Sydney (AFP)
- Trains and trams in cities around the world were awash with bare legs and
briefs on Sunday as pranksters travelled trouserless for the 13th annual
"No Pants Subway Ride".
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Commuters in Sydney, Beijing and Hong Kong braved public transport without
trousers
in the stunt, which has gone global since its first staging by US
group Improv Everywhere
in New York in 2002.
Twelve years ago only seven people took part in the inaugural event but now
thousandsin major capital cities around the globe participate in what organisers
call a "celebration of silliness".
The premise is simple: participants convene on a given transport route on a
designated
day every year without trousers on, and ride the rails (or road) for
shock value
and laughs.
Underpants must be worn and, although flashy designs are allowed,
organisers
prefer those involved to look -- at least from the waist-up -- as
though they are going
about their
daily lives, to increase the impact on bystanders.
Uniforms and business suits are encouraged to amplify the lower-half effect
as are props
bicycles, prams, shopping bags or a briefcase.
Participants take part in the "No Pants Subway Ride" in Hong Kong
on January 12, 2014 (AFP …
Participants are also forbidden from speaking to one another and are
instructed to bring "any activity you might normally perform on the train:
newspaper, book, sewing kit."
"If questioned, you do not know any of the other pant-less riders.
Tell folks that you 'forgot to wear pants'," organisers told participants
ahead of the Sydney ride.
"Insist that it is a coincidence that others also forgot their
trousers. Be nice, friendly and remain calm."
In Sydney, a small but dedicated group dropped their trousers on the city
circle loop train, packed with bemused weekend sightseers on a busy summer's
day, then switched routes for a return trip to Bondi.
There was a no trousers tram ride in southern Melbourne and Adelaide and
people also went pants-less for a train trip in northern Brisbane.
People take part in a 'No Pants Subway Ride' event in Beijing on January
12, 2014 (AFP Photo …
On a busy Hong Kong subway train around 40 people, including Australian
Bess Hepworth and her 18-month-old son, joined in the fun.
"It's the first time he will be publicly taking off his pants, although
he does it regularly already," the 37-year-old said.
In Beijing a handful of trouserless people took to the Chinese capital's
fast-growing subway, drawing confused glances from onlookers.
"I want to show that (Chinese people) are internationalised now,"
said 22-year-old Huang Li, wearing blue underwear decorated with dots.
"People say I'm a psycho," she added.
Improv Everywhere expects some 4,000 participants in this year's New York
event, with more than 60 other cities taking part including Paris and London.
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P.s this is what im talking abou just try it for a month it works for me
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