Fishy Story: Drunk Seagulls!!

 'Liar, liar, pins of fire', was what my daughter used to sing when she was 5 years old, though the rhyme was really,' Liar, liar, pants on fire '. These words sprung to mind when I read the following piece of complete and utter c...

How stupid do they think we are ?

Here is the headline from, The Local News. Co.UK.

" Warning Of Drunk Seagulls On Devon Roads."

Tell us another one, just like the other one, tell us another one do.

Here is the article.

" Devon drivers have been warned of drunk seagulls after birds have been killed by vehicles in the region.

The seagulls are left feeling drunk after eating large amounts of flying ants which have arrived early in the country because of the current heatwave, and because of the reaction, will not move out of the way of oncoming vehicles.

Dead seabirds have been reported in a number of places..

The ants produce formic acid which can stupify the gulls."

Dr. Rebecca Nestwit, sorry, I mean Nesbit, an Entomologist  ( is that a clever word for someone who tells lies because they are told to ?) with the Society Of Biology told the B.B.C.  ( British Bullshit Corporation )
' It could leave them a little drunk '

One question, that for some unknown reason no reporter asked the lady was the following:

" How come all these dead birds, fish and animals have only started appearing in the last few years ?"

All over the world such deaths are reported.

Didn't birds get drunk before 2004 ?

I suppose it just never crossed their minds.
See:http://localuknews.co.uk/exeter/news/localnews/warning-of-drunk-seagulls-on-devon-road

To prove to you what utter rubbish this Doctor sprouted, take a look at Wikipedia Anting ( bird activity ).

To put it simply birds are far too intelligent to eat formic acid. In the entry it shows that birds actually make the insect edible by firstly discharging the harmful acid into their feathers, as they know this will kill off insects, mites, fungi and bacteria in their feathers. It is only then that they can safely eat them.

Don't journalists bother with research any more ?

See:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anting_(bird_activity)