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