ksig121
06 January 2010, 11:54 AM
This looks kinda funny. I wonder how it will be received by the riders...
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=273490992588
All are invited to the first annual Dallas No Pants! DART Ride. Be sure to spread the word to all your friends!! This is in conjunction with Improv Everywhere's No Pants! subway Ride. http://improveverywhere.com/2009/12/06/save-the-date-no-pants-2010/
We will meet up for this event at 2:00PM on Sunday January 10th. Please read the post carefully!!
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION:
1) Willing to take pants off on light rail.
2) Able to keep a straight face about it.
**THIS IS A PARTICIPATORY EVENT. DO NOT SHOW UP UNLESS YOU PLAN TO TAKE YOUR PANTS OFF.**
DETAILS
When: Sunday, January 10 at 2:00 PM Sharp! (Over by around 4:00)
Bring: A backpack and money for fare
Wear: Normal clothes (hat, jacket, etc)
Complete logistics below:
We are meeting up at the Union Station at 2:00PM. We do not know what the turn out will look like for this first year so we're keeping things somewhat flexible. If turn out is low, we will be riding the Red line North up to Parker Road Station and then back to Union Station. If enough people show up we will be taking over the North bound Blue out to the Downtown Garland station as well. If turn out is ridiculous, we will stagger groups on both lines. A new train comes by for one of the two lines every ten minutes. People will be divided into groups and assigned cars so we're not all bunched up on one or two of them.
When we're organized, we will all head down to the platform together. Do not talk to others once your on the platorm or on the train. No one knows each other. (Or at least we're pretending we don't!) We will wait for a DART train to arrive, and all board the cars.
Sit in the car as you normally would. Read a magazine or whatever you would normally do. If you want to sit in small groups with your friends, that's okay. Just pretend that you don't know any of the other pantless people on the train.
At some random point after you board the train, stand up and take your pants off and put them in your backpack. If you'd like to use a briefcase, purse, grocery bag, or whatever instead of a backpack that's fine too. You are responsible for your own pants and they should be with you at all times. If anyone asks you why you've removed your pants, make something up. You can say something like you were "getting uncomfortable", or you "got too hot" (or something along those lines.)
Exit the train at the end of the line (Parker Road for the Red Line, Downtown Garland for the Blue) and stand on the platform, pantless. You will wait on the platform for the return train to arrive. Yes it will be chilly, but there should be only 10-15 minutes of standing around.
When you enter, act as you normally would. You do not know any of the other pantless riders. If questioned, tell folks that you "forgot to wear pants" and yes you are "a little cold". Insist that it is a coincidence that others also forgot their pants. Be nice and friendly and normal. Feel free to make up any story you like. Be creative and have fun with it. Make something up like "I forgot them because I was in a hurry," or, "wait, was I supposed to wear pants?" or, "what are you talking about?" The key is to do this with a straight face, and be serious about it.
We will exit the train once we're back at Union Station and go about our separate ways.
You must wear underwear! While there is nothing in Texas penal code about being in public in your underwear, it is illegal to expose your noughty bits. You can wear fun underwear if you like, but nothing that screams out "I wore this because I'm doing a silly stunt." Wear two pairs of underwear if it makes you feel more comfortable. Don't wear a thong or anything else that might offend people. Our aim is to make people laugh, not piss them off.
After the ride is over, we will be meeting at a bar.
If you are unfamiliar with the No Pants! Subway Ride, read the history here:
http://improveverywhere.com/missions/the-no-pants-subway-ride/
Contact Brian at 817-312-7654 or Chris at 214-938-7652
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=273490992588
All are invited to the first annual Dallas No Pants! DART Ride. Be sure to spread the word to all your friends!! This is in conjunction with Improv Everywhere's No Pants! subway Ride. http://improveverywhere.com/2009/12/06/save-the-date-no-pants-2010/
We will meet up for this event at 2:00PM on Sunday January 10th. Please read the post carefully!!
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION:
1) Willing to take pants off on light rail.
2) Able to keep a straight face about it.
**THIS IS A PARTICIPATORY EVENT. DO NOT SHOW UP UNLESS YOU PLAN TO TAKE YOUR PANTS OFF.**
DETAILS
When: Sunday, January 10 at 2:00 PM Sharp! (Over by around 4:00)
Bring: A backpack and money for fare
Wear: Normal clothes (hat, jacket, etc)
Complete logistics below:
We are meeting up at the Union Station at 2:00PM. We do not know what the turn out will look like for this first year so we're keeping things somewhat flexible. If turn out is low, we will be riding the Red line North up to Parker Road Station and then back to Union Station. If enough people show up we will be taking over the North bound Blue out to the Downtown Garland station as well. If turn out is ridiculous, we will stagger groups on both lines. A new train comes by for one of the two lines every ten minutes. People will be divided into groups and assigned cars so we're not all bunched up on one or two of them.
When we're organized, we will all head down to the platform together. Do not talk to others once your on the platorm or on the train. No one knows each other. (Or at least we're pretending we don't!) We will wait for a DART train to arrive, and all board the cars.
Sit in the car as you normally would. Read a magazine or whatever you would normally do. If you want to sit in small groups with your friends, that's okay. Just pretend that you don't know any of the other pantless people on the train.
At some random point after you board the train, stand up and take your pants off and put them in your backpack. If you'd like to use a briefcase, purse, grocery bag, or whatever instead of a backpack that's fine too. You are responsible for your own pants and they should be with you at all times. If anyone asks you why you've removed your pants, make something up. You can say something like you were "getting uncomfortable", or you "got too hot" (or something along those lines.)
Exit the train at the end of the line (Parker Road for the Red Line, Downtown Garland for the Blue) and stand on the platform, pantless. You will wait on the platform for the return train to arrive. Yes it will be chilly, but there should be only 10-15 minutes of standing around.
When you enter, act as you normally would. You do not know any of the other pantless riders. If questioned, tell folks that you "forgot to wear pants" and yes you are "a little cold". Insist that it is a coincidence that others also forgot their pants. Be nice and friendly and normal. Feel free to make up any story you like. Be creative and have fun with it. Make something up like "I forgot them because I was in a hurry," or, "wait, was I supposed to wear pants?" or, "what are you talking about?" The key is to do this with a straight face, and be serious about it.
We will exit the train once we're back at Union Station and go about our separate ways.
You must wear underwear! While there is nothing in Texas penal code about being in public in your underwear, it is illegal to expose your noughty bits. You can wear fun underwear if you like, but nothing that screams out "I wore this because I'm doing a silly stunt." Wear two pairs of underwear if it makes you feel more comfortable. Don't wear a thong or anything else that might offend people. Our aim is to make people laugh, not piss them off.
After the ride is over, we will be meeting at a bar.
If you are unfamiliar with the No Pants! Subway Ride, read the history here:
http://improveverywhere.com/missions/the-no-pants-subway-ride/
Contact Brian at 817-312-7654 or Chris at 214-938-7652