Ei Jaatis!

i stopped by a corner store the other day for a few quick grocery items. on my way out i noticed this series of signs posted on the door...

suitsetamine keelatud! (no smoking!) no dogs, no roller skates, no cameras... but wait.

is there really an Ei Jaatis! (No Ice Cream!) sign?





i don't get it. if they sell ice cream in the store... besides, it's freezing outside. lately it's averaging about 10F! you would think that no one in their right mind would be out walking the streets with an ice cream cone...


oddly enough, people do. granted i'm new here and it's taking a while to get used to the freezing rain, negative wind chills, and ice coated everything... i don't think i'll ever be able to walk around in this weather without a hat (and ear muffs, and long johns, and on and on and on) but to eat ice cream when the snot in your nose is frozen and it's becoming difficult to open your eyes... it just seems crazy.

or maybe it's genius... reducing core temperature in order to bridge the gap between body and environment could make you much more comfortable. i don't think i'll be testing that theory though... i can just imagine trying to explain how a spoon got frozen to my tongue in estonian.