Imagine a world without Twinkies

I doubt the Twinkie will go the way of the dinosaur, this article quickly switches from fact to opinion wholly unsupported by any data. I find it interesting that union workers could kill the twinkie like they killed the steel industry in amerca, but realistically what will happen is the twinkie will be bought and made in some third world country sweat shop where workers make a dollar a day.

Who still eats these......yuk!

I'm 52 years old and Twinkies have been my favorite snack for as far back as I can remember, though they were few and far between when I was young. I don't think I can live in a world without Twinkies! What'll be next? Hostess cupcakes? AWWWWWWW!!!

I agree with others on here. Twinkies don't taste the same anymore. They used to be a lot better and I think they changed the recipe somewhere along the line.

My grandfather, Ruthland Davis only enjoyed a twinkie or a banana in the last days of his life. It's all about balance really.

anyone can have a twinkie. all you have to do is piss on a sponge.

Wonder Bread / Hostess has been on a down word path for a long time Upper mgt took all they could and some got wealthy. It is nothing but a sweat shop

This is the funniest blog I've read in ages. Someone needs to do a documentary on the importance of Twinkies on our upbringing! I loved Twinkies, but I REALLY loved the Hostess Cupcakes AND the Snowballs! Remember peeling the little white squiggle off the cupcake and then sucking all the frosting out of the middle? Or how about the stretchy pink and white frosting topped with coconut on the "Snowballs?" You could peel the whole frosting off at once. Oh, this has been the MOST fun trip down memory lane. Can't wait 'til we get to a discussion of "penny candy!" MH

What the hell are twankies?

my dad had a mini mart and i would take the twinkies and sell them to the kids in school whos parents didnt allow them to eat any junk food.
i paid my dad his retail price and kept the profit. LOL this one fat ass paid $2 for one.
parents- these kids are tossing the healthy stuff and/or trading with other kids for the junk.
i know that, i got my 9 year selling the junk food.
thought i start teaching him young about capitalism and not to eat your product.

Not to push the panic button, but the same company also makes devil dogs, yodels, funny bones, ring dings, beefsteak rye breads, among other items. Like it was stated before, anything in moderation is ok. No one is forcing anyone to buy anything!!! Don't try to force you views or parenting philosophies on everyone. make your kids play outside(even though they might fall down and get hurt)....And Tom Katch, i worked with you, and while being a decent guy, you were fired for basically being as dumb as a bag of rocks. You either couldn't or wouldn't do the job the right way. After a while, no one could defend you any more.

I LOVE TWINKIES AND JUST ATE ONE YESTERDAY

This must be one of the more ridiculous claims I have ever seen. Blaming people who want to eat healthy for the backruptcy of a company that makes snack foods? (and since when is Wonder Bread wholesome?)

Lots of other snack companies are doing fantastic. The guys (and I bet they are a bunch of old white guys) who run the twinkie company just ran the company into the ground.

Next you'll be lamenting the demise of some company that produces lead. Or makes plastic bags. Or dare I say it cigarettes!

I don't remember how I stumbled on this blog, but I sure am not going to bother coming back.