Back in college, people used to tell me that you weren't supposed to call the ice cream sprinkles "jimmies" because it was racist. I didn't believe it then, and Snopes agrees.
Thank you for spreading the truth about New England's beloved chocolate sprinkles.
Posted by: jabbett at October 5, 2009 10:16 PMHell, half the Massachusetts-based kids at BU insisted that "Jimmies" was a term for all colors of sprinkles. So if anything, they would be pro-diversity!
Posted by: Jeremy at October 6, 2009 09:25 AM