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Posted in comedy on January 11, 2009


"The 8th Annual No Pants! Subway Ride went off without a hitch today in New York. It's tough to count, but we're guessing we had between 1,200 and 1,500 participants. Riders were divided up and dispatched to 4 separate train lines. The high was 30 degrees and there was a nice steady stream of snow." [Improv Everywhere]The above two pictures are by Brian Fountain who has many more at his Flickr.
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Total college kid losers. People came in from the 'burbs to participate in this one; "improv" is the new "indie."
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2009 9:47 AM
Walking around in boxers is not "edgy" or "daring." It's the same friggin thing as wearing shorts.
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2009 10:41 AM
I can't believe stupid hipster kids still take part in these shitty events. And that they still think they're being "edgy," "humorous," etc. What the fuck?! I hope they all catch colds.
Now here come the requisite "have a sense of humor / live a little / don't rain on their parade / go back to managing your hedge funds, jock" posts.
You kids are all fucking morons.
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2009 10:52 AM
boxer shorts is kinda lame. gotta go tighty whiteys on no panta subway ride day.
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2009 10:59 AM
It's a shame that Facebook or whatever can mobilize a bunch of impressionable college kids to show up somewhere en masse not wearing any pants, or dancing to a silent rave or something, but can't gather them up to do something useful, like volunteer for some charity, or the parks department, or participate in some clothing or food drive. You know, something practical & cool.
(And before people call me out for being a hypocrite, I volunteer every week, thank you very much.)
Posted by MP | January 11, 2009 11:03 AM
I think everyone here is forgetting why this is important.....Think about all the hilarious missed connections we will now have to read.
"I was wearing plaid boxers, you were wearing black panties. I wanted to talk to you, you looked cold. You looked up at me and smiled".
Posted by Roman | January 11, 2009 12:36 PM
attention!
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2009 12:50 PM
yaya its mee with the green shades :D
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2009 2:01 PM
^^^Who is your hot friend in the Yankees cap???
Posted by blackhat | January 11, 2009 2:41 PM
ha. i heard about this beforehand and was so nervous i'd end up on this crazy train on my way out last night.
Posted by sarah | January 11, 2009 3:07 PM
it is AMAZING how many haters troll this blog. a bunch of people riding the subway wearing no pants in the middle of winter is one of the things that makes new york great!
i feel bad for all you folks that waste your energy hating on things. if people manage to enjoy themselves in this world, it's a great thing! if it ain't your thing, you don't have to do it!
there is plenty of room in the world for everyone.
Posted by me | January 11, 2009 3:16 PM
"there is plenty of room in the world for everyone."
Room, maybe. Natural resources, hells no.
Posted by Thomas Malthus | January 11, 2009 3:58 PM
"...wearing no pants in the middle of winter is one of the things that makes new york great!"
No. No it does not.
There are PLENTY of other GOOD reasons as to what makes New York great in the winter. A bunch of idiot hipsters riding the subway with no pants is not one of them. Sorry kid. You need to get out more.
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2009 4:37 PM
fucking suburban hipster fucks. native new yorkers don't do this stupid shit.
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2009 4:54 PM
Well I'd rather be a hater than retarded. Suit yourselves.
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2009 5:15 PM
I can't believe they're still doing this.
Posted by Vegan Eating Out | January 11, 2009 5:27 PM
those amigos with the guitars are great!
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2009 5:55 PM
damn that science is too tight!
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2009 7:10 PM
I like to talk about stool.
Posted by Fecal McStool | January 11, 2009 8:33 PM
poop
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2009 8:44 PM
I think it's silly. And it's okay to be silly every now and then. Really, it is. Lighten up and ignore it if you don't like it.
Posted by rossback | January 11, 2009 9:08 PM
HAHA! I'm sorry, but those of you who think this is stupid and are judging all the people who did No Pants 2k9 sound so childish. The point of this is to be silly; there's no other reason. I guess it's "hipster" or "stupid" to be silly now, right? I can't believe how fucking ignorant some people can be.
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2009 9:50 PM
You guys are complete dicks.. Get over yourselves and don't look at the photos if you don't like them or the people in them.
Just read the posts about music and entertainment and feel superior to all of your hip hop/ mainstream pop loving friends.
But for the love of god, get over yourselves, you are not cool or superior for hating hipsters.
Now shoo..
Posted by LeaveYourNumber | January 12, 2009 1:35 AM
stop arguing and focus more on getting the girl with the green shades to post more pics of her and her friend
Posted by Anonymous | January 12, 2009 11:57 AM
the polar bear thing on new years is neat. i always liked that stunt. it takes a some serious onions to take a dip in those temperatures. riding the subway with boxer shorts is just stupid.
Posted by Anonymous | January 12, 2009 12:02 PM
why does everyone who reads this site hate Freedom?
Posted by Sam | January 12, 2009 12:44 PM
polar dip must not be so bad because the air temperature is usually lower than water temp, so when you dive in the water you should in theory at least get an illusion that the water is warm.
Posted by Anonymous | January 12, 2009 12:50 PM
I think one of these no pants people are lost. They were asleep on the subway and smelled like feet. I hope someone finds this lost sheep.
Posted by Anonymous | January 12, 2009 9:22 PM
i was part of no pants 2k9. I enjoyed it, and made people smile and gave them something to talk about. It seemed that i was lucky to interact with individuals who did not have an uncomfortable object deep in their colon. hey, you jackasses have anything better to do than try to ruin other peoples fun? go put your anonymous comments to use on something important. hahahah, you guys suck hahahah
Posted by me | January 15, 2009 6:53 PM
"..wearing no pants in the middle of winter is one of the things that makes new york great!"
You're an idiot.
Next year, have these tools roam brownsville with no pants.
Posted by Anonymous | January 30, 2009 11:07 AM
I'm NY born and bred, non-hipster, not from burbs. Brought two of my kids down to this - they had a blast. Young, old, black, white, gay, straight, asian, handicapped, families etc...you name it. They were all there. People having harmless fun for two hours. That's what makes my City great, we can all get along. I kept my pants off for the whole ride back uptown after Union Sq. party. I volunteer plenty - didn't feel like I had to cure cancer or be all intense and retarded like these haters. Just did something fun and bonded with the kids. Sorry the rest of you decided to sit home and be pissed off. Let the players play and the haters hate.
Posted by NYC native | January 11, 2010 12:16 PM