UPDATE

A 40-year-old Twinkie in Blue Hill, Maine, seems to have weathered the past few decades quite well. Perhaps a testament to the power of preservatives, the legendary Twinkie at George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill remains, with the exception of some dust, remarkably intact.

(Thanks to wiredog, who says: "The Keith Richards of snack foods.") (Also thanks to The Perts)

Comments

[Meanie the Blue]

I believe the half-life of a Twinkie is something like 118 years, so this is to be expected.

[MOTW]

Snork @ wiredog

[poker]

Twinkie the Kid is now Twinkie the Old Man

[manual tomato]

If they ever take this Twinkie apart, the presence of huge amounts of Boniva will account for it's incredible state of bone preservation.

[Jeff Meyerson]

I saw The Legendary Twinkie open for The Raspberries.

Tasty show.

[LeDud]

I always used to call the cupcake's product twinkies. One of my many shortcomings.

[ligirl]

butt will it survive the hardon collider ?

[ligirl]

HADRON

*ahem* H A D R O N

oh c'mon, you Know i'm not the 1st to misspell it

[maryqos]

Also snorking at wiredog.

[655321]

ligirl, is a hardon collider a lot like a sword fight? Just asking.

[Le Petomane]

There is a rumor that when King Tut's tomb was opened they found a case of still tasty Twinkies along with Hugh Hefner's original birth papyrus. I am sure Twinkies would survive any Hadron ( or Hardon) apocalypse.

[MOTW]

Nevertheless, she welcomes the Twinkie attention.

How many times can someone write a sentence like that?
That's great journalism!

[ligirl]

MOTW - she's the Hostess with the mostest ;)

[oneblankspace]

proving that there is not enough nutrition in a Twinkie to sustain a mold colony.