Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Flash Mob No Pants

From the Village Voice:

ZelligerYesterday, for the fifth time in five years, the group Improv Everywhere performed their celebrated hipster prank, the "No Pants Subway Ride."

According to the group's founder, Charlie Todd, it was the event's biggest turnout yet, with 150 people crowding into a subway train and shedding their pants.

It was also the first time the practical joke backfired, ending dramatically at the 59th Street stop of the 6 train, when a confused police officer boarded the train, saw the spectacle, and called for backup. While pants were quickly handed out, the officer stopped the train, ordered all the riders to exit, and eventually arrested six of the pranksters--the unfortunate few who had been unable to locate their britches in time. One of those arrested was Erin McCarson, 23, a nanny, who was handcuffed and led to a police wagon, while her friend, Mamrie Hart, 22, collected Erin's pants and wondered what to do next.

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