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WasherDrye t1_j3y6i1z wrote

On another note, the beloved tradition, Pants Subway Ride, continues into its 43,175th consecutive day.

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PiffityPoffity t1_j3ybebi wrote

> 43,175th consecutive day

/r/TheyDidTheMath

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WasherDrye t1_j3ybzmx wrote

Lol I did yes. It’s accurate.

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Rottimer t1_j3ywo3z wrote

It isn't. The entire subway system was shut down in August 2011 for 1.5 days for Hurricane Irene. So, it's only been 4,156 consecutive days. . .

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WasherDrye t1_j3yxagu wrote

I’m sure people still showed up in pants.

I did check your math on that tho and bingo

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okomfo t1_j3yyhi0 wrote

But if there were no Subways to ride - was it an actual Pants Subway Ride lol

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PZeroNero t1_j3yxy6r wrote

And the MTA strike in 2005

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Rottimer t1_j3yyhcf wrote

Oh yeah, I remember that one, because it was right before Christmas and I was like, how the fuck am I supposed to shop for everything (yes, I was waiting until the last minute). This was back when I only used Amazon to order books.

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zachotule t1_j42mgt6 wrote

Were any train operators on duty moving trains around that day? And if so do we know if they wore pants that day? If both were the case, technically it’d still be 43,175 consecutive days because the holiday is not exclusive to just passengers.

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Rottimer t1_j42uwvm wrote

I think that would be up for debate. If the train operators got to work via the subway then you would have a point. However if they were on the clock I wouldn’t consider that a “subway ride.”

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bklyn1977 t1_j3xz3h6 wrote

stop making subway riders a "hostage audience" to your stupid performances.

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NuYawker t1_j3ycwwb wrote

Have you riden the subway? Performers are ubiquitous. That's like... part of the fare. Ride and a show.

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bklyn1977 t1_j3yee96 wrote

yes riding the trains since the 70s. i dont need a fucking 'show'

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NuYawker t1_j3yfjbe wrote

Welp. You gon get one anyway

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bklyn1977 t1_j3ygm7p wrote

aight tell them to keep the pants on

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RetroZelda t1_j3yteuh wrote

I'd actually tip if someone came on nude and did a sexy dance as they got dressed

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Turbulent_Link1738 t1_j3z1lll wrote

Because people allow it to. Those performers should be kicked off the subway. It’s a commuters tool not a bar or club

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mowotlarx t1_j3y22jq wrote

Is this it? Have flash mobs finally died? Are we free?

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TonyzTone t1_j3ya26y wrote

Genuinely the weirdest phenomenon of the late-aughts.

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karmapuhlease t1_j3yy1ih wrote

Eh, it's not that weird. For the first time ever, it was very easy to coordinate anonymously with an unlimited number of strangers for free. In the past, if you had wanted to do that, you had to put up posters and take out ads on the radio, but the internet made it free. People were bound to experiment with it.

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TonyzTone t1_j3z09ex wrote

Yeah, but it was still kind of weird that people were practicing their routines for weeks. I'm not hating, just saying how weird it was.

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sagrr t1_j411qi1 wrote

In a well-written history book a few hundred years from now, an author might point to this phenomenon as one of the curious impacts of the internet.

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JohnnnyCupcakes t1_j46ak28 wrote

It’s weird how something like this couldn’t help people organize anonymously to form unions. When you think about it, a “silent protest” (kinda like “quiet quitting”) could potentially be more crippling for a company versus a traditional strike and picket line. Picture a bunch of executives sitting around asking each other, “where the fuck did everybody go?!”, kinda like how workers have no clue what’s going on right up until the last second when the executives finally tell everyone (usually on a Friday afternoon).

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CaptainJZH t1_j47129r wrote

Tbf it's a lot easier to coordinate with a ton of random people than people whose lives all depend on their employment - so you get some who don't want to risk it, some who drank the Kool Aid and think unions are bad, etc

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LunacyNow t1_j3y92w5 wrote

Can this be cancelled permanently?? This was funny the first time but it's really lost its novelty. Go find something else to do.

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[deleted] t1_j3ymztt wrote

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TheNormalAlternative t1_j3y2p7f wrote

Improv Everywhere tired of being shown up by unwell people who wear no pants on the subway on any given day.

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SexyPeanut_9279 t1_j3ypyr5 wrote

I was gonna say, I think I was on the no pants train today! (Only one guy participating though)

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AidanAmerica t1_j41no04 wrote

I must have been on the no-shower train the other day

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namedafteracartoon2 t1_j3xxumd wrote

Oh lord, I don't understand how any sane, sanitary, and self-respecting person would ever sit their half-naked ass cheeks on a subway seat. You have residue of piss, shit, and God know what else on those seats. You'll leave with a staph infection on your tush... this tradition should die 🤢

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cmc t1_j3xyz96 wrote

I did this back in 2014 and absolutely did not sit. Most people stand.

(I was younger, hotter, and dumber then...will not be participating now)

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cknipe t1_j3ynj6w wrote

Meanwhile I feel like I'm finally old and weird enough to participate.

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[deleted] t1_j40glef wrote

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cmc t1_j40ubp7 wrote

I’m not gonna trauma dump on you, but… a lot has happened in 9 years. I don’t really have the zest for life anymore, now I just happen to still be alive.

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NuYawker t1_j3yd0fr wrote

I think this when I see people wearing short skirts and shorts sit down.

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ShadownetZero t1_j3yv1dm wrote

So you never use a toilet outside of your home? Because if you do, I have some unfortunate new for you...

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karmapuhlease t1_j3yy89r wrote

I almost never sit on the subway even with clothes on, for exactly this reason...

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elizabeth-cooper t1_j3y1m2t wrote

A scheduled event is the opposite of the spirit of improv; the organizer is riding his own coattails. Maybe he should try coming up with some new ideas that are actually clever? Considering the way people dress nowadays, there's barely any difference between pants and no pants. I saw a guy in shorts today.

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drpvn t1_j3y3k7l wrote

Dude, what if we got a whole bunch of people and took the subway without pants on. That would be so hilarious.

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cknipe t1_j3ynp19 wrote

I'm in.

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(see what happens when you forget the /s)

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drpvn t1_j3yr3gq wrote

Dude everyone’s gonna be like whaaaa??

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SpagetAboutIt t1_j3z0j8j wrote

Like I need some organization to give me permission to take my pants off on the subway

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mastermind_loco t1_j3ypu5h wrote

Dumbest shit ever. As dumb as Santa Con. NOBODY CARES.

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PatrickMaloney1 t1_j3yujm3 wrote

Lmao I was gonna say it’s like Santacon for people who like NPR

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[deleted] t1_j3z53k1 wrote

isn’t Santacon also a shell of its former self?

was it actually as busy as ever in Dec

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srpokemon t1_j406k5s wrote

holy fuck is this thread a honeypot for bitching

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_Maxolotl t1_j3z3bto wrote

If we let this get cancelled, the terrorists will have won.

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Cordcutter77 t1_j3z8pk7 wrote

There are folks that celebrate this every day on the subway so… 🤷🏻‍♂️

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JayMoots t1_j3yssjp wrote

I feel about this the same way I feel about SantaCon. It was a fun idea in the beginning, but it ran its course after a year or two, and is definitely overstaying its welcome at this point.

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onlyhalfrobot t1_j3zk4ok wrote

This troupe peaked when they handed out fliers on April Fools that said In-N-Out was coming to Union Square. It almost caused a joyous riot, they will never top that.

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MarketMan123 t1_j41uiga wrote

The pity isn’t the end of No Pants Subway Ride, it’s the demise of all the other funny stuff Improve Anywhere used to do.

It seems like it slowed to a trickle by the end of the 2010s. This is just the tap totally being shut.

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ike_tyson t1_j3ywx9w wrote

Can you blame them for not having it?

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ECK-2188 t1_j3yymag wrote

Oh no… “how will we ever recover?!”

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NatLawson t1_j3z8bl0 wrote

Oh man, no one told me. I was so embarrassed.

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LWSNYC t1_j40yi6f wrote

How will we survive?

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imlavanow t1_j41c8gc wrote

Good please don’t ever bring it back. You can do that any day anyway.

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Dryanni t1_j41ce5e wrote

Wouldn’t that be the 3rd consecutive year? Unless they did no pants in 2021??

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virtual_adam t1_j3y7nst wrote

They’d probably fit the pre requisites for forced hospitalization

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karuso2012 t1_j3ycw6c wrote

When is this/will this happen? I’m a huge proponent of putting people in care who can’t care for themselves.

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museumstudies t1_j3yqcqi wrote

This is somewhat of a philosophical question but how tattered can a pair of pants be to still be considered pants?

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citydudeatnight t1_j3zb52l wrote

Jokes on them to place their bare asses on those nasty seats.

I hope they're not anti-vaxxers in general because they're gonna need them with a dollop of penicillin

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