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Two Pranksters Built a Pizza Rat Robot to Terrify New Yorkers
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/11/someone-built-a-pizza-rat-robot.html?mid=google&google_editors_picks=true-snip-
For weeks, New Yorkers have been paying tribute to Pizza Rat, the notorious dollar-slice-dragging rodent who reminds us all a little of ourselves. Since the critter was filmed on the stairs of an L train station back in September, it has been honored with adoring tweets, imaginative tattoos, and even a sexy Halloween costume. People were clamoring for a second coming — and they've finally got it: To test how much our hearts have really warmed toward Pizza Rat, two pranksters built a robot in the creature's likeness to drive around on streets and subway platforms.
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