Anti-Carb Revolution, WHAT HAVE YOU WROUGHT!!! Twinkies maker bankrupt

MrScorpio

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Wed Sep-22-04 02:41 PM
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Anti-Carb Revolution, WHAT HAVE YOU WROUGHT!!! Twinkies maker bankrupt

Strairway to Twinkies

>>Twinkies maker files for bankruptcy protection
By Jessica Wohl, Reuters

NEW YORK � Interstate Bakeries (IBC), maker of Hostess Twinkies and Wonder Bread, filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday after struggling with more than $1.3 billion in debt and high costs.

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"This is a business that has been in steady decline for the last eight years and they sometimes blame Atkins (diet plans) or blame other consumer trends," said Pinheiro. "But the bottom line is that this company hasn't innovated ... and when they have innovated they've generally been one step late.<<

More:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2004-09-22-interstate-bakeries-bankruptcy_x.htm?POE=MONISVA

Is there no God?

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pagerbear

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Wed Sep-22-04 02:43 PM
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1. Please! No more Atkins threads!

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Emillereid

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Wed Sep-22-04 02:45 PM
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2. There goes the 'Twinkie' defense!

Good riddance -- twinkies and wonder bread are NOT food!

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Stephanie

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Wed Sep-22-04 02:46 PM
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3. Good!

That stuff is poison. Nothing but sugar and trans-fats.

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allyourbase

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Wed Sep-22-04 03:07 PM
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5. Then give me more...

Edited on Wed Sep-22-04 03:07 PM by allyourbase

(homer)Mmmmmm...trans fats....(/homer)

(I have to start somewhere. Everyone was a n008 once...)

I hope they don't go out of business. Twinkies may be poison in a plastic pouch, but they taste so goos....
(edit - had to get Homer in there "Stupid brackets!")

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alittlelark

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Wed Sep-22-04 02:46 PM
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4. I must confess - I hate twinkies, waaay too sweet

I must be unpatriotic.

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JVS

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Wed Sep-22-04 03:08 PM
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6. Maybe if they made a meat twinkie

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frylock

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Wed Sep-22-04 03:16 PM
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7. they do..

</winks_suggestively>

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Senior citizen

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Wed Sep-22-04 06:18 PM
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8. We need some REAL pop stars to start a big new trend.

Edited on Wed Sep-22-04 06:24 PM by Senior citizen

Because it just so happens that you can lose a lot of weight and lower your cholestoral by WALKING or BICYCLING instead of DRIVING.

This just might be the key to world peace. If this caught on like Adkins, the big oil companies would go bankrupt too.

Can anyone think of a catchy name?

Who would best be able to popularize the trendy NO-OIL diet?

On edit: typo

On 2nd edit: The NO-CARBon-based-fuels diet?

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