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How I Made ‘Pizza Rat’ Into a Cash Cow That Changed My Life
New York Post ^ | December 13, 2022 | Jeanette Settembre

Posted on 12/16/2022 10:35:25 AM PST by nickcarraway

A video of a rat dragging a slice of pizza down a flight of subway stairs nearly broke the internet when Matt Little posted the 14-second clip to YouTube in 2015. Seven years later and the viral video has more than 12 million views and still resonates for some who see it as a metaphor for gritty New Yorkers.

Little, 41, shared how the rodent became a viral celebrity — and a moneymaker — in an interview with Insider.

It all started around 1 a.m. when Little told the outlet he was walking to catch a Brooklyn-bound L train after a night out. That’s when he said he caught the eyebrow-raising sight of a rat hauling a slice of pizza.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Food; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: newyorkcity; pizzarat; youtube

1 posted on 12/16/2022 10:35:25 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Pizza Rat is certainly more likeable than the rats in DC.

I must (in my mind) think that views on youtube are worth more than they actually are. 12 million views and he's only saving for a home?

2 posted on 12/16/2022 10:41:43 AM PST by FLNittany (Autotune is jealous of Karen Carpenter)
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Then there's this NY Rat that pulled a fire alarm:

Rat yanks fire alarm, forces building evacuation

3 posted on 12/16/2022 10:50:50 AM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: FLNittany

New York City rats are smarter than New York City politicians.


4 posted on 12/16/2022 10:51:45 AM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: FLNittany

LOL

Homes are expensive in that neck of the woods.

Can see the little pizza eater or a descendent showing up asking for his/her “bite” of the share?

I need sleep. LOL Or chocolate.


5 posted on 12/16/2022 10:05:56 PM PST by Notthereyet (NotThereYet. )
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To: Notthereyet
Notthereyet (NotThereTet)

NotTheReyEt.

6 posted on 12/16/2022 10:08:24 PM PST by Lazamataz (The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
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