The Internet won't let anything stay pure. Not even Pizza Rat.

 By 
Tricia Gilbride
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Leave it to the Internet to take something pure like a rat trying to carry a slice of pizza it found on the subway steps and sully it.

As soon as a video surfaced of a rat seemingly trying to feed its family with a slice of pizza surfaced, the jokes started rolling in, because apparently people can't just enjoy a sweet little rat video without making it about themselves.

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So here's what people have to say about Pizza Rat -- the good, the bad and the extra cheesy.

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