Popeyes chicken sandwich is back and people are officially freaking out
The wait is over. The Chick Fil-A shade is in the past. All that matters now is it's Nov. 3. That means the Popeyes chicken sandwich is back. And it's here to stay.
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The baffling hype around Popeyes chicken sandwich – I just don't how it's better than a three-piece and biscuit? – has been spiked since late August, when it officially sold out. Up until that point, fans of the breaded and bread-wrapped chicken meal had been lining up in droves to get a taste of sweet Louisiana Kitchen bliss.
Why the excitement, you ask? Well, Popeyes released a chicken sandwich for the first time in its history back in August. It might come as a shock that the best fried chicken joint in the fast food never even tried to compete with all the lesser chicken sandwiches out there, but here we are.
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Popeyes swaggered in on social media and immediately caused a stir among the other fast food brands, because corporate brands having a personality is a Thing in this age of Twitter. It was all going great for Popeyes, the real champ, until Shake Shack weighed in to remind everyone it exists.
All the online drama didn't do much to deter Popeyes fervent customers. People still lined up, the sandwich still sold out. Popeyes promised more. Eventually, the company shared a date: Nov. 3. Now, the sandwich is back and Twitter, in typical fashion, is freaking the hell out.
Houston Texans star quarterback Deshaun Watson knows what's up.
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For real, though: people are ridiculously excited. For the chicken sandwich. (People! Get a two-piece! Or a three-piece! The biscuit alone is worth it! And you won't fill up on all that extra bread!! Also: get dirty rice on the side. Thank me later.)
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These lines are bananas. But this guy right here, you've got to admire his commitment to the bit.
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Roy Wood Jr. has the only correct take on all of this. FIGHT ME.
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