Real-Life Spartacus Fights for His Starbucks Frappuccino

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By Laura Vitto2013-11-30 00:00:01 UTC

The long line at a crowded Starbucks can get a bit testy when everyone just wants to grab their Peppermint Mochas and get on with the day.

So you can imagine the scene at a Manhattan Starbucks when Improv Everywhere instructed 20 — yes, 20 — different men to come forward for a drink made under the name "Spartacus."

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In the improv group's chaotic prank based on Stanley Kubrick's 1960 classic Spartacus, men scattered throughout the cafe waiting area came forth to claim the drink, shouting "I am Spartacus!"

The clip's punchline comes at the end, when the "real" Spartacus, dressed in Roman armor, shows up to claim his Frappuccino once and for all.

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Image: YouTube, Improv Everywhere

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