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Drop Trou: No Pants Subway Ride Is This Sunday
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John Del Signore
Published Jan 7, 2014
Modified Jan 8, 2014
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No matter how many exasperated blog posts we publish calling for an end to the played out No Pants Subway Ride, it just doesn't make a difference. It's happening this Sunday for the 13th year in a row. In the past we've tried to toss a big wet blanket over the whole pasty thing, but our message has failed to get to the people who need it most (the pantsless and attention-starved). Now even our cranky rants are played out. So this year, we say the hell with it. If you get your kicks by exposing your bare flesh in an environment where THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY, then who are we to judge? We just hope you don't catch any flesh-eating bacteria!
Here are the details, you CRAZY KIDS. It starts at 3 p.m. Have fun freaking out the squares with your daffy antics! Just remember: For some straphangers, every day is No Pants Subway Day.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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