In 1980, the British rock band "Queen" came out with their great hit "Another One Bites the Dust"....
Oh America...how could you?...Not Hostess...not "Twinkies"....It just "ain't right!
This week it has been announced the Hostess Company is beginning their liquidating procedures..."game over"....the "Twinkie" is officially ...retired.
I was hoping some other company would find a way to get the rights to manufacturing the "Twinkie"...but as of now...the outlook appears bleak. I mean...where is a company like... Taco Bell during this American crisis?...Couldn't they put a Twinkie in a taco and call it a "Twako" or something?
But, this isn't the first time America has faced a crisis of this magnitude. There are others...."crying" from the "darkness".....O America...they are calling:
1. With Hostess closing its doors, the chocolate "Hostess Cupcake"...a 2 pack of rich satisfaction...is making it's final tour.
2. Chef Boyardee Meatball Stew: this great "stew in a can" was a main staple to many a child being raised in the heartland of America...yes, we still have Ravioli...and now overstuffed Ravioli...even Chili Mac and Macaroni are now available. But, Meatball Stew....is no longer part of buying "10 cans for $10" any more....."the picture on the can"...looked sooo good!
3. Heinz "purple" Ketchup: This was great stuff....made kids to look at grape jelly with a much more positive outlook.
4. Crystal Pepsi: This clear, caffeine drink came out in 1992...and was gone in 1993. I admit...it was a "little creepy" looking.
5. Kellogg's C-3PO Cereal: During the Star Wars craze, this was cool! It kind of looked like Cheerios except the cereal was shaped in the number 8. "Available cereal is not!"....Yoda
6. Hi-C came out in the individual cartons a drink called "Ecto-Cooler". Many of us never did figure out what exactly it was.
7. Ho-Ho's: this cylinder frosted creme-filled cake with the pinwheel design on the ends (kind of like Little Debbie's Swiss Rolls)...was a major "blow" to all walks of American society...dating back to its origin in 1920.
8. Keebler's "Tato Skins": A potato chip...although how much of it came from a potato....only the Keebler elves know....
9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cereal: When it first came out in the 90's, it was "the crunchy sweetened ninja nets...with ninja turtle marshmallows!"
10. Hostess "Wonder Bread": I always thought the Wonder Bread delivery trucks were really cool!
11. The beloved "Twinkie": An American icon...no longer to be found. When I was in school, a typical "packed from home" lunch in the heartland consist of the following: a bologna sandwich, a bag of chips, and a Twinkie!!...oh yea, an apple...but we usually brought that home to "save for later"....right? We bought a milk from the cafeteria....it cost 10 cents.
As it reads in the book of Ecclesiastes 3, there is a "right time" for everything....I just can not mentally accept...the "Twinkie"....is gone!
Oh America...how could you?...Not Hostess...not "Twinkies"....It just "ain't right!
This week it has been announced the Hostess Company is beginning their liquidating procedures..."game over"....the "Twinkie" is officially ...retired.
I was hoping some other company would find a way to get the rights to manufacturing the "Twinkie"...but as of now...the outlook appears bleak. I mean...where is a company like... Taco Bell during this American crisis?...Couldn't they put a Twinkie in a taco and call it a "Twako" or something?
But, this isn't the first time America has faced a crisis of this magnitude. There are others...."crying" from the "darkness".....O America...they are calling:
2. Chef Boyardee Meatball Stew: this great "stew in a can" was a main staple to many a child being raised in the heartland of America...yes, we still have Ravioli...and now overstuffed Ravioli...even Chili Mac and Macaroni are now available. But, Meatball Stew....is no longer part of buying "10 cans for $10" any more....."the picture on the can"...looked sooo good!
3. Heinz "purple" Ketchup: This was great stuff....made kids to look at grape jelly with a much more positive outlook.
4. Crystal Pepsi: This clear, caffeine drink came out in 1992...and was gone in 1993. I admit...it was a "little creepy" looking.
5. Kellogg's C-3PO Cereal: During the Star Wars craze, this was cool! It kind of looked like Cheerios except the cereal was shaped in the number 8. "Available cereal is not!"....Yoda
6. Hi-C came out in the individual cartons a drink called "Ecto-Cooler". Many of us never did figure out what exactly it was.
8. Keebler's "Tato Skins": A potato chip...although how much of it came from a potato....only the Keebler elves know....
9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cereal: When it first came out in the 90's, it was "the crunchy sweetened ninja nets...with ninja turtle marshmallows!"
10. Hostess "Wonder Bread": I always thought the Wonder Bread delivery trucks were really cool!
As it reads in the book of Ecclesiastes 3, there is a "right time" for everything....I just can not mentally accept...the "Twinkie"....is gone!
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