Actually.......
...'pedantic' is an adjective. This chap would more accurately be referred to as Mr.Pedant. And, the quote should really be in quotation marks and be preceded by a comma.
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routine has perfected burgers,
Fri 15 Mar 2002, 12:04,
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Mr Pedantic says

Pedantic is my last name, and names do not have to be grammatically correct.
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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL,
Fri 15 Mar 2002, 13:50,
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