# What's the difference between HoHo's and Ding Dong's **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 21, 2003, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660 "2003-10-21T07:40:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/1 "2003-10-21T07:40:49Z")
Other than the shape. They taste different but they are both chocolate cakes with filling and chocolate coverings. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/2 "2003-10-21T13:59:32Z")
I think Ding Dongs have a thicker layer of chocolate covering them. ---
**Author:** ![Gamaliel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@Gamaliel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gamaliel)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/3 "2003-10-21T18:15:42Z")
Ho-Hos suck. Ding Dongs rock. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/4 "2003-10-21T20:58:46Z")
Ho Hos (no apostrophe) are log-shaped, while Ding Dongs (no apostrophe) are hockey puck-shaped. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/5 "2003-10-21T21:04:40Z")
Santa goes ho-ho and my doorbell goes ding-dong. Would it surprise anyone to learn that I have existed for 43 years and never tasted either of these delicacies? ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/6 "2003-10-21T21:12:04Z")
According to the folks at Hostess, > [@](#): > > Happy Ho Ho’s mission in life is simple: To make people happy. At an early age, he learned the key to happiness is a Ho Ho. Happy roams Planet Twinkie dispersing Ho Hos and happiness to all he encounters. > > King Ding Dong loves to play around. Nothing tickles his funny bone like a great practical joke. His usual target? The jester who will do anything for a Ding Dong. So there you have the difference – one is a populist, one is a playboy monarch. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/7 "2003-10-22T02:01:10Z")
Seriously why do they taste so different if they are both chocolate cakes with chocolate icing and cream filling? ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@Turbo\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turbo_Dog)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/8 "2003-10-22T02:32:13Z")
I think it is because with a Ho-Ho, you get the shortening/sugar mixture with each bite of cake, but with a Ding Dong, you can get cake with no nasty filling. That’s why I like Ding Dongs. Take a bite, hook the nasty ass filling out with your finger, eat the rest of the cake. Ho-Ho’s don’t give you that option. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dinsdale \* > \*\*Would it surprise anyone to learn that I have existed for 43 years and never tasted either of these delicacies? \*\* That’s just not right dude. Tell me you’ve at least tasted some of the other nasties from vending machines like Honey Buns or those godawful taco shaped bastards called Banana Folds, or whatever the hell they are. You’ve NEVER eaten a Ding Dong??? That’s amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Dogface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@Dogface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogface)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/9 "2003-10-22T02:51:44Z")
Hohos are a “roll” while Ding-Dongs are a “cake”. The Hoho is made by spreading the generic Dolly Madison sweet goo over a flat, thin cake, rolling it up, and then coating it in chocolate. The Ding-Dong is made by injecting the generic Dolly Madison sweet goo into a round, thicker cake and then coating it in chocolate. I prefer Little Debbie Swiss Rolls. Hohos are a stopgap measure for when Little Debbie is not available. ---
**Author:** ![Dogface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@Dogface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogface)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/10 "2003-10-22T02:52:53Z")
Oops, not Dolly Madison, but Hostess makes Hohos and Ding-Dongs. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/11 "2003-10-22T15:58:48Z")
Hey **Turbo Dog** - any relation to Abita? (Speaking of delicacies I intend to taste tonight…) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/12 "2003-10-22T16:11:47Z")
Is it just my imagination, or have they changed the recipe for Ding-Dongs sometime in the past 20 or 30 years? (I know they’ve changed the wrapping: they used to come wrapped in foil.) I seem to remember them as the epitome of rich dark chocolatey creamy goodness, but recently they’ve tasted like wax-and-preservatives, like a cheap imitation of their former selves (i.e. Little Debbie). Have they really changed, or is the golden glow of nostalgia clouding my memory? ---
**Author:** ![Dogface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@Dogface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogface)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/13 "2003-10-22T16:34:54Z")
Little Debbie can be trusted. Eschew the vileness that is Hostess. Join the True Way of Little Debbie. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/14 "2003-10-22T16:52:29Z")
The Ding Dong goes _inside_ the HoHo. ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/15 "2003-10-22T17:29:20Z")
I haven’t seen a Ho Ho in twenty years, I bet. Do they still come wrapped in micro-thin aluminum foil? Half the fun of a Ho Ho was playing with the thin foil when you were done. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/16 "2003-10-22T17:39:21Z")
The foil has been gone for years, replaced by plastic. I think this change has affected the flavour. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/17 "2003-10-23T01:24:54Z")
The Ding Dong is Dark Chocolate? I mean are HoHos and DingDongs two different types of chocolate. I can’t imagine the shape alone can account for the taste. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/19 "2003-10-23T04:17:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Member \* > \*\*Boys have ding dongs. Girls have ho-hos. \*\* And one licks the filling of both. Somewhere in that is something profound. 😃 ---
**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:** [October 23, 2003, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/20 "2003-10-23T04:58:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Walloon \* > \*\*King Ding Dong loves to play around. Nothing tickles his funny bone like a great practical joke. His usual target? The jester who will do anything for a Ding Dong. \*\* I see that the king is twice gay. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-hohos-and-ding-dongs/208660/21 "2003-10-23T05:01:01Z")
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