Show No pants no problem 4 I I l I Lv U 1 ll F L i iM The Salt Lake Tribune photo by Trent Nelson Practical jokers shed their trousers for Pants No an Improve Everywhere event Jeffrey WallS Wall S Staff ta f Reporter 1 A commuters s. s got m more e than when llian 40 40 passengers passengers' rS removed their pants moments after b i f rd g d southbound train in Salt Lake City on Saturday afternoon The group removed their pants in support of a worldwide practical joke known as No- No Pants The event was organized and coordinated by Everywhere a comedy group based in New York City This was the seventh year of the event which started on the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York subway and the first year Utah residences have participated locally Saturdays Saturday's event started at 3 pm p.m. at the station located in ip front o of the Energy Solutions Arena Participants rode multiple trains back and forth from the arena to the courthouse stop within the no-fare no zone of Salt Lake City until about 5 pm p.m. without pants I thought it would be a great way to show off ff the new underwear I received for Christmas said Paul from West Vest Valley the first City City- was person on an the train to remove his pants but he wasn't the last Everywhere's Web site listed only two requirement in 1 order to participate in the event First individuals must be willing willingto to remove their pants in public and second they must be able to tod todi todo do di d it with a straight face This was the case in Salt Lake City as skin was in as participants shed their pant to reveal everything from their tidy- tidy to long colorful boxers while acting as if everything was normal I was in such a rush I forgot to put my pants on before I left the house claimed Ashley Merrill as she denied being a Continued on strips down Continued from Al A Alpart 1 part of an organized effort I just needed a ride so I got goton goton goton on on The turnout at the inaugural Pants No-Pants event in Salt Lake City was a better than expected and could pave the way for more public pranksters event well More people showed up than I thought said Agent Hank Hanky an Everywhere member who has participated in other events Agent Hanky hopes that this event will generate additional interest in Everywhere and results in the establishment of a local chapter Many of the participants were were ere in agreement with Agent Hank Hanky This is a once in a lifetime opportunity You dont don't get the chance to take your pants off very often without feeling weird about y ft pr F- F a UTA I U Is 44 O YX yS t t r The Salt Lake Tribune photos by Trent Nelson Along with subway systems in large cities Salt Lakes Lake's hosted Pants No on Saturday it said Rob Ferre If they did more here in Salt Lake I would be a part of it for sure With all the attention UTA took the prank in stride Carrie Ware Bohnsack-Ware UTA's relations specialist said that UTA did not sponsor the event but they were aware that it was scheduled to take place She said that UTA has a no- no shirt shoes no-shoes policy but they do not have a policy about pants and therefore didn't stop the event from taking place Our main conc concern rn is that everybody is safe and that everyone has a ride said Bohnsack- Bohnsack Bohnsack We have additional plain clothes officers and regular officers on-board on just in case but we dont don't plan on citing anybody unless a significant event takes place At the end of the event everybody put their pants back on and return home without incident What started as 10 individuals on ona ona ona a New York subway pulling a prank seven years ago has grown into a worldwide event This years year's event in New York City had more than participants participants' and the numbers are not yet in from the other nine events held from Portland to Australia Everywhere boasts that they have successfully pulled off more than 70 such missions or pranks since it conception in 2001 I. I This number will continue to grow as the organization branches out across the globe More information about the group is available on its Web site com corn t t s |