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How one American man's chicken sandwich upset the whole nation of Ireland
MEET THE FLORIDA man who goes by the name @FlightSquadRG_ on Twitter.
Over the past week he’s found himself embroiled in a surreal internet row with what seems like the whole of Ireland.
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It started off simply enough last Thursday when he shared his lunch for the day - a “chicken tender sub” from the supermarket Publix
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Grand? Well, no.
People immediately recognised that it very closely resembled an Irish chicken fillet roll – in both ingredients and appearance
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Irish people got their hands on it and it was then that his image started to go viral
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Sarcastically, Irish people were declaring war on this imposter of a sandwich
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Some were just shocked that somewhere outside of Ireland had managed to distill the very essence of a chicken fillet roll into another sandwich
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Witchcraft.
This was something that needed to be taken to the next level of diplomacy
After a few days, he realised that this wasn’t just any normal tweet – it had grown legs
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Yesterday, he shared some of the reactions to it and realised he was “at war” with Irish people now
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Thousands of retweets later, he was mostly getting jokey responses from Irish people pretending to take it seriously, so he tweeted:
Then he started trending in Ireland
The Sub Seen Around The World.
His referring to it as a “chicken tender sub” didn’t help matters
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Speaking to DailyEdge.ie this evening, @FlightSquadRG_ talked us through what we’re dealing with in the photo:
You can get them either plain or tossed in buffalo sauce? Sounds suspiciously like the two options available to you with a certain national delicacy.
He continued, walking us through he became the centre of this:
It was already getting traction, but it was when the Irish got hold of it he was introduced to the very concept of a chicken filet roll:
He was a bit confused by the sarcastic and over the top reactions:
Someone in his mentions informed him that everyone was just “playing” so he’s since seen the hilarious side:
Oh, we don’t – and you’re a good sport for putting up with it.
This whole debacle just proves how preciously we protect the very concept of the chicken fillet roll.
This is where we are now
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If there is one thing Irish internet will defend to its death it’s the chicken fillet roll
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We’ve just witnessed the start of a delightful meme
There’s only one thing to do
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Sales of chicken fillet rolls are expected to shoot up by 163% across Ireland in the coming days.
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