Q: Is it true that the maker of Twinkies is going out of business?
A: Yes
KANSAS CITY, MO. - Interstate Bakeries, the U.S. maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, filed for bankruptcy protection early Wednesday, toasting [ed. nice pun] its stockholders in the process.
Q: What to they mean by the Twinkie Defense?
A:
In 1978, Dan White, a former San Francisco city supervisor who had recently resigned his position, entered San Francisco City Hall through a basement window, went upstairs, and shot and killed Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk.
Psychiatrist Martin Blinder testified in court that White had been depressed, which led to eating junk food: Twinkies and Coca-Cola. This further deepened White's depression, since he was an ex-athlete and knew that the food was not good for him. This was evidence of his depression that prompted his murder spree. This celebrated diagnosis became known as the "Twinkie defense."
White's depression was used to establish grounds for a successful diminished capacity plea; and therefore White was judged incapable of the premeditation required for a murder conviction.
Dan White was convicted of the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to was sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison.
Q: Will I still be able to get Twinkies?
A: Yes. The Canadian Manufacturer is unaffected.
Q: What is Twinkie really slang for?
A: Good looking gay men.
Q: Is there someplace I can get Twinkie Recipes, like Twinky Casseroles for example?
A: Yes. http://www.twinkies.com/recipebox/index.asp
Q: Why is Twinkie not spelled Twinky.
A: Copyright stuff. Please recommend this post
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