Saturday, April 3, 2010

  Wearing most underpants at once  - world record set by Gary Craig

  South Shields, UK -- Gary Craig, 51, from Whitburn, who has dubbed himself the Geordie Pantsman, put on 211 pairs in 25 minutes at Dusk nightclub - setting the new world record for wearing most underpants at once .

   The Sunderland-based architect said he came up with the idea after seeing a YouTube clip of a man wearing "loads of T-shirts".

    About 150 people gathered to watch Mr Craig's record-breaking bid at Dusk nightclub in South Shields. He began by putting on a pair of 40-inch underpants (size large) and finished with a 60-inch (size 4XL) pair.

   Speaking afterwards, he said: "It feels pretty sore at the minute but I'm just absolutely delighted. "I wanted to really crack it and give the Australians something to think about. I deliberately went one over the 10 just to make sure."

   He added: "The great thing was I had lots of people there to support me and that made a big difference. "I felt like if I'd had more pants I could have carried on."    

The previous Guinness world record for Wearing most underpants at once was 190 pairs, set by an ex Aussie Rules footballer on 'The Footy Show' in Australia last June.

   Mr Craig has so far raised about £3,000 for the St. Simon's Drop-in Centre for the unemployed and underprivileged in South Shields, where Gary is the chairman, as well as the Cancer Connections charity.

    To donate cash, visit http://www.geordiepantsman.co.uk

   He said: "It was a brilliant night and couldn't have gone better. We have raised more than £3,000 so far, and people can still donate to the appeal.

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