(Photo by Lexie) There are those for whom every day is No Pants Day: babies, Calvin Klein models, certain celebrities and style-makers (who shall remain nameless). For the rest of us, today is our chance to bare it all; to throw caution and modesty to the wind and let our thighs bask in the bright light of day. Today, the first Friday of May, is No Pants Day. Whether you sport garish boxers or basic tighty-whities, modest bloomers or a skimpy g-string, frilly knickers or a drop-seat union suit, today is all about revealing what lies beneath your usual trouser trappings. NPD calls for everyone, whether student, corporate slave, or pop-culture icon, to purposefully leave their pants behind. "Why?" you might ask. According to the fine folks at NoPantsDay.com: "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." That sentiment has obviously struck an international chord, as the pants-free gather in places as diverse as Rome, Helsinki, and Iraq. Here in the U.S., Boise seems especially keen to celebrate its first NPD, and is even using the event to generate awareness about Idahoan's needs for more intelligent transportation solutions -- a move that twisted the knickers of the Knighthood of BUH (the originators of No Pants Day), who see the move as a politicization of the event. We encourage you to drop trou and cavort with the bare-legged masses. After all, it's the one day when it's perfectly acceptable (even preferable) to get caught with your pants down. Just remember mom's advice and always wear clean underwear. And watch out for drafts. Suggested Sites... NoPantsDay.com - official site promoting International No Pants Day. No Pants Day Photostream - Flickr photostream celebrating imagery from No Pants Days, past and present. No Pants Day Tunes - music by and for those without pants. Improv Everywhere: No Pants 2k8 - the other annual international No Pants event, because one pants-free day is not enough. Naked Cowboy - meet a man who's turned not wearing pants into a career.

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