January lights the heart with darkness but this week enlightened the eyes with ‘travelling light on the Undie-ground’. A specific group of travellers, the brave hearted, all body sizes, were instructed to act naturally while travelling on the underground tube starting at the Bakerloo Line from Charing Cross to Paddington, at peak time for the annual No Trousers Day on the Underground. This event has been going since 2002 from the original group Improv Everywhere in New York; and it has spread around the world to promote stillness. I think the word would be…SHOCK.
This is nothing compared to the annual naked bike riders, in June through the Mall. I am sure the Queen got a shock from the Palace windows. I say why not have an annual day called ‘bath’ since this is one hygiene that never gets any attention. The department stores could get lots of business during this economical over spilled. People could splash out on lovely smelling shower/bath gels. This could be set up/down Regents and Oxford Streets. Now this would be something to see and the swell and the River Thames’ smell that comes through my shower pipes would make my hay fever REJOICE, smile; and the restaurants could serve raw foods on the day for those who would need zinc in the diet for those smelly swinging arm holders.
As for Admiral Nelson with all of his navigating skills he cannot steer the weather for more daylight this week. He must be thinking of tumbling down to see and hear what the weather whiners are in grief. Better yet, Nelson, I say stay above the grounds to smell better air.
Be well and stay in some type of light to keep the gloom away. I am staying near my ‘day light’ lamp to keep my eyes from sleep in these dark days of January. Dorothy
I actually love it when people come out with all these silly ideas; no trousers day, naked biking, shock the queen day etc. It is just a reminder for all of not to take ourselves too serious
ReplyDeleteI like the naked bike day in June but I always forget to go out with the camera.
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