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Jeez Louise! Mr. Softee has long been one of the few things in this city that we thought unimpeachably good. Sure, the music is sometimes a little much, and the trucks are spewing a billion tons of smog into the air every summer, but what beats a soft-serve cone on a hot day? Sad news, then, that Mr. Softee has turned to the dark side, threatening to kick the cream out of the cute foodie who writes Eat Drink One Woman:
MR. SOFTEE: Look, miss, I'm trying to be nice -- how would you like it if I broke your camera?ME: What?
MR. SOFTEE: Stop taking a picture. Looks like you're trying to take a picture of my permit. I might think you're a snitch.
ME: I'm not taking a picture of your truck anymore, alright? I was just trying to get a picture of a Mr. Softee truck.
MR. SOFTEE: Why don't you try taking a picture up in Harlem or Washington Heights, see what happens.
ME: You know what?
Now here is the real question: what kind of snitch does Mr. Softee have to fear? Perhaps spies for Damon Dash or maybe it was a fake Softee truck that was suspicious of being followed.
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Ice cream truck guys are murderous. See:
Pt1
http://www.eyeshot.net/misslolabelle1.html
Pt2
http://eyeshot.net/lola.html
Sounds like he's not such a softee after all...
My issue with Mr. Softee is price gouging-in Brooklyn a cone can be as low as $1.25 and elsewhere as high as $2.25. I have also heard that the "ice cream" is made of stuff I don't even want to think about. I do enjoy seeing the trucks-a sign spring has arrived.
He's probably paranoid from using too much of his own product (they sell more than Ice Cream)
perhaps they had a run-in with Jasper
http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=3597
Some people go apeshit when you try to take a picture of their vehicle on a public street.
Sometimes if there is someone in the vehicle the best thing to do is ask to avoid a confrontation or try to do it from across the street. If that fails, and they assault you, hopefully you will get a shot of them or their licence plate number which would help if you want to press charges.