lookwhaticando Posted 20 July 2007 Posted 20 July 2007 Seagull becomes crisp shoplifter A seagull has turned shoplifter by wandering into a shop and helping itself to crisps. The seagull has been nicknamed Sam by locals Shoplifting Seagull The bird walks into the RS McColl newsagents in Aberdeen when the door is open and makes off with cheese Doritos. The seagull, nicknamed Sam, has now become so popular that locals have started paying for his crisps. Shop assistant Sriaram Nagarajan said: "Everyone is amazed by the seagull. For some reason he only takes that one particular kind of crisps." The bird first swooped in Aberdeen's Castlegate earlier this month and made off with the 55p crisps, and is now a regular. Once outside, the crisps are ripped open and the seagull is joined by other birds. 'Fine art' Mr Nagarajan said: "He's got it down to a fine art. He waits until there are no customers around and I'm standing behind the till, then he raids the place. "At first I didn't believe a seagull was capable of stealing crisps. But I saw it with my own eyes and I was surprised. He's very good at it. "He's becoming a bit of a celebrity. Seagulls are usually not that popular but Sam is a star because he's so funny." The seagull takes the crisps outside and eats them A spokesman for RSPB Scotland said: "I've never heard of anything like this before. "Perhaps it tried some crisps in a shiny packet in the street, and was just opportunistic one day at the shop when it saw what was inside. "As everyone knows, gulls can be very quick and fearless, and clearly this one is no exception." He added: "We'd discourage people from feeding gulls though, as gulls in towns generate lots of complaints every year, and the availability of food is the only reason they live in urban settings." ------------------------------------------------------------ The link below the first picture is a video recorded on a mobile phone, and of lower quality. There's also a news item with commentary and higher quality video, also from the BBC.
Wezleylowski Posted 20 July 2007 Posted 20 July 2007 Not another jail bird That bird is awesome on the video. "Snatch 'n run, Snatch 'n run"
Bojimha Posted 21 July 2007 Posted 21 July 2007 ok so when a pisshead comes into a shop and takes a bag of crisps and walks off it's outrageous but if you're a seagull it's fine? Society is confusing me, or I guess it could be the beer....maybe both.
lildave3 Posted 21 July 2007 Posted 21 July 2007 ok so when a pisshead comes into a shop and takes a bag of crisps and walks off it's outrageous but if you're a seagull it's fine? Society is confusing me, or I guess it could be the beer....maybe both. Don't suppose you know where I could purchase a seagull outfit do you?
Zingari Posted 21 July 2007 Posted 21 July 2007 Don't suppose you know where I could purchase a seagull outfit do you? why didn't they just put it on his bill
General Smuts Posted 21 July 2007 Posted 21 July 2007 This thread is crying out for puns galore! Eagle eyed little seagull pikeying some crisps!
Zingari Posted 21 July 2007 Posted 21 July 2007 This thread is crying out for puns galore!Eagle eyed little seagull pikeying some crisps! why do seagulls have wings ? to get to the dump before the pikeys
General Smuts Posted 21 July 2007 Posted 21 July 2007 why do seagulls have wings ? to get to the dump before the pikeys Not many bags of crisps as the dump though is there?
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