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Default Twinkies are back. TWINKIES. ARE. BACK.

"Don Roberto" > wrote in message
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> On 7/9/2013 9:22 PM, Henry Mydlarz wrote:
>> "Don Roberto" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> http://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/...back?ir=footer
>>>
>>> For the click-challenged:
>>>
>>> They're back.
>>>
>>> A year after Hostess filed for bankruptcy in the wake of ugly
>>> in-fighting,
>>> those little tubular sponge cakes with creamy filling that you and the
>>> bulk of nuclear survivalists love are back, expected to hit shelves by
>>> July 15th. The company is proudly proclaiming a "leaner" business
>>> structure, but that in no way means that their product will make you any
>>> leaner yourself.*
>>> *Okay, well they didn't actually say that last part.**
>>> **But that doesn't mean it isn't true!
>>>
>>> Move aside, 2004 Red Sox, because the new boxes of Twinkies will bear
>>> the
>>> totally true tag-line, "The Sweetest Comeback in the History of Ever." A
>>> box of 10 Twinkies will still only set you back $3.99, and the company
>>> says different styles of Twinkie, like flavored cakes and
>>> crunchy-textured
>>> cakes, could be in the works. Plus, we might not be far from Twinkies
>>> that
>>> are gluten-free, come with added fiber, or have low sugar/sodium, for
>>> the
>>> all those Twinkie-loving health nuts out there. Also, the company that
>>> now
>>> owns Hostess also owns Chef Boyardee and PBR (among others), so start
>>> sending your fan-mail begging for hybrids like TwinkieOs and beer-filled
>>> Twinkies NOW.
>>>
>>> The company's president swears that these little guys won't actually
>>> last
>>> forever, despite their reputation, and insists that they should be
>>> consumed within 45 days. But, if anything, that just means that people
>>> will be more desperate to eat them right away, so you should probably go
>>> ahead and call in sick for July 15th right now.

>>
>> I'll get my backpack with insulin. I should be able to eat a limitless
>> amount......
>>

>
> Before you do: remember the current record is 24 of them in under a
> minute. That's 3,600 calories!
> Here are some more vital facts no twinkie lover should be ignorant of:
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...n_2144143.html
> kinky twinkie eater
>
>

Too much!!! I haven't even got over Krispy Kreme (or is it Qrispy Qreme?)
doughnuts......

Henry