Margate: People Make the Ultimate Shoobie Mistake

What's the dumbest thing you've ever heard a Shoobie do?

(For those that don't know, a Shoobie is the name coined long ago to describe people who vacation at the South Jersey Shore. In the old days, day-trippers would come to the Shore from Philadelphia, with their lunch packed in a shoebix.)

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The Crazy Thing People Tried to Do on the Margate Beach

Full disclosure: We don't know if Shoobies were responsible for this stupid act. It may have actually been locals.

The Margate Fire Department has confirmed for us that Monday evening, some misguided individuals decided to try to start a bonfire on the Margate beach. (Bonfires in Margate are usually not allowed, except in cases of special events, like the recent Beachstock celebration.)

How can you make a bonfire worse?

How about this: When you need something to burn, you grab the wood from the fences that are set up to help preserve and protect the dunes.

We don't have the names of those involved, we only know that officials are investigating.

This is why we can't have nice things.