Curse of the Bambino had been such a part of Boston culture that when a "reverse curve" road sign on Longfellow Bridge over the city's busy Storrow Drive was graffitied to read "Reverse The Curse", officials left it in place until after the Red Sox won the 2004 Series. After the Red Sox won the last game of the World Series that year, the road sign was edited to read "Curse Reversed" in celebration. Although it had long been noted that the selling of Ruth had been the beginning of a decline in the Red Sox' fortunes, the term "curse of the Bambino" was
Bambino (ice-cream) features a white polar bear. A version of the bambino ice cream without the wooden stick was called "Calypso". Sometimes it was served in two waffles. It was produced all over the country, but the largest supplier was the State Cold Store in Gdańsk, today known as Lodmor. On the paper, in which the calypso was wrapped, next to the manufacturer's logo, depicting a sea lion, there was also a brown profile of the head of a small Negress. Nowadays we can find their symbol in pop culture. For instance there is a song "Bambino Ice Cream" (Lody Bambino) by