Death of an ICON

[moi621 (imported)]

I won't miss them. They never made anything I liked. I think I've eaten about one Twinkie ever, and I never wanted another one. The world moved on, while they stayed stuck in the 50s.

If you can find one, try one that has been frozen.

A frozen Twinkie or a frozen Chocolate Cup cake are a different experience. Less sweet.

Lamentfully <sigh> I just ate a Hostess Strawberry Cup cake.

Moi

[Sweetpickle (imported)]

One of their factories was here in the Denver area.

The company execs and the bakers union have been

blaming each other for an impasse in the company effort

to reduce pay.

About a week ago the company announced they would close

if the union didn't give in, the union said they'd never do it

so the company called their bluff. The company says there

will be no termination pay.

I guess if someone else buys it they can start off with all

"new" employees.

[A-1 (imported)]

Precisely...

Maybe Bain Capital can go in and buy the assets and the trademarks, sell them for a $PROFIT$ and have them made in China and shipped into the USA via air freight.

Oh, I am sorry. ( "you know who" ) cannot say the word, "TWINKIE" with a straight face, can they? Funny, they have no problem saying "Bishoprick..."

[Dave (imported)]

Lactose Free dairy products are easily found.

Including Milk & Ice cream.

They are not less yummy then the full of Lactose stuff.

Moi

There's more to it than just lactose. I live and eat well.

I just don't eat 3/4's of stuff in the supermarket.

[Dave (imported)]

Twinkies are such fun things.

I mean, cardboard has more nutritional value, but twinkies are pure humor for comic relief, mockery and like I said above, what else will the mutant cockroaches eat when the world burns in the Mayan Apocalypse?

And then there are the deep fried variety that heart surgeons love.

Nothing plugs a stent like a twinkie unless it's deep fried bacon wrapped in bacon and surrounding a core of butter.

And think of future generations tens of millions of years in the future when they find the first edible, soft fossil and marvel at what simple taste buds we had for primates.

[kristoff]

Twinkies are such fun things.

I mean, cardboard has more nutritional value, but twinkies are pure humor for comic relief, mockery and like I said above, what else will the mutant cockroaches eat when the world burns in the Mayan Apocalypse?

And then there are the deep fried variety that heart surgeons love.

Nothing plugs a stent like a twinkie unless it's deep fried bacon wrapped in bacon and surrounding a core of butter.

And think of future generations tens of millions of years in the future when they find the first edible, soft fossil and marvel at what simple taste buds we had for primates.

Shit! And I am worried about doing a 21 lb turkey in a pot of oil over open flame? Better get some twinkies at wally world tomorrow and throw them in the mix

[moi621 (imported)]

With the loss of shelf life extending preservatives and antioxidants from out Twinkie diet,

we might witness an increase in cancers and coronary artery disease that would have been Twinkie suppressed

just like Vitamin E. Except recent reviews show Vitamin E does not work as advertised. Trust Twinkies.

Some company has got to pick up the ball. How could they not? I worry though -

If the Japanese buy Hostess will we witness Green Tea creamy filling instead?

The workers should have negotiated a cut as called for by management along with future profit sharing!

A standard formula for all business that ask workers to accept socialized losses.

Moi

[transward (imported)]

Just wait until you start going into trans-fat/preservative/ nuclear waste withdrawal. See what people will pay to get their fix. Though "My kingdom for a Twinkie!" just does't have quite the proper ring to it.

Transward

[Paolo]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid= ... &_from=R40

$283,000 twinkies? Just scroll on down...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WORLDS-LAST-HOS ... 53f049c316

Click before they sell!

LOL

[luke1812 (imported)]

Today Hostess, Tommorow America.

This greedy entitlement mentality will be the death of us all.

Who are the REAL greedy people? Those who invest thier money, make sound decisions and take a chance on a business that returns an honest profit and provides 1,000's of jobs? Or those who demand that someone else hand over thier money to them in the name of some twisted definition of "fairness"?