Hostess Brands Preparing for Chapter 11 Filing

[SaintPete]

84. Twinkie Story

years ago I bought a 10 year old used car. I drove that car for two years before it died. Cleaning out the trunk, I pulled the spare out and underneath, in near pristine condition, was a Hostess Twinkie, with an expiration dated that matched the year of the car.

Simple math, it was a twelve year old Twinkie. Excuse me, a Twinkie that had "expired" 12 years earlier.

I ate that Twinkie, and it was just as fresh as a brand new cake. I'd be willing to bet that another 12 years could have gone by and the Twinkie would still have been as good as new.

I'll never know who put the Twinkie under the spare, or why. My only hope is that whatever kept that snack alive and well in that dark little pit for 12 years, will work similar magic on me.

I want to live like a Twinkie.