Sign of the times: Bologna sales up 124%
Apparently sales of everyone’s favorite sandwich meat are up 124% over the past two years. One person argues it’s not just about saving money - it’s about nostalgia for the days when we were too young to realize how bad bologna actually is:
“In times like this, people feel insecure; they like to go back to the food of their childhood,” he said. “Often in times of stress, people return to those foods.”
Unrelatedly, this picture reminds me of the time my college roommate won in a raffle a free ride in the Wienermobile, and then drove all around Cambridge in the thing. That was pretty awesome.
