In case you missed it: Photos from No Pants Subway Ride
A Case of the Fridays, here on Thursday to get you through to the end of the week.
On Jan. 11, folks around the world of the “No Pants Subway Ride” took to the subways, shedding their pants and showing off an array of underwear for the annual event. From the frayed to boxers and briefs and leopard-print knickers, here’s a look at snapshots from the day.
- People pose for a photograph before taking part in the annual “No Trousers On The Tube Day” event in central London on January 11, 2015. Originally started in the US, the international event, also known as the “No Pants Subway Ride” was created by improvisation group “Improv Everywhere” and sees people taking train journies while wearing no trousers, yet acting as normally as possible. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
- Indian commuters, stripped to their underpants, participate in a No Pants Subway Ride on the metro in Bangalore on January 11, 2015. The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual event staged across major cities of the World every January. The mission started as a small prank with seven guys and has grown into an international celebration of silliness, with dozens of cities around the world participating each year. The idea behind No Pants is simple – random passengers board a subway car at separate stops in the middle of winter without pants. (Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images)
- Indian commuters, stripped to their underpants, participate in a No Pants Subway Ride on the metro in Bangalore on January 11, 2015. The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual event staged across major cities of the World every January. The mission started as a small prank with seven guys and has grown into an international celebration of silliness, with dozens of cities around the world participating each year. The idea behind No Pants is simple – random passengers board a subway car at separate stops in the middle of winter without pants.(Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images )
- Young men, stripped to their underpants, wait for the subway as they take part in Romania’s first edition of the “No pants subway ride day” organized in Bucharest January 11, 2015. The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual event staged across major cities of the World every January. The mission started as a small prank with seven guys and has grown into an international celebration of silliness, with dozens of cities around the world participating each year. (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images)
- Young men, stripped to their underpants, jump in the air while waiting for the subway as they take part in Romania’s first edition of the “No pants subway ride day” organized in Bucharest January 11, 2015. The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual event staged across major cities of the World every January. The mission started as a small prank with seven guys and has grown into an international celebration of silliness, with dozens of cities around the world participating each year. (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images)
- People stripped to their underpants ride the subway as they take part in the “No pants subway ride day” on January 11, 2015 in Berlin. The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual event staged across major cities of the World every January. The mission started as a small prank with seven guys and has grown into an international celebration of silliness, with dozens of cities around the world participating each year. (Rainer Jensen/AFP/Getty Images)
- Young people, stripped to their underpants, jump in the air while waiting for the subway as they take part in Romania’s first edition of the “No pants subway ride day” organized in Bucharest January 11, 2015. The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual event staged across major cities of the World every January. The mission started as a small prank with seven guys and has grown into an international celebration of silliness, with dozens of cities around the world participating each year. (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images)
- People take part in the annual “No Trousers On The Tube Day” event in central London on January 11, 2015. Originally started in the US, the international event, also known as the “No Pants Subway Ride” was created by improvisation group “Improv Everywhere” and sees people taking train journies while wearing no trousers, yet acting as normally as possible. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
- People take part in the annual “No Trousers On The Tube Day” event in central London on January 11, 2015. Originally started in the US, the international event, also known as the “No Pants Subway Ride” was created by improvisation group “Improv Everywhere” and sees people taking train journies while wearing no trousers, yet acting as normally as possible. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
- People take part in the annual “No Trousers On The Tube Day” event in central London on January 11, 2015. Originally started in the US, the international event, also known as the “No Pants Subway Ride” was created by improvisation group “Improv Everywhere” and sees people taking train journies while wearing no trousers, yet acting as normally as possible. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
- People walk down stairs and take escalators as they take part in the annual “No Trousers On The Tube Day” event in central London on January 11, 2015. Originally started in the US, the international event, also known as the “No Pants Subway Ride” was created by improvisation group “Improv Everywhere” and sees people taking train journies while wearing no trousers, yet acting as normally as possible. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
- A woman takes a photograph on her phone as people take part in the annual “No Trousers On The Tube Day” event in central London on January 11, 2015. Originally started in the US, the international event, also known as the “No Pants Subway Ride” was created by improvisation group “Improv Everywhere” and sees people taking train journies while wearing no trousers, yet acting as normally as possible. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
- People take part in the annual “No Trousers On The Tube Day” event in central London on January 11, 2015. Originally started in the US, the international event, also known as the “No Pants Subway Ride” was created by improvisation group “Improv Everywhere” and sees people taking train journies while wearing no trousers, yet acting as normally as possible. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
- A girl rides on a train as she takes part in the first edition of the No Pants Subway Ride in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. The No Pants Subway Ride began in 2002 in New York as a stunt and has taken place in cities around the world since then. Organizers call it ìan international celebration of sillinessî and are organizing it in dozens of cities on Sunday. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- People walk through a subway station during the worldwide ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ event in Mexico City on January 11, 2015. Originally started in the US, the international event known as the “No Pants Subway Ride” was created by improvisation group “Improv Everywhere” and sees people taking train trips wearing no trousers, yet acting as normally as possible. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)
- A couple kisses in the subway during the worldwide ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ event in Mexico City on January 11, 2015. Originally started in the US, the international event known as the “No Pants Subway Ride” was created by improvisation group “Improv Everywhere” and sees people taking train trips wearing no trousers, yet acting as normally as possible. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)
- People stand in a subway station during the worldwide ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ event in Mexico City on January 11, 2015. Originally started in the US, the international event known as the “No Pants Subway Ride” was created by improvisation group “Improv Everywhere” and sees people taking train trips wearing no trousers, yet acting as normally as possible. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)
- A participant in the No Pants Subway Ride DC waits for a train at the Gallery Place – Chinatown station on January 11, 2015 in Washington, DC. The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual which was started in 2002 by Improv Everywhere in New York. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
- Some participants in the No Pants Subway Ride wait for a train in their underwear in New York subway on January 11, 2015 in New York. The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual which was started in 2002 by Improv Everywhere in New York, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes without pants and keep a straight face. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)
- Some participants in the No Pants Subway Ride wait for a train in their underwear in New York subway on January 11, 2015 in New York. The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual which was started in 2002 by Improv Everywhere in New York, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes without pants and keep a straight face. (Timothy Clary/AFP/Getty Images)
- An elderly woman, left, looks at a man who lacks his pants during the annual “No Pants Subway Ride” at a subway station in Mexico City, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. The annual No Pants Subway Ride began in 2002 in New York as a stunt that organizers call ìan international celebration of silliness,î and has spread to other cities. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
- A patriotic commuter waits for a train during the annual No Pants Subway Ride, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in New York. The No Pants Subway Ride began in 2002 in New York as a public prank and has since been celebrated by commuters around the world. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
- A woman riding the subway with her son laughs after realizing she encountered the annual No Pants Subway Ride, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in New York. The No Pants Subway Ride began in 2002 in New York as a public prank and has since been celebrated by commuters around the world. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
- Participants wait for a train during the annual No Pants Subway Ride, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in New York. The No Pants Subway Ride began in 2002 in New York as a public prank and has since been celebrated by commuters around the world. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
- A man reads a newspaper as he takes part in the first edition of the No Pants Subway Ride in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. The No Pants Subway Ride began in 2002 in New York as a stunt and has taken place in cities around the world since then. Organizers call it ìan international celebration of sillinessî and are organizing it in dozens of cities on Sunday. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Women jump for a photograph as they take part in the first edition of the No Pants Subway Ride in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. The No Pants Subway Ride began in 2002 in New York as a stunt and has taken place in cities around the world since then. Organizers call it ìan international celebration of sillinessî and are organizing it in dozens of cities on Sunday. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)