Well, this one definitely deserves a mention. Apparently a joke/tradition that began in Austin, Texas by the Knighthood of BUH to ease tensions around Finals Week is held on the first Friday of May every year - No Pants Day. This year it falls on May 5th. Quoting a high school student named Minda, from somewhere in Nebraska, it is "Just a fun day of leg liberation, and getting heckled by dumbasses who are too insecure to join in by taking off their pants." It's being touted from Austin to New Brunswick, Canada and from Pittsburgh to the UK - although in the UK it could be problematic since "pants" mean "underwear" there. Commando!
Anyway, the rules are simple: no pants, skirts, kilts (yes, they specify kilts), shorts or dresses. "Usually this means wearing thick, appropriately modest boxer shorts, but bloomers, slips, briefs, and boxer-briefs all work as well." I'm so glad they actually mention modesty or this celebration could get ugly quick! (I also wish I could have gotten away with this one at work today. It's hot there early in the morning!)No Pants Day Official Website
No Pants Day Myspace - has songs about the holiday, even.
No Pants Day - Wikipedia
The Daily Texan - article from May 10, 2004 about the 2004 No Pants Day
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Every day is No Pants Day for me!
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