The sound comes from Pixar's Finding Nemo, released in 2003, where a flock of seagulls perched near Sydney Harbour keeps shouting mine as they eye up food and anything else they can claim. The moment became a shorthand for selfishness, and clips of the chant spread through reaction videos, edits and soundboards as an instant joke about grabbing something first. It still works because the joke needs no setup, the voices are instantly recognisable, and greed over something small is easy to parody in almost any video.
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The Finding Nemo seagulls chanting mine in a greedy chorus, a squawk used in memes and edits when someone snatches food, a prize or attention for themselves.
The clip is a frantic chorus of seagulls all shouting mine at the same time, their voices overlapping into a high-pitched, squawking scramble that gets louder and more urgent with every repeat. It sounds greedy, silly and slightly chaotic, like a flock fighting over a single scrap of food, and that is exactly why it lands so well. Hearing it instantly signals selfish excitement and petty competition, turning an ordinary grab, steal or claim in a video into a joke. The repetition makes it instantly recognisable, even without the picture, and it keeps the energy playful rather than mean.
