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nPostednon January 10, 2016
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nImprovnEverywhere claims on its website, “We cause scenes.”
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| You don’t see this every day! |
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nToday’snscene should be entertaining, but it sounds like it could causenhealth and safety issues as well! Today has been declared No PantsnSubway Ride Day in New York City and other cities around the world.
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nPassengersnboard subway cars at different stops, pretending not to know or notice eachnother, all wearing all the normal gear necessary for winter weather: coats, hats scarves, gloves, boots…but NO PANTS!
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nSomenpassengers get on the subway – the first leg of their journey, atnleast – with their pants on but remove their pants while riding thensubway.
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nSome passengers pretend that they forgot their pants but can’t be bothered to feel embarrassed about it.
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nAnd this isn’t just a thing with five quirky actors. Apparently, by now there are tens of thousands ofnparticipants in over 60 cities, in over 25 countries!
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| Some people seem to be pretending not to notice the no-pants riders. Others are laughing or even covering their eyes! |
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nIsnit silly? Is it chilly? You decide!
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nIfnyou check out the Improv Everything website, you can see how a tradition like NonPants Subway Ride gets its start and grows, slowly at first butneventually more and more quickly…
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nBy the way, I think it’s neat that this year’s No Pants Subway Ride happens to be on the anniversary of the first subway ride! (See “Also on this date” below.)
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nTrynimprov!
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nTodaynmight be a great day to try out some improv exercises and games, orneven to find an improv class. Here and here are somenideas.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nLeaguenof Nations Day
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nNationalnVodoun Day in Benin
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nAstronomernSimon Marius’s birthday
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nAstronomernRobert Woodrow Wilson’s birthday
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Anniversarynof first subway
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nAnniversarynof first aerial photo in U.S.
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nAnniversarynof a successful Amelia Earhart flight
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