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they’ll never sell ice creams at that speed expression or saying

An emergency vehicle is passing with its siren going

Origin

Gag from a Morecambe & Wise TV show

Collector

Iliff family – 1960s
Mark’s family growing up

Notes

It worked better in the olden days when sirens went nee-naw-nee-naw instead of whooᵒᵒOOoo. And ice-cream vans were less of a rarity.

Submitted: 11/02/2022 by Mark ● Last updated: 19/02/2022 21:18 by Mark

any thoughts?





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