North America got pantsed. Improv Everywhere in New York City and FlashMob Mexico in Mexico City both staged underwear only metro mobs over the weekend. Which city has the better collective ass? You be the oggler!
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NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 08: Participants wait for their train during the annual No Pants Subway Ride on January 8, 2012 in New York City. The annual event is staged by the group Improv Everywhere which encourages people in dozens of cities worldwide to discard their pants while riding the subway. (Getty Images / Mario Tama)
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NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 08: Participants gather in the Union Square subway station during the annual No Pants Subway Ride on January 8, 2012 in New York City. The annual event is staged by the group Improv Everywhere which encourages people in dozens of cities worldwide to discard their pants while riding the subway. (Getty Images / Mario Tama)
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Some riders in the New York City subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Participants walk near a subway to take part in the annual “No Pants Subway Ride” in Zocalo Square in Mexico City January 8, 2012. The event is organized by Flashmob Mexico where participants have to strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine. (Reuters / STRINGER/MEXICO)
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A woman and a child take part in the “A Day Without Pants” event at the subway in Mexico City, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. The event was organized by the organization Flashmob Mexico. (AP / Marco Ugarte)
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A participant waits for the train while participating in the annual “No Pants Subway Ride” in Mexico City January 8, 2012. The event is organized by Flashmob Mexico where participants have to strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine. (Reuters / STRINGER/MEXICO)
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Participants wait for the train in the annual “No Pants Subway Ride” in Mexico City January 8, 2012. The event is organized by Flashmob Mexico where participants have to strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine. (Reuters / STRINGER/MEXICO)
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NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 08: Erica Blumrosen reads while participating in the annual No Pants Subway Ride on January 8, 2012 in New York City. The annual event is staged by the group Improv Everywhere which encourages people in dozens of cities worldwide to discard their pants while riding the subway. (Getty Images / Mario Tama)
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NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 08: A woman looks on as a participants rides the subway during the annual No Pants Subway Ride on January 8, 2012 in New York City. The annual event is staged by the group Improv Everywhere which encourages people in dozens of cities worldwide to discard their pants while riding the subway. (Getty Images / Mario Tama)
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NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 08: Participants wait for their train during the annual No Pants Subway Ride on January 8, 2012 in New York City. The annual event is staged by the group Improv Everywhere which encourages people in dozens of cities worldwide to discard their pants while riding the subway. (Getty Images / Mario Tama)
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Some riders in the New York City subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders in the New York City subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders in the New York City subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders in the New York City subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders in the New York City subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders in the New York City subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders in the New York City subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders in the New York City subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders in the New York City subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders in the New York City subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders in the New York City subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders in the New York City subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders wait for the subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012 in New York City. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders wait for the subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012 in New York City. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders wait for the subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012 in New York City. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders wait for the subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012 in New York City. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders wait for the subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012 in New York City. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders wait for the subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012 in New York City. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Some riders wait for the subway in the underwear as the take part in the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride January 8, 2012. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (Getty Images / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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People use the subway in Mexico City during the worldwide ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ event, on January 8, 2012. The ‘No Pants Subway Ride’, though in its 11th year, still surprises fellow passengers on public transit, and is spreading to other cities across the globe. (Getty Images / RONALDO SCHEMIDT)
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People walks around a subway station in Mexico City during the worldwide ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ event, on January 8, 2012. The ‘No Pants Subway Ride’, though in its 11th year, still surprises fellow passengers on public transit, and is spreading to other cities across the globe. (Getty Images / RONALDO SCHEMIDT)
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People wait for the subway train in Mexico City during the worldwide ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ event, on January 8, 2012. The ‘No Pants Subway Ride’, though in its 11th year, still surprises fellow passengers on public transit, and is spreading to other cities across the globe. (Getty Images / RONALDO SCHEMIDT)
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People wait for the subway train in Mexico City during the worldwide ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ event, on January 8, 2012. The ‘No Pants Subway Ride’, though in its 11th year, still surprises fellow passengers on public transit, and is spreading to other cities across the globe. (Getty Images / RONALDO SCHEMIDT)
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People wait for the subway train in Mexico City during the worldwide ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ event, on January 8, 2012. The ‘No Pants Subway Ride’, though in its 11th year, still surprises fellow passengers on public transit, and is spreading to other cities across the globe. (Getty Images / RONALDO SCHEMIDT)
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People wait for the subway train in Mexico City during the worldwide ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ event, on January 8, 2012. The ‘No Pants Subway Ride’, though in its 11th year, still surprises fellow passengers on public transit, and is spreading to other cities across the globe. (Getty Images / RONALDO SCHEMIDT)
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People wait for the subway train in Mexico City during the worldwide ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ event, on January 8, 2012. The ‘No Pants Subway Ride’, though in its 11th year, still surprises fellow passengers on public transit, and is spreading to other cities across the globe. (Getty Images / RONALDO SCHEMIDT)
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A man waits for the subway train in Mexico City during the worldwide ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ event, on January 8, 2012. The ‘No Pants Subway Ride’, though in its 11th year, still surprises fellow passengers on public transit, and is spreading to other cities across the globe. (Getty Images / RONALDO SCHEMIDT)
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A man with no pants rides on the subway in Mexico City during the worldwide ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ event, on January 8, 2012. The ‘No Pants Subway Ride’, though in its 11th year, still surprises fellow passengers on public transit, and is spreading to other cities across the globe. (Getty Images / RONALDO SCHEMIDT)
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A woman and a child take part in the “A Day Without Pants” event at the subway in Mexico City, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. The event was organized by the organization Flashmob Mexico. (AP / Marco Ugarte)
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A woman and a child take part in the “A Day Without Pants” event at the subway in Mexico City, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. The event was organized by the organization Flashmob Mexico. (AP / Marco Ugarte)
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Passers-by react to seeing a man in his underpants waiting to get on the subway during the annual “No Pants Subway Ride” in New York City January 8, 2012. The event organized by Improv Everywhere involves participants who strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine (Reuters / Lucas Jackson)
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A woman reads a book while standing and waiting to get on the subway during the annual “No Pants Subway Ride” in New York City January 8, 2012. The event organized by Improv Everywhere involves participants who strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine. (Reuters / Lucas Jackson)
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Passers-by react to seeing people in their underpants waiting to get on the subway during the annual “No Pants Subway Ride” in New York City January 8, 2012. The event organized by Improv Everywhere involves participants who strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine. (Reuters / Lucas Jackson)
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A woman takes a photograph of a group of people standing in the subway with no pants on during the annual “No Pants Subway Ride” in New York City January 8, 2012. The event organized by Improv Everywhere involves participants who strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine. (Reuters / Lucas Jackson)
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Men react to seeing two women without their pants as they wait to get on the subway during the annual “No Pants Subway Ride” in New York City January 8, 2012. The event organized by Improv Everywhere involves participants who strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine. (Reuters / Lucas Jackson)
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A man takes part in the “A Day Without Pants” event at the subway in Mexico City, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. The event was organized by the organization Flashmob Mexico. (AP / Marco Ugarte)
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Passers-by react to seeing a woman in her underpants waiting to get on the subway during the annual “No Pants Subway Ride” in New York City January 8, 2012. The event organized by Improv Everywhere involves participants who strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine. (Reuters / Lucas Jackson)
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A group of men takes photographs of a group of woman standing in the subway system without their pants during the annual “No Pants Subway Ride” in New York City January 8, 2012. The event organized by Improv Everywhere involves participants who strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine. (Reuters / Lucas Jackson)
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A young boy looks up at a woman with no pants on while riding in the subway system during the annual No Pants Subway Ride in New York January 8, 2012. The event organized by Improv Everywhere involves participants who strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine. (Reuters / Lucas Jackson)
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Commuters stand in the subway system with no pants on during the annual “No Pants Subway Ride” in New York City January 8, 2012. The event organized by Improv Everywhere involves participants who strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine.