New Jersey seagull crime spree...humor

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By George Whitten, Worthy Christian forums

(Worthy Satire) – In a shocking escalation of avian delinquency, a New Jersey woman was left stunned and sandwich-less after a rogue seagull executed what witnesses are calling a “precision heist” on the boardwalk. The feathered felon reportedly snatched the sub right from her hand and vanished into the skies with the confidence of a bird who had done this many times before.

Local authorities now believe this is no ordinary seagull, but a highly trained member of what officials are calling the Gull Cartel—a shadowy network of boardwalk birds specializing in food theft, French fry racketeering, and soft pretzel extortion.

“This was no amateur,” said Officer Sal Ramirez of the Jersey Shore Wildlife Task Force. “That bird had form, speed, and zero remorse. It didn’t even flinch when the woman screamed. Just took the sandwich and banked left like Tom Cruise in Top Gun.”

Investigators suspect the gull may have been trained by unemployed street magicians looking to rebrand as bird whisperers. “We found a deck of soggy playing cards and a tiny top hat nearby,” one official confirmed. “This goes deep.”

Meanwhile, local businesses are reporting a surge in sales of “Anti-Gull Shields”—essentially clear plastic riot gear for tourists eating lunch. “We’re fighting back,” said Louie “No Beak” DeMarco, owner of Shore Snacks. “These birds think they own the beach. Well, not on my watch.”

Experts warn that unless drastic measures are taken, these sandwich-snatching sky bandits may soon unionize. Negotiations are underway, but sources say the gulls are holding out for beachfront property and unlimited hot dogs.

Stay tuned. And hold your hoagies tight.

Worthy Satire is meant purely for comedic purposes—after all, as Proverbs reminds us, “Laughter is good medicine.” But behind every satire is a real story, video, or event.
 

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I was at the beach one summer. I couldn't finish a sandwich id gotten for lunch so I decided to feed the gulls.

They must be psychic. Because just as I thought to feed the few near me, I looked back and the sky was full of gulls heading my way.

I tore the sub into pieces and then threw those up in the air using both hands. I was surrounded.

Not a piece of bread fell.

They got skillZ. lol
 
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Yes, they sure do have skills. I'd throw French fries up in the air and they swoop to catch it and would fly off. They kind of hover until I would throw it.
 
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We have some video footage of those seagulls stealing our daughter's sandwich at the beach many years ago, they do do that there. My daughter was stunned when a bird stole her sandwich right out of her hands. They seem more apt to stalk the children eating too because they seem less of a threat or something. At first she cried, and then she would yell at the seagulls and then it became a game between her an the seagulls. They are little bandits, but the whole thing is still cute too.
 

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I think this might be the video the satire article is based on.


This one is pretty funny.


 

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They are just awful lol

It's the old Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds movie all over again. lol

Here's a funny parody on The Birds phone booth scene by Saturday Night Live.

The actual phone booth scene...
 
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Took this from one of the Happy Threads. @Matthias

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Here is Cecil....good video! He doesn't like pickles or cucumbers though.