Guy leaves his job at Burger King, steals all the chicken nuggets

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Kelly Diamond
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This is the story of a former Burger King employee earning his new title as Chicken King.

A tweet posted by a guy named Zealot is currently going viral, as people everywhere are impressed with his ability to steal what is likely just $5 of chicken nuggets.

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TODAY WAS MY LAST DAY WORKING AT BURGER KING SO I TOOK ALL OF THEIR NUGGETS, FUCK IT pic.twitter.com/ODJZe5YgBF— Zealot (@johnalexcorrea) January 23, 2016

Everyone wants in on that massive amount of nuggets.

@johnalexcorrea fighting big fast food one hero at a time?— Poe Dameron (@JustthetipInmar) January 23, 2016

@johnalexcorrea hook me up pls— Kwan (@KwanWooCha) January 23, 2016

This Chicken King is officially an inspiration to people everywhere.

@johnalexcorrea @bocapinky bro idfk you but you are my fucking hero i appreciate— m i a (@jembunns) January 24, 2016

@johnalexcorrea @DwayneWillis6 i gotta steal me some nuggets so i can get a hot ass girl like in this thread— MongolianCh0p (@M0ngolianch0p) January 24, 2016

He's truly an idol to the masses.

As a newfound hero for fast food lovers everywhere, Zealot has just one inspiring thing to say.

just be your fucking self why the fuck do you have to worry what other people think of you or what other people do, just fucking be you— Zealot (@johnalexcorrea) January 6, 2016

We're just happy the nuggets buckled up for the ride home and hope their concern for safety rubs off on their fans.

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Update: January 26, 2015, 5:45 p.m, It has been revealed that this Twitter user was not, in fact, stealing the chicken nuggets. He told News 96.5 that he had actually been asked to pick up some extra chicken nuggets from another store when he snapped the photos and tweeted about the supposed theft.

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