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Re:Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the st... by dragonwriter on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @12:38AM (#19551143)
> The irony is that most people have given up on Burger King because of the poor dietary selection.

[citation needed]

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Re:Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the st... by random878 on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @05:30AM (#19552388)
It's quite clear the OP is speaking in an anecdotal manner.

The use of [citation needed] is one of the most infuriating, passive-aggressive internet trends perpetrated by people who clearly don't understand the point of citations [1].

[1] citation not required

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Re:Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the st... by dragonwriter on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @08:55AM (#19553494)
> It's quite clear the OP is speaking in an anecdotal manner.

No, it wasn't; OP made a universal claim (“most people” not “most people I know”), and a claim of irony which makes more sense with a real geerality.

I actually assumed (and, in fact, still assume despite your interjection) that the not_a_pizza had some basis for making that general claim, and merely omitted it, perhaps because they assumed others were familiar with it.

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Re:Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the st... by scott_s on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @10:11AM (#19554250)
I agree, but there are less snarky ways to say that.
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