[LMAO!] Man dressed as giant rat takes subway mask requirement to new heights

[GhostofDempsey]

So this giant rat walks into a Midtown subway car ?and nobody blinks an eye.

“Buddy the Rat??AKA performance artist Jonothon Lyons ?has been boring seen-it-all subway riders a lot these days as he perches on seats in all his rodent regalia, including a full-face mask and a long pink tail.

But Tiktok loves him.

“Oh NYC is dead? Explain this,?self-described comedy writer Alison Williams posted on Twitter over a Tiktok video of the human rodent boarding a No. 1 at 42nd Street that’s going viral.

Lyons, who wears a suit and nice shoes, plus gloves on his hands as he crawls, has posted about 30 other Tiktok videos, and appeared in a few filmed by passersby, including one where he scampered across a city street.

Lyons works in physical theater and puppetry, including a stint with the Blue Man Group.

He said he created Buddy the Rat about 11 years ago, and posted a video on YouTube of a visit to Times Square that got about 70,000 views.

Lyons brought Buddy out of retirement last month to tape a short film with director Todd Strauss-Schulson, known for “Isn’t It Romantic?and “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.?br />
Their short ?which Lyons described as, “Lonely rat finds love and dances the night away??will debut on Lyons?Vimeo and YouTube channels on Thanksgiving Day.

[HewJohnson]

Lol. People man.

[YoungManRumble]

"self-described comedy writer Alison Williams posted on Twitter over a Tiktok video of the human rodent boarding a No. 1 at 42nd Street that’s going viral."

There's a lot going on in that sentence that sums up many things that are wrong with the world currently.

[BrometheusBob.]

My man Master Splinter here needs to chill out, I'm just tryna get home

[Willy Wanker]

Imagine getting mugged or ****d by someone dressed as a giant rat.

[GhostofDempsey]

What’s funny is that in Mew York no one even noticed.

[Vinnykin]

"self-described comedy writer Alison Williams posted on Twitter over a Tiktok video of the human rodent boarding a No. 1 at 42nd Street that’s going viral."

There's a lot going on in that sentence that sums up many things that are wrong with the world currently.

Anything that starts with "self-described" sets off alarm bells for me.

[Vinnykin]

What’s funny is that in Mew York no one even noticed.

I think most people would see the guy filming, and then try to just get away or ignore it.

I'd love to see this tried on the subway in Glasgow, after a Rangers-Celtic game, when loads of drunk football/soccer fans are going about....... that rat would get kicked to ****.

......... but that wouldn't happen. Got to do it when it's not busy and there's just some old guy sitting on the seat opposite.

[BrometheusBob.]

What’s funny is that in Mew York no one even noticed.

Minding your own business is a NYC tradition. You gonna have to do more than get into a rat costume for me to look up from my phone

[Shadoww702]

So this giant rat walks into a Midtown subway car ?and nobody blinks an eye.

“Buddy the Rat??AKA performance artist Jonothon Lyons ?has been boring seen-it-all subway riders a lot these days as he perches on seats in all his rodent regalia, including a full-face mask and a long pink tail.

But Tiktok loves him.

“Oh NYC is dead? Explain this,?self-described comedy writer Alison Williams posted on Twitter over a Tiktok video of the human rodent boarding a No. 1 at 42nd Street that’s going viral.

Lyons, who wears a suit and nice shoes, plus gloves on his hands as he crawls, has posted about 30 other Tiktok videos, and appeared in a few filmed by passersby, including one where he scampered across a city street.

Lyons works in physical theater and puppetry, including a stint with the Blue Man Group.

He said he created Buddy the Rat about 11 years ago, and posted a video on YouTube of a visit to Times Square that got about 70,000 views.

Lyons brought Buddy out of retirement last month to tape a short film with director Todd Strauss-Schulson, known for “Isn’t It Romantic?and “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.?br />
Their short ?which Lyons described as, “Lonely rat finds love and dances the night away??will debut on Lyons?Vimeo and YouTube channels on Thanksgiving Day.

That was funny