So, this bird walks into a store . . . . . .

[Bluebear]

A seagull in Scotland has developed the habit of stealing chips from a neighborhood shop.

The seagull waits until the shopkeeper isn’t looking, and then walks into the store and grabs a snack-size bag of cheese Doritos.

Once outside, the bag gets ripped open and shared by other birds.

The seagull’s shoplifting started early this month when he first swooped into the store in Aberdeen, Scotland, and helped himself to a bag of chips. Since then, he’s become a regular. He always takes the same type of chips.

Customers have begun paying for the seagull’s stolen bags of chips because they think it’s so funny.

[AllyCat]

1. I love animals! What a funny video! n/t

[Mojorabbit]

2. This is hillarious!

and thanks so much. First laugh I've had all day.

[Hoof Hearted]

3. I will happily donate on behalf of this little being and his/her friends!

There are many human words but chutzpah (sp?) comes to mind?

Anyways, fantastic!

[Bozita]

4. I like it.

Something that lowers my blood pressure.

[Occulus]

5. and the customers are paying for it because it's hilarious

Gull Shoplifter Caught on Camera, Film at 11

:spray:

Upon thought: I wonder what would happen if the managers switched the types of chips around?

Would the gull look for and find its 'favorite'?

If this is still going on, it might be a neat test for the gull...

[Journeyman]

6. Thanks for the laugh. . .

kick. . .

[Liberal In Texas]

7. This is good. n/t

[Solly Mack]

8. He eases in and scampers back out! LMAO!!

Love it!!!

I'd help pay too!!

[EnviroBat]

47. It's like he knows EXACLTY what he's doing!

:rofl:

[TwilightGardener]

69. He has obviously cased the joint--a true professional!

[Solly Mack]

117. LOL! That's the impression I got too. He KNOWS

It even looks as if he's looking up behind the counter for a brief second before grabbing the bag

[A HERETIC I AM]

74. That is hilarious. It's like he's whistling.....

"Dee dee doo dee doo dumm...I'm just a bird, don't mind me...I'm just out for a stroll....Oh!...Looky here.....GOT IT!

HEY FELLAS!"

If he has any buddies that are as smart as he is, bags of chips in convenience stores all over the city will soon be on higher shelves.

On edit to add that Booinblue beat me to this rather amusing characterization by 14 hours!

Ah well...i've known i should read more of a thread before posting.

[JohnyCanuck]

83. Higher shelves, what good is that? Seagulls have wings and know how to use them. n/t

[Solly Mack]

118. He really is playing cool

[Canuckistanian]

121. It's a Scottish bird

So it'll probably say "Dee da dee da dee, Dinna mind me, I'm just a wee birdie"

[emmadoggy]

122. !

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[emilyg]

9. I'll pay.

[BlooInBloo]

10. doo-dee-doo-dee-doo... (whistles) nothing going on here folks!

:rofl:

[Bluebear]

51. I LOVE your characterization lol. "doo-dee-doo-dee-doo"

Very nonchalant as he saunters in! :rofl:

[hvn_nbr_2]

11. K&R. We need a few moments of lightness while the world goes to hell. nt

[KitchenWitch]

12. Righteous!

:rofl:

[emlev]

13. Why do I think you'll see this in a Doritos commercial soon? eom

[The Doctor.]

14. That's what I was thinkin'.

It's a little sad what we've turned this species into in some areas.

[file83]

107. Why do I get the sneeking suspicion that this IS a Doritos commercial?

Guerrilla Marketing perhaps?

[Canuckistanian]

120. Doritos - Choice of winged vermin everywhere

Eh, maybe not.

[StarryNite]

15. That is so cute!

And how sweet that he shares with his friends. I wonder if that's Jonathan Livingston Seagull?

[EFerrari]

16. Does that bird have representation?

:rofl:

[Richard Steele]

17. This story exceeds my ability to express my feelings with words. RECOMMENDED without comment. nm

[Norrin Radd]

18. I love Sam the Seagull!

There is video from different vantages on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=shoplifting+seagull&search=Search

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t9u23c2_Nw&mode=related&search=

[Rhiannon12866]

19. Priceless!!! K&R.

:rofl:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

20. Rename the city Abirdeen!!

That's a great video Bluebear, thank you :)

:pals:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

21. I originally saw this video on Countdown, but I never heard the follow-up and how

the seagull continues to do this and shares the chips! I love it!!!

[Robbien]

65. Yep! Countdown. Now that is where I saw this before

Go Seagull.

We need more funny good guys such as these, even if they are just a bird.

[OwnedByFerrets]

22. Too Funny!!!!!

[Javaman]

23. A truly sad statement on nature and society...

where it becomes easier for a bird to eat prepackaged food rather than do what nature intended it to do.

turning the worlds animals into one fat ass at a time.

[girl gone mad]

119. I don't know whether or not it's easier.

All kinds of animals prefer human junk food to their natural food sources. Probably for the same reasons we do. Bears are especially notorious for stealing processed foods while leaving the healthy stuff untouched.

[malaise]

24. This is too good

Best laugh for ages. :rofl:

[Summer93]

25. Arrest that bird

and put him in jail for twenty years! He's a menace to commerce.
:sarcasm:

[Generic Other]

26. TASER HIM

Dammit...

[WolfysLair]

29. Send him to the Abu Ghraib torture camp

damn birdy

[Generic Other]

32. Welcome to DU Wolfy

I fear they will be showing you to your cell soon...

:loveya:

[AnneD]

54. Interrogate him....

til he sing.

[Whisp]

62. you can't stick your beak into corporate profits!

doesn't that bird know the damn rules?

and hang those socialists supporting him.

[ecstatic]

27. The full theft and chase on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PvUhm04Kws&NR=1

[Critters2]

64. I like the way he sneaks in in this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45i7py1CqgE&mode=related&search=

[tuckessee]

28. I love stories like this!

Kind of too bad we can't selectively breed that guy - he's clearly thinking on a plane above your average seagull.

[Hoof Hearted]

96. Sharing so nicely with his friends he is clearly thinking on a plane above your average

human.

[jillan]

30. Have you sent this to Keith?

I bet he would love this.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

78. Keith has it and has shown it a few times! That's where I first saw the video. He never did the

follow-up story of how the seagull continues to take chips and shares them. I love that part too! :)

[orleans]

31. adorabird. n/t

[alphafemale]

33. Just let him try that shit at Circuit City.

:D

[Bluebear]

40. >>>>>>>>

:spray:

Well done.

[alphafemale]

71. Receipt? I don't need any stinking receipt! nt

[Swamp Rat]

79. LOL!

:rofl:

[Nostradammit]

110. !!!

:thumbsup:

[roguevalley]

34. ahhhhhh. what a precious thing. thank you so much.

[nam78_two]

35. Awwww-I would totally buy him a bag of chips

Thats adorable Bluebear :). Look at the crafty little thing go!
Where did you get the video from? I would like to fwd it to my friends.

[Bluebear]

41. It's making the email rounds, apparently.

Normally I don't like half the stuff that people send around, but this just hit me as funny and sweet :)

[Lone_Star_Dem]

36. Cautiously he looks right and then left as he sneaks in.

Then once he has the loot he hurriedly scoots out the door.

He's smarter than some humans I've known. :P

[Reterr]

37. LOL

What a cute bird :rofl:
I wonder if he would still pick up the cheese Doritos if they switched the bags around a bit in the shop. I wish the clip went a bit longer-it would be fun to see him open the bag and eat the doritos.

[tblue37]

57. We can see it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PvUhm04Kws&NR=1

This video shows the chip party after they tear it open to munch their chips.

[Reterr]

66. Hee hee-thanks for sharing that

That is a naughty little birdie :D.

[Beaverhausen]

38. Are other people seeing the video in the OP? I'm not

someone emailed it to me yesterday though, so I know what it is. So cute!

[snappyturtle]

39. Thanks Bluebear.....this is hilarious! Love it! nt

[Pyrzqxgl]

42. No! No! Sam, it's ships you're supposed to hang around, not chips.

[lame54]

43. they should taser that bird

no respect for the rule of law

http://youtube.com/watch?v=T5dQmS16QGg

[minnesota_liberal]

44. Oh fer cute!

What's the bird gonna do during the winter, when it's too cold to leave the door open?

[budibudinski]

48. LOL 'Oh fer cute.'..that's just sooo Minnesotan

I have said that many times..since moving to Dallas, (from up there)and one day my boss laughed at me and repeated my 'oh fer cute' line, and said "that is a very Northern saying. Sounds like that movie,'Fargo'." !!!!!! aaaahhhhggggggggggg

I haven't said it since. But its cool to read it in your post..kind of nostalgic, dont cha know? ha

[Bluebear]

50. Ja, you betcha! Hot dish all around!

:pals:

[budibudinski]

59. haaaaaaaaaaa...Hot Dish..geez with the secret ingredient

(brown sugar)

Everything has brown sugar in it.
Love it.mmmmmmmmmmmmm

[LaStrega]

116. HA! I resemble that remark ...

The seagull brings to mind this:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/carwash.asp

p.s. Yay fer Minneeesoda!

[thetaoofterri]

45. They wouldn't let him get away with that in Arkansas...

They'd shoot him, bag him and fry him up for dinner with a side of mac & cheese, pinto beans, and corn on the cob.

[gatorboy]

49. Nah. That bird's too stringy for this Arkie.

We'll wait for his buddies to show up. :P

[berni_mccoy]

46. It's totally hilarious how he saunters in and then runs away like he knew he did something wrong.

[Katherine Brengle]

52. oh. my. dog. that's hilarious.

[TahitiNut]

53. The Doritos people (Frito-Lay?) should use that in a commercial. It'd be a winner.

Hell ... they should make that seagull their mascot ... as good as the AFLAC duck.

[tblue37]

55. I wish the video lasted long enough to show the chip party the birds have

have after tearing the bag open. I'd also like to see what they are watching on TV while they are chomping their chips.

[ecstatic]

63. on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PvUhm04Kws&NR=1

[buzzard]

70. This is also good similar footage.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kqy9hxhUxK0

[graywarrior]

56. That is the best!

[tblue37]

58. I can haz cheez Doritos n/t?

[calimary]

60. Kicking this!

Hilarious! And pretty damned impressive.

[KansDem]

61. And some people use the phrase "bird brain" to mean someone stupid...

Well, this beats working for a living! :thumbsup:

[jeff30997]

67. I'm sure that this seagull would be...

A smarter pResident than Dumbya!:)

[TwilightGardener]

68. Aw, how sweet--cute little thief!

[orpupilofnature57]

72. Coool !

[ljm2002]

73. OMG that's great!

For some reason I skipped this thread all day yesterday, thinking by the title it would be a lame -- or maybe even funny -- joke.

What a treat! Made me laugh out loud. Something sorely needed right about now...

[Jim Lane]

75. I worry that poor Sam is getting too much sodium in his diet.

Those chips are probably loaded with trans fats, too.

I mean, he doesn't even glance at the nutritional information on the label.

[Tesha]

82. Seagulls have special glands to secrete excess salt.

Trans-fats, now they may be an issue...

Tesha

[mogster]

76. Sneak in, and run like hell

LOL!

[emmadoggy]

77. Words fail me.

:spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Swamp Rat]

80. k&r

[AZBlue]

81. I'd buy him a case of chips!

And people say animals are dumb?

[xchrom]

84. brilliant!!! n/t

[blondeatlast]

85. Ah, Bluebear, I desperately needed that laugh (so did li'l BAL).

He got bullied and hit on the school bus today and I'm trying to keep calm until Monday morning.

He had a pretty miserable day but managed to giggle at that.

Thanks, m'friend! :hi:

[Pacifist Patriot]

86. Ahem, the bird is stealing crisps, not chips....

;)

Love it. That is hilarious!

[IDemo]

87. He could at least grab a sixpack to wash down the chips

[caseycoon]

88. GO SEAGULL! LOL! Thanks 4 sharing n/t

[CatWoman]

89. a jail bird!!!

:)

[Fire Walk With Me]

90. We shall now study the effects of chemical preservatives upon sea birds.

Some monsterism, no aftertaste.

[tchunter]

111. 'some monsterism, no aftertaste"`

is that a reference to the simpsons where bart in a dream sequence does testing for a cola brand? (in that case i think it had a pleasant aftertaste)


also this bird was on colbert or a similiar show... i know i have seen this before

[Fire Walk With Me]

112. Yes! A Simpsons reference, one of my favorites!

"Some monsterism"... Absolutely hilarious.

And I wonder if people will think these birds are cute when they escalate to swiping T-Bone steaks... Chips, funny. Steaks, not funny.

Alfred Hitchcock, really not funny.

Cool story!

[BrklynLiberal]

91. I got this in an email, and am still laughing over it...

[AikidoSoul]

92. Wish the birdie had better taste in food

Not very nutritious. Could end up with weak legs if this the Doritos are a main staple.

Geez.. is this comment becoming waaay too serious?

I'm one that almost always thinks about how healthy or unhealthy something is. Little animals and kids bring out the protective side...

Just rescued two abandoned kittens -- a wild domestic type cat had them in our pole barn and then she just disappeared. We waited 16 hours but they little ones were screeching with anxiety and had begun to get weak. We thought we would just bottle feed them until they were strong enough to give to the no-kill animal rescue.

Yeah right. Now we're afraid nobody will take as good care of them as we can... so we're keeping them.

Bottle feeding tiny kittens is a mind-blowing experience.

[tainted_chimp]

100. Ha! You're not alone...

I thought about that too.
I hope he gets to eats other, healthier things as well!!

I've never bottle fed any abandoned kittens, but i have fed and nurtured wild baby birds several times.
(only AFTER making sure they were indeed abandoned. Except I had one baby mockingbird who couldn't fly yet, who's parents did feed him during the day. Because i couldn't locate the nest, at dusk i would bring him in for safe keeping, and at dawn i'd return him to a safe spot outside where his parents could continue the feeding. This arrangement worked out quite well! Once he was able to fly, nature took its course.)



:hi:

[Catherine Vincent]

93. How cuuuuute!

And you notice how the bird runs from the store after he grabbed the loot. :rofl:

[woo me with science]

94. Bluebear, where is the link to THIS video and text?

I see all the links others have posted, but they seem to be from different vantage points, and I like yours best. It really captures the sauntering in and racing back out.

Thanks for posting this....This is wonderful!

[kitty1]

95. Sure; it all starts out innocent with Doritos, but then they move on to hardcore

things like lays potato chips, and then you turn around and their dealing with cheetos. I've seen it a million times.

[pitohui]

97. isn't that the coolest video? EOM

m

[lovuian]

98. OMG thats priceless

He's regular

It looks like he like cheetohs

[atommom]

99. That would make an awesome Doritos commercial. nt

[Kajsa]

101. I love this little guy.

I saw this before and fell in love with him.

What a character! :loveya:

We needed this, right now.

Thanks for posting this. :hi:

[AzDar]

102. So cool. Thanks for posting ......

:)

[Sugar Smack]

103. That is so cuuuuute! I saw it over & over.

Thank you for that. I love the way he cautiously scootches into the store and looks around casually, nips the bag and RUNS.

Thank you, Bluebear. :loveya:

[Greylyn58]

104. Saw a different version of this video on Countdown

thought it was funny then too.

Love it!

[Lena inRI]

105. An ADMIRABLE BIRD as well. . .

. . .SHARING THE DORITOS WITH OTHER BIRDS. . .more than some people I know at lunchtime. . .

and dig that cool STRUT the seagull has once it makes the turn . . .pretending to shop before it grabs the goods. . .bwhaaahaaaa!

MOVE OVER Jonathan Seagull. . .make room for ROBIN HOOD SEAGULL!
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[femrap]

106. Animals are much smarter than we are. nt

[followthemoney]

108. If only the poor black people of New Orleans were treated with

as much charity during the Katrina disaster.

[Lugnut]

109. That's hysterical

On a beach in Delaware a year or two ago I watched a seagull get itself a prize. A family who had been on the beach in the morning left their gear behind to return later...probably after lunch. One of the kids left an unopened pack of cheese crackers in a sandal. A gull perched on the sandal strap and opened the cracker with it's beak. It worked so diligently to get the cellophane off the crackers I didn't have the heart to shoo it. The other gulls circled and landed on the sand just in time to share in the feast once the package was opened and I got a good laugh.

[cboy4]

113. I wonder if he was quacking "Don't taser me bro" when he

made his getaway out of the store?

[Quixote1818]

114. What is so funny is he looks guilty. Like he knows he is doing something wrong

He kind of slowly walks in making sure the coast is clear then the quickly grabs the chips and gets the hell out of there as fast as he can!

[emmadoggy]

123. Yes! That is what gets me about it too.

Too, too funny.

[liberalhistorian]

115. LOL! This so reminds me of the time my son and I were

visiting friends in Florida about nine years ago and we were staying in a hotel right on a beach. Our room was on the top floor, and had a balcony. My son, being all of seven years old, was eating a bag of ranch Doritos and stepped out onto the balcony to look out at the beach and the ocean while he ate. The seagulls started swooping around and he impulsively threw out a dorito at them, which one grabbed and ate. The next thing he knew he was surrounded by the birds, they flew and swooped and some even landed next to him. He got such a kick out of it that he didn't even mind that he ended up giving them most of his bag of doritos. He got another bag the next day so he could do the same thing.