GrrlScientist is an evolutionary biologist, ornithologist, aviculturist, birder and freelance science and nature writer. A native of the Pacific Northwest, she relocated from Seattle to NYC with her parrots after earning a BS in Microbiology (emphasis in Virology) and PhD in Zoology (Ornithology) from the University of Washington. In NYC, she was the Chapman Postdoctoral Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History for two years, pursuing part of her "dream" research project by reconstructing a molecular phylogeny of the parrots of the South Pacific islands. GrrlScientist and her five parrots are currently relocating to Germany, where she will continue writing her blog while also writing a book and learning German. (Meanwhile, her parrots will continue to nibble on her extensive personal library.) If you appreciate GrrlScientist's writing, you can help pay her living expenses by hiring her to "blog" your conference, speak at your club or write articles for your publication (or by clicking on the Paypal button below). If you read an essay on this blog that you especially enjoyed, please nominate it for inclusion in 
tags: Invisible dogs, NYC Life, prank, humor, funny, fucking hilarious, WTF, streaming video
As a NYCer, I can tell you that NYC is filled with weird people, but on some days, the populace is weirder than others. For example, more than 2,000 people walked "invisible dogs" down the streets of Brooklyn on a Sunday afternoon recently. The leashes were on loan from the current owner of 51 Bergen Street, the factory space where the invisible dog toy was invented in the 1970s. Participants of all ages spread out from Red Hook to Brooklyn Heights, very seriously walking their very silly dogs.
Edited by Matt Adams.
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LOL, baby, LOL.
Posted by: pk1154 | October 26, 2009 8:53 AM
That is absolutely ACE. I needed that today.
BTW, Grrl, I have become convinced that either I have done something that has really pissed you off, or your email is automatically consigning everything from my yahoo email account straight to spam bin. Just by way of test, did you get my email about my passing through New York a month ago and just didn't have time to respond, or was it simply something you never saw?
Posted by: Luna_the_cat | October 26, 2009 11:42 AM
OMG! i have no idea what happened! your emails don't seem to go to my spam bin .. so really, i apologize. i have NO IDEA what happened! (no i am NOT mad at you, not a chance!!)
Posted by: "GrrlScientist" | October 26, 2009 12:21 PM
I'm very glad you're not mad at me. :)
I've replied with an email, by the way. The interesting thing would be to see if gmail bins it server-side.
Posted by: Luna_the_cat | October 26, 2009 1:15 PM
My kids and I enjoyed watching this! Thanks for sharing and adding a giggle to our day.
Posted by: Kim, Rambling Family Manager | October 27, 2009 12:45 AM
Haha. Like it a lot! The bit where the guy cleans up the invisible dog's business with a plastic bag is the highlight for me.
Posted by: Tim | October 28, 2009 5:59 PM