All they had to do was reduce the carb content by .0000000001% & call it the “Low Carb Twinkie.” Idiots, sales would have gone through the roof.
I doubt it was Twinkies® poor performance that got them in dutch.
More likely it was the increasing reluctance of consumers to purchase loaves of tasteless fog when they have the opportunity to buy bread instead.
It wasn’t a recall. They were going to stop making them or something, they changed their mind because everybody freaked out. It was probably just a ploy to increase Twinkie sales.
"nobody bakes a cake as tasy as a Tastykake "
Right after hearing the bankruptcy news last night I found myself driving down the highway right behind a Wonder Bread/Hostess truck. I decided that the poor driver might be distracted by the news and despondent over the possible loss of his job, so I made every effort to pass him, give a sympathetic wave and get the heck away from him before anything unfortunate might happen. Don’t mess with a depressed man driving two tons of Twinkies.
Luckily, all the back stock won’t go to waste. I think the shelf life for a Twinkie is 73 years.
There was a Twinkie outlet store in Las Vegas (I kid you not) near Pecos/Sunset that, when I drove by last weekend, was closed. Now I am inclined to think Elvis might actually be dead after all.
Oh, like you’ve never been tempted to drive the Twinkie Truck guy off the road & steal all his Twinkies.
Be thankful for Google, kids. I knew I’d read about this recently so here is the story for your enjoyment.
Wish I had some Ding Dongs right now 
Well, yeah but “Are you happy now incompetent top management of Interstate Bakeries?! Twinkies Bankrupt!” just didn’t sound as fun a title as blaming a dead diet doctor.
By the way, try saying “Twinkie Truck” 10 times fast. 
OMG! There’s a recipe for “Twinkie-Misu”!
I really need some Twinkies now.
Oh, man those things are good! I did a search on their website, just to see if Tastykakes had made it Texas. The nearest Butterscotch Krimpet is in Pensacola - 500 mile away.
But I was not going to be able to sleep until I shared this…
http://www.candywarehouse.com/candywarehouse/index.html
I’m going to have to lock away the credit card until after my period stops… 
Speaking of which, couldn’t Twinkies be used for…
…oh, nevermind.
(It’s a dessert snack! It’s a feminine hygeine product! No…It’s a dessert snack! No…it’s a feminine hygeine product! It’s Twinkies!)
I just sent a couple of boxes over to a friend of mine in England as a wedding present. They don’t get Twinkies there and she loves them.
Had I known such sad news, I would have eaten her present ( like I did with the two boxes of Ho-ho’s that she was suppose to get as well. Meh.)
What?
If you go on a Wednesday to a Hostess Outlet store, you get more twinkies and ho’s for your hard earned dollar. YMMV.
TWEET
::turning on microphone::::
Personal Foul for Improper Mental Imagery with a Beloved Snack Food.
Ten Minute Minor.
:::Fans pelts Philster with soda and popcorn as he sulks over to the penalty box.:::::
[Samuel Jackson voice]Mmmm. That is one tasty raspberry Twinkie. Would you like one, Vincent?[/voice]
I live in Maryland, and have a steady supply of all kinds of Tastykakes at all the local grocery stores, including butterscotch krimpets. Eat yer heart out.
Now that’s just cold!
Bah! I haven’t eaten a Tastykake ever since I accidentally ate a moldy one when the power was out during a hurricane many, many years ago. I never would have known except that it tasted a little funny so I held it up to a flashlight and noticed it was green.
That kind of thing doesn’t happen with Twinkies.
TastyKakes really shouldn’t be mentioned in the same thread as Twinkies.
I love Twinkies (and HoHos and all the other confectionary delights), but Tastykakes are like Philly Cheesesteaks, and Philly soft pretzles. They are in a league of their own.
BTW, We have Tastykake outlets in the Philly area, and if you know a Tastykake delivery person (doesn’t everyone?), you can get the goods straight from the bakery.