Posted on 07/22/2007 3:40:52 AM PDT by the scotsman
'A seagull has turned shoplifter by wandering into a shop and helping itself to crisps. 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.
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." '
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That’s nothing, we have our own Sandy (Berger) Seagull. Just walks into the Archives, takes a lot of top secret stuff and his former boss gets a real big kick out of it.
“...locals have started paying for his crisps”
This kinda reminds me of the illegal immigration problem ... they enter where they don’t belong, enjoy the fruits and medicines of our work , and leave the locals to pick up the tab.
I love it! Cool Seagull!
Avian absconder in Aberdeen ping.
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