powerskipper
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how long do sea gulls live for?
I looked it up, do you know?
I looked it up, do you know?
I was asked
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BrendanS
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It depends how quickly they come within range of my air rifle.
MYAG
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Whatever it is........it's too long!
Searush
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Long enough too poo all over my boat - as already stated it's far too long.
Google gives answers between 5 years & 100 years, but 20-35 years seems to be a common figure.
Google gives answers between 5 years & 100 years, but 20-35 years seems to be a common figure.
BrendanS
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Well if you want to be serious, from my biology days, about 6-10 years would be about average in the wild (some survive much longer, but it depends on species and environment). In captivity, they might survive up to 35 years or so. 100 years is just barmy.
Heckler
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Get a soft piece of bread, knead it a bit, wrap it around a steradent, throw it up in the air, when the sh itehawk eats it, watch where it lands and watch it as it slowly gets bigger and finally explodes!!
Stu
oceandrive
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Cool that's it i'm ordering a sh-t load of sterident tomorrow. cool cool love it.
oceandrive
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powerskip why are people asking you questions like that?
carlton
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oceandrive
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Johnathan Livingstone seagull crashed I wish they all would.
powerskipper
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Searush
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Ahh, but that enabled him to break through intoo a higher plane of existence, didn't it? It's a lovely pseudo-religious story & I have an embossed leaather bound copy next to my boxed Omar Kayyam.
But I still HATE all gulls in harbours with the greatest intensity I can muster!
Portland Billy
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tobasco
When you get them all excited and swooping for bits of bread get the tobasco out and mix it with a few crusts - spectacular laxitive !!
When you get them all excited and swooping for bits of bread get the tobasco out and mix it with a few crusts - spectacular laxitive !!
VOD80
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DIW
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That's 'wicked' can't wait to see if it works !!!!
Major Catastrophe
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I love throwing chicken legs and watching them eat them whole.
Haven't seen one try to cr*p one out onto Sea Rush's boat yet.
Haven't seen one try to cr*p one out onto Sea Rush's boat yet.
jhr
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I was also told this by an ex Grey Funnel Line Submariner although my Old Man (ex Commander RNVR) had never heard or seen it. The theory is that the bicarb in the Alka Seltzer reacts with contents of the seagulls stomach and creates excess gas.
A bit like drinking real ale.
carlton
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...The theory is that the bicarb in the Alka Seltzer reacts with contents of the seagulls stomach and creates excess gas.
A bit like drinking real ale.
I can confirm that this can often lead to a whole series of noisy explosions.
GrahamHR
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My Grandad use to tell us that as kids they used to use calcium carbide (presumably Steradent wasn't available widely in the 1920''s in Bolsach!). The gas produced is acetylene, spectacular results near a flame, I imagine!
Graham
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