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humor Babylon Bee 2026-05-16

Man Rejects Waffle Cone, Chooses Paper Cup for Ice Cream

In a move that shocked precisely no one outside of a culinary enthusiast's fever dream, Tucson man Dale Swanson bravely faced down the waffle cone option for his ice cream. He chose the cup, proving that some battles aren't worth fighting.


<img src="https://media.babylonbee.com/articles/6a049442f14ee6a049442f14ef.jpg" style="width: 100%;" width="400" /><p>TUCSON, AZ β€” Local man Dale Swanson declined to have his double scoops of mint chocolate chip and strawberry ice cream served in a delicious waffle cone, instead opting to have it in a blasphemous paper cup instead.</p>

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