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Seagulls Terrorize British Town
discovery.com ^
| Jul 3, 2013 02:23 PM ET // by
| Alyssa Danigelis
Posted on 07/04/2013 12:30:51 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Perranporth, a small town on Cornwall’s northern coast, has seen its share of angry gulls, but attacks on residents seem to be worse than ever. Seagulls are currently nesting and actively protecting their chicks. Apparently bright colors aggravate the birds, causing them to swoop down and target people’s heads.
“In the past five years the seagulls have become more aggressive,” 67-year-old resident Eric Hardinge told the South West News Service. “The birds need to be culled.”
However, most gulls are protected and require special permitting to target.
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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: alfredhitchcock; cornwall; perranporth
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07/04/2013 12:30:51 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
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07/04/2013 12:32:56 PM PDT
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Conspiracy Guy
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To: BenLurkin
A movie could be made.... oh, never mind.
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07/04/2013 12:36:11 PM PDT
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Mark
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07/04/2013 12:36:22 PM PDT
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BerryDingle
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"How very interesting..."
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07/04/2013 12:36:44 PM PDT
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mylife
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They just need to get the Doc.
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07/04/2013 12:38:31 PM PDT
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Slyfox
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07/04/2013 12:40:05 PM PDT
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EEGator
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07/04/2013 12:49:57 PM PDT
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Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: EEGator
Seagulls are a fair sized bird.I think 1 1/4 OUNCE OF #4 shot would be about right.
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07/04/2013 12:50:23 PM PDT
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Farmer Dean
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To: mylife
My apologies to the unknown FReeper from whom I unabashedly stole this image :-)
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07/04/2013 12:55:40 PM PDT
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Fast Moving Angel
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To: BenLurkin
Do they taste like chicken?
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07/04/2013 1:00:27 PM PDT
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Mark
(Obama is more confused than a hungry baby in a topless bar)
To: BenLurkin
Filthy, worthless birds. They eat the baby sea turtles here when they’re just feet from a chance at life. Don’t hear anything about them from those Audubon nuts that want feral cats eliminated though, do you?
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07/04/2013 1:02:21 PM PDT
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FlJoePa
("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
To: Farmer Dean
Sounds right. We could go 2oz #4 shot and watch them explode...
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07/04/2013 1:04:36 PM PDT
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EEGator
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Flamethrower.
Imagine a burning, gasoline-covered seagull trying to fly away— hilarious!
(can you tell I don’t like Utah’s state bird?)
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07/04/2013 1:09:53 PM PDT
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Max in Utah
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I don’t know, but if they’re attacking people then someone needs to reconsider their “protected” status.
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07/04/2013 1:10:01 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
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I like the way you think.
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07/04/2013 1:11:43 PM PDT
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EEGator
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07/04/2013 1:13:01 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
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I miss ol Alfred.
What a dry wit.
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07/04/2013 1:20:18 PM PDT
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mylife
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