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Ryan Gosling-Themed Easter Egg Hunt Shows True Meaning Of Holiday
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Christopher Robbins
Published Apr 8, 2012
Modified Apr 8, 2012
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Bigots wearing weird headgear and overrated quarterbacks may tell you that Easter is about a "savior," but we're smart enough to know that it's actually about Ryan Gosling. The Twitter account @GoslingEaster purports to be the actor/hero, and claims to have hidden 200 easter eggs below 14th Street in Manhattan carrying messages ("I'm dipping myself in chocolate for you.") and a photo. Is this a bogus bid for publicity by a sad PR firm or a way for the actor to save crazed fans who jump into traffic looking for his eggs?
Right now the account only has 102 followers, which seems low given that the eggs may or may not have been touched by Him. Would He ever block the bike lane with his gifts? Lo, he would not. Nor would he ever refer to himself as "everyone's favorite heartthrob." Hey girl, have fun with photos of these eggs, but don't waste your afternoon searching for them.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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