You see a lot of funny and weird things on the T, but today should be interesting...lucky for those who partake in today's "activity" it should be about 50 degrees before this week turns back to the frosty 30s.
The closest thing I've experienced to something like this was one Saturday night before Halloween where PS and I were riding on the B line and some guy was all dressed up for a party in only a bow tie and a THONG--leopard print if I remember correctly. Now of course the T was wicked crowded and I felt kinda bad for these 2 middle aged women who were caught between him and a tight space....but they all took it in stride, and we got a lot of laughs out of it.
BTW it was not a good look for this short guy...but props for putting himself out there I guess.
WCVB TheBostonChannel.com
Hundreds Of 'T' Riders To Go Pantless
A lot of MBTA riders around Boston may be doing double takes this weekend.
Photos: 'T' Riders To Go Pantless
More than 300 people have signed up to ride the trains in their underwear Saturday night in a stunt they're calling "No Pants 2K8." It's a group prank inspired by a comedy troupe that does the same thing in New York.
The pantless riders are supposed to act like everything is normal.
Organizers said they expect to get a mixed-reaction from other riders who may not be in on the joke.
Pants-free subway rides are also being coordinated Saturday in Washington; San Francisco; Chicago; Portland, Ore.; and Adelaide, Australia, the newspaper said.
The Boston-area organizer, Adam Sablich, posted invitation about the event on the social networking sites Facebook and MySpace.
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Recap:
Some thought it was art. Others thought maybe an advertisement. And many were simply bewildered as throngs of people in their tighty-whiteys, flannel boxers, and floral briefs made their way through the T yesterday.
"I thought maybe it was a hazing, but then I saw girls," said Johan Almenberg, who was visiting from Sweden.
More than 100 pantless people besieged the T yesterday in Boston's debut of the "No Pants! Subway Ride."
"It's culture jamming, creating happiness," said Michael Baskin, 19, a Harvard freshman, who wore his Incredible Hulk boxers specially for the occasion.
Started in 2002 in New York, the event went global for the first time this year, taking place in 10 cities in three countries.
"Mostly, it makes people laugh," said Charlie Todd, who started the event in New York.
"Some question reality or their sanity for a moment. Some New Yorkers are so cynical they try to pretend they're not amused by it," he said.
Todd is the man behind Improv Everywhere, a New York-based cast of comedians, actors, and others that puts on bizarre, anonymous pranks such as sending a hundred shirtless men to shop in an Abercrombie &Fitch store or sending a horde of redheads to Wendy's to protest their "racist" logo.
"We want to create a scene of chaos and joy in public places," Todd said in a phone interview. "At the very least, we give the people we encounter a very cool story to tell."
It seemed to work yesterday.
At Park Street station, bemused riders rubber-necked, snapped photos with their camera phones, and shot confused looks at the pantless patrons.
"It definitely makes people look," said Tresser Greaves of Hyde Park who was passing through on her way to work. "I'm surprised men aren't gawking more at the girls."
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