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Our local ice cream truck plays a very annoying jingle, coupled with a woman's voice saying "Hello?" in an obnoxious way. I haven't complained, because I'm not that kind of asshole, but something about that voice clip feels like stubbing my toe over and over again.

If it were a regular jingle, I'd have no problem. Perhaps one that could be turned down so you don't hear it from halfway across town.



Was it this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_BF88VYRvE

The "hello" is bizarre. It's like something a weapon AI from Metal Gear Solid would do to flush out its enemy.

The tune is also weird. It's not a recognizable folk or children's tune, and it sounds vaguely Japanese, like background music from a Sega Pico game.

If I heard an ice cream truck playing this come down my street, I'd think I was in an episode of Black Mirror, or some sort of analog-horror scenario. I'd do my best to find a good hiding place and avoid being seen. (Maybe crouch in a cardboard box?)


I found the tune I linked to. It is, in fact, Japanese in origin: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KpT9mHF7xfE


Fuck me, that's it.




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