Seagulls are a landfill nuisance because they fly away with food scraps and, as is their reputation, fight each other over them midflight, often losing them, and soon a lady has a half-eaten hamburger splashing into her backyard pool.

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Away Backyard Because Each Fight Fly Food Hamburger Her Lady Landfill Losing Nuisance Often Other Over Pool Reputation Scraps Seagull Soon Them

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