Talk:Twinkie
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Another, equal known use of the term describes a high-level character in an RPG (typically an MMORPG) who has a low-level, alternate character equipped exclusively from the high-level character's cash and/or equipment reserves.
I removed that because it has nothing to do with the twinkie junk food, it is related to TWEAK, as in, tweaking your character, "twinking" it, nothing to do with a fucking twinkie...
I'd like to see info added on the Banana Twinkie. NOT the banana FILLED twinkie, the Banan Twinkie that was/is available only on Hawaii. Banana Bread with the regular Hostess Filling. They are amazing, but there is VERY little on the web about them and they are getting harder and harder to find on the islands of Hawaii.
I just changed "food energy" back to "calories" in the Interesting Facts section. I think food energy is somewhat confusing here. While showing the equivalence of kinetic energy to food energy is important, I think an actual unit is more concrete. I assume the modifier was concerned with the use of calories as opposed to kilojoules or other energy units. If anyone agrees that this is a problem, feel free to revert and/or discuss.
If we follow the link to the Urban Legend we find it claims that what is written in the article was not true. Until further evidence is forthcoming I suggest we follow the UL site. DJ Clayworth 21:29, 20 Oct 2003 (UTC)
- I agree, in the absence of any better evidence, Snopes seems a pretty reliable basis for correction. I'll alter it now. IMSoP 22:32, 20 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Oops! We seem to have edited that page simultaneously. I've submitted my version in full, because I had made a few other changes as well, but feel free to edit it how you want. I do apologise for that. IMSoP 23:06, 20 Nov 2003 (UTC)
An anonymous user (24.2.86.81 - nice IP!) has changed "an extremely long shelf-life (estimated at two years)" to "an extremely long shelf-life (estimated at 25 days)" I've no idea which is nearer the truth, having never seen a Twinkie in my life, but since it's a rather drastic change, perhaps someone could check that - and perhaps clarify in the article who it is that's estimating, and what is meant by "shelf-life". Thanks - IMSoP 21:41, 25 Jan 2004 (UTC)
- Apparently the anon was right: [1] I've updated the article. --Minesweeper 04:31, 6 Feb 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] poorly written
Shouldn't the stuff about alternate uses of the word at least be put under a seperate heading? It really doesn't seem like it fits in with the rest of the stuff. Also, "no one really knows how they are made"? Really, NO ONE? Surely SOMEone knows how they're made. That paragraph also needs rewritten.
[edit] about the "urban legend"
A July 31st NY Times article, as well as an August 1st All Things Considered interview indicate that the extrememly long shelf life is not an urban myth. Retired professor Roger Bennatti kept an open Twinkie in his classroom for thirty years, and it shows no significant decomposition.
[edit] lack of dairy products
I have a box of twinkies right here, and it says it has whey in it, and also eggs. The long shelf life probably has more to do with preservatives and stabilizers than anything else.
[edit] Delisted GA
There are no references. slambo 10:35, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] POV in Native American Slang section
The section about Native American slang is unreferenced. Also, it as biased, and needs to be wikified. I don't know the right way to approach this problem. If someone could help with this, that would be appriciated.--The ikiroid (talk/parler/hablar/paroli/说/話) 02:58, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
- Hopefully removed the bias, still needs a citation. 68.39.174.238 03:44, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
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- Looks pretty good. Thanks.--The ikiroid (talk/parler/hablar/paroli/说/話) 15:01, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Nuclear Twinkie
I heard somewhere that the twinkie can survive a nuclear bomb? Anyone know if thats true?--Geppy 07:30, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
- I doubt if one could survive the extreme heat and pressure generated by a nuclear explosion, anymore than most other matter. Try attaching one to a small firework and see what happens. Markb 12:22, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 145 Kilocalories?!
That's 483 times the caloric weight of a hamburger... in that little package! It sounds rather suspicious, doesn't it? =) Just fact-checking... Erm, my bad. I got confused... calorie vs. Calorie. Kareeser|Talk! 19:44, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Banana filling
The original twinkie had banana filling, but they had to change it to vanilla due to shortages during WWII--this isn't even mentioned in the article. Shouldn't we have a history section? --Berserk798 01:12, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
- It used to be there; was removed by an anon in this edit, claiming it was a hoax. However, it's there on the official Hostess history page:
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- The Twinkies' popularity skyrocketed and it soon became Hostess' best-selling snack cake. During World War II a banana ration caused Continental to switch to the vanilla crème center that is loved today.
[edit] Unusual claim
Will likely delete this sentance from the article unless someone can cite a credible source: "A small group of eccentrics is convinced that the twinkies are brought to our planet by extraterrestrials, usually Greys." Arx Fortis 17:22, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Strawberries-n-cream-filled Twinkies?
I still need to do more research on when Hostess released the strawberries-n-cream version of the Twinkie. Few people seem to remember this one, but there seem to be several accounts throughout the web of people remembering these sometime during the 1980's. If anyone is able to find information on when this version of the Twinkie was released, and perhaps why it was discontinued, please add it to the article. Mantispid 13:17, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Another meaning
The Friends episode The One Where Joey Moves Out depicts the relationship between an older man and a younger woman, and she is called a "twinkie" in a derogatory way by others (there is the exact quote in that article). I don't think this meaning has been covered yet. I'm not a native speaker, so I'm not sure about how popular that expression is.--134.130.4.46 09:37, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Whole eggs
The ingredients say Twinkies contain whole eggs. They must be pretty small — I can't imagine anyone stuffing a chicken egg in one of them. 
— JeremyTalk 08:56, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Citation
I would like a citation on the twinkies produced per year. Also the James Dewar linked to is the scientist who died in 1923. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Niftymatt (talk • contribs) 14:45, November 16, 2006.
- I changed James Dewar link to the disambiguation page; No article yet exists for James Dewar (baker). Arx Fortis 14:56, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Twinkie The Kid?
How is there a lengthy discussion of kind of obscure alternate/slang uses for "Twinkie", yet no mention of the famous mascot, "Twinkie the Kid"?
