Twinkies Goes Bankrupt!

[R. Richard]

How can you people waste time arguing over politics when a dietary staple food is at risk? How many unfortunates will wither away, deprived of the main ingredient of their diet? How many will go into withdrawal?
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Twinkies Maker Seeking Ch. 11 Protection

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Interstate Bakeries Corp., the nation's largest wholesaler baker whose products include Twinkies and Wonder Bread, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early Wednesday. The company also named a new chief executive.
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[cheerful_deviant]

How can you people waste time arguing over politics when a dietary staple food is at risk? How many unfortunates will wither away, deprived of the main ingredient of their diet? How many will go into withdrawal?
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Twinkies Maker Seeking Ch. 11 Protection

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Interstate Bakeries Corp., the nation's largest wholesaler baker whose products include Twinkies and Wonder Bread, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early Wednesday. The company also named a new chief executive.
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Oh the humanity!

Running out to stock up now. (Why not, it's not like they're gonna go bad any time this decade.)

 

[Vincent E]

Re: Re: Twinkies Goes Bankrupt!

Oh the humanity!

Running out to stock up now. (Why not, it's not like they're gonna go bad any time this decade.)

Or the next decade.

Or the decade after that.

Or the one after that.

Or...

 

[English Lady]

An American friend of mine sent me some twinkies earlier in the year.


I can honestly say I don't know why they're so popular *waits for scathing backlash*


BUT


I am English...we're weird! *nods head*

 

[dr_mabeuse]

Terrible news!

Can Hostess Cupcakes, Coo-Coos, Ding-Dongs and Ho-Hos be far behind? Not to menation the poor, misunderstood Sno-Ball (comes in shamrock green for St. Paddy's day!)

Fuck Atkins! Pass me the Suzy-Q's!

---Zoot, concerned.

 

[Colleen Thomas]

You had to have seen this coming. I mean, twinkies aren't like cars, you don't have to replace them every five or ten yers. One box will still be good when your grand children want one. Every manufacturer knows you have to make a quality product, but they also know it has to wear out or once everyone gets one who is going to you have no more customers. The problem with twinkies is they never have to be replaced unless eaten.

-Colly

 

[Boota]

I can't help but think this is partly my fault. I haven't had a Twinkie in years. Sorry everyone. I'll buy one today.

I don't think I can bring myself to eat it, but I'll buy one.

 

[Goldie Munro]

An American friend of mine sent me some twinkies earlier in the year.


I can honestly say I don't know why they're so popular *waits for scathing backlash*


BUT


I am English...we're weird! *nods head*

Agree! I was so disappointed when I had a Twinkie - yuk!!

 

[shereads]

How can you people waste time arguing over politics when a dietary staple food is at risk?

Because these things don't happen in isolation, R.R. If Twinkies is bankrupt, it has to be related to rising petroleum prices which influence the cost of making that white stuff.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

Re: Re: Twinkies Goes Bankrupt!

Because these things don't happen in isolation, R.R. If Twinkies is bankrupt, it has to be related to rising petroleum prices which influence the cost of making that white stuff.

No, no, no. That white stuff is just petroleum byproducts fro the refineries. They would just normally throw it away anyway.

 

[BlackShanglan]

The good news, of course, is that the remaining stocks are still practically indestructible. They don't have a shelf life so much as a half life ...

Shanglan

 

[CharleyH]

And here I thought this was about gay sex. I already new the premise was true, but do you people have to constantly trick me into reading threads?

As for the food - blah - I'd rather eat well, many things

 

[rgraham666]

We Canadians don't have to worry about that. We have Jo. Louis.

Twice the size of a Twinkie, with caramel (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) on top, smothered in chocolate.

Unless you want to be diabetic, you can only have one a month.

 

[Lord DragonsWing]

I can deal with the loss of twinkies, but I love the wonder bread. Damn, there go those commercials of kids eating the bread and kicking butt.
They had something on the food network a few weeks ago about the manufacturing of twinkies. It was interesting. I guess this American favorite as they called it, has suffered. I didn't know they were in such a fix.

 

[Lord DragonsWing]

I can deal with the loss of twinkies, but I love the wonder bread. Damn, there go those commercials of kids eating the bread and kicking butt.
They had something on the food network a few weeks ago about the manufacturing of twinkies. It was interesting. I guess this American favorite as they called it, has suffered. I didn't know they were in such a fix.

 

[Lord DragonsWing]

I can deal with the loss of twinkies, but I love the wonder bread. Damn, there go those commercials of kids eating the bread and kicking butt.
They had something on the food network a few weeks ago about the manufacturing of twinkies. It was interesting. I guess this American favorite as they called it, has suffered. I didn't know they were in such a fix.

 

[Lord DragonsWing]

I can deal with the loss of twinkies, but I love the wonder bread. Damn, there go those commercials of kids eating the bread and kicking butt.
They had something on the food network a few weeks ago about the manufacturing of twinkies. It was interesting. I guess this American favorite as they called it, has suffered. I didn't know they were in such a fix.

 

[Virtual_Burlesque]

... The problem with twinkies is they never have to be replaced unless eaten....-Colly

Not true, Colly.

I have heard that they actually taste just as good after they have been passed through a human digestive system.

They only need a wee bit of re-contextualizing.







Edited to Add: LDW Have you been eating Twinkies?

Sometimes the sugar rush makes one repeat oneself.

 

[snooper]

LDW Have you been eating Twinkies?

Sometimes the sugar rush makes one repeat oneself.

It isn't that; it is the effect of eating slice after slice of WonderBread.

Or maybe a shaking hand going cold turkey on both?

 

[Edward Teach]

I never had a Twinkie.

 

[cloudy]

I never had a Twinkie.

You're not missing anything, I promise. They've got to be one of the nastiest things I've ever tried.

Ick.

 

[R. Richard]

I never had a Twinkie.

Well then, Edward Teach, you have missed an experience. Try to keep the winning streak going!

 

[cheerful_deviant]

I'm gonna go out and buy a couple of cases today. I bet in a year I'll be able to sell them for a fortune on ebay.

I just hope they sell! If they don't, I don't know what I'll do with them all.... cuz I sure as hell ain't gonna eat them!

 

[Virtual_Burlesque]

... I don't know what I'll do with them all.... cuz I sure as hell ain't gonna eat them!

Pray for a hurricane. You can sell them as floatation devices.

 

[Weird Harold]

I'm gonna go out and buy a couple of cases today. I bet in a year I'll be able to sell them for a fortune on ebay.

I just hope they sell! If they don't, I don't know what I'll do with them all.... cuz I sure as hell ain't gonna eat them!

Send them to Mike Golick at ESPN Radio.

He's begging his listeners to save Twinkies by buying as many a they can whether they like them or not -- if they don't like them, they can send them to him because he does like them.

Intersting bit of Trivia about Twinkies (lthoughI hven't researched the veracity of this):

All Twinkies were originally filled with a banana creme filling until a shortage of bananas during WWII forced them to change to the current white creme filling.

They've occasionally tried to bring back the banana filling, but the white creme is more popular.