It's hard to say what No Pants Day commemorates other than simply the freedom associated with not wearing pants.
Participants are urged to show up for work or play in modest boxer shorts or other types of underwear, such as bloomers, slips or briefs.
But whatever you do, don't wear pants, and wearing skirts, dresses or kilts doesn't count.
Apparently the holiday is popular mainly with college students, and it is especially big at the University of Texas in Austin. The holiday has a Web site in Austin at www.nopantsday.com.
Rarely have I been as proud of my Longhorn brethren as I am today. And as a ceaseless lobbyist for "Pantless Fridays" in the corporate world, I see this as a crucial first step in removing the tyranny of trousers in our workplaces.
Why doesn't wearing a kilt count? I wish I owed one...in some places in the world it's still rather chilly and wearing only my boxer's might...well you know...shrinkage factor...