yesterdaysprint:

The Saturday Post, Piedmont, Alabama, June 2, 1888

because pickles and cake are both popular foods, and boys and girls are not significantly different in terms of their innate likes, so there’s bound to be a fair number of individuals from each group that like each popular food.

so, you’re gonna see girls that like pickles and boys that like cake. (And also the other way around, but you’re gonna see mostly what you’re already primed to notice)

(fun fact! This holds true whether you’re talking about literal pickles and cake, or whatever else they could be symbolizing!)