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Ice cream van chimes

83 replies

viques · 24/08/2017 14:18

Ok, first world whinge approaching.

First of all let me say I love icecream, proper icecream that is, not the stuff they sell on vans and I wouldn't buy it but have no objection to anyone else buying it, and I don't really mind that the vans always park outside my house, that's not the issue.

But aibu to scream silently because of the chimes?

Van I plays this: " Daisy, Daisy give me your answer do ,I'm half crazy, all for the love of". Then it stops, no "you", I get caught out every time, will it play, will it give me closure, can I carry on with my life without feeling that something is missing? No. Every time I am let down.

Van 2 is another matter. It plays The Stripper. Yes, yes, come little children, come, be lured by the siren call of an exotic dancer to buy your lollipops and cheap whipped air masquerading as proper gelato. Surely there is something wrong in encouraging children to equate mild sexual titillation with ice cream gratification, isn't this a form of low level grooming, shouldn't I be reporting them to a safeguarding team somewhere?

I remember when ice cream vans played the teddy bears picnic, all the way through,sold proper scoops of icecream ,and that was enough for us.

OP posts:
Badgoushk · 24/08/2017 14:24

What's The Stripper?

Dancingfairy · 24/08/2017 14:26

I'm in the garden ATM and can hear the ice cream van. It's teddy bears picnic

Mrscropley · 24/08/2017 14:27

Remember those chimes mean he has none left. . .

DSHathawayGivesMeFannyGallops · 24/08/2017 14:28

The Stripper is the "da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da" song. You may remember it from the Morecambe and Wise getting breakfast sketch, or the Johnny Vegas and Monkeh PGTips remake.

The Daisy Daisy thing would drive me nuts. Not sure why you'd choose The Stripper, it's an odd choice for an ice cream van, given the conotations!

ShatnersBassoon · 24/08/2017 14:33

We have Match of the Day with the middle section in a different key to the beginning and end Confused

Mycarsmellsoflavender · 24/08/2017 14:38

Greensleaves here.

thenewaveragebear1983 · 24/08/2017 14:46

Sinister as anything. I hate ice cream chimes. But I love mr whippy, especially with red juice. I'm so confused......

Scoobygang7 · 24/08/2017 14:51

There's an ice cream truck that chimes the A-team theme tune

Auldspinster · 24/08/2017 14:54

The one that comes to my locale plays 'In the summertime' by Mungo Jerry.

CockacidalManiac · 24/08/2017 14:56

I love the chimes of ice cream vans

Circumlocutor · 24/08/2017 14:58

The on on our street plays music from the original St Trinian's films. The 'dun di dun' tune when George whathisface comes out of the bushes.

DancesWithOtters · 24/08/2017 14:59

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Babbitywabbit · 24/08/2017 14:59

our local van plays something so off key I haven't yet identified if

IdentifiesAsASloth · 24/08/2017 15:02

Ours plays you are my sunshine, but I've made up my own lyrics to it to prove to the kids it means it's ran out Grin

CockacidalManiac · 24/08/2017 15:02

The on on our street plays music from the original St Trinian's films. The 'dun di dun' tune when George whathisface comes out of the bushes.

Flash Harry's theme. I've always wanted that for a ringtone.

GameOldBirdz · 24/08/2017 15:02

But aren't ice cream vans just a cover for selling drugs?

PollyFlint · 24/08/2017 15:03

The on on our street plays music from the original St Trinian's films. The 'dun di dun' tune when George whathisface comes out of the bushes.

Oh my god, this is BRILLIANT.

Ours plays Chitty Chitty Bang Bang which I quite like, but I would definitely prefer Flash Harry's theme.

CockacidalManiac · 24/08/2017 15:04

But aren't ice cream vans just a cover for selling drugs?

I though it was dodgy videos.

Ice cream van chimes
jeaux90 · 24/08/2017 15:05

Two round my way. One plays the Hawaii 5 O theme tune the other plays the Benny Hill one Grin

SweetChickadee · 24/08/2017 15:05

Ours plays the Lambada Hmm

Circumlocutor · 24/08/2017 15:06

Flash Harry that's his name!

lynmilne65 · 24/08/2017 15:08

The Stripper ? Really?

IHaveCausedConfusionAndDelay · 24/08/2017 15:12

Ours plays what we have decided after much confusion is The Archers tune. I tried to ask the ice cream man what tune it was once. Despite the fact I clearly remember him from primary school he now does a weird Greek accent and pretends not to understand a word anyone says. He just gives you a mr whippey and demands £2 whatever you say to him.

psychomath · 24/08/2017 15:14

Dances I heard Greensleeves several times daily where I used to live, and it actually got to the point where I would start to hallucinate it at random times of day.

Most of the ones that drive up and down the same route every single day have to be selling drugs, surely - one used to stop outside my old neighbours' house nightly at about 9pm, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't because they were bulk ordering Fab.

psychomath · 24/08/2017 15:15

I would love the Hawaii 5-0 theme! Maybe I should suggest it to the local driver Grin