Posted on 11/17/2017 8:22:42 PM PST by nickcarraway
t's been two years since a rat struggled to drag a hefty slice of pizza along a few subway stairs in New York, and oh, how far we've come.
American hero Pizza Rat now has a rather on-trend Brooklyn antithesis: Avocado Rat.
Discovered hauling an avocado along the tracks at Greenpoint Avenue subway station in Brooklyn on Tuesday, this determined little rat truly embodies the undying millennial addiction to the coveted fruit.
Documentary filmmaker Jessica Edwards managed to capture the little hero, posting an Instagram video of the little battler.
Look, he even managed to get his avo off the tracks before it got smashed.
Avocado Rat isn't the first Pizza Rat spinoff. NYC out-NYCed itself with the arrival of Bagel Rat. Chicago saw its own pizza rodent in Pizza Squirrel, who had an Atlanta spinoff. And then, of course, there was Milkshake Squirrel — game changer.
And we'll never forget the mighty NYC slice battle of Oct. 2015, the Double Pizza Rat showdown.
These little furry fiends remind us to dare to dream, y'know? Or at least remind us that anything can be turned into a sexy Halloween costume.
Move over pizza rat, Brooklyn's avocado rat is new viral sensation
I too love Avo’s. What is your favorite way to eat them?
Mine: Cut the 1/2s into about 1/2 inch grid taking care not to pierce the skin. Heavily salt and pepper the 1/2s. Pour cider or even plain vinegar into the former seed holes allowing the vinegar to spread throughout. Grab a spoon.
It makes a great lunch.
Two years ago, my wife has started an avocado tree from a pit. I told her not to expect too much from it, fruit-wise, but she persisted, and now that sucker is a full three feet tall and growing. We keep it indoors during the winter months. She just started six more using the water/toothpick method a few weeks ago, and has three with roots so far. She’s hell-bent on starting an avocado grove adjacent to our other fruit grove (peaches/apples). Me? I never saw the attraction. It’s just a bland, pedestrian fruit to me, tasteless, but avocado lovers like her are fanatics.
Avacado smoothies are amazing. My (then) six year old said, “You used to be a health freak, but now you’re letting us have junk food (avacado smoothies) for breakfast?”
Avacado, milk, real maple syrup, vanilla and a few ice cubes. Blend in blender.
Amazing !
Rats stealing from people in New York City. Sounds like the Democrat race for Mayor and City Council all over again.
I can’t decide whether he is a Democrat or Republican rat. How can one tell the difference?
My ultimate dream is to win the lotto and buy me a right nice avocado ranch.
YUM!
Squirt ‘em with lime juice and sprinkle with brown sugar or agave syrup. Dessert.
*sigh* That reminds me of the Biggest Aspidistra in the World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XROMw3Z4e0
"We had to get it watered by the local fire brigade..."
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