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[–] 10 points 2 months ago (1 child)

I don't know if you remember the Beast from the East blizzard in early 2018, but I was living in Dublin at that time and around 5 pm, it was already dark outside, I heard strange music coming closer from around the corner of my street. I looked through the window and low and behold, it was the most committed ice cream van lad I've ever seen. I laughed so hard, I almost choked on my pint. Went outside and bought some ice cream from him. He was good craic.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    The ice cream wars were turf wars in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland, in the 1980s between rival criminal organisations selling drugs[1][2] and stolen goods[1] from ice cream vans.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_ice_cream_wars

    He was maybe committed to the route for other reasons. It escalated to violence in Glasgow but I don't doubt it's happening in other cities, just without the theatrics of violent turf wars

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