NEW YORK — A New York City rat refused to leave a slice of pizza behind. And can you blame the little guy?
The internet is losing its mind over a YouTube video showing a rat, using all of its might, to drag a perfectly good pizza slice down the subway stairs.
Comedian Matt Little was able to capture pizza rat in all its glory at the First Avenue subway station.
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In just three hours, #pizzarat was a trending topic on Facebook and Twitter, becoming a top news story.
let's be honest, #PizzaRat is living the life we all wish we led.
— Pete Zaroll (@totinos) September 21, 2015
A plane could disappear right now and no one would write about it because Media Twitter is dedicated to #pizzarat.
— Polly Mosendz (@polly) September 21, 2015
#PizzaRat isn't the hero we asked for, but he's the hero we need in these dark times.
— Nick Kolakowski (@nkolakowski) September 21, 2015
A Twitter handle <a href="https://twitter.com/NYCPizzaRat">@NYCPizzaRat</a> was even created in honor of the rat.
Wasn't trying to make a statement, humans. Just trying to get some damn pizza down some subway stairs.
— NYCPizzaRat (@NYCPizzaRat) September 21, 2015
The furry creature embodied what New Yorkers found themselves doing at some point of their lives, desperate to get to-go pizza down their throat.
The rat wasn't able to get the whole slice down the stairs, but seemed to go back for a second try. No word on how the pizza struggles panned out, but the world is rooting for pizza rat.