Pants Off ride this Saturday, January 10

Posted by Christian in Public Transportation Culture on Jan 8th, 2009 | 17 comments

The “Global No Pants Subway Ride Portland” Event is happening this Saturday, January 10th.  Expect some pantless riders between 3 – 6pm on the MAX and buses.

Heard about this event on OregonLive.  You can RSVP or read more event details on the Portland Facebook page.

Me?  Eh.  I don’t think my wife will appreciate me riding pantless on the MAX :)



17 Responses to “ “Pants Off ride this Saturday, January 10”

  1. EMS says:
    January 8, 2009 at 8:34 pm

    Hm… Yes, another TriMet employee emailed me about this event. Unfortunately I AM working Saturday between 3 and 6 PM – I don’t know how much I will enjoy the various kinds of underwear I might see… I am kind of picky… :-(

    I am hoping I can trade my work with the guy I often trade with for Saturdays… :-)

    Sigh…

    They should have had this day in the middle of the snow storm. Now, THAT would have been fun :-) Perhaps next year…

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  2. Erik H. says:
    January 8, 2009 at 8:44 pm

    Count me, my wife, and my son in.

    In, that is, in my privately owned automobile.

    In clothes. In pants.

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  3. EMS says:
    January 8, 2009 at 9:05 pm

    Erik, I am with you – I may also be there – with PANTS on, inside a PRIVATE Max cab…

    Oh, this will be a lot of fun :-)

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  4. al m says:
    January 9, 2009 at 12:47 am

    I’m going, WITHOUT PANTS!
    Can they fire me if I am not on duty?

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  5. EMS says:
    January 9, 2009 at 12:55 am

    LOL – why don’t you try? You can be our guinea pig about these kinds of important things…

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  6. Adam B. says:
    January 9, 2009 at 10:42 am

    I will find a reason to be on a bus during that time. And I *may* or *may not* have pants on…

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  7. al m says:
    January 10, 2009 at 10:41 am

    DAMMIT!
    I gotta work today!
    I better keep my pants on while on duty eh?

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  8. EMS says:
    January 10, 2009 at 12:06 pm

    Al, that might be a good choice on your part…

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  9. al m says:
    January 10, 2009 at 1:17 pm

    “Al, that might be a good choice on your part…”

    Ya think?

    See I ain’t as dumb as I look!

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  10. EMS says:
    January 10, 2009 at 2:01 pm

    Al, LOL… I don’t know – I have not seen you in person… he he

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  11. Christian says:
    January 10, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    Al – come on now, pants OFF WHEN DRIVING!

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  12. EMS says:
    January 11, 2009 at 1:33 am

    OK, so did anybody see any pantless riders at all? I sure did not, and I WAS at work, all night…

    I am so relieved… I think… The entertainment value would have been great, though, so in a way I feel cheated…

    :-)

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  13. al m says:
    January 11, 2009 at 3:04 am

    no pants off on the 67……….

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  14. Christian says:
    January 11, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    I did not notice any pantless riders yesterday..

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  15. EMS says:
    January 11, 2009 at 2:10 pm

    Yes, I think this was a big NON-EVENT. Perhaps it would have been more popular if the temps had not been so low. Actually, that saved the day…

    Yet, there is that entertainment value…

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  16. ethan says:
    January 12, 2009 at 3:56 pm

    I saw a pack of pantless riders on the streetcar headed south. I think most people found it amusing, though I noticed a few offended folks averting their eyes. In all honesty, “pantless” is not much different than “wearing shorts.” So far, I’d say this event cannot hold a candle to the World Naked Bike Ride, which is THE pantless event of the year here in our fair city.

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  17. Christian says:
    January 12, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    @ethan agreed. I mean hey, I’m a boxer-brief dude. If I went “pantless” it would essentially be me in almost shorts.

    The Naked Bike Ride, yeah, now that is a bit more shocking than a pantless public transportation ride :)

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