Monday Moment - Ice Cream Swirl

My moment occurred on Tuesday.  Ray and I headed to a show but we stopped at Jason's Deli for dinner. I enjoyed a yummy chicken wrap and then went to partake of "free" ice cream. Like a DQ, the machine dispensed soft serve vanilla, chocolate, or a combo swirl.  Ray had already come back with a lovely perfectly shaped cone. (This picture is from Dreamstock and it's not a swirl but you folks know what DQ cones look like)

Anyway, I manage to create the biggest mess you've ever seen. I pull down on the handle and a dribble appears in my cone. I push up and nothing happens. I pull down and an ice cream swirl is flowing but it won't stop or cut off.  I have a glob and more glob coming into my cone. It's rather obscene. I look for a spoon or something to try to cut off the machine. There's nothing around.

What shall I do?  Should I just go ahead and put my mouth under the spigot and just eat directly? Well, no... that would be rude and unsanitary.  I stop pulling the handle, then I admit I used my finger to just swipe my mess into my cone. I trust the next person would let the leftover go into the trough, and then begin again.

Have you had any machinery fails?  Are you inept at dispensing ice cream?

I came back to the table with the saddest looking cone. Ray was laughing...."What the heck did you do?"

I gave a rueful grin and ate my mess. Sigh - what can I say?