Subject: seagull abuse in California
Date: Mar 8 16:42:00 1996
From: John Sidles - sidles at u.washington.edu


Dear Tweeters

As far as I know, I am Washington state's only
combination surfer and birdwatcher. Usually, these two
avocations harmonize quite nicely (e.g., the fabulous
surfing and oystercatchers I've enjoyed at Cape Alava).

Unfortunately, every year in the early spring, some of
the more hard-core California surfers engage in a
disgusting form of seagull abuse. The following post
to the newsgroup "alt.surfing" speaks for itself!

I hope some of the more computer-literate "Tweeters"
will post repies to "alt.surfing" and let these
surfers know that gull-eating is legally and morally
unacceptable (aside from the obvious health risks).

I would hate to see this tradition spread to Oregon
and Washington!

Sincerely John Sidles

> The Gulls are Ripe!
>
> I went down to the beach to check out the Gull season. I
> had a couple of juicy ones, though was rusty with my
> sling-shot. But boy, those gulls were good! We surfers are
> going to have an excellent season this year, and the gull
> harvest great. I noticed the Herring Gull had an excellent
> clam and shrimp bouquet with a little "rainwater"
> aftertaste, easy on the pallet, and didn't squawk much when
> hit.
>
> This year's bull Terns are especially beefy, and several on
> a stick make an excellent Kabob.
>
> I expect to be dragging strings of twenty or thirty birds
> over my shoulder down the beach soon. I'll be ever indebted
> to the boys at Silicon Graphics for turning me on to these
> feathery delicacies.
>
> Grab a Gull today! A feast in feathers!
>
> The Galopping Gull Gormand Bill Morris
>