{"id":23,"date":"2013-01-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/zerolimits\/?p=23"},"modified":"2026-07-31T20:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:05:10","slug":"no-pants-no-problem-improvs-no-pants-subway-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/zerolimits\/no-pants-no-problem-improvs-no-pants-subway-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"No Pants? No Problem: Improv\u2019s No Pants Subway Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

The No Pants Subway Ride<\/strong> \u2013 brainchild of a New York prank collective, Improv Everywhere was the happenin\u2019 thing in 60 cities in 25 countries on Sunday, January 13.<\/p>\n

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What is the No Pants Subway Ride?<\/h2>\n

Why no pants? The idea, according to Improv is to \u201ccause scenes of chaos and joy <\/a>everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Further, the idea for those brave (or maybe just extroverted) souls who take part is to act totally unconcerned \u2013 no giggling, no goofiness \u2013 just another day\u2019s ride to work.<\/p>\n

Commuters just strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine.<\/p>\n

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\"No<\/p>\n

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January seems like a weird time to wear no pants \u2013 but I guess that\u2019s why this is a No Pants Subway Ride<\/em> <\/strong>– at least you\u2019re out of the cold, like the guy above, in the Berlin subway.<\/p>\n

Or these on the Skytrain in conservative Vancouver:<\/p>\n

\"No<\/p>\n

The self-described \u2018prank collective\u2019 Improv Everywhere has organized the No Pants Subway Ride each year since 2002. More than 4000 brave souls did the pant-less subway ride this year, according to Improv Everywhere.<\/p>\n

How do riders react to No Pants Subway Ride participants?<\/h3>\n
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\u201cRiders were bemused at the sight of bare legs dressed up with cowboy boots, high-top runners, deck shoes and in one case, Crocs with socks. Some asked for photos and others tried not to stare at the wide variety of underpants that were on display \u2014 from tightie-whities, Pac-Man boxer shorts, Minnie Mouse panties, pink bloomers, and traditional cotton and lace.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

With ages ranging from 7 months to 77 + years, this idea of having fun has taken off\u2026 in more ways than one!<\/p>\n

You can have fun writing blog posts<\/span><\/a> about funny news items too \u2013 and even make money doing it.<\/h3>\n

How? Just head on over there to the right, where it says FREE VIDEO<\/strong><\/span>. Click on the button. Enter your email, and watch the whole video.<\/p>\n

PS:\u00a0 Ready for next year\u2019s No Pants Subway Ride?<\/h3>\n

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The No Pants Subway Ride \u2013 brainchild of a New York prank collective, Improv Everywhere was the happenin\u2019 thing in 60 cities in 25 countries on Sunday, January 13. \u00a0 What is the No Pants Subway Ride? Why no pants? The idea, according to Improv is to \u201ccause scenes of chaos and joy everywhere.\u201d Further, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1037,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73,74],"tags":[34,7,75,76],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fun-stuff","category-news","tag-blogging","tag-empower-network","tag-improv","tag-no-pants-subway-ride"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/zerolimits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/zerolimits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/zerolimits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/zerolimits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1037"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/zerolimits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/zerolimits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/zerolimits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/zerolimits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/zerolimits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/zerolimits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}