Gan
09-28-2011, 02:50 PM
Ice Cream Cone Mascot Mistaken for a KKK Member
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An ice cream shop in Ocala, Florida thought it would be a clever marketing tactic to have an employee dress up as an ice cream cone and stand out in the parking lot with a sign advertising their goods. Little did they know!
Managers and staffers at the two-month-old Ice Cream Family Corner and Sandwiches say that many townsfolk have avoided their shop because of the ice cream cone man, whom they've mistaken for a Ku Klux Klan protester. The Ocala Star-Banner reports (http://www.ocala.com/article/20110926/ARTICLES/110929750):
http://gawker.com/5844177/ice-cream-cone-mascot-mistaken-for-a-kkk-member
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You can't make this stuff up.
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/7/2011/09/medium_ice_cream.jpg
An ice cream shop in Ocala, Florida thought it would be a clever marketing tactic to have an employee dress up as an ice cream cone and stand out in the parking lot with a sign advertising their goods. Little did they know!
Managers and staffers at the two-month-old Ice Cream Family Corner and Sandwiches say that many townsfolk have avoided their shop because of the ice cream cone man, whom they've mistaken for a Ku Klux Klan protester. The Ocala Star-Banner reports (http://www.ocala.com/article/20110926/ARTICLES/110929750):
http://gawker.com/5844177/ice-cream-cone-mascot-mistaken-for-a-kkk-member
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You can't make this stuff up.