Live Blog: Hostess closes, the world reacts
Hostess Brands says it’s going out of business after striking workers across the country crippled its ability to make its Twinkies, Ding Dongs and other snacks. >> Story
Tell us how Twinkies (or, we suppose, other Hostess products) have changed your life. Enter your Ode to the Twinkie in the comments box below or use #BosTwinkies on Twitter.
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Sorry to announce Hostess Brands has been forced to close operations due to the Bakers Union strike http://hostessbrands.infoby Hostess_Snacks via twitter 11/16/2012 4:23:29 PM -
Sad but true: There is no Puff the Magic Twinkie, like little boys, Twinkies do not live forever http://is.gd/0VCmUTby Adam Gaffin via twitter 11/16/2012 4:36:42 PM -
We bail out the automakers but NOT THE TWINKIES?!?!?by DamonLindelof via twitter 11/16/2012 4:37:01 PM -
It's less "RIP Twinkies" and more "For Sale: Twinkies."by ourmaninchicago via twitter 11/16/2012 4:37:23 PM -
In Pa. we were more Tastykake people. #Hostessby pbsgwen via twitter 11/16/2012 4:38:52 PM -
RIP Hostess. Eating a turducken of Twinkies and Ho Hos wrapped in Wonder Bread in your memory.by Ruth Bourdain via twitter 11/16/2012 4:39:38 PM -
RIP, Twinkies. And we thought you were immortal. http://wapo.st/Qir9wDby saletan via twitter 11/16/2012 4:39:51 PM -
Hostess is going out of business. No more Twinkies, Ding Dongs, or Ho Hos. Requests on our "Please destroy Earth" hotline just tripled.by DeathStarPR via twitter 11/16/2012 4:40:04 PM -
HOSTESS GO OUT OF BUSINESS! NO MORE TWINKIES! CALL WORK! LET THEM KNOW YOU NO COMING WORK TODAY!by DRUNKHULK via twitter 11/16/2012 4:41:20 PM -
Bad news: Hostess is going out of business today. Good news the Twinkies you buy now will remain edible for the next 40 years.by HungryGirl via twitter 11/16/2012 4:42:18 PM -
Great, they're gonna stop making Twinkies just in time for the apocalypse. Good timing there guys. Now we're all gonna starve.by RobDenBleyker via twitter 11/16/2012 4:42:33 PM -
NOOOOOOOO! http://tinyurl.com/cgr9rqo But now what will we eat in the Apocalypse?!by MetroBOS via twitter 11/16/2012 4:42:49 PM -
As many as 200 jobs in Connecticut are on the line as Hostess Brands Inc. says it will go out of business. The company notified Connecticut earlier this week that layoffs are possible by mid-December. www.boston.com -
RIP Twinkies, Ding-Dongs, Hostess Cupcakes, & Sno-Balls. Thank you for sweetening my youth (and enriching my dentists)by Terry St. Marie via twitter 11/16/2012 4:55:44 PM -
No #Twinkies at the Hostess store in Braintreeby Laura Finaldi via twitter 11/16/2012 4:57:40 PM -
Buying up all the Twinkies in the Macomb area and firing up the deep fryer #mourningby Stephen Souva via twitter 11/16/2012 4:59:50 PM -
Bonus points for using "Twinkie defense" in the headline about the Hostess bankruptcy. http://www.news.com.au/world/twinkie-defence-fails-as-bankruptcy-looms/story-fndir2ev-1226518517331by the_mkt via twitter 11/16/2012 5:00:46 PM -
I'm gonna go to the store and buy 20 boxes of Hostess Cupcakes todayby zachsmackhowell via twitter 11/16/2012 5:10:19 PM -
Confession: I have never eaten a Twinkie. Is now the time? What if I love it too much and then can never have one again? #Fridaythoughtsby Anne_Baker via twitter 11/16/2012 5:12:08 PM -
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I wonder if the people who are upset about the loss of Twinkies have actually eaten any since the age of 12?by necain via twitter 11/16/2012 5:17:23 PM -
Are you feeling poetic about the halt of the Hostess empire? Do you have an ode to Wonder Bread that can no long go unsaid? Or a Twinkie tall tale that you need to get out in the open? Share them with us here: www.boston.com
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Going over the #Twinkie Cliff. Big run on Twinkies as #Hostess to liquidate. #bankruptcy #Chapter11 #DingDon instagr.am/p/SGTfsvuOIx/
by BradDempsey via twitter 11/16/2012 5:18:31 PM -
Let’s be honest here, the real loss with Hostess closing is Donettes. #deliciouspowderedsugarcoveredlittledonutsby scottinwdw via twitter 11/16/2012 5:18:53 PM -
Workers at a Hostess plant in Biddeford, Maine, say they hope it will be reopened under new ownership following the company’s decision to cease operations. www.boston.com
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Stockpiling! Say it ain't so! #Hostess pbs.twimg.com/media/A71rREdCEAE94FF.jpg
by Raechel Feehan via twitter 11/16/2012 5:21:31 PM -
I haven't had a Twinkie in probably over 20 years. I'm not going to run out and buy some now just bc #Hostess is going out of business!by JetsMetsChick via twitter 11/16/2012 5:26:49 PM -
Sugar sad, but this is one biz demise that cannot be blamed on the Net. #Twinkie Maker Hostess to Close :http://on.wsj.com/QLCwx5 via @WSJby writewright7 via twitter 11/16/2012 5:27:03 PM -
Twinkies are no more. I think Tallahassee from Zombieland would be full of rage if he was a real person.by themomostorm via twitter 11/16/2012 5:29:48 PM -
I'm going to buy all the Twinkies I can find and freeze-dry them. Then in 2020 I will eBay them all and buy my own island. That is all.by Ross Beck via twitter 11/16/2012 5:30:07 PM -
I'm pregnant and Hostess goes out of business. This. Is. Not. Good.by Penny McGlawn via twitter 11/16/2012 5:34:34 PM -
No more Twinkies? These are dire times.by FFAmericans via twitter 11/16/2012 5:35:34 PM -
With Hostess going out of business, make sure to stock up on Twinkies. You can use them for more than just consumption: http://n.pr/T0pKXGby Ray Mosher via twitter 11/16/2012 5:36:25 PM -
14 reasons why the thought of a world without Twinkies is so troubling http://lnkd.in/gmughQby kcscriptsyes via twitter 11/16/2012 5:44:29 PM -
We hunted around the Hub to find some Hostess-based treats and copycats that are still floating around post-Twinkie-apocalypse. Check them out here. (Courtesy of Cupcake City)
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I dont like twinkies and i think the discussion is interesting but really getting rid of them? Twinkies are more american then apple pieby Thacker88 via twitter 11/16/2012 5:50:45 PM -
Hostess may be closing, but chances are you'll still be able to buy Twinkies on Ebay 100 years from now.by kbreuner via twitter 11/16/2012 5:51:13 PM -
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On my way to hostess. Need to stock up on twinkies:-)by Luis A. Medina via twitter 11/16/2012 6:03:44 PM -
Come on people, isn't Hostess too big to fail?!? #DingDongsby KimSheets via twitter 11/16/2012 6:03:46 PM -
Bought cat food. And some Cupcakes, Twinkies and Ding Dongs as a farewell to thee, oh Hostess with the Mostess.by elguapo1 via twitter 11/16/2012 6:04:10 PM -
I just snagged the last Twinkies package from the Davis sq CVS #Historyby BankAMac via twitter 11/16/2012 6:05:31 PM -
Your twinkies are officially expired as of today.by kmortensen via twitter 11/16/2012 6:07:33 PM -
Considering running to the store to get some #twinkies to wolf down while complaining on Twitter. I am THAT assimilated. #LivingInAmericaby AI_Merchan via twitter 11/16/2012 6:07:57 PM -
Folks are sad over loss of Twinkies, but Hostess is bankrupt. If we wanted Twinkies so much, maybe we should've bought more of em, eh?by FKlopott via twitter 11/16/2012 6:12:17 PM
