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Here's someone who knows how to get what he wants. Beth, do we have any open positions?

This is not a trained bird folks! This is a seagull in Aberdeen, Scotland who has discovered he can just go into the convenience store when the shopkeeper's not looking and steal his daily bag of chips (always the same, Doritos)! Resourceful, no? Once outside, he tears into the bag and his friends dig in as well. Customers find it so funny that they pay for his stolen chips. Notice how he looks around to make sure the coast is clear and how he speeds up once he's outside. Hysterical!

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Maggie Dokic, SFR is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Florida selling residential real estate in Miami, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Coral Gables, Gables by the Sea, High Pines, the Redland and other select areas of SW Miami-Dade County.

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40 comments • Pinecrest | Coral Gables| Maggie Dokic, SFR • September 26 2007 04:10AM

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And the music was just perfect, too!!  LOL!  Thanks for a nice start to my morning, Maggie.  :o)
Posted by Sarah Cooper (Real Estate Shows) over 2 years ago
Music, there was music?  Oh rats....I'm always a day late and dollar short.
Posted by Pinecrest | Coral Gables| Maggie Dokic, SFR (Prudential Florida Realty) over 2 years ago

I went back and turned the volume on, Sarah.  Very appropriate!

Posted by Pinecrest | Coral Gables| Maggie Dokic, SFR (Prudential Florida Realty) over 2 years ago
I first saw this tape a few months ago.  It confirmed my theory that gulls prefer Doritos over other chips. It's a Florida experiment I've been working on for years.
Posted by Chris Elizabeth Griffith ~ Bonita Springs Fl Real Estate (Downing-Frye Realty, Bonita Springs, FL) over 2 years ago
Chris - you may not believe this but when I saw this video this morning I started thinking about something I had read about what you just said and it bothered me that I couldn't remember where I had read it.  It was you!  Thanks for solving the mystery.
Posted by Pinecrest | Coral Gables| Maggie Dokic, SFR (Prudential Florida Realty) over 2 years ago
That is just too funny, lol.  Guess he has figured out he loves Doritos!!
Posted by Bradenton Real Estate - Linda Reynolds over 2 years ago
Thanks for the good post. It was cute rwatching. It was missing the bobbie chasing the bird in the end. Now that would have been super
Posted by Charlie- All Mountain Realty over 2 years ago
Maggie, we have a dog at the gas station that comes and takes our cards back in to the owner. He gets a treat and we have one less trip inside. This was great.
Posted by Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor-Realtor® Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams-Ann Arbor) over 2 years ago

Maggie:

I wonder what he would do with the new habernero doritos?  That would be interesting to watch.

Posted by » Bill Burress Nationwide Mortgage Originator over 2 years ago
Maggie, This is an adorable find!  The seagull is so cute, he quickly looks around, grabs what he wants and is out the door...fast!  I loved it :)
Posted by Carole Provenzale and Laura Cerrano Owner, Feng Shui Long Island & New York (Feng Shui Long Island & New York City/Feng Shui Manhattan ) over 2 years ago

Hi Maggie,

That was very funny! Our seagulls here like veggie chips...:)

Posted by Somerset MA Real Estate ~ Suzanne Sands (Pavao Real Estate) over 2 years ago
Classic stuff Maggie, that bird reminds me so much of Bob Carney:-)
Posted by Jason Sardi, Pretty Fly for an Allentown Guy (None needed;)) over 2 years ago
Yes, our friends share our love for Doritos!. that was very cool. He was totally scoping out the scene.. the coast is clear, got it!, make a run for it.. meet you in the alley! :)  thanks for the smile with my morning coffee (yes, i'm up late today!)
Posted by Nick M -Realtor®-Appraiser in West Palm- South Florida Real Estate Appraiser (Certified Residential Appraiser- West Palm Beach Real Estate) over 2 years ago
Funny -- This bird is a carnivore -Today - I eat says The Hawk 
Posted by Aziz Abdur-Raoof,Howard Co. Real Estate Scoop (RE/MAX Rewards) over 2 years ago
Maggie, I recognized his face from a poster I'd seen...
Posted by Sue Argue - NH Home Stager (Staged First Impressions) over 2 years ago

Bwahahahaha

Now THAT is funny!!

It is always funny when animals start behaving badly amongst the public.

Posted by Tom Burris | Texas Mortgage Dallas Mortgage FHA (DallasLoanGuy.com) over 2 years ago
There's a bird who knows shat he likes and goes for it! Pretty cool that the locals are paying for his Doritos.  On a serious note - it is a great reminder that when anyone steals, it's the honest consumers who wind up paying for it.  Okay, I'll lighten up and say this made me laugh!  Thanks Maggie.
Posted by Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos| Laguna Real Estate|Marlene Bridges (Sherman Smith & Associates) over 2 years ago
Maggie, too funny! I just got a email on this today! It's much better with the music!
Posted by Lysa Napolitano, Call Coordinator ~ Century 21 Sundance (Century 21 Sundance) over 2 years ago
Doritos ought to hire this guy....uh....bird!!!
Posted by Chris Tesch College Station, Texas Real Estate (RE/MAX Bryan College Station) over 2 years ago

Maggie: "Mission Impossible" theme and a determined gull! Made my day, By gully

Jay 

Posted by Boomer Jack Boardman & Carl McIntyre, the Codgers (Noted Curmudgeons) over 2 years ago
Maggie,  this was so priceless!  I got this email the other day and I cracked up!  So funny.  I would buy the chips also...but I think I would buy the family size bag for it.   LOL.
Posted by Stephanie Edwards-Musa, Realtor ® Spring/Woodlands, TX Real Estate (Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors ®) over 2 years ago
That's a bird that will end up with coronary heart disease!  :)
Posted by Chris Lengquist, RIPS (Keller Williams Realty) over 2 years ago
Maggie, tThat is way to funny, a shoplifting seagull.  They should make a little mask of him to make him look official :)
Posted by George Souto NMLS# 65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages Connecticut over 2 years ago
Funny Maggie - Are you sure he's not trained! :)
Posted by Indianapolis Real Estate | Paula Henry (Red Door Real Estate) over 2 years ago
Maggie...you find the FUNNIEST things!! 
Posted by Real Estate Specialist | Brandon, FL | Susie Roscoe (Signature Realty Associates) over 2 years ago

Hi folks!  I'm glad you enjoyed the clip.  I enjoyed all of your comments!  Thanks.

Jason, I'm not sure exactly how you mean that but you guys are friends so I'll just smile and say uh-huh. =)

Missy, you need to record that the next time you're there.  That's incredible!  Do they provide napkins for getting the slobber off your card?

Posted by Pinecrest | Coral Gables| Maggie Dokic, SFR (Prudential Florida Realty) over 2 years ago
"That's one smart bird" is what my daughter had to say.  Funny video - thanks for the laugh.
Posted by Rita Taylor | Sanford NC Real Estate & Homes for Sale in Sanford North Carolina (Century 21 Southern Realty) over 2 years ago
Maggie you find the funniest things to make me smile - how are you girl
Posted by Thesa Chambers, Principal Broker Licensed in Oregon, with (Prudential NW Properties Sunriver) over 2 years ago

Rita - please tell her I agree.  That bird has more sense than some people I know.  LOL

Thesa - still fighting, Thesa.  I see the light, I see the light!

Posted by Pinecrest | Coral Gables| Maggie Dokic, SFR (Prudential Florida Realty) over 2 years ago
Maggie, Little One asked me to draw her a picture last night.  I drew a bird stealing a bag of Doritos! 
Posted by Sarah Cooper (Real Estate Shows) over 2 years ago
Sarah - I'm happy I proved to be a muse yesterday =)  I didn't know you draw!  It's been a long time since I've taken out my charcoals and pastels.  There was a simpler time when I passed my hours drawing anything that came into my sight.  Thanks for the reminder.
Posted by Pinecrest | Coral Gables| Maggie Dokic, SFR (Prudential Florida Realty) over 2 years ago
I'm just OK at drawing.  I impress the kids, that's about it.  And like my writing, and can't do "mean".  I tried to draw a dragon for my husband's tattoo and it was just too friendly looking, no matter what I did.  It was GOOD, but he didn't need a friendly dragon.  Oh well.
Posted by Sarah Cooper (Real Estate Shows) over 2 years ago
Sarah - there's a lot to be said for goodness and light.  I go out of my way to find it.  I like nice.  It beats mean spirited each and every time.  Hands down.  Don't change.
Posted by Pinecrest | Coral Gables| Maggie Dokic, SFR (Prudential Florida Realty) over 2 years ago
Maggie- I am thinking the bird could be your assistant until we can figure out a way to get him (her?) a license. Looks like the bird knows what it takes ;) 
Posted by Beth Butler - Big Mouth Consulting over 2 years ago
Beth, I love it! That would give new meaning to the term 'bird-brain!' LOL Greetings from Homestead :-)
Posted by Pinecrest | Coral Gables| Maggie Dokic, SFR (Prudential Florida Realty) over 2 years ago
HI Maggie-Funny....I love going to the beach with a loaf of bread and feeding them or taking a bag of doritos and feeding them...they never stole the bag...but every one of their brother's, sister's cousins came and it was a flying frenzy. Very cute....and thanks for commenting on my post. 
Posted by Florida Real Estate Trainer | Daytona Beach After School Training | Midori (Coastal Results Referral Company) over 2 years ago
Maggie, the icing on the cake for this video is the "Mission Impossible" theme playing in the background!
Posted by Brian Schulman - Your Lancaster County, PA Real Estate Professional (Coldwell Banker Select Professionals, Lancaster PA) over 2 years ago

Midori - the cost of the bag is well worth the entertainment provided!

Brian - and to think I missed it the first time around. LOL

Posted by Pinecrest | Coral Gables| Maggie Dokic, SFR (Prudential Florida Realty) over 2 years ago
Maggie, I had someone send this to me so checked it out on snopes and sure enough it was real.  They had another video on there from inside the store, it was cute also.
Posted by Marchel Peterson Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro (Results Realty) over 2 years ago
Marchel - I tend to check Snopes myself.  I find them very useful!  I read Ann Cummings' post about viruses on videos and don't want to take chances by posting them anymore.  ::sigh::
Posted by Pinecrest | Coral Gables| Maggie Dokic, SFR (Prudential Florida Realty) over 2 years ago

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