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m  I've just returned to Los Angeles after living abroad for
almost twenty years. One thing that struck me was the virtual
disappearance of ice cream parlors (that and book stores). Tel
Aviv, where I was living, is exploding with artisanal gelato
places. Here there they are few and far between When I was a
kid, high end ice cream was the thing, starting with Haagen Daz,
then Double Rainbow, etc. Now it's been replaced by frozen
yogurt and shaved ice. Only the dinosaurs, like Baskin Robins,
long eclipsed by the high end places, are still thriving.    1.
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It was just an observation. I didn't say there were no ice cream
parlors, just very few compared to earlier times. That's a fact.
You will find two frozen yogurt places in every mall in Los
Angeles, and no ice cream. It's all due to economics, in my
opinion. Frozen yogurt is a much better business model than ice
cream. And your allusi