--- title: Naked Man Twerks on NYC Subway While Dressed as Bumblebee description: The only sensible way to spend Memorial Day weekend canonical: https://time.com/119442/half-naked-man-dressed-as-a-bumblebee-twerks-on-the-nyc-subway/ author: Jessica Roy article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-05-27T17:08:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-01T08:52:53.346Z og:title: Watch a Half Naked Man Dressed as a Bumblebee Twerk on the NYC Subway og:description: The only sensible way to spend Memorial Day weekend og:url: https://time.com/119442/half-naked-man-dressed-as-a-bumblebee-twerks-on-the-nyc-subway/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8892b9dac8355777/698690f43bc9991c931a3a4d/bee.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1920 og:image:height: 1080 og:image:alt: bee og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch a Half Naked Man Dressed as a Bumblebee Twerk on the NYC Subway twitter:description: The only sensible way to spend Memorial Day weekend twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8892b9dac8355777/698690f43bc9991c931a3a4d/bee.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Half Naked Man Dressed as a Bumblebee Twerks on the NYC Subway > Sponsored content. 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Half Naked Man Dressed as a Bumblebee Twerks on the NYC Subway_ by [Jessica Roy](https://time.com/author/jessica-roy/) ## Jessica Roy May 27, 2014 5:08 PM UTC by [Jessica Roy](https://time.com/author/jessica-roy/) ## Jessica Roy May 27, 2014 5:08 PM UTC On Saturday, Facebook user Krystal Lebron posted the above video (which we’ve taken the liberty of blurring so it’s safe for work) to [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=832128026816236&set=vb.100000571393431&type=2&theater) with the comment, “Say no to drugs lol.” The video shows a guy sporting some fancy leather chaps that expose his behind dancing around while wearing bumblebee wings. You do you, sir. You do you. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Craziness on the train. [ MUSIC ] [ LAUGH ]. Oh, this is crazy. What the ****? [ CROSSTALK ] This is how I roll. [ LAUGH ]. [ MUSIC ] [ LAUGH ]. Mommy I'm [ UNKNOWN ] [ MUSIC ] [ NOISE ]. [ INAUDIBLE ]. 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