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“Other fast food chains gotta beg Popeyes not to make their best menu item like Dolly begged Jolene,” joked another.

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“It’s over, y’all…,” the official Popeyes Twitter account sent out, perhaps signaling once again their status of fried chicken supremacy has once again been solidified.

Whether you’ll be rushing to get in the drive-thru line come July 27 or not, just promise us that you won’t go Karen on any of the essential workers. They’ve gone through enough.

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It’ll be interesting to see how or if the demand of this new item will affect the aforementioned “chicken shortage” (or “very tight supply” as National Chicken Council Spokesman Tom Super put it) currently plaguing the nation. With pandemic still at large and more and more folks working from home, consumers may not be slowing down on their chicken consumption anytime soon.

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Popeyes new chicken nuggets will be available at restaurants across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico starting July 27.