Why you can never trust a bird...

[Willow Sylph]

Isn't this totally hilareous (if it's true)?

Taken from Snopes.com
Claim: Thieving birds stole hundreds of quarters from a car wash.

Status: True.

Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2002]

Bill owns a company that manufactures and installs car wash systems. Magic Wand Car Wash Systems just in case you want to buy one. Bill's company installed a car wash system in Frederick, Md. for a gentleman.

Now understand that these are a complete system including the money changer and money taking machines.

The problem started when the new owner complained to Bill that he was losing significant amounts of money form his coin machines each week. He went as far as to accuse Bill's employees of having a key to the boxes and ripping him off. Bill just couldn't believe that his people would do that. So they setup a trap for the thief.

Well they caught the thief in the act! Scroll down to see the thief.


The bird had to go down in the machine and back up to get to the money!


That's three quarters he has in his mouth!


Another amazing thing Bill told us is that it was not one bird there were several working together.




Once they identified the thief, they found over $4000 in quarters on the roof of the car wash and more under a nearby tree.