Twinkies may be going away, with their maker Hostess Foods announcing today that it's asking permission to shut down.
The legendary snack food favorite of many a childhood has spawned a Twinkie defense, a Twinkie diet and, as you'd expect, a trending topic on Twitter this morning.
People are saying the Mayans were right and clearly the world will end in 2012, others are blaming the unions or calling on the White House for a bailout, and there are plenty of wits commenting on the shelf life.
If you dare, search for the #twinkies hashtag on Twitter. I'm counting calories, so I shall just watch this Jeanne Moos ode to the icon from January:
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Twinkies are ok but Little Debbie's are similar and much more reasonably priced.
I hope those that lose their jobs can find new ones quick. It's almost holiday time.
Every wanted to have your own small bakery? Now is the time.
Should be "ever wanted....
Walmart needs to strike.
Any food item that can stay fresh out of the package for an extended amount of time cannot be good for you.
We do too : ) They are pretty good : ) I love the white cream filled ones.
Naaaah. Probably not. I'm sure they wouldn't accept an old bald guy like me.
Oh. I'm slow. "We" as in my family.
Oh, I don't think there is *anything* slow about you, Benn.
Not at all.
Thank you for the answer.
Didn't they stop making twinkies for a while 10 or 20 years ago? We would get them sometimes during the 1970's but then couldn't find them for a while.
I do not know Benn, but I like the Zebra cakes and debbie nutty bars too. Never was a twinkie fan.
I hope they settle this.
Hostess/Wonder have gone through similar shake-ups in the past.
Those bankruptcies can be blamed by bad business practices, and not unions, although this time...hey, bakers, sign on the dotted line!
I have a friend who works at Hostess, and has for many years.
They have gone through this before.
I hope they work it out.
I tried once, but I could not eat a Twinkie.
Wonder Bread is for emergencies caused by shortages in stores.
But...but...Wonder Bread builds strong bodies 12 ways...
And don't forget about the red yellow and blue ballons.
bobcat- Suck out the cream and throw the cake away.
I think your thinking of Danish pasties bobcat. Stuffed with diced meat and potatoes.
Oh yeah. If the Mayans were wrong? Like the government, who's going to sit back and figure out why they lied to us? Just like it's your last term as president and you don't give ar atsass what you do, the Mayans figured we'll be all dead anyways, who cares if we were wrong in our calculations from taking halluncinigens.
hallucinigens (did i spell it right?)