# Wife says people are hording twinkies... really America?

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**Created:** [November 19, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-says-people-are-hording-twinkies-really-america/641515 "2012-11-19T16:46:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael63129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Michael63129](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael63129)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-says-people-are-hording-twinkies-really-america/641515/61 "2012-11-23T02:17:05Z")

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> [@Toucanna](#):
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> [Or _is it_?](http://www.treehugger.com/health/worlds-oldest-twinkie-has-hardly-aged-36-years.html) :eek:

Uh, that Twinkie hardly looks “as new as the day it was made”, and for the record, foods like that dry out before they have a chance to get moldy or rot, with little change in their appearance when they dry out; a real test would put them in a sealed container so they stay moist. Just like the claims that McDonalds hamburgers last forever ([they don’t](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htnvzLU1I1o&feature=player_embedded); don’t watch if you can’t stand the sight of some VERY putrid hamburgers; the lack of mold on their fries is probably due to the oil (the video was also made before they [removed](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24777284/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/t/mcdonalds-fries-switched-trans-fat-free-oil/#.UK7cTGdT9kg) trans fats) and salts more than preservatives).

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**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-says-people-are-hording-twinkies-really-america/641515/62 "2012-11-23T20:49:34Z")

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[QUOTE=Michael63129]  
Uh, that Twinkie hardly looks “as new as the day it was made”, and for the record…{snip}  
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When I was a kid, I heard the urban legend about Twinkies lasting “forever”. When I was an adult, I learned that was an UL. In the context of how ridiculous it is that folks are hoarding Twinkies, I thought 'Dopers would get a (grossed-out) laugh out of the article I linked to. My hyperbolic language was an exaggeration for comedic purposes. 😃 I probably should have added “[insert link to ‘drama’ music effect here]”

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