This is sneaky – no two ways about it. But it made us chuckle, so we’re going to share it anyway. All you have to do is tell your children that the chime ice cream trucks make is actually to tell everyone that they have run out of ice cream. Totally run out. No ice cream left in the truck whatsoever. Like we say: sneaky. Although, if it’s a real emergency (already late for grandmother’s ninjitsu black belt ceremony, then the ice cream truck shows up), you might be able to justify it. Just.

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