The last several years of his life my father-in-law existed on beer and twinkies, but toward the last he complained the twinkies were getting rather tough. He was well preserved.
A friend had 3-yo non-fraternal twins. He and wife referred to them as “the Twinks”. One day at grocery he (as usual) bought 4 10-packages of Twinkies, which he and wife used as bribes for good behavior. They usually split one Twinkie between brother and sister. Groceries in the back of SUV, they stopped at the local pharmacy for several items. He was in the store for about 10 minutes (no, actually!) and came back out to find that the grocery bags had been raided.
Both kids still firmly planted in car seats, buckled in. All 4 Twinkie 10=packages had been ripped open, and dropped into the foot-well. Both kids had Twinkie smeared on faces and hands, bits and pieces down fronts of clothing. Charming daughter sitting in her seat with eyes upturned and an innocent, pleading expression. You know the one, even if you don’t have a daughter of your own. She was silently pointing at brother as the source of the mischief.
Brother was also sitting silently, but his face was beet red, cheeks packed full, and he was chewing furiously. Dad said he stood there outside the car, for about 20 minutes, laughing until his belly ached. Then he climbed in and drove home. Needless to say, that was the end of Twinkie rewards for good behavior. A former sailor, he told me “That Hostess ship had sailed out of the harbour, Twinkie flag hoisted upside down, high on the petard.”
joegee about 1 month ago
The Archibald house needs a plaque.
Mediatech about 1 month ago
Cherries, Soda, and a Twinkie.
Danny Ocean he ain’t.
David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatItHasUs about 1 month ago
Living the good life.
Tigressy about 1 month ago
Baking soda doesn’t expire easily if stored properly.
divad27182 about 1 month ago
Assuming that today is today, that works out to 13622 days, or 945.26 twinkies/day or 91.40 seconds/twinkie.
Of course, that assumes he doesn’t sleep.
It also works out to a more than 37.3 year old raccoon, which for a species with a life expectancy in the wild of 1.8 to 3.1 years is impressive.
Ellis97 about 1 month ago
Sheesh. RJ just can’t get enough of those Twinkies.
thight1944 about 1 month ago
The last several years of his life my father-in-law existed on beer and twinkies, but toward the last he complained the twinkies were getting rather tough. He was well preserved.
Doug K about 1 month ago
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SrTechWriter about 1 month ago
A friend had 3-yo non-fraternal twins. He and wife referred to them as “the Twinks”. One day at grocery he (as usual) bought 4 10-packages of Twinkies, which he and wife used as bribes for good behavior. They usually split one Twinkie between brother and sister. Groceries in the back of SUV, they stopped at the local pharmacy for several items. He was in the store for about 10 minutes (no, actually!) and came back out to find that the grocery bags had been raided.
Both kids still firmly planted in car seats, buckled in. All 4 Twinkie 10=packages had been ripped open, and dropped into the foot-well. Both kids had Twinkie smeared on faces and hands, bits and pieces down fronts of clothing. Charming daughter sitting in her seat with eyes upturned and an innocent, pleading expression. You know the one, even if you don’t have a daughter of your own. She was silently pointing at brother as the source of the mischief.
Brother was also sitting silently, but his face was beet red, cheeks packed full, and he was chewing furiously. Dad said he stood there outside the car, for about 20 minutes, laughing until his belly ached. Then he climbed in and drove home. Needless to say, that was the end of Twinkie rewards for good behavior. A former sailor, he told me “That Hostess ship had sailed out of the harbour, Twinkie flag hoisted upside down, high on the petard.”
Strawberry King about 1 month ago
Wouldn’t hurt, RJ.