Twinkie, Twinkie Little Star

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Another cultural icon bites the dust.

These were great in me youth. I lost track of them somewhere between middle teendom, and a nostalgia buy for my kids years ago. Not having followed Twinkies for a couple generations now, I'm a little shaky on the life of Twinkie here of late. Hell I never knew they got married. [8D]

I'm sure others may have fond memories of Twinkies. They were always a good trading card at lunch, I recall.

My memories as a child, and the total recall tastebud impression they made clash, gotta thank Howdy Doody for that introduction,

by the way; (youtube Doodyville Hostess commercial) with what they had become when I introduced them to my kids, many, many moons later. What had been a delicious spongecake and tasty cream center treat, had, in the intervening years, become a none too delicious confection that appeared to involve extruding. My kids disliked them thoroughly. My return to Twinkie was a big let down. I was bummed. What the hell happened? What would Andy Kaufman say?

(youtube Kaufman Interview)​

 

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Thor Saves Twinkies...

 

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I expect some other company to buy the rights to these and other iconic baked goods that Hostess made, so I won't mourn their passing just yet. I remember about a year ago I saw pic on Facebook a friend had posted and in the background was her daughter eating a Twinkie, it dawned on me I hadn't had one in at least 25 years, I ran right out and bought a box and a quart of milk. It was a glorious return to my youth, it has also happened with Suzy-Q's and Butterscotch Krimpets since that time...

 

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Butterscotch Krimpets

Hey Jim,

I have missed these entirely, right up to just now. But they are from the Non Hostess World. Are they endangered, as well?

There's gonna be a run on Twinkies. Fleabay profiteers will be rife. I predict counterfeiting.

 

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Krimpets aren't in danger as far as I know, and the hoarding and profiteering has begun as can be seen here...

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=twinkies&_sop=3

 

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No cheer in Twinkie Town...

 

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Thanks for that link, Jim,

I really liked this shirt:

"Super Rare Worker Shirt $3K.​

And, it's starting at only $3000. Another reasonably priced ensemble was the Truck Not Included, truckload o'Twinkies. I've never understood the school of thought that produces these ludicrously priced electronic offerings of common stuff.

 

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I guess people are hoping to get on the local news for their 'cleverness', lord knows there's been a fair share of potato chip Gerald Fords and Elvis toast that has made the local news and sold in the past....

 

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Hostess was being eaten at both ends, as far as I can decipher the news reports, which we are not suffering a shortage of, even here. Bad management + inflated union entitlement = bankruptcy in the real world. I'd like to see a Hostess delivery truck on ebay, I could use one of those..!

 

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I sure will miss those artery clogging fired Twinkies []