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Organizers plan 'no pants' event Saturday for the MBTA

January 10, 2008 03:44 PM

(Courtesy improveverywhere.com)

Participants in a previous prank.

By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff

Knobby knees. Hairy legs. You can see plenty on the beach. You may also see them Saturday on the subway in Boston.

Some riders may be participating that afternoon in "No Pants 2K8," an event in which people will ride the trains in their underwear.

Organizer Adam Sablich said it's a "large-scale improv event," and that 400 to 500 people have expressed interest in participating through Internet social networking sights.

He said it's a spinoff of an event that's been happening in New York City for a half-dozen years....

(see URL above for rest of article).

Hey, I wonder if Charlie is still riding the MTA? I bet his trousers are worn out by now!

Yes, Charlie is still riding the MBTA.

http://www.mbta.com/fares_and_passes/charlie/

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Hey , it happens that sometimes , it ain't no fun to see somebody's undies !!!
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Are we , one step away from "Men in skirts day" ???

The "no pants" event made it onto NPR (US -- National Public Radio) news on Sunday.

The NPR story didn't mention anybody wearing skirts or kilts as as an alternative. Does anyone here know if anybody did?

SkirtDude wrote:I always wondered why Charlie's wife didn't hand him the fare necessary to exit the system in addition to lunch!

If she had, George O' Brian (some versions say Walter O'Brian) wouldn't have had a song for his mayoral campaign. This suggests that Charlie's wife (and maybe Charlie himself?) was a supporter of Mr. O'Brian. The situation just begs for a tell-all book.

What would have made more sense would have been for one of Mr. O'Brian's political opponents to hand him the money

Trivia question: does anyone know if Mr. O'Brian won the election?

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Group,
The TV news had pics this morning about the event and said that the event was organized using FaceBook. I don't see why we couldn't do the same thing.

The only "problem" as I see it would be at the end of the ride, presumably these people put their pants back on and showed up at work with pants on. If this were a skirting event, I expect they would want just as easy a return to their pants at the end of the ride.

Perhaps a "type" of skirt could be recommended -- something long, very lightweight which could be worn over the pants, taken off at the end of the ride and tucked away in the briefcase. This might work!

Thanks for the links SkirtDude, at least I know what you guys are talking about now. I guess that's one piece of US cultural history that did not make it across the herring pond.

Have fun,


Ian.

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Only too happy to (try to) oblige SkirtDude! I can't get my head around the tie system employed by the Thais and Burmese, but the Indonesian, Niugini (New Guinea), Fijian, Islander and Maori way is fairly simple. If the sarong is a simple rectangle, you wrap it tightly and roll outwards. It helps, though not health wise , to have a bit of a belly which you can pullin while wrapping. In Indonesia, women wrap clockwise and men wrap anticlockwise. Also the Kain is a very long cloth and men concertina the extra cloth while women end up with the pencil skirt effect. As with everything, practice makes perfect. I was, for about a year, insecure in more ways than one about the sarongs ability to stay on!! but after long use, I am now quite confident and secure.

If the sarong is a tube style, step into it and bring it to your waist, pull the extra material outwards with one hand, holding the sarong with the other hand, pull tight over the held sarong and wrap as with the previous method. Easier done than explained.

Sarongman wrote:In Indonesia, women wrap clockwise and men wrap anticlockwise.

I'm assuming you are "viewing" from above when you refer to clockwise and anti-clockwise? If so this is the exact opposite to the, oft quoted here, convention of mens' clothing wrapping left over right.

Does it matter? No, of course not, but it's interesting (in an anorak sort of way).

Have fun,


Ian.

Yes, I should have said viewed from above and, no it isn't at all important except, probably, in Indonesia. Anorak? is that a term for some kind of nerd? OK I know, if the cap fits---

Sarongman wrote:Anorak? is that a term for some kind of nerd?

Yes, sorry. I should have realised that the term might not travel well.

Strictly an anorak is a short (just below the backside) weather resistant pull-over jacket though zippered jackets are now sometimes referred to as anoraks too. Nerdy people, such as train or plane spotters and bird watchers, are generally portrayed as wearing anoraks and, in modern vernacular, the word has come to refer to the people rather than the garment.

Have fun.


Ian.