Update (January 9): Vancouver shows off its underwear with 2012 No Pants SkyTrain Ride

If you've always wondered what your fellow SkyTrain riders look like in their underwear, today (January 8) is your day.

If you've always wanted to ride the SkyTrain showing off your underwear, even better.

The 2012 No Pants SkyTrain Ride is scheduled to kick off at Broadway Station at 1 p.m.

Here's how to participate in this flash mob, according to the event's Facebook page:

Do not talk to others once you enter the Skytrain. No one knows each other. Sit in the car as you normally would. Read a magazine or whatever you would normally do. As soon as the doors shut, stand up and take your pants off and put them in your backpack. If you’d like to use a briefcase, purse, grocery bag, or whatever instead of a backpack that’s fine too. If anyone asks you why you’ve removed your pants, tell them that they were “getting uncomfortable” (or something along those lines). Act as you normally would. You do not know any of the other pantless riders. If questioned, tell folks that you “forgot to wear pants” and yes you are “a little cold.” Insist that it is a coincidence that others also forgot their pants. Be nice and friendly and normal. Wear something appropriate. Wear two pairs of underwear if it makes you feel more comfortable. The mission is to make people laugh, not piss them off.

The No Pants SkyTrain Ride is an offshoot of New York City's No Pants Subway Ride, staged by Improv Everywhere.

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