[PRCo] Re: No Pants Subway Ride

[Dennis Fred Cramer]

Several of you have asked why the "No Pants" ride.  This is from their 
website:

Improv Everywhere (the sponsor) causes scenes of chaos and joy in public 
places. Created in August of 2001 by Charlie Todd, Improv Everywhere has 
executed over 100 missions involving tens of thousands of undercover agents. 
The group is based in New York City.

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This is from the Pittsburgh event:  (Not advocating-just reporting)

(Now the details about our very own T Station No Pants Ride here in 
Pittsburgh!)

All are invited to participate in the 9th Annual No Pants Subway Ride. The 
event will take place at 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 10. Everything you need 
to know is in this post. Please read it carefully!

REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION:

1) Willing to take pants off on subway
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 3:00 PM, Sharp! (Over by around 5:30 or before)
Where: The Wood Street T Station
Bring: A backpack and appropriate fare (enough to ride through to the end of 
Zone 1 and back again: $2.75 - $3.00...not entirely sure with the new fare 
changes but don't bring ANY LESS than $2.75).
Wear: Normal winter clothes (hat, gloves, etc)

We are meeting up at the Wood Street T 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 42C to 
Washington Junction, which signifies the end of Zone 1 and then back to the 
Wood Street T Station. If enough people show up we will be taking over the 
47S to Washington Junction as well. If turn out is ridiculous, we will 
stagger groups on both lines. A new train comes by for one of the two trains 
practically every 5 minutes. We will then voluntarily divide ourselves into 
2 equal groups and board each of the 2 lines.

When we're organized, we will all head down to the platform together. Do not 
talk to others once your on the platform 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.)

You must wear underwear! While there is nothing in Pennsylvania penal code 
about being in public in your underwear, it is illegal to expose your 
naughty 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.

Just for clarification, here are the laws regarding public nudity here in 
Pennsylvania:

§ 3127. Indecent exposure.

(a) Offense defined.--A person commits indecent exposure if that person 
exposes his or her genitals in any public place or in any place where there 
are present other persons under circumstances in which he or she knows or 
should know that this conduct is likely to offend, affront or alarm.

(b) Grading.--If the person knows or should have known that any of the 
persons present are less than 16 years of age, indecent exposure under 
subsection (a) is a misdemeanor of the first degree. Otherwise, indecent 
exposure under subsection (a) is a misdemeanor of the second degree.

WEAR UNDERWEAR! WEAR TWO PAIRS IF YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE AND PLEASE, NO 
THONGS! THE POINT HERE IS TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH, NOT ANGER OR OFFEND THEM!

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 Dennis F. Cramer
http://home.windstream.net/dfc1