The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 31, August 5, 2007, Article 12

MORE ON THE 99 PENCE COIN - THE CORNET

Last week's item about a sarcastically proposed 99 pence coin
noted that it was to be called a 'cornet'.

Martin Purdy writes: "Just in case any non-UK readers are
scratching their heads, I should mention that 'cornet' is the
British term for an ice-cream cone, and '99' is a common term
for a cornet with a chocolate flake in it.  I had to learn to
stop saying 'cornet' rather than 'cone' when I first moved to
New Zealand as a child.  It shows how well the '99' ice-cream
is ingrained in the British psyche for someone to link it with
a joke 99p coin."

Here's a quick reference for good measure:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Flake

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