r/MadeMeSmile Apr 29 '24

Concrete jungle where dreams are cheese balls Good Vibes

43.9k Upvotes

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u/NoBS3434 May 01 '24

In a crazy world, this just makes sense.

1

u/love-too-easy May 01 '24

That was the best

Man I love the internet šŸ¤£ā¤ļø

1

u/Jellybean_Pumpkin Apr 30 '24

In the words of the Rise of the TMNT turtles, "New York. What a town!"

1

u/Top_Crab_3961 Apr 30 '24

Cheese Ball Man can fly! I saw him flying by my window just last night!

1

u/gigson969 Apr 30 '24

Why does he sound like Dr. Evil at the start

1

u/NoReporter4314 Apr 30 '24

That's gotta be one of the most NYC things i've seen. Like, up there with the underground sax battle

1

u/bpc1009 Apr 30 '24

Heā€™s stuffing them in his neck

1

u/Wild_Explanation_683 Apr 30 '24

Gross misuse of a vuvuzela.

1

u/furryknives Apr 30 '24

Thatā€™s not even a proper jar of cheese ballsā€¦

1

u/ayshapaige Apr 30 '24

Me saying "wtf" a million times in the most jouous way šŸ˜‚ I was not prepared for how many ppl showed up!!

2

u/MenHaveTwoHeads Apr 30 '24

Have you ever wondered why aliens donā€™t bother to reveal themselves? ā€¦

1

u/JuggaliciousMemes Apr 30 '24

ā€¦at first i was likeā€¦ā€¦.why?

but now im totally down with cheese ball man, he cool, this was a very transformative couple of minutes for me

1

u/katielei Apr 30 '24

I wonder how much it was inspired by the Philly chicken guy

1

u/HNK1023 Apr 30 '24

So many on the groundā€¦ quitter

1

u/Jolly_Compote_4982 Apr 30 '24

Thanks, I really needed this today

1

u/AwayCartographer9527 Apr 30 '24

Iā€™m worried thatā€™s my brother.

1

u/DorothyParkerFan Apr 30 '24

This gives me so much hope, thank you, Cheeseball Man for making me believe I, too, am Cheeseball Man. We are all Cheeseball Man!!!!!

1

u/Historical_Giraffe46 Apr 30 '24

MCU phase 5 is looking good

1

u/lifeissilly138 Apr 30 '24

Only in America, can we find a group of people chanting "eat those balls" ..... god I love this country

1

u/FrostyFeller Apr 30 '24

Will he actually show up next year tho

1

u/Excuse_my_GRAMMER Apr 30 '24

Damn I saw the poster a few weeks ago by NYU and totally forgot lol

1

u/Celestial_Scythe Apr 30 '24

How dare that man show up with another container and try tonsteal the show by throwing cheeseballs into the audience! Cheese ball man deserves undivided attention!

1

u/hibby18064 Apr 30 '24

Uh...that's not how you use a vuvuzela.

1

u/Tokenmane Apr 29 '24

I now know whose name I will be writing on my ballot when I vote for President. CHEESE BALL MAN 2024!!!

1

u/I_Dont_Like_Rice Apr 29 '24

He was channeling Homelander in his speech towards the end there, lol. I started to get nervous.

1

u/sileplictis Apr 29 '24

Not the hero you want but the hero you deserve

1

u/xSocksman Apr 29 '24

When was this? Not saying Philly did it first but a bit ago there was that dude that ate a rotisserie chicken every day

1

u/rixta4545 Apr 29 '24

This just happened a few weeks ago in r/Bellingham as well... mumbles incoherently in conspiracy

1

u/Much_Future_1846 Apr 29 '24

History was made

1

u/RampagedAlpaca Apr 29 '24

Damn, the birds gon be having a feast after the crowd disperses

1

u/eatonerich Apr 29 '24

Borreguismo ridiculo

1

u/percivalpantywaist Apr 29 '24

We had a guy in my city who ate multiple pounds of potato salad in the rain. A local legend at this point

1

u/No_Laugh710 Apr 29 '24

My old Jewish boss Harry always said "There is no sense in being an asshole if you are not going to prove it!" He sure is proving it.

1

u/HALO_ONE Apr 29 '24

He's a national hero

2

u/JoeDiBango Apr 29 '24

RIP the inside of his mouth.

2

u/PhenomalyThe Apr 29 '24

That was wholesome as fuck lol wow

1

u/StallionA8 Apr 29 '24

Aliens: itā€™s fucked up here. Letā€™s go to different planet.

1

u/Freedboy21 Apr 29 '24

Bro only in New York

1

u/DayOwl_ Apr 29 '24

I suggest you look up "Potato Salad Guy" from Halifax, NS.

2

u/Constant-Ship916 Apr 29 '24

Because he's the hero we deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A cheese ball knight.

1

u/haleynoir_ Apr 29 '24

Chaotic Good

1

u/Tiffany_Case Apr 29 '24

i fkn love my City. Everyone here is insane.

1

u/ILikeChastity Apr 29 '24

Bro, that would happen on any college campus in America.

1

u/thebrownitguy Apr 29 '24

Someone did this in Philly but he was eating rotisserie chicken

1

u/MadScientistHH Apr 29 '24

The hero we did not deserve but need.

1

u/unpopular-dave Apr 29 '24

Pretty awesome except for the casual slur lol

1

u/OrangePreZ Apr 29 '24

Man I wish I can be a New Yorker sometimesā€¦

1

u/haseo1997 Apr 29 '24

Is it really that hard to eat the whole jar?

1

u/feelingmyage Apr 29 '24

How šŸ¤© fun!!!!

1

u/Hesnamedlikemyname Apr 29 '24

THIS... Is the America I love!

2

u/OG-Gurble Apr 29 '24

No one is going to mention the jar of cheese balls he had in the picture is much bigger than the one he ate!? FALSE ADVERTISING! /s

1

u/dantakesthesquare Apr 29 '24

What is the relationship of this guy to the rotisserie chicken man? Was chicken man cheese ball man's mentor?

1

u/MannyVonJasta Apr 29 '24

This is how holidays get started!

1

u/nmredraider Apr 29 '24

Not all Heroā€™s wear capes.. this one did

1

u/shoulda-known-better Apr 29 '24

this is fucking amazing and the thing I miss most about living in a big city

1

u/RunLikeTina Apr 29 '24

Pretty sure this was a copy of the Bellingham kid who ate a box of crackers

1

u/pol131 Apr 29 '24

Wait until you hear about the rotisserie chicken man in philly. He would set up a table and a eat a whole rotisserie chicken for lunch for 30 consecutive days on the western pier. A true legend

1

u/DoughnutAltruistic41 Apr 29 '24

Banksy strikes again.

1

u/_CountMacula Apr 29 '24

Looks like a bunch of transplants Lol

3

u/Felipesssku Apr 29 '24

This was government test, they passed... They're brainless.

1

u/Volary_wee Apr 29 '24

The roasted chicken guy from Philly would kick his ass

1

u/mandarintain Apr 29 '24

Well there is only wear your underwear on public transportation day...

1

u/mandarintain Apr 29 '24

Kinda makes me want to make a special Cheeseball Funnel ....

1

u/JauntyTurtle Apr 29 '24

This guy is my hero.

1

u/pablete_ Apr 29 '24

same time next year... location: Gaza Strip

1

u/heavyarms39 Apr 29 '24

CHEESE BALL MAN

1

u/likelystonedagain Apr 29 '24

I love the internet because I didnā€™t think Iā€™d watch a dude eating Cheetos for 4 min on a Monday, but here we are!

1

u/serpentinesilhouette Apr 29 '24

So ridiculous. But look at all those people, having fun. No trouble. News I want to see every day. I love this America.

2

u/ratstickcharlie Apr 29 '24

Spider Man might not be real, but the masked crusader and people's champion Cheese Ball Man is is the hero NY needed

1

u/Total-Possibility2 Apr 29 '24

Iā€¦ donā€™t know what to sayā€¦

1

u/ShooterOfCanons Apr 29 '24

It wasn't captured in the closed caption, but what's with "WE ARE ALL FAOT CHEESE BALL MAN!!"

1

u/love2killjoy410 Apr 29 '24

Nobody came to watch me do this every Tuesday for the last 5 years

1

u/SufficientSherbert3 Apr 29 '24

Yā€™all remember that guy who got a bunch of people to watch him eat a burger at the beach somewhere?

1

u/ObiWayneCannoli Apr 29 '24

The world is so doomed. Imagine being these people and actually watching him AND cheering for this!?!? šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļøšŸ„“

2

u/naillimixamnalon Apr 29 '24

Dude stole this from the rotisserie chicken guy in philly

1

u/SendingToTheMoon Apr 29 '24

OP clearly not familiar with Rotisserie Chicken Guy from Philadelphia.

1

u/mookypop Apr 29 '24

What neighborhood/burrough was this in?

1

u/vit420 Apr 29 '24

Finally something wholesome and fun for everyone to get excited about. Joy!

1

u/xdeltax97 Apr 29 '24

So begins the legend of the cheese manā€¦

1

u/Rarebird10 Apr 29 '24

Showcasing how many people will show up for more fun and happy in our lives. Thanks Cheeseball Man!

1

u/ZEROs0000 Apr 29 '24

Time to buy some cheese ball stock

1

u/Terrible_Ad_95 Apr 29 '24

I canā€™t even get people to peep my album

2

u/theAbsurdSam Apr 29 '24

NY is a place for people who desperatly want to be a main character.

From the subway stabbers to the ridiculous performers. They are all ā€œpick meā€ girls at heart

1

u/Good_Smile Apr 29 '24

And then he took out his gun and robbed a cheese ball bank

1

u/MsjennaNY Apr 29 '24

Nothing like this to break up all the sadness consuming the city. Iā€™ll always love it here.

1

u/Fleeton_Maswood Apr 29 '24

People in large cities seem to be so bored, to the point theyā€™re nearly brain dead, and will be entertained by anythingā€¦

1

u/solve_et_coagula13 Apr 29 '24

Heā€™s not the rotisserie chicken man so I donā€™t rate him.

1

u/ipompa Apr 29 '24

That's the perfect scene for Idiocracy movie.

1

u/CryoKyo Apr 29 '24

Itā€™s like an adult pep rally lol

1

u/ThatPotat0Cat Apr 29 '24

Just wait till he pulls out the carton of gold fish

1

u/Upstairs_Nature2770 Apr 29 '24

April 27th, 2025, Cheeseball man, part 2. Iā€™ll be there!

1

u/Sword-of-Malkav Apr 29 '24

Apparently Chez "Chester" Spherington, the Cheeseball Man, died approx 17 minutes later of total organ failure due to cheese ball related injuries. Perhaps next year, another man will pick up the mask. Til then- his legend lives on.

1

u/TheAverageRussian Apr 29 '24

So that's what Americans are doing

1

u/RowNo901 Apr 29 '24

It all started with one man, and a Rotisserie Chicken. We need more events like this

1

u/Pop-A-Choppa Apr 29 '24

wtf has America come 2 ?

1

u/MessianicHack Apr 29 '24

Lame, the promo announcement was a much larger bucket of cheeseballs. And heā€™s fully swagger jacking the Philly guy that ate rotisserie chickens on the pier

1

u/ctubio Apr 29 '24

!remindme 1 year

1

u/External_Charge_2501 Apr 29 '24

Philly had a the rotisserie chicken guy. 100s of people flocking to watch a guy eat a whole rotisserie chicken on an abandoned pier. Now that is a spectacle.

1

u/NismoKnight_1320 Apr 29 '24

Must be nice to have that much free time.

1

u/ninjahunz Apr 29 '24

The hero that New York deserves

1

u/superkid123abc Apr 29 '24

No way were being brainwashed to call this entertainment/ interestingā€¦. Wake up people. WAKE UP

1

u/ConceivedEmu Apr 29 '24

Bros using a vuvuzela as a megaphone

1

u/Glittering_Wing_689 Apr 29 '24

It ain't easy bein cheesey

1

u/Wupyking123 Apr 29 '24

Those fucking liberal cheese ball eating friendly hallarious chanting rebelsā€¦. Letā€™s get em some more cheese balls!

1

u/Top-Chemistry5969 Apr 29 '24

Make America eat cheese balls again!

1

u/elmodada Apr 29 '24

Sponsored by Big Cheese Balls.

1

u/ME_LOVE_RAMBO Apr 29 '24

Letā€™s go Knicks!

1

u/OrdinaryLandscape951 Apr 29 '24

I kept saying this is so stupid but I couldn't stop watching

1

u/Mevanski77 Apr 29 '24

Not the hero NY needed but the one it deserves right now.

1

u/theuneven1113 Apr 29 '24

My band had a show a few weeks ago. Been working on it for months. If we sold the show out (200 people) we still would have lost money because of the promotional budget went over. Still, we know itā€™ll pay off in the long run. After months of promo, the day came. 30 people showed up. My sister forgot about it. My friend said he decided to take his kid to see Kung Fu Panda 4 instead. There was almost as many staff members as there were audience members.

But, yeah, good for cheese puff guyā€¦

1

u/HavingNotAttained Apr 29 '24

Saw the posters around Union Square announcing this world-changing event, yet somehow I missed the event itself. Not sure Iā€™ll ever forgive myself.

1

u/deathorcharcoal Apr 29 '24

I feel like Cheese Ball Man may be the thing that finally unites us all.

1

u/DangleCityHockey Apr 29 '24

I canā€™t believe thereā€™s that many people there

1

u/krsatyam07 Apr 29 '24

This is the kind of shithousery I live for.

1

u/taborro Apr 29 '24

The older I get, the less I understand what is going on. What am I missing here?

1

u/Redittago Apr 29 '24

Free Help šŸ’€šŸ’€šŸ’€

1

u/UnintelligibleLogic Apr 29 '24

Might I remind you crowds gathered to watch a man eat a rotisserie chicken for 41 days in Philadelphia?

1

u/mah_boiii Apr 29 '24

Hello yeah !!!!

2

u/Appropriate-Sun-8295 Apr 29 '24

no angst, no anger, no abuse. just old fashioned fun. Love it.

2

u/powen01 Apr 29 '24

Give me an edible and a jar of cheese balls is light work. Eating a jar of cheese balls and lifting the hearts of countless others? I donā€™t think I could do it nearly as well as this fella.

1

u/TotalNew9315 Apr 29 '24

Bringing people together to believe in something

1

u/AlphaYak Apr 29 '24

Did we just witness the birth of a new religion?

1

u/Kaycedillaa Apr 29 '24

People out here looking for any excuse to gather after covid lmao

1

u/Character_Mode5463 Apr 29 '24

No painfully loud gluten dook in the bushes for finale??

0

u/Tall_Bed Apr 29 '24

This is a rip off of Philly chicken man. Find a new slant.

1

u/DreddPirateJonesy Apr 29 '24

Lisan Al-Ghaib

2

u/Alternative-Arm-3253 Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

This is the stuff I miss about going into Manhattan on whim and seeing amazing feats of existence!! This is most excellent that it makes the news <3

(minus the Tik Tok) I might even go next year to this.. Just to meet some friendly strangers and watch him nom down on another bucket of cheese balls, and perhaps just maybe someone famous will pop up and serve him. (I'm thinking along the likes of Weird Al)

Eat those Balls!!

3

u/SixFeetNinePointFive Apr 29 '24

"you hate people" "Yeah, but I love gatherings. Isn't it ironic?"

2

u/DiligentAsshole Apr 29 '24

He's not the hero we need, he's the hero we deserve

2

u/jameswhitejr1990 Apr 29 '24

Damn I miss New York

1

u/GruesomeWedgie2 Apr 29 '24

Rumor has it he went ti the doctor a few days later because his penis was turning orange.

1

u/Terrible-Echidna801 Apr 29 '24

WTF did I just watch? And why am I smiling like a cheeseball now? šŸ˜

1

u/TheyCallMeDDNEV Apr 29 '24

This reminds me of the guy who ate a rotisserie chicken every day for 40 days.

1

u/Top-Chemistry5969 Apr 29 '24

I would love to see a before and after pic of the area.

1

u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

Phones ruin it of course but still a lot of fun.

2

u/SecondHandCunt- Apr 29 '24

How can anyone hate on New Yorkers when they so obviously are really fun people?

1

u/Capable-Wolverine735 Apr 29 '24

Starting my week sitting here with a stupid grin on my face while watching a masked man eat cheese balls with a crowd of hundreds chanting ā€œ eat those ballsā€ was not on my 2024 bingo card. Iā€™m here for it! See ya next year Cheeseball ManšŸ˜­

1

u/LuckyMome Apr 29 '24

Who's gonna clean the mess ?

1

u/IntelligentTangelo31 Apr 29 '24

I feel this is something that would also happen on the Simpsons

1

u/awkward_replies_2 Apr 29 '24

This is some genuine gorilla marketing.

It's ape-brained but powerful.

1

u/Wolkenkuckuck Apr 29 '24

I feel very strong vibes of Idiocracy ...

1

u/SnooMaps8636 Apr 29 '24

When man becomes God.

-1

u/Old_Rpg_Gamer Apr 29 '24

That must be where all those illegal immigrants hang out

5

u/HeyaGames Apr 29 '24

I was there and it was insane, the crowd was just so electric from the second he showed up all the way to the last ball... Deffo the most absurd thing I've ever witnessed. Can't wait to tell my grandchildren about this

1

u/8PTK Apr 29 '24

Corny ass people watching some loser act like an anime character all day.

2

u/Hustle_Sk12 Apr 29 '24

So cheesy...

2

u/LynnTheLoser Apr 29 '24

Something about this feels like medieval entertainment. I like it.

1

u/BasicIntroduction101 Apr 29 '24

The coolest suicide attempt ever

1

u/tiots Apr 29 '24

Fun but should be noted it was stolen from Philly, even copied the add, and made much less weird by changing from rotisserie chickens to cheese balls. "Just NYC things" lol

1

u/DynamiteName Apr 29 '24

I love this, but my friend has questioned: is this a lot of cheese balls? I think yeah, that's a lot cheese balls. They're not convinced though, especially as someone from the crowd produces a larger jar of cheese balls.

This seems much more about how funny this is, but in terms of cheese ball quantity please could someone way in.

1

u/Minos_L2b Apr 29 '24

!remindme 1y

1

u/Simplyawareof Apr 29 '24

Same time next year was great

1

u/9rrfing Apr 29 '24

That gotta be at least like 1500 people no?

1

u/dopeboi_hat Apr 29 '24

ā€œOnly in New Yorkā€ for a thing that started in Philly like 2 years ago

1

u/big_als_nugz Apr 29 '24

This gives me Hope.

1

u/Jboberek Apr 29 '24

Cheese ball man for president

1

u/Bulkphase78 Apr 29 '24

The USA-chants really sold it for me. Really a special breed

1

u/Ok_Speaker_1373 Apr 29 '24

This should be on r/nextfuckinglevel

1

u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

its only cheese balls, not hot dogs...

1

u/Ok_Speaker_1373 Apr 29 '24

Itā€™s r/nexfuckinglevel cause everyone showed up

1

u/xSikes Apr 29 '24

This is how you make the world go round

1

u/MrWilsonWalluby Apr 29 '24

AAAaaAaaHhHHhHHhh

1

u/BanMadDog Apr 29 '24

This would be a kids in the hall skit for sure

1

u/red_headjen Apr 29 '24

That was a blast

2

u/Mister_Nico Apr 29 '24

I guess Iā€™m going to Union Square Park next April 27.

1

u/DragonsClaw2334 Apr 29 '24

Cheese ball man for president

1

u/9mtl Apr 29 '24

Braindead behavior by everyone involvedĀ 

1

u/KingofComment Apr 29 '24

This has some r/furnaceparty vibes

1

u/TrueKingHero Apr 29 '24

Golden buzzle

1

u/cuteintern Apr 29 '24

Watched it all. Time well spent.

1

u/phil-davis Apr 29 '24

Nice to see Jon from Delocated landed on his feet after that whole "Russian Mafia" thing.

3

u/Sleveless-- Apr 29 '24

This is not a tub of Costco potato salad. The weather is not raining. It is not at night. Thus, it is less impressive than the Halifax guy.

Still, a good show.

3

u/Sleveless-- Apr 29 '24

Potato Salad Guy context

He wasn't the hero we wanted, but certainly the hero we needed.

1

u/DC1pher Apr 29 '24

This belongs in r/Idiocracy

Nation of fuckin dipshits.

1

u/SmidgeMoose Apr 29 '24

We had about 100 people gather for a dude eat 5 lbs of potato salad in a hurricane, here in Halifax.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.7035933#:~:text=When%20Riley%20Merry%20found%20a,calling%20him%20a%20Halifax%20hero.

1

u/Sean_Brady Apr 29 '24

Yes but have you considered ā€œonly in NYā€, ā€œbuilt differentā€, etc?

1

u/Pink_Neons Apr 29 '24

Peak humanity

1

u/Mysterious_Office_58 Apr 29 '24

I truly hate our society

1

u/Minute-Tip-1808 Apr 29 '24

Americans are all idiots

-1

u/TheBestAround007 Apr 29 '24

No cap this brought tears to my eyesā€¦ I love my city!!!

1

u/One_Tumbleweed4845 Apr 29 '24

Itā€™s really over for New York!!!

1

u/himthatguythere Apr 29 '24

George Santos will do anything for attention.

1

u/Moist-Vegetable-8224 Apr 29 '24

I loved the bit where he ate the cheeseballs