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Lizard People of New York

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Added by Adam • Updated about a year ago by Brad

Lizard People of New York
Category: Site Status: Submission Year: 2014 Origin: Jeremy Kaplowitz Region:
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Tags: weird facebook humans of new york reptilian
Additional References: Facebook
Lizard People of New York
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Lizard People of New York June 7- "Bernie Sanders has inspired me politically and sexually. I used to be afraid to hit on girls but now I just say: 'I realize that every metric indicates that I have lost out to the guy you are now dating. That being said, this whole system is rigged against nice guys like me. This isn't over until your wedding date and I plan to convince all your friends and family to pick me once you get to the altar.' Then I just wear them down or hope their current boyfriend gets arrested. 'Like Comment Share Lizard People of New York June 12. Donald: "I love you so much. Flag: "l do not consent." ★ 大 LikeCommentShare Lizard People of New York June 14 "My dad left to get cigarettes when I was 8 and he never came back. So l guess, at least, that's the ONE thing I know not to get him if he comes home for Father's Day." 'Like Comment Share Lizard People of New York June 17. "A lot of people think thoughts and prayers are worthless. But, as Lizard People, we actually have a mind-reading database that records all of them. Thoughts and prayers may not have caused anyone from being murdered but they DID bring back the McRib. Which is fitting, because the McRib is made out of murdered humans." Like Comment Share Lizard People of New York June 20 e "Sports aren't rigged. Politics aren't rigged. Lotteries aren't rigged. Why would we rig those things? What about be the point in that? You know what is actually rigged? Genetics. You're all predetermined to be idiots long before you're even born. 1 Like Comment Share Comment Lizard People of New York 9 hrs "It's weird we all assume that if you could travel back in time, you'd just HAAAAVE to kill someone. I time travel often. It's part of my daily commute. I work as a government agent in 1942 but I live here in 2016. Everyone's always like 'blah blah blah why don't you kill Hitler?' I dunno maybe because it's like super out of the way for me?! I'm traveling to the PAST not to GERMANY. That's like a four hour flight! 1 / Like Comment Share

Category: Site Status: Submission Year: 2014 Origin: Jeremy Kaplowitz Region:
Type:
Tags: weird facebook humans of new york reptilian
Additional References: Facebook

About

Lizard People of New York is a Weird Facebook page run by comedian Jeremy Kaplowitz that parodies the popular blog Humans of New York (HONY) by presupposing the people giving confessional stories are reptilians.

Origin

Kaplowitz started the page as a rising senior at Binghamton University because he "has always found the reptilian conspiracy intriguing," according to an interview he gave to the BU Pipe Dream.[1] On May 21st, 2014, Kaplowitz posted the first update to Lizard People of New York,[2] pictured below.



Spread

In its first summer of existence, Lizard People of New York gained over 15,000 followers and inspired copycat pages across the country. Brandon Stanton, who runs Humans of New York, implicitly gave Kaplowitz his blessing in an email that read:

“I stole your idea because I am the Lizard King, and I knew that if I started a site called Humans of New York, your site would never be seen as anything other than a parody.”

Over the course of the next two years, Lizard People of New York gained recognition as a top HONY parody by Observer,[3] Salon,[4] and Bustle.[5] On December 28th, 2015, Kaplowitz and other writers on the page did a live stand-up comedy performance under the billing Lizard People of New York (Live!).[6]

In 2016, Kaplowitz launched LizardPeopleMeet.com,[7] a fake dating website for reptilians. He told The Daily Dot[8] that he did it as a way to creatively expand upon the success of Lizard People of New York.

As of July 29th, 2016, Lizard People of New York has over 187,000 Facebook likes.

Various Examples


Lizard People of New York July 25 at 5:15pm of speeches. #DNC 1 Like -Comment ·Share Comment 7.3K Top Comments Lizard People of New York July 18 at 5:08pm "I lost my job. There's nothing more embarrassing than being a homeless Lizard Person." "What was your job before you were fired?" "I was presidential candidate Jeb Bush." 'Like Comment Share Top Comments Lizard People of New York July 9 at 8:47pm "We're gonna go home and f--- this plant." 'Like -Comment Share Lizard People of New York June 27 "My opponents are idiots. Why would I be a secret Kenyan or a secret Muslim when I can openly be a Lizard Person? Do you u much cooler that is? No human religion or nationality can top that. Yesterday I shape-shifted into Jay Z and had sex with Beyonce. And then she shape shifted back into Paul Ryan and we both went back to work. Do you understand how f------ cool that is? I don't need to secretly pray to a God; I am a God. d how 'Like -Comment Share Lizard People of New York June 23 e "Sometimes I shape-shift into a taller version of Peter Dinklage just to f--- with people. Like -Comment Share Lizard People of New York June 21 e Sonmes 1 el kel wab rong decade: Maybe tsbecause I was trapped in my mother's uterus for 400 years. "Maybe. 1 Like Comment Share

Search Interest

External References

[1] BU Pipe Dream – BU student parodies ‘Humans of New York’ with lizard people

[2] Lizard People of New York – May 21, 2014

[3] Observer – The 9 Best ‘Humans of New York’ Parodies You Should Be Following

[4] Salon – The Humans of New York parodies that will save us: Talking cats, lizard people and the power of the subversive meme

[5] Bustle – 'Millennials Of New York' Parody Skewers Millennial Stereotypes, Plus 4 Other 'Humans of New York' Parodies That Will Get You Through The Day

[6] Evensi – Lizard People of New York

[7] LizardPeopleMeet.com

[8] The Daily Dot – LizardPeopleMeet.com is, you guessed it, a dating website for lizard people

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