP photo.
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Participants begin to shed their pants for the No Pants Subway Ride annual event at the Civic Center station on Sunday in Atlanta. AP photo.
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People watch as participants in the No Pants Subway Ride take the 6 train downtown in New York on January 12, 2013. Reuters.
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A passenger looks at a woman wearing no pants during the No Pants Subway Ride in Chicago, Illinois. Reuters.
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Participants in the "No Pants Subway Ride" travel on a London underground train in London. Source: AFP
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A man taking part in the No Trousers Tube Ride event walks past a woman carrying laundered shirts on the stairs in Paddington Station, London. AP photo.
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People take part in the No Trousers Tube Ride event next to other passengers on an underground train in London. AP photo.
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People take part in the annual No Pants Subway Ride in the subway in Brussels. Reuters.
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Passengers without their pants talk to a woman as they wait for a train during the No Pants Subway Ride event at a subway station in Sofia on Sunday. Reuters.
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Participant walk up the stairs with no pants on during the 5th annual No Pants Subway Ride in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday. AP photo.
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Participants take part in the No Pants Metro Ride in Brussels on Sunday. AP photo.
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Passengers without pants wait on an underground platform during the 'No Pants Subway Ride' in Kiev January 12 2014. Photo from Reuters.
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Passengers on the 'No Pants Subway Ride' day in Warsaw January 12 2014. Photo from Reuters.
Image via yimg.comThe 'No Pants Subway Ride' Became Global Since Its First Staging By US Group Improv Everywhere In 2002
The premise is simple: participants convene on a given route on a designated day every year without trousers on, and ride the rails (or road) for shock value and laughs.
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