The New York City Cheeseball Man Captivated A Huge Crowd As He Chowed Down On A Jar Of Cheeseballs While Wearing A Ski Mask
One of the most fascinating parts about New York City is that you’ll never quite know what you’re going to see on the streets during a seemingly normal day.
For instance, imagine you’re walking around Union Square Park in Manhattan and come across a giant crowd of people watching a man in a mask devour cheeseballs.
Well, that’s something that actually happened.
One of the most viral and goofy stories to come out of the Big Apple this spring was that of “Cheeseball Man,” a well-promoted public experience where a massive crowd gathered to watch a disguised young man eat a large jar of cheeseballs.
So, how did this event gain so much hype?
It all started with the posters put up by Cheeseball Man in Manhattan. The poster, which went viral online before the famous cheeseball event, includes a selfie of the young man in an orange ski mask holding up a large jar of cheeseballs.
The bold font on the poster reads, “Watch me eat this entire jar of cheeseballs,” and the details, “Union Square Park. April 27th, 3pm.”
Sure enough, the poster gained a lot of attention, and people decided to show up at the park that day because they thought Cheeseball Man’s idea was hilarious.
But it wasn’t only a few people that showed up to see Cheeseball Man; it turned out to be hundreds.
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The crowd excitedly chanted things like “Cheeseball Man!” and “Keep it down!” every time it looked like the anonymous man may be ill.
Amazingly, with the help of some cheerful energy from the crowd, Cheeseball Man was able to finish the large jar of neon orange-colored cheeseballs in around 30 minutes.
After signing some autographs like a big-time celebrity and meeting his new fans, Cheeseball Man then went home, where he informed everyone he’d likely be getting sick.
Some people have called Cheeseball Man a hero online, and his cheeseball performance, while it may have been silly, brought a lot of joy to people who needed something to shake up their day.
If you’ve been online a lot recently, did you see anything posted about Cheeseball Man?
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