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My 5-year-old stepson came up out of nowhere today and asked me, "You know that woman, that relative on the syrup bottle?"
Long pause.
"Uh... You mean Aunt Jemima?"
"Yeah!"
"What about her?"
"Why do you think they put her on the bottle?"
"Well, I think maybe they hope people will think she looks like she's a really good cook, so the syrup must be really tasty."
"Oh. My mom says that they chose her because her skin is the color of maple syrup."
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"Uh... Okay. That's... a strange thing for your mom to think."
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