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Watch this seagull, a criminal of the sky, rob a helpless small business of its chips

We must all work together to stop this bird, no matter the cost.
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Max Knoblauch
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Watch this seagull, a criminal of the sky, rob a helpless small business of its chips
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WARNING: this video may be disturbing to some.

A passerby with a camera recorded a seagull in South Shields, England, robbing a store of a bag of chips (or "crispos/salty flat wafers" as the Brits say).

The bird's heist was simple in its brilliance: it simply entered the store, pretended to peruse the chips as though it intended to make a purchase, and then made its cunning getaway with the stolen merchandise through the front door.

If you have any information about this bird please contact MI5.

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Max Knoblauch

Max Knoblauch is the Assistant Humor Editor in the NYC office. He is a journalist, comedian and illustrator. More humor and art by Max can be found on his website.Follow him @MaxKnoblauch


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