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Move over, Pizza Rat, there's a new celebrity rodent in town!
Who among us hasn't had a moment of boldness and inspiration, trying to do the seemingly impossible, mustering our courage to really go for the gold... only to find ourselves embroiled in fiasco as soon as we do? It's part of the human condition, relatable to all of us.
Including, apparently, rats.
A video recently emerged that featured a rat pulling a fire alarm is causing quite a stir on the internet. In fact, you might even say it's caused a firestorm.
As video from a DC condo building's surveillance shows, last summer, a rat was traipsing along a railing when he discovered an intriguing sort of box on the wall--a standard fire alarm with a pull-lever. He leaps for the box and promptly falls--but not before pulling the lever and tripping the fire alarm.
A rat pulled a fire alarm in D.C., causing the evacuation of an entire condo building. https://t.co/np5ko0flFN https://t.co/e2qLFZWfxL— NBCWashington (@NBCWashington) 1536536710.0
The incident triggered an evacuation of the entire building, for no reason.
On social media, some people were delighted:
I’m so glad there’s footage of this https://t.co/ksDLbqMpEg— Darin (@Darin) 1536599503.0
Rats pulling condo fire alarms is better than rats chewing wires and leaving a big area of DC without power, which… https://t.co/oJM1hE3zuB— Patrick Hruby (@Patrick Hruby) 1536587299.0
How many people did he save with his quick thinking? https://t.co/FWDcENHGc6— mokie (@mokie) 1536597509.0
@katzish How else is Condo Rat gonna let Pizza Rat in?— Andrew Ba Tran (@Andrew Ba Tran) 1536597740.0
"Animals wreaking havoc" is the best kind of news https://t.co/cdhPpKYGxx— Joshua Fechter 📝 (@Joshua Fechter 📝) 1536600739.0
Some were repulsed:
I been trying to tell y'all that the rats in DC are gutta af. He prolly pulled the fire alarm so that he could stea… https://t.co/2GZvUbAL7S— rocket juju (@rocket juju) 1536584735.0
Some were outraged:
And some were even inspired:
He’s gonna be taking ALL DA CHEESE NOW https://t.co/p7mhFOGtt3— Steph (@Steph) 1536598385.0
New York rats just eat pizza. DC rats are so industrious they cause mass evacuations of condos. https://t.co/s6dePT0RTL— Elahe Izadi (@Elahe Izadi) 1536587280.0
How many people did he save with his quick thinking? https://t.co/FWDcENHGc6— mokie (@mokie) 1536597509.0
Others couldn't help but empathize with the little guy:
@katzish How else is Condo Rat gonna let Pizza Rat in?— Andrew Ba Tran (@Andrew Ba Tran) 1536597740.0
Maybe he wanted all the customers to try his new dish? https://t.co/6r46u2GT4n— Ezra Caraveo (@Ezra Caraveo) 1536600483.0
@katzish How else is Condo Rat gonna let Pizza Rat in?— Andrew Ba Tran (@Andrew Ba Tran) 1536597740.0
Some even found in the rat's exploits echoes of our troubled times:
If Pizza Rat captured the can-do spirit and resourcefulness of New York City circa 2015, Fire Alarm Rat captures th… https://t.co/3WgDErkX1g— Hunter Schwarz (@Hunter Schwarz) 1536587675.0
I've made the strategic decision to start sucking up to our rat overlords now https://t.co/87CovgRB4V— Rachel Kurzius (@Rachel Kurzius) 1536592949.0
And of course, some couldn't resist the opportunity for a pun:
Who ratted him out?! https://t.co/r5ZOk1zqoq— Julia Waldow (@Julia Waldow) 1536601680.0
Whatever your feelings, this little guy clearly managed to assert his dominance over the humans trying to eradicate him and his compatriots.
Here's to you, Condo Rat.
H/T New York Post, GQ