Ice cream vans only play music when they've run out of ice cream

I used to believe that when the ice-cream van man came around the neighbourhood, the jingle meant that he had run out of ice-cream. This is what my parents used to tell me. Is this bad parenting I wonder?

I used to believe…

when I was about 5 my uncle told me that the ice cream truck was from the orphanage comming to take me away. When I eventually realized that it wasn't the orphanage truck he told me they only played music when it was sold out of ice cream. I only dicovered the truth when I was in my teens.

I used to believe…

As a child being told that when the icecream van comes round, if it playing music it means the man has run out of icecream !

i was always told by my mum that when the ice cream man was playing his chimes it meant he had run out of ice cream. subsequently i never got much ice cream

I know someone who's parents told them that when the ice-cream van had the music playing it had run out of ice-cream!

I used to think the icecream man played music to let everyone know he'd run out of icecream - because that's what my mother told me!

I used to believe…

A friend of mine was told by his parents that the icecream van only played it`s tune when it had RAN OUT
of icecream.

I used to believe…

My mother told me that when the icecream man played music that meant he was OUT of icecream.

I used to believe…

When i was little i was told that when the ice-cream truck played music it meant that there was no ice-cream left.

I used to believe that when the icecream man played his song it meant he had no icecreasm left! my mother's evil plan

I used to believe…

My mother explained that ice-cream vans played music so that everyone would know that they had run out of ice-cream.

I used to believe…

We were told if the music was playing from the ice-cream van that they'd run out of ice-cream.
Needless to say, excitement on seeing the van was always short-lived!

I used to believe…

When I was a young child my parents told me that when the ice-cream van played music, they had run out of ice cream!

I used to believe…

My father used to tell me that when the ice cream van played music, it ment it had run out of ice cream!!

I used to believe…

my mum used to tell me that whenever the Ice cream truck came along, if it was playing a song it meant they were out of ice cream! I believed this until I was 12!

I used to believe…

My mum told us that when the ice cream van played music, it was to tell you that he had run out of ice-creams.