It’s been a while since our last “Spot the Fake Ice Cream News” entry, which means there’s lots of strange ice cream news for us to choose from with today’s entry. Below are four ice cream-related stories. Three are real and one has been made up by the Turkey Hill team. Leave a comment with your guess for which is the phony news item!
1. WHAT WOULD YOU DO? – An ice cream parlor in Livingston, NJ was the setting for a segment on the ABC reality show, “What Would You Do?”, which uses actors to test peoples’ reactions to bad behavior. This particular segment featured actors who bullied and teased a person with a stutter (also an actor) and the ABC cameras captured customers’ reactions. Thankfully, more than a few people stepped in and put the bullies in their place during the course of the two-day taping.
2. GREAT COW, GREAT ICE CREAM – A prize-winning dairy cow from Kalispell, Montana isn’t taking her “best in the state” status lightly. The cow’s owners, who operate an ice cream shop using milk from their 500-cow dairy farm, have created a special ice cream flavor called “Blue Ribbon Bonanza” which is made with milk from the award-winning bovine. A single scoop of the top notch treat costs $5, nearly twice as much as a scoop of ice cream from a “regular” cow.
3. WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM – Parents in a trendy Brooklyn neighborhood have started a campaign to ban ice cream vendors from selling their sweet treats in a local park. This issue started after one mom wrote a blog entry about her frustrations when visiting the playground with her son and how her visit was ruined after an ice cream vendor showed up. Not everyone agrees with the ban and, for now, the issue remains unresolved.
4. A BATTLE FOR A GOOD CAUSE – Two ice cream trucks are locked in the second annual “Ice Cream Truck Battle” in Boston’s Harvard Square. The trucks will dish out free treats for two hours and will collect donations from customers. Money raised during the showdown will be donated to a local homeless organization. The truck that loses the competition will have to pull over and salute the winning truck whenever they pass each other on the street.
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We love our fans for two reasons. The first is because you love us. The second is because Turkey Hill fans are some of the most loyal and passionate fans any company could ask for (in other words, you love us A LOT).
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