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archangel_gabriel		2003-10-11 10:51:04 AM

CHARGE!

MorningBreath		2003-10-11 10:52:09 AM

Utah banned me from packing fudge. Whats up with that?

mekka_lekka_hi_mekka_hini_ho		2003-10-11 10:54:46 AM

Really off-topic, but yesterday I got extremely wasted for the very first time. I've gotten sort of drunk before but never like last night (4 beers, 3 shots straight vodka). The pot I smoked was so good and I felt such a high. I was all over this one girl at the party and I felt kinda bad about it, but she seemed to like it okay. Drugs are fun.

cunning_linguist_dc		2003-10-11 11:00:01 AM

a few weeks ago the ice cream truck guy in my neighborhood was arrested for selling drugs. to kids. from his truck.

turkey in the straw has his favorite too.

ChocolateCoveredBacon		2003-10-11 11:00:54 AM

How the hell did "Pennsylvania town bans ice cream man from blasting music on his P.A. system" become "Pennsylvania bans man from selling ice cream?"

Read the article, then post. Hey, I hear Fox News is hiring...

fry1138		2003-10-11 11:02:25 AM

Well as long as the red hot texas style chilli van still comes around i don't care.

Wubbya		2003-10-11 11:04:18 AM

mekka_lekka_hi_mekka_hini_ho

No. Drugs aren't fun. They're for losers. Loser.

RevMudd		2003-10-11 11:04:49 AM

He can sue the makers of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, too.

Runningjoke		2003-10-11 11:04:52 AM

Hmmmmm....Turkey in the Straw

It could have been worse... Freebird.

ExParrott		2003-10-11 11:05:13 AM

Banning him is a little extreme considering he only did it in good humor.

Werbal_Kint		2003-10-11 11:05:37 AM

"affluent municipality of Mount Lebanon"- farking rich bastards.

BTW, I can see it already- "Follow Up: Remember that old guy with the Ice-cream Truck? Well, there's one less Farmer's Market in PA."

parkerlewis		2003-10-11 11:12:46 AM

But the losers blasting their bass from their 4 door 87 pontiac with extra wide tires are ok. Thinks this cops needs some ice cream in the face.

Tinian		2003-10-11 11:14:06 AM

Werbal_Kint

Wealthy northeast leftist elitest do this kind of shiat all the time.

lost-password		2003-10-11 11:14:36 AM

Wubbya

Yeah, everyone who experiements is a loser and will never amount to anything. Why, in fact it's the best way to put a "glass ceiling" on yourself. I bet if you do drugs once or twice in your youth you'll never amount to anything. The best you can possibly hope to be is president of the united states. And if you become an habitual user the best you can hope for is (although asinine) phenomenally popular multi-million dollar conservative talk show host.

Of course these things are not because of the drugs, probably in spite of. Point is, everyone who uses at one time or another [or maybe even two or three times ;)] is not automatically a loser.

Stop being such a black and white thinker and you'll be doing yourself a favor.

Just sayin' is all

mekka_lekka_hi_mekka_hini_ho		2003-10-11 11:15:18 AM

Wubbya
Well hey dude, I'll have fun having sex and drinking some beer...Hope you have the same amount of fun bowling, eating pizza, playing Dungeons and Dragons or whatever you idiots do in your spare time. What moron uses "Wubbya" for their name anyway?

You never know until you try (pot, that is).

glitter		2003-10-11 11:15:30 AM

The people who banned him probably used to tell their kids that the Ice-Cream van music is a siren to signal they've run out... they're mean!!!

NeilNeilOrangePeel		2003-10-11 11:17:19 AM

ice cream truck drivers must go insane, i cant stand hearing the same tune repeated for 60 seconds but that guys had it going for 60 years! He probably humms the ice cream van tune in the shower and has it going around his head while trying to get to sleep... maybe they have headphones and listen to Led Zep while driving or something .. anything to keep their sanity.

mekka_lekka_hi_mekka_hini_ho		2003-10-11 11:17:23 AM

lost-password is right.

Just having a little fun in high school. It's called trying new things. Open your mind.

hogans		2003-10-11 11:20:53 AM

*sob* "I'm no longer guaranteed to satisfy."

jeep44		2003-10-11 11:27:31 AM

We have these ice cream trucks cruising around our area, too. They BLAST out the same tired tune endlessly,and I can hear them coming a half-mile away. They show up right at dinner time,just when you are trying to get your kids to eat something reasonably healthy.Then you are the bad guy for saying "No! you can't have a nutty buddy-finish your tofu"

Laughing Budda		2003-10-11 11:27:41 AM

Over the years, he's found nothing captures children's attention like a calliope-like rendition of "Turkey in the Straw."

From early April to late October, the loudspeakers on trucks driven by the owner of Chuck's Ice Cream and his seven employees fill the air with toots and whistles from about noon until sundown.

Holy Crap, this guy is lucky someone hasn't put a stop to this cacaphony with a firearm.

linewalker		2003-10-11 11:27:50 AM

Good use of the "Asinine" tag. Ice cream trucks play music, get used to it. If you move to the suburbs, you should expect to hear said trucks, along with barking dogs and loud, sugar-loaded, miscreant children.

It's like suing the airport for nosie pollution after moving 500 yards from the runway.

bobflash		2003-10-11 11:31:12 AM

I just want to thank this municipality for taking action and coming to the defense of the dairy/lactose intolerant people amongst their population.

Rillion		2003-10-11 11:31:46 AM

I think ice cream trucks are pretty obnoxious, but they don't come around that often. I don't mind being startled by raucous music every now and then if the kids like it and the truck doesn't stop outside my place for very long.

ZAZ		2003-10-11 11:33:34 AM

I don't remember if I saw this on Fark or not:

A guy in Massachusetts was prohibited from selling ice cream from a truck because he wanted to use ice to cool it. The state says you have to have an expensive refrigerator system. If you just pack it in ice and head out on the road you are trying to poison our children.

linewalker		2003-10-11 11:33:55 AM

I'm just thinking about ice cream trucks without music... man, that's just stupid. I just can't imagine kids running after some absent-minded guy in a truck without that twinkle music playing away.

Blatant_Disregard		2003-10-11 11:37:51 AM

Gawd, Next they'll be banning Mom from cooling her apple pies in the window 'cause the smell bothers them.

TANJ

simon_bar_sinister		2003-10-11 11:46:05 AM

Jeep44-
If you're feeding them tofu you ARE the bad guy:)

Tinian		2003-10-11 11:47:58 AM

linewalker

It's like suing the airport for nosie pollution after moving 500 yards from the runway.

When the same type of asshats move to the country they try to shut down farms over the smell of cow shiat. These farkin wealthy elitests and their lawyers are always trying to ram their agendas down other people's throats.

JangoFett		2003-10-11 11:57:53 AM

Since he can't use music, can hey still use a megaphone?

Ice cream, get ya ice cream, right heah!

I still suprised we wasn't busted as a terrorist for selling bomb pops.

JangoFett		2003-10-11 11:58:38 AM

Damn you ">" symbol! Why do you taunt me so?

Santos L. Halper		2003-10-11 12:03:39 PM

I HATE the ice cream man. The music is awful, and so loud I can't escape from it. I wish my city would ban them.

JackMeoff		2003-10-11 12:03:46 PM

Y. Dload		2003-10-11 12:03:49 PM

Mt. Lebanon is the most jerk-filled area around. They're the snobby antagonists in every 80s movie that lobby to have a recreation center of some kind shut down. Not to mention that their school is almost always at the top both athletically and academically. Jocks and nerds... excelling together?

JackMeoff		2003-10-11 12:07:06 PM

tikibouy		2003-10-11 12:30:38 PM

"I don't know any way that an ice cream truck can sell ice cream with no music."

Farkin Hilarious

Mechagimpy		2003-10-11 12:39:41 PM

I dated someone from Mt. Lebanon. For some reason, this doesn't suprise me in the least bit.

Weaver95		2003-10-11 12:41:22 PM

[Well hey dude, I'll have fun having sex and drinking some beer...]

risking addiction, AIDS, unwanted pregnancy, and any number of unpleasant social diseases along the way. Yeah, good times indeed. Loser.

[Hope you have the same amount of fun bowling, eating pizza, playing Dungeons and Dragons or whatever you idiots do in your spare time.]

Sounds like a fun way to spend an evening to me. cheaper than your drugs and liquor, nobody risks JAIL TIME or getting brain damaged and you don't need to visit a clinic when it's all over. Needles suck....

[ What moron uses "Wubbya" for their name anyway? ]

one with a sense of humor? I dunno....you'd have to ask him.

Oh - and he's right. Drugs are for losers. If you don't think so, take an afternoon off and go visit a rehab clinic. Talk to a few folks there, get thier perspective on drug use. You might learn something.

Raiden333		2003-10-11 12:45:37 PM

Same man 2 weeks later:

Lord_Marquis		2003-10-11 12:49:31 PM

I don't get it: he's allowed to use a bell..

/can be heard for MILES...

Gryffindor71		2003-10-11 12:50:40 PM

He should go back in there blasting Floyd's Money or maybe Aerosmith's Eat the Rich. You know why these people are such wankers? Because they can afford to be. An old man selling ice cream in a traditional fashion from a traditional ice cream truck for almost SIXTY YEARS and they have to give him grief. Pathetic. Makes me glad to be poor.

cynicalbastard		2003-10-11 12:51:29 PM

If you are actually using so many drugs you look like Keith Richards at his actual age, THEN you have a real problem. Hell, I have an 80 year old neighbour, WW2 vet, and if the man ever looked like Keith I'd get him to the hospital right quick.

wuzupperson		2003-10-11 12:51:38 PM

In other news, making strudel in Germany has been banned. Also, Chinese food is no longer allowed in China. Also, if you want to sell red wine in moving vehicles in France, you must forego the playing of the accordion.

Umm... what were we talking about?!

solestrella		2003-10-11 12:52:24 PM

Hey mekka_lekka_hi_mekka_hini_ho -
You didn't need to mention you are in high school- it was blatantly obvious from your Weeners.

solestrella		2003-10-11 12:53:23 PM

wow- that's funny. That's not what I wrote, but I think I like it a lot more..

wuzupperson		2003-10-11 12:56:40 PM

He should go back in there blasting Floyd's Money or maybe Aerosmith's Eat the Rich.

I'd much rather hear AC/DC's "Big Balls"... ;-)

focusyn		2003-10-11 01:00:54 PM

Freaking damned Mt. Lebanon.

I live right next to Mt. Lebanon, and I get visited by this guy all the time. The area is kind of hilly, and sound travels very well, at least on my block. Which means I'm treated to a solid three minutes of high-intensity beeping and booping about 5 p.m. every day. Which is really nice when you're home from work and trying to unwind a bit. I swear to you, that song is in my nightmares.

Of course, this guy can't do his thing in Mt. Lebanon anymore, so maybe he'll want to hang around a little longer in my neighborhood. Dammit. Makes a man want to cry. And drink.

But I was probably going to drink anyway.

NakedApe		2003-10-11 01:16:22 PM

The truck around here plays Camptown Races endlessly. It's a great argument for private ownership of shoulder launched missles.

Stripe		2003-10-11 01:17:14 PM

Lord_Marquis *ROFLOL!!*

So he can't play "turkey in the straw" anymore, big deal.
One song down, 3000+ more to go!

How about "Bethovan's 5th Symphony" with the real cannon fire and such? Or "The hall of the mountian king?" Better yet, "The Ride of the Valkeryes"! (sp?)

He could always just have a little hand bell he could ring and let Pavlov take over (sp?) Course, he'd have every dog and kid in the neighborhood running! Worried about closed windows and noisy air conditioning? Not a problem. Kids could hear a sound from and icecream truck through any amount of noise, they're tuned in.

simon_bar_sinister		2003-10-11 01:20:14 PM

wubbya and weaver95 must have opposite ends of the same stick up their butts.
Hey mekka_lekka_hi_mekka_hini_ho I bet you don't need to hit the bong to laugh at that vision.

HAHAHAHAHA But it does give technicolor splendor to it.

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