# Manhattan is a Twinkie **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 13, 2003, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050 "2003-03-13T06:27:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/1 "2003-03-13T06:27:24Z")
Apropos of nothing, **manhattan** states: > [@](#): > > Careful readers will recall that there was a Pit thread about me some months ago entitled “Manhattan is a ding dong.” What you may not know is that even now, long after the original thread, I am still receiving Hostess creem-filled chocolate-covered chocolate sponge cakes from fellow dopers, including my girlfriend. > > As yummy as they are, I’m sick of them and I’m already too fat. If folks could entitle future Pit threads about me something like, “Manhattan is a golf lesson” or “Manhattan is dinner at Bouley” or “Manhattan is a backrub,” I’d certainly appreciate it. Thank you for your attention to this matter. It seems cruel to keep sending him fatty chocolate cakes when fatty vanilla ones are so accessible. Allow me to strike a blow for the common man. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/2 "2003-03-13T06:32:38Z")
Damn, I was gonna do “ **manhattan** is a shot of Bailey’s Irish Cream”. Now there’s good drinking! Oh well, Twinkies are good too. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Montana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tony\_Montana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Montana)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/3 "2003-03-13T06:55:21Z")
I’m thinking overcooked ham… ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/4 "2003-03-13T07:03:26Z")
**Manhattan** is a quart of hot borscht. ---
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/5 "2003-03-13T07:07:08Z")
Suppose this twinkie represents the approximate amount of psychokinetic energy in **Manhattan** … ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/6 "2003-03-13T07:12:40Z")
Really, you know, ding-dongs are ever so much better than twinkies. I have to believe that **Manhattan** deserves something better than soggy, fake-vanilla tasting yellow goop. Not much better, mind you, but certainly not that bad. Of course, the first thing that came into my mind was “ **Manhattan** is a stiff drink,” but I’ve had a long day. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/7 "2003-03-13T07:44:49Z")
**Manhattan** is a two liter bottle of cola. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/8 "2003-03-13T08:08:12Z")
**manhattan** is a blank check. ---
**Author:** ![Truth\_Seeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/9 "2003-03-13T08:08:51Z")
**Manhattan** is a bottle of Rolaids. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/10 "2003-03-13T08:21:05Z")
**Manhattan** is a three-week dead possum. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/11 "2003-03-13T09:21:10Z")
**Manhattan** is the last DVD of Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s 2nd Season. What? Mine got scratched and I was hoping he’d send me an extra. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/12 "2003-03-13T10:13:48Z")
**Manhattan Green** is people. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/13 "2003-03-13T10:42:28Z")
Manhattan is Progress. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/14 "2003-03-13T10:54:41Z")
Manhattan is neither particle nor wave. Manhattan is a misspelled entry in a dictionary. Manhattan is “they” in “that’s what they say”. Manhattan is “she” in “that’s all she wrote”. Manhattan is “off” in “fuck off and die”. Manhattan is a state we cannot percieve, somewhere to the left of Nebraska. Manhattan does not depend on what the definition of “is” is. Manhattan is the reason Douglas Adams chose ‘42’ instead of ‘68’. Manhattan is 4’33" played off-key. Manhattan is a question Cecil dares not answer. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/15 "2003-03-13T11:25:10Z")
Manhattan is an island. And yet, no man is an island. Manhattan is no man! I don’t know where I’m going with this. ---
**Author:** ![NutWrench](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nutwrench/32/20193_2.png) [@NutWrench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutWrench)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/16 "2003-03-13T12:19:39Z")
“That’s a big twinkie” /Ghostbusters ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/17 "2003-03-13T13:42:06Z")
Damn, here I thought that the **Dr.** was making a pass at **manny**. How disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/18 "2003-03-13T14:48:17Z")
**manhattan** is pure love. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/19 "2003-03-13T14:54:19Z")
**manhattan** is a blow job ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050/20 "2003-03-13T14:58:09Z")
Oooh, I just thought of this after I hit submit-figures. **manhattan** is the pearl that the divers fetch up Milton Berle and tomato ketchup [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-twinkie/161050.md?page=2)