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June 8
I have severely neglected the news section of the site during the Pantsathon 2007 season. Sorry.
The Pantsathon is officially
over. Abbey Denlinger and Richard Griffith have DESTROYED the past Pantsathon record by a dominating 48 hours.
Let it also
be noted that during the 2007 Pantsathon season, another record was set by Brian Beers for shortest amount of time in the
Pantsathon (0 days.)
The website is all updated now, and the Hall of Fame is really awesome.
April 17
A new amendment has been made to close a loophole regarding patches.
February 29
I have sent out an identical message to the members of The Pantsathon Facebook group, but for those of you who do not belong
to the said group, I shall repost the message explaining my elimination:
Yes, I have eliminated myself from The Pantsathon, which I am quite ashamed of. However, I do believe my reasoning behind
my resignation from the competition is legitimate.
1) I had throw up on the bottoms of my jeans which had started to form a hard spot, which suggest growth of mold.
2) My pants smell like urine sometimes, and when they get wet due to rain or snow, they smell like a dirty wet dog.
3) Today after track, I was eating hardboiled eggs, and as I opened one, I realized from the odor that it was rotten,
and the yolk fell and smeared onto my pants.
4) These unsanitary conditions take away from the ultimate goal of being suave/classy.
That is three strikes.
However, the vomit occurred two weeks ago, which is gross, and I waited until today to quit because:
4) Today is a good day to quit because it is Leap Day, which means no one can quit on this same day for another four years.
In addition, today is day 131, a palindrome number. Palindromes rock.
Of course, just because I am eliminated does not mean I revoke my right to being President of the 2007-2008 Pantsathon,
so don't think I will stop updating the roster when changes occur. I am still dedicated to this thang-thang.
I wish the rest of the competitors the best of luck, and I plan on wearing jeans to KoH to support the remaining competitors.
Sincerely,
Joseph J. Taylor III
February 2
The field has been narrowed down to a mere eight remaining contestants. They are:
Abbey Denlinger
Sean Francis
Richard Griffith
Nico Herman
Julian Ignacio
Lucy Parker
Anthony Spatafora
Jay Taylor
December 1
Our comrade, Simeon Tzolov has been eliminated from the Pantsathon. Though the offense that was committed happened last week,
his eligibility has been on the fence until today. Therefore, his name shall go down in history as being officially eliminated
today.
For those of you unaware of the situation, I shall explain. Over Thanksgiving break, Simeon had surgery on his foot. He had
asked me prior to his surgery if he could still stay in the Pantsathon even though his pants would be off during surgery.
Of course, I agreed because after all, he would be under anesthesia, which would count as sleeping.
This is the complicated part. His doctor said that it would be best to only wear athletic shorts while he healed for the next
couple of days. When Simeon returned home, he was prescribed Vicodin to ease the pain of his surgery. So, not only was he
unable to wear his Pantsathon pants, but the Vicodin basically stripped him of his ability to even know what was going on,
let alone know what pants he was or was not wearing.
Due to the confusing nature of the situation, we allowed all members of the Pantsathon to voice their opinions on the matter.
Various arguments for and against Simeon's elimination arose. Those that supported him said that he should stay in because
he had no control over the sitation. Of course, The Security Council did sympathize with him. However, they came the conclusion
that it would only be fair to eliminate Simeon. Unfortunately and ultimately, his situation did violate the rules.
Former
Pantsathon President Ross Topol eloquently captured the logic behind the final decision regarding Simeon's eligibility:
"The Pantsathon is a pleasure that should be put in no different category than one's ability to walk or have a
nice stroll down the avenue. So, just as this surgery was unfortunate and has impaired this individual's own movement abilities,
so it has impaired his abilities to participate in the Pantsathon."
This decision was not easy. Simeon is our friend, and this situation complicated matters a substantial amount. Simeon could
not help being put under the influence of Vicodin and being unable to wear his pants, but just because it was out of his
control does not mean that it should be pardoned. When people get animal feces on their pants, that is out of their control,
and they are not allowed pardon. When Robert Montgomery had to wear tights for his marvelous theatrical role, he was eliminated.
The thing about the Pantsathon is that stuff comes up that you have to do, and that time may come for anyone and in any form.
It's just a part of the Pantsathon.
It should be noted that upon receiving word of his elimination, Simeon very nobly accepted it. He shall remain on the Pantsathon's
Security Council as long as he wishes.
Oh, one last point that I wanted to clarify that has nothing to do with Simeon. Basically, some people have said that the
Pantsathon favors athletes. I'm not saying they're complaining harshly or anything, but this point has just been brought up
a few times and I wanted to explain the logic behind it. The Pantsathon, as we all know, allows Pantsathoners to not have
to wear pants if they are exercising. Although many people do sports for their extracurricular activity, exercising can be
done by anyone, whereas chorus events, band/orchestra concerts, theater performances, etc. can only be done by a much smaller
population. Like I said before, it's not like anyone was really giving The Security Council a hard time about it, but I just
don't think that the Pantsathon favors athletes over nonathletes.
Any questions, comments or concerns should be directed at either The Pantsathon's Facebook group or Pantsathon07@aol.com.
November 15
We're 35 days into this thing, and surprisingly, 29 of you are still in the Pantsathon. This is very impressive. Some of you
have far-surpassed any expectations that were made of you. Pat yourself on the back.
I haven't really had any issues with people not reporting themselves, so good job with that, everyone.
Um...Oh, The Lion is doing an article about The Pantsathon.
One last thing: I was thinking about organizing a pants-drive at LT under the name of The Pantsathon. Not only would it
be nice to do something for charity related to pants, but doing a Pantsathon-sponsored pants drive at LT would bring more
awareness to LT about The Pantsathon. That way, if we're lucky, the Pantsathon won't die out any time soon.
I have a good idea about how to pull-off a pants drive, so as long as no one has any serious objections to this, I think
we'll end up doing a pants drive soon. Also, for any of you Pantsathoners in NHS, this would be an excellent way for you to
get some service hours if you wanted to help me once I have details in order.
So let me know what you think about the idea of a Pants-Drive by messaging me on Facebook or sending an e-mail to Pantsathon07@aol.com.
That's all for now.
Jay
October 15
I can not wait until I can stop nagging at everyone to turn in their money!
Today, 48industries contacted me, and I will be getting the shirts tomorrow after school.
Therefore, let's try to get all T-Shirt money in ASAP. Remember, I want to have everyone be able to wear their Pantsathon
shirts on Monday when the Pantsathon begins, but I won't give shirts to people who haven't paid.
For those of you who I have little to no contact with throughout the day, there will be a meeting outside of room 204
on Thursday morning where you can turn in your money and I can give you a T-Shirt.
Any questions, comments, or concerns should be directed towards pantsathon07@aol.com
October 9
I haven't updated the News in a while, so I figured today would be a good day.
There are a few things that I would like to say.
First of all, I have ordered the shirts and I will be able to get them in around a week. They will cost $7. If you have
ordered one, please give me your $7 as soon as you can so that when the T-Shirts arrive, I can just start giving them out.
Secondly, there are a handful of you that have not paid the buy-in. Shame on you. Get that to me as soon as possible.
Thirdly, the Pantsathon starts in less than two weeks now! If you still aren't sure what pants you are going to wear,
I suggest "test-driving" a couple of pairs. Wear a pair of pants for a few days at a time to see how they hold up
and how they feel. It would be a shame to be stuck with a pair of pants you hate.
Fourthly and lastly, when the Pantsathon starts, we will need a way of identifying a participants' pants so that we can
make sure that they haven't been washed or that the participant hasn't just quit without us knowing. Please e-mail me (Pantsathon07@aol.com)
with any suggestions you have to ID pants.
That is all.
~tay jaylor
September 11
School has started up, and so has Pantsathon registration. So far, eighteen people have registered, and there are plenty more
that are expected to register. Most people haven't payed up front who have registered, but that doesn't necessarily mean that
you shouldn't. Believe me, I am anal enough about the organization of the Pantsathon that I know exactly who has payed the
buy-in fee and who hasn't. LOL I said "anal!" The point is, just get your money in whenever you can so that as October 22nd
looms nearer, I don't have to hound you for it.
Registration is also crucial for those of you who plan on ordering those wicked Pantsathon T-Shirts. On the registration form,
there is a place where you can say if you want a T-Shirt or not. Until I know exactly how many people want to get these T-Shirts,
I can't get a quote for how much they are going to be, so that's another good reason to register.
In other news, I have still not received the stickers, though they should arrive in the mail either later this week or next
week some time. When they come, I will be giving them out to those people who have registered.
I have no idea if people read this or not.
Anyway, I just wanted this update to be the voice in the back of everyone's mind to register if they want to do the Pantsathon
just because it's going to be quite the extravaganza once things kick off.
*EDIT* THE DATE OF REGISTRATION HAS BEEN MOVED UP TO OCTOBER 3RD! PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN IN YOUR REGISTRATION FORMS BY
THEN! This is because lots of people are asking how much shirts will cost, and the only way to get an accurate quote is
to find out who all wants shirts to know how many to order and whatever.
~jay
August 22
If you are planning on participating seriously in the Pantsathon, please send an e-mail to Pantsathon07@aol.com
Due to the realization of the magnitude of this contest, another security council member has been added. To elaborate,
in past years, there were three members of the security council to keep track of Pantsathon happenings, and there were less
than thirty participants and now this year, there are going to be over fifty participants. Therefore, the following people
are members of the security council:
Master Jay Taylor
Doctor Will Gumbiner
Sister Abbey Denlinger
Sir Simeon Tzolov
MERCHANDISE!
We're going to sell optional shirts to Pantsathon Participants. Check out the Facebook Pantsathon group for more details.
NEW RULE! Good news, everyone! From now on, a Pantsathon contestant is allowed to not wear his/her pants if he/she is
"shucking corn." Horray!
REGISTRATION:
For organizational purposes, registration is necessary to participate in the Pantsathon. The registration form can be
found on this website on a tab on the left navigation bar. Either e-mail your completed registration form to Pantsathon07@aol.com
or else print it out, fill it out, and hand it to Jay Taylor by October 17th.
That is all for now.
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