MAN O’ MEDIA WAR: Over a dozen LBI Portuguese man o’ war reports and sightings have crossed my desk – and dozens have come to life via Facebook.
I even got an email signed, A concerned man o’ war. I kid you not. It reads, I just happened to land on the beaches of Long Beach Island today and came across a huge number of humans just lying there. I’m new to these parts. Is it unusual for them to show up here like that? They all seemed very well fed.
Ha-ha, very funny. Actually, that part about the “well fed” is sorta hilarious.
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