Seems like it's all the rage in the UK to rip your pants off in anger. Oh, those Brits - always setting the bar higher for us in The Colonies! Can't wait for this trend to hit our shores!
From The Sun, February 18:
A pilot furious at being searched before flying dropped his pants and exposed himself to security staff, then raged: “Do you want to search this?” His flight had to be cancelled as police were called and the pilot was quizzed — but not arrested.
Thirty-seven passengers on the Swiss International Airlines flight from London City Airport were delayed for two hours yesterday as the row erupted.
A source said: “The pilot was asked to take off his shoes and belt like everyone — but completely lost the plot.
“He pulled down his trousers and pants to completely expose himself, then turned to the security guard and asked angrily, ‘Do you want to search this?’”
The incident happened at the East London terminal’s downstairs security gate, which is not used by the public.
The source said: “All pilots have to go through these procedures so no one can understand why he reacted the way he did. Perhaps he was having a bad day.” From The Sun, also on February 18:
A pensioner stripped to his underpants in a Tesco store in a row over a lottery ticket. Norman Matthews, 68, accused an assistant of not giving him his tickets and change after he handed over £10 for two £1.50 lucky dips and a £2 scratchcard.
The girl insisted she had done so and he was banned for a day from the store in Addlestone, Surrey — which later admitted the error and gave him a £10 voucher.
Norman said: “I stripped to prove I had no ticket or change. I did it for the principle, not the money.”