- What in the world is No Pants Day?
No Pants Day is a day where everyone, be they students, respectable businessmen, or cherished community leaders, leave their pants behind. Usually this means wearing thick, appropriately modest boxer shorts, but bloomers, slips, briefs, and boxer-briefs all work as well.
- That’s it?
Yeah, that’s it. But from the core idea comes so much more. When large groups of people parade around in public without their pants, amazing things are bound to happen. At the very least, you’ll take your drab, wretched life a little less seriously, at least for one day.
- When is it?
No Pants Day is always on the first Friday of May, the next being May the 2nd, 2008.
- So I can wear a skirt instead? or “Hey, no problem, I was gonna wear a dress anyways!”
You’re very clever, but you’re missing the point. Articles of clothing like skirts, shorts, kilts, and dresses don’t count, because people are encouraged to revel in the absence of pants, and not replace pants with other clothing. The point is to relax and enjoy the humor inherent in people not wearing pants. A good rule of thumb is to pretend like you were going to wear pants, and then just fail to put them on. - I know of or am hosting a No Pants Day event. Can I get it listed here?
YES. Please send an e-mail right away to info@nopantsday.com, and we’ll post a news item detailing your event. The same is true for anyone hosting their own No Pants Day website. Also, you can just drop by the forum and post your event there.
- I want to record a No Pants Day song! Can I?
Of course, and we’ll be glad to host it here and give out all you relevent contact information. Also, we’ll eventually be making a No Pants Day audio CD, so your work could be on that, too. Again, send e-mail to info@nopantsday.com
- How long has this been going on?
No one knows for sure how long No Pants Day has been celebrated… some reports place it as early as ‘85/’86, but for all we know it started long before then. We’ve been actively promoting No Pants Day for 10 years now, ourselves. If anyone has any concrete evidence or tales of earlier celebrations, please let us know at info@nopantsday.com.
- Is this a joke?
In the same way that all of life is a joke, yes. But no. We’re not trying to scam anyone, or satirize anything. We’re simply advocating a fun-filled holiday, and the more people who participate the more fun it is.
- Did you know that in Britain “pants” means underwear? Shouldn’t it be No Trousers Day instead?
Hmmm.. this holiday could be extremely interesting in Britain, then. But seriously, No Pants Day just sounds catchier, doesn’t it? And besides, this gives British people something to mention when you bring up the holiday around them. They laugh and say, “In Britain, ‘pants’ means….” etc, etc, and they feel good for being the center of attention. So bully for them!
No Pants Day is May 2nd, 2008!
The first Friday in May is always No Pants Day
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And what pray do kilts have to do with pants? For many kilt wearers this would be an ideal opportunity to celebrate a day off from trouser tyranny!
Trefor,
The good news is that this is a holiday, and as such, no one owns it. So celebrate in whatever way you see fit. And tell your friends.
Thanks for that Roy.
It means that kilt wearers can celebrate No Pants Day in both the American and the British meanings of the word! ;)
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So, on May 4th, would we be allowed to wear no pants to school? Or would we get in trouble just like any other day?
Can we be in anyway breaking the law by not wearing pants,so long as we have some article of clothing on?
In 8 years or so that I’ve participated in No Pants Day, there’s been very very little trouble with the police and authorities. We regulary “protest” in front of the Texas State Capitol, and the only comment we ever got from cops was “You guys are a breath of fresh air compared to the types we usually get around here.”
The only trouble there has been is with people trying to celebrate at high schools. Many students have had no problems whatsoever, but some have been told to go home and change by teachers/principals.
Use your own best judgment. But it’s totally legal.
This holiday almost sounds stupid. Have you written a FAQ in case you get in trouble with the law?
I love the very core of this holiday. I’m from Arkansas, and alot of people are closed- minded about this. I commonly wear kilts, and I think I’m the only advocate of this for miles around. I guess all I want to say is… Take off your pants, and gimme a hug, brother, ’cause were all pantsless here.
I always work on no pants day, but I love to celebrate it anyway, so I wear no pants half the day and then go to work… because no pants in the fast food industry is not appropriate.
Quick question…
Where do leggings/tights fall in this situation? I argue that without underwear underneath them, which is the usual way I wear them, they are simply a form of underwear. However, it is possible that you could perceive them as pant-like.
Please let me know.
-Ian B
I am at work, and I am not wearing pants!! I also did not wear underwear, so I laid a towel on my chair. Nobody has even asked about it. Not so much as a second look! Funny!!! Can’t wait to tell my wife. She’s a nurse, probably can’t celebrate at her job though.
Robert . . . if nobody made a comment about you being underwear- and pants-less at work, I’m a bit curious as to what kind of job you might have.
So Irish-Americans and British-Americans should wear neither “pants” nor trousers?
I love everything about this. I want to start celebrating this day in Austin, it’s a great fit. Please check out the local band that dedicates it’s existence to “no pants”….we’re called Sin Pantalones. www.myspace.com/sinpants
Is there a myspace for no pants day?
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Lowell: come back when you’ve finished junior high school. In addition to the prospective maturation of your (so-called) wit, by then perhaps you’ll have learned spelling, compound words, and the proper use punctuation.
Since I’ll unfortunately be at work that day - for a government contractor with very little sense of humor - I guess I’ll have to go with the British usage in order to “celebrate.”
NPD 2008 is tomorrow! But this site is still set up for last year. :( Where’s this year’s event listing?