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Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly · When You're This Big, They Call You Mister · 18 Jul 2026 podcast

It was a turning point.

The jingle became a nostalgic summer tradition, tempting families to come running when the Mr. Softee truck rolled into their neighborhoods.

At its peak, the company had over 1,600 ice cream trucks on the road.

Years later, the company sent a telegram to Les Was thanking him for the jingle, saying they would still be a tiny three-truck company if it weren't for that incredible Sonic branding.

The company, still in the Conway family today, became one of the biggest distributors of soft ice cream and one of the largest franchisors of ice cream trucks in North America.

Today, the fleet still rolls across streets in Canada and the U.S.,

And the logo on the trucks hasn't changed since 1956.

Watch for the Mr. Softee truck.

It's a soft ice cream store on wheels.

While some brand names are created by enterprising marketers, some were inspired by an aquatic military vessel.

The submarine sandwich has an interesting history.

It appears that an Italian immigrant named Dominic Conti came to America in 1895.

In 1924, he started a grocery store in Patterson, New Jersey, where he started selling traditional Italian sandwiches from a recipe he brought with him from his home country.

It was a long roll of bread filled with cold cuts and various toppings.

One day, he went to a museum in Patterson where he saw a submarine hull that had been used in the war.

He took one look at it and thought, that looks like the sandwich I sell.

From that day forward, he called his sandwich the submarine.

Soon, people came from miles around to enjoy Dominic's subs.

Now, fast forward to 1968.

The Yorkville area of downtown Toronto is filled with high-end boutiques and the most expensive condos in the city.

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