[all the best]

Wonderful tribute to the Twinkie and the free market that created it. And I have not eaten a Twinkie in many years.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I have not eaten a Twinkie since the mid-1970’s when my mother got on a health food kick and forceably broke all of our sweet tooths.

But I will defend to the death your right to flip Moochelle Obama the bird and consume one.

[21twelve]

It has been many years since I had a Twinkie as well. As a VERY young child (4 to 5 years old) I can still remember being at one of my mom’s friend’s house where they would watch me once in awhile. After lunch the wife would open a pack of Twinkies and I would get one and her husband (Mr, Brown, smelled of pipe smoke) would have the other.

I loved it when I got to go there! Mom never spent money on that stuff.

[easternsky]

Wife is always looking out for me. Have a freezer full, Grandsons also know that, so who knows how long. Still some fear there of Gramps , so will get my share.

[Dr. Sivana]

They are so appealing and delicious: light, spongy, sweet, and creamy, all in a tiny package.

I enjoyed the article. However, Twinkies are not "creamy". They are "creme-y". A subtle but essential difference.

They will be back. Even Drake, in its heyday (1970s) could not match the Twinkie with its short-lived, budget priced "Creme fingers". And who can forget the "Choco-dile", which was pretty much a chocolate dipped Twinkie. Fruit Pies, Sno-Balls, Orange Cup Cakes, Suzie Qs, Dolly Madison Zingers, Drake's Funny Bones, Sunny Doodles, Ring Ding Juniors, Yodels (Ring Ding Jrs. and Youdels both superior to the Hostess versions, Ding Dongs/King Dons/Big Wheels and Ho-Hos). Good friends, I will miss the ones that won't return when the new owners reopen in R-T-W states and Mexico.

[Carriage Hill]

Nothing but TastyKakes on the shelves this morning at Giant and Weis Markets, around here. I haven’t had a Twinkie in 50yrs; should have seen this coming last week, and bought 2-3 pallets of ‘em, then. Darn.

[Erasmus]

Egon: “Well, let’s say this Twinkie represents the normal amount of interest in Hostess products. Based on this morning’s sample, it would be a Twinkie... thirty-five feet long, weighing approximately six hundred pounds.”

Winston: “That’s a big twinkie.”

[Tucker39]

I am proud to say that in early October, at a little local Farmers Fair, I splurged and enjoyed an ULTIMATE TWINKIE...A deep-fried one. It was very good. Not something one should indulge in very often, but everyone should try at least once, just to be a “well-rounded” individual. ;oD

[Cyber Liberty]

Nice take-off on “I, Pencil.”