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Popeyes Chicken opened in Windsor and Twitter went mad

CBC News | Posted: March 22, 2016 4:02 PM | Last Updated: March 22, 2016

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Caption: Popeyes Louisiana Chicken has been so busy on Windsor's west end it's required traffic control in its parking lot. (Mike Evans/CBC)

Popeyes Louisiana Chicken has arrived in Windsor, and people have lost their mind on Twitter.
The online buzz about the fried chicken started months ago.

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Even if people don't like the location on Windsor's west end, at the site of the A&W Drive-In on Huron Church Road at Tecumseh Road, they're still excited.

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Caption: Two weeks after Popeyes Louisiana Chicken opened in Windsor, Ont., crowds and lines were still building at lunch hour, as CBC's Peter Duck learned during his trip there. (Peter Duck/CBC)

Fried chicken for the soul? Yup. Some suggest Popeyes chicken can make a spiritual connection deep within your soul.

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Others thought the fried chicken could be comforting enough to replace human companionship.

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People have spent hours waiting in line, some making several attempts at actually getting a chance to buy the chicken and others tying up traffic.

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Caption: The Popeyes Louisiana Chicken drive thru in Windsor, Ont., has been so crowded during the first two weeks of opening, it's been closed on occasion. (Mike Evans/CBC)

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Still, some folks couldn't see what all the fuss was about.

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Not everyone is impressed by the chicken chain.

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And, people shuddered to think what would happen if another Southern favourite made its way north.

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