Comments on: No Pants Day and the observer effect http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/11/no-pants-day-cancelled/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:19:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: princess iveylocks http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/11/no-pants-day-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-58342 princess iveylocks Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:48:21 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3633#comment-58342 I must be the only person who finds the idea of not wearing pants in the Metro on a cold January day... unpopular. I must be the only person who finds the idea of not wearing pants in the Metro on a cold January day... unpopular.

]]> By: Chris http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/11/no-pants-day-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-58129 Chris Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:34:47 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3633#comment-58129 I was there to participate but left after the "it's cancelled" call was made to the media. After the call was made, it was whispered to me that everyone was scattering and meeting up again to do it at Mont-Royal metro. My friend and I left at that point so I don't know if it happened or not (I doubt enough people would have been present for it to work properly). My friend and I joked about bribing the guy from the Journal de Montreal in exchange for the location of where it was being moved but decided against it out of good taste. I was there to participate but left after the "it's cancelled" call was made to the media. After the call was made, it was whispered to me that everyone was scattering and meeting up again to do it at Mont-Royal metro. My friend and I left at that point so I don't know if it happened or not (I doubt enough people would have been present for it to work properly).

My friend and I joked about bribing the guy from the Journal de Montreal in exchange for the location of where it was being moved but decided against it out of good taste.

]]> By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/11/no-pants-day-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-58104 Fagstein Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:39:28 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3633#comment-58104 I don't think anyone would really call this a flash mob. It's a staged event. I don't think anyone would really call this a flash mob. It's a staged event.

]]> By: Philippe-A. http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/11/no-pants-day-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-58098 Philippe-A. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:35:02 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3633#comment-58098 Not really related but I guess that's the fun of comments. This very cynical article about Flashmobs, by the creator of the phenomenon, in Harpers was truly fascinating. It's members only, but I dunno, maybe you are or you have acces thru work. http://harpers.org/archive/2006/03/0080963 Not really related but I guess that's the fun of comments.

This very cynical article about Flashmobs, by the creator of the phenomenon, in Harpers was truly fascinating.

It's members only, but I dunno, maybe you are or you have acces thru work.

http://harpers.org/archive/2006/03/0080963

]]> By: David Pinto http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/11/no-pants-day-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-58092 David Pinto Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:28:14 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3633#comment-58092 re Christelle: Reminds me of a certain Gazette reporter who, assigned some ten or fifteen years ago to cover some sort of event where the goal was for people to hug each other, scrupulously did not participate. re Christelle: Reminds me of a certain Gazette reporter who, assigned some ten or fifteen years ago to cover some sort of event where the goal was for people to hug each other, scrupulously did not participate.

]]> By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/11/no-pants-day-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-58079 Fagstein Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:09:50 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3633#comment-58079 It was the second year for Toronto, and I think theirs was advertised more. It was the second year for Toronto, and I think theirs was advertised more.

]]> By: Christelle http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/11/no-pants-day-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-58064 Christelle Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:01:10 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3633#comment-58064 Awww that's too bad!! :( The media should have just went and participated to really get the feel of the event in order to cover it better, and you'd have had enough participants too then! :D How can they get 300 in Toronton, and we get 12??? :P Awww that's too bad!! :( The media should have just went and participated to really get the feel of the event in order to cover it better, and you'd have had enough participants too then! :D How can they get 300 in Toronton, and we get 12??? :P

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