This is the evolution of a modern day entrepreneur.
Seagull steals woman’s lobster roll.
Woman takes photo of airborne heist.
Image goes viral.
Woman sells swag related to said image. (A portion of the proceeds goes to the American Bird Conservancy, so don’t be so quick to judge.)
Mugs. T-shirts. Beach towels. Because. The internet.
Now’s your chance to have a piece of the photo of the summer! T-shirts, mugs and beach towels featuring the pesky seagull who stole my lobster roll are live on the storefront: https://t.co/SUzztMmYgz
— Alicia Jessop (@RulingSports) June 10, 2019
And, who can blame Alicia Jessop, a sports law professor at Pepperdine University, who while on a work-related trip in Vermont on June 10 dashed off to Maine to check lobster roll off her bucket list.
“I stopped at the picturesque Nubble Light House and spotted a restaurant adjacent where I could order a lobster roll to-go,” she blogged later.
Then, $21.50 later she wanted to post an Instagram-worthy food photo.
Because. The internet.
This is why we can’t have nice things. I was trying to take a picture of the lobster roll I ordered in Maine and well, this happened 😂🤦🏻♀️ pic.twitter.com/N601vpQ41h
— Alicia Jessop (@RulingSports) June 7, 2019
A perfectly, inadvertently, timed shot.
“I literally was snapping the pic as this happened,” she told followers on Twitter. “I had no clue he was headed my way, because I was trying to get the correct angle with the lighthouse. Then the jerk swooped in on me and snatched my lobster roll!”
One tweet later. Voila. Internet-famous.
Just landed back in Los Angeles and see that the seagull and I are trending on Twitter. Needless to say, my trip to Maine was EPIC 😂🐦🦞
— Alicia Jessop (@RulingSports) June 9, 2019
A gazillion shares and likes. Media coverage from all over. And now, a “seagull stole my lobster roll” business.
And, don’t worry. She did finally get her lobster roll.
$43 and one seagull attack later, I am now enjoying my first lobster roll at Fox’s Lobster House in York, Maine. pic.twitter.com/ZsBFjakcfU
— Alicia Jessop (@RulingSports) June 7, 2019
Photo Alicia Jessop/Twitter
