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Rat Man's Still Got It
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John Del Signore
Published Jul 31, 2013
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It's been a while since we've heard from Rat Man, formerly known as Sad Rat Man, a.k.a. Thomas Sierra, the New Yorker most famous for stuffing his dyed pet rats in his mouth and... well, what more do you need? Don't judge—what are YOU famous for? Last we saw Sierra, it was last summer and Rat Man entertaining the masses in Times Square by wrangling multiple rats in his capacious mouth. It's a living!
This week, Sierra was spotted on the subway by Flickr photographer "eudæmon," who notes that no rats were harmed (apparently) during the taking of the photograph. He adds that Sierra said "he doesn't put balls in his mouth. Only head :)" And apparently, now he has a sidekick. What should we call him, Hat Man? It's been a long day. Excuse us while we check in on Thong Guy.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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