{"id":109519,"date":"2026-11-14T03:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T03:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-banana-man-took-a-small-indiana-town-by-storm-i-didnt-expect-to-be-a-banana\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T03:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T03:03:17","slug":"how-banana-man-took-a-small-indiana-town-by-storm-i-didnt-expect-to-be-a-banana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-banana-man-took-a-small-indiana-town-by-storm-i-didnt-expect-to-be-a-banana\/","title":{"rendered":"How &#8220;Banana Man&#8221; took a small Indiana town by storm: &#8220;I didn&#8217;t expect to be a banana&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>In Linton, Indiana, there have been reports and sightings of a superhero of sorts, &#8220;Banana Man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just boom, like a yellow streak goes by,&#8221; one Linton resident said. &#8220;&#8230; And everybody is like, &#8216;It&#8217;s the Banana Man.'&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Little bitty legs and tights on,&#8221; stated another. <\/p>\n<p>Banana Man began popping up around town a few months ago. Videos that also began circulating on social media appeared to show a boy, about middle school age, biking all over town in a banana suit. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/14\/d928bceb-7830-475f-8a67-31b4d1c4679e\/thumbnail\/620x349\/7f2a1646c9c63fd5506ed7938b380f9e\/1794622464923.png#\" alt=\"Banana Man \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/14\/d928bceb-7830-475f-8a67-31b4d1c4679e\/thumbnail\/620x349\/7f2a1646c9c63fd5506ed7938b380f9e\/1794622464923.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">&#8220;Banana Man&#8221; rides his bike in Linton, Indiana. 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That is, until now.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview, CBS News disguised his voice to protect his identity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So my mom bought a banana costume from Goodwill, and I put it on and rode my bike as a joke,&#8221; Banana Man explains as to how his alter ego took shape. &#8220;And I saw that it made a lot of people smile, and I like making people smile.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Banana Man said that when he was younger, he dreamed of being a superhero. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I didn&#8217;t expect to be a banana,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>But as a banana, he has so much more appeal. Linton residents have now thoroughly embraced the legend, and many even dressed up as him for Halloween. <\/p>\n<p>A local girls cross country team did a run in his honor. 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