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[[Look, Ma! No Pants!]]
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obtained=not having pants equipped on January 1st in 2006 or 2016+.|
[[Trophy]] obtained by not having pants equipped when New Years 2006 came.
text=You're entitled to the "Look, Ma! No Pants!" Trophy, for having celebrated New Year's pantsless.}}
 
The System Message "Happy New Year! Now take off your pants!" was displayed in chat.
 
==Trophy Maker Text==
:[[Image:Trophy.gif|Look, Ma! No Pants!]] You're entitled to the "Look, Ma! No Pants!" Trophy, for having celebrated New Year's pantsless.


==Notes==
==Notes==
*This trophy is called "Pantsless!" in the [[Trophy Case]], but "Look, Ma! No Pants!" at the [[Trophy Hut]].
*This trophy is called "Pantsless!" in the [[Trophy Case]] and "Look, Ma! No Pants!" at the [[Trophy Hut]].
*The [[system message]] "Happy New Year! Now take off your pants!" was displayed in chat in 2005.
*Many players who received the trophy were not online and had not seen the message; they received it simply because they were lucky enough to not be wearing pants at the time.
*According to the the [http://shows.kingdomofloathing.com/120_Minutes_20060102.mp3 January 2nd, 2006, Jick and Mr. Skullhead Radio Show], this trophy was a spur-of-the-moment idea and would never be seen again. Even so, [[Mr Skullhead]] continues to pull people's chains in system messages.
*To many people's disappointment, this trophy wasn't available on any New Year's Day for the next 9 years.
*On December 14, 2009, the Trophy Maker [[The Loathing Herald-Times-Tribune-Messenger/December 14, 2009|claimed]] in [[The Loathing Herald-Times-Tribune-Messenger]] that he would be offering this trophy again. However, Mr Skullhead made it clear in [http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com/vb/showpost.php?p=3521834&postcount=1140 this forum post] that the bulletin was a joke.
*It was reintroduced during the 2015/2016 New Year:
**on January 1, 2016 players reported [http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com/vb/showpost.php?p=4811637&postcount=11 not getting the trophy at rollover] despite not wearing pants. Players were advised to keep their pants off until [http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com/vb/showpost.php?p=4811681&postcount=20 Arizona's New Year] (12:00 AM MST or 07:00 UTC), and those that did were [http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com/vb/showpost.php?p=4811718&postcount=25 duly rewarded];
**in the following year the trophy was delayed by one day - one had to keep their pants off during rollover on New Year's Day rather than New Year's Eve. An [[History of Loathing (2017)|appropriate announcement]] was made in the form of a trivial update.
*In order to qualify for the trophy (at least during the 2015/2016 new year), one had to [http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com/vb/showpost.php?p=4812627&postcount=81 have logged in within the last 7 days before new years].
** '''On January 1, 2022, without warning, the time changed to rollover'''.
*This trophy's image name is "not_wearing_any_pants.gif", which is pretty self-explanatory.
*As of 2017 it is available post ascension.


[[Category:Trophies]]
==References==
*In logic and mathematics, the exclamation point ("!") can indicate [[Wikipedia:Negation|negation]]. Thus, if "pants" represents the state of wearing pants, then "!pants" represents the state of not wearing pants.
*The title of this trophy refers to the common phrase "[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=look%20ma%20no%20hands&defid=5367691 Look, Ma! No Hands!]".

Latest revision as of 09:40, 1 January 2024

Look, Ma! No Pants!
Look, Ma! No Pants!

This trophy is earned by not having pants equipped on January 1st in 2006 or 2016+.

Look, Ma! No Pants! You're entitled to the "Look, Ma! No Pants!" Trophy, for having celebrated New Year's pantsless.

Notes

  • This trophy is called "Pantsless!" in the Trophy Case and "Look, Ma! No Pants!" at the Trophy Hut.
  • The system message "Happy New Year! Now take off your pants!" was displayed in chat in 2005.
  • Many players who received the trophy were not online and had not seen the message; they received it simply because they were lucky enough to not be wearing pants at the time.
  • According to the the January 2nd, 2006, Jick and Mr. Skullhead Radio Show, this trophy was a spur-of-the-moment idea and would never be seen again. Even so, Mr Skullhead continues to pull people's chains in system messages.
  • To many people's disappointment, this trophy wasn't available on any New Year's Day for the next 9 years.
  • On December 14, 2009, the Trophy Maker claimed in The Loathing Herald-Times-Tribune-Messenger that he would be offering this trophy again. However, Mr Skullhead made it clear in this forum post that the bulletin was a joke.
  • It was reintroduced during the 2015/2016 New Year:
    • on January 1, 2016 players reported not getting the trophy at rollover despite not wearing pants. Players were advised to keep their pants off until Arizona's New Year (12:00 AM MST or 07:00 UTC), and those that did were duly rewarded;
    • in the following year the trophy was delayed by one day - one had to keep their pants off during rollover on New Year's Day rather than New Year's Eve. An appropriate announcement was made in the form of a trivial update.
  • In order to qualify for the trophy (at least during the 2015/2016 new year), one had to have logged in within the last 7 days before new years.
    • On January 1, 2022, without warning, the time changed to rollover.
  • This trophy's image name is "not_wearing_any_pants.gif", which is pretty self-explanatory.
  • As of 2017 it is available post ascension.

References

  • In logic and mathematics, the exclamation point ("!") can indicate negation. Thus, if "pants" represents the state of wearing pants, then "!pants" represents the state of not wearing pants.
  • The title of this trophy refers to the common phrase "Look, Ma! No Hands!".