Social media cures Saturday doldrums around the globe!

For those who know what it's like to have Saturday doldrums, there was social media to the rescue this weekend! In Phoenix, AZ, everyone was a'Twitter about the #nopantsaz story lines passing through cyber space about as quickly as one could think "Why no pants?"

According to @tremendo on Twitter (and we all know, if you see it on Twitter, it must be true!) Forbes named three Arizona towns on their Top 10 Most Boring list. As a result, some brilliant folks dreamed up a way to revive the Arizona spirits and, I guess, live a little lighter!

The result was a celebration of "no pants" on the light rail system. The activity began to generate so much Twitter traffic that it hit the top 10 Twitter traffic list within a few hours.Local station KPHO, began a slide show on their website for the event shortly thereafter.

The effort is all in celebration of global "No Pants Day". According to the Austin Chronicle, however, No Pants Day is suppose to be the first day in May. Apparently someone decided it was too hot in Arizona to wait until May, and so today, perhaps a new tradition is born.

So to spare you from spending your entire Saturday afternoon filtering #nopantsaz Twitter feed on your computer, I've compiled some of the best Tweets I've seen so far to commemorate the event.

@markdudlik: If I ride my scooter without pants to the store, can I be part of #nopantsaz too?

@bfeddern: this ladies face makes #nopantsaz all worth it: http://twitpic.com/11n6p (and indeed he is correct!)

@ToniaMBartz: might end up inadvertently on #nopantsaz as i just realized i have no clean clothes...

@marvinforte: older couple, arms crossed, pretending they haven't noticed I am pantless.

@AndraLeah: Can someone explain this #nopantsaz thing? Like, are we still participating if we don't put on pants and don't leave house?

@rachelreese: I have to admit, with the train this crowded, I'm appreciating the... extra air flow....

@evo_terra: Too bad the train windows are tinted. I'd consider some pressed ham for the passersby

@livejamie: I hope the creepy homeless man staring at me is really @clintus in disguise

@marvinforte: two lovely ladies from Atlanta ask why I am pantless, me "that's Phoenix for you"

@mercilessflirt: Boxer, boxer briefs, or tightie whities? Ain't no need to ask now! ;-)

@tdhurst: I may have just scarred two kids in strollers for life.

@livejamie: Times baby in front of me has touched my thigh so far: 3

@biddle: Took light rail home from alt fuel meetup, saw all these people who FORGOT THEIR PANTS! Weird.

Clearly based on this exchange among hundreds of Twitter users this Saturday, if you weren't on the light rail in Arizona, or pantless at home in front of your computer on Twitter, you were truly missing out on a good thing!

Special thanks to @jmoriatry for the photos, through TweetPic, and to all the Tweeters above. If you enjoyed their comments, why not follow them! And thanks to @Kinchie for helping make everyone's No Pants Day on Twitter so much more enjoyable!