Now that is mean ....

[woofmarkthedog]

My Sister...

Now don't get me wrong, I love my Sister dearly but...

When the Icecream van used to come around playing his musical bells, my sister would say to her daughter

"Oh listen it's the piano tuner"

My poor neice believed her for years

Now how mean is that ?

W**F

[gwod]

My parents used to tell me that ice cream vans played the music to let everyone know that they'd run out of ice cream.

Grrr!

[Curmudgeon]

gwod Wrote:

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> My parents used to tell me that ice cream vans

> played the music to let everyone know that they'd

> run out of ice cream.

> Grrr!

I'm pleased to confirm this one is still being used

[woofmarkthedog]

I must say..

The piano tuner does lots of trade in our area too

W**F

[katie1997]

my mum was a rotter....

every time I thought I was going to get my piano tuned......she came back with ice-cream!

(like, what's her problem? I used to wonder)

[woofmarkthedog]

Mind you...

When I took my boys to the dentist for the first time they asked

"What happens at the dentist"

I couldn't help saying....

"They pull all your teeth out"

I then laughed like a drain

W**F

[DJKillaQueen]

Oh those two lovely boys deserve better.....

Baaad Dad !

[jollybaby]

My niece has been led to believe that the ice cream van is a mobile butcher!

[Pickle]

In my early years learning a musical instrument I used to get banished outside to practise by my parents. Our local icecream truck played "Greensleeves" which was one of the first pieces I learnt to play. I thought it was hilarious to play it and watch the boys from next door rush outside with their money to get icecream only to look confused when they couldn't see the truck anywhere.

Cruel, but at least they recognised what I was playing!

I tell my 3.5 year old that the music playing means the icecream has run out :)

[Mick Mac]

I just say...."that's the ice cream van - but you aren't having any, so don't bother asking".

My Dad used to say that to me, so I think its a top tip.

[SteveT]

Those were the exact words my mother said to me Mic Mac.

You took me right back to my misspent childhood:)

[woofmarkthedog]

jollybaby Wrote:

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> My niece has been led to believe that the ice

> cream van is a mobile butcher!

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Yeah...

& who the hell broke that spell ?

[katie1997]

Pickle Wrote:

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> In my early years learning a musical instrument I

> used to get banished outside to practise by my

> parents. Our local icecream truck played

> "Greensleeves" which was one of the first pieces I

> learnt to play. I thought it was hilarious to

> play it and watch the boys from next door rush

> outside with their money to get icecream only to

> look confused when they couldn't see the truck

> anywhere.

>

> Cruel, but at least they recognised what I was

> playing!

>

> I tell my 3.5 year old that the music playing

> means the icecream has run out :)

So funny Pickle, good one!

And yes, why is it that 'Greensleeves' is the first thing you ever learn to play, (that or Fur Elise!?) :))

[woofmarkthedog]

Church of England

[karter]

i had an ice-cream yesterday at London Zoo and ate it in front of one of the gorillas. Yes i thought that was mean. She was very cute though.

[woofmarkthedog]

It was a client who inspired this thread

He had lived in Oz as a kid.

When he visited his Aunt she would make Orangeade by mixing cordial with water & putting an Alka-Seltzer in it

( I love that idea )

W**F

[brum]

My aunt once sent me to the shop to buy some 'elbow grease'. That was mean.

[HonaloochieB]

When I was young and so much younger than today, my bastard uncle informed me that the vapour trails left by planes were caused by the pilot leaning out of the window with a paint brush and daubing the sky.

This was fine until some time later I was with a group of boys from the flats and decided to share this piece of physics with them.

I can still hear the howls of derision and the cries of "Who told you that you prat"?

I made up my mind never to accept another five bob from nunky when he visited, but when he next proffered the dosh I forgave him, which I think was magnanimous in one so young.