Sheesh, Sophia. My heart beat faster, just reading about it, even though I knew you had to be pretty okay to be posting.
Also? What Plei said.
Something that only New Englanders will get: I betrayed my heritage at the Mr Frosty truck when I ordered my ice cream with "chocolate sprinkles." THEY'RE JIMMIES!!!!
You know Jesse, when you didn't catch Aimee's Harry Frazee reference, I was understanding—disappointed—but understanding. Tell me you're suffering from frappe deprivation or something, or we're going to have you blackballed from your local packie. If you don't get it together, people are going to be ragging on you wicked bad at the water bubbler, come Monday.
jimmies and sprinkles were often called "shot" by my New England mother (who was in charge of all things ice cream).
Huh, I've never heard that, although it makes way more sense than "jimmies."
Ooops, too late for Jesse.
Sparky, from which N.E. state did your mom hail?
Sue, you can call the colored jimmies jimmies, but if you're at a place that has chocolate jimmies and colored, you'd better specify you want the colored. ijs.