Rat carrying coffee cup on New York City subway track goes viral
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On New York City’s busy subway, you’re bound to see it all – but a rat carrying a coffee cup is one thing you’d least expect.
That’s exactly what one subway rider saw while standing at an MTA station in Brooklyn on Wednesday.
“Made my whole day!! #coffeerat #nyc #MTA #pix11 Franklin Ave Brooklyn,” tweeted Melissa Walker, who posted a 30-second video of the rodent, who apparently needed his caffeine fix.
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In the video, which has amassed over 63,000 views, the rat – which has been dubbed #coffeerat – is seen dragging the small coffee cup by its teeth as it scurries across the platform.
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“I can’t! Oh my God,” Walker says in the background.
Unsurprisingly, the rare sighting garnered many hilarious reactions online.
“Best part is, he's bringing that coffee to the boss rat,” one Twitter user wrote.
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“I would have jumped 5’ in the air and screamed out of fear. #coffeerat is showing the terrible state the subways are in,” another Twitter user commented. “On the flip side, I walk and talk with my coffee too! You don’t get [more] NY than this.”
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Another person jokingly tweeted, “Is he panhandling?”
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One Twitter user, recalling another viral video in 2017 of a subway rat carrying pizza, commented: “It's pizza rat's cousin bringing coffee to the pot luck.”