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Milhouse
Joined: Dec 19 2008
Location: Charlottesville, VA
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The company that makes Twinkies is filing for bankruptcy.
See what happens when Kirstie Alley joins Jenny Craig?
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sidewaydriver
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You put a smile on my face with that one.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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man, i cant imagine a world with out twinkies. im going out & buying some twinkies right now.
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@om*d
Title: Dorakyura
Joined: Jul 10 2010
Location: Castlevania
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Twinkies can (supposedly) survive a nuclear holocaust, but not bankruptcy? I am sure some company will scoop up the brand.
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
Location: Hiding
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Chapter 11 is just reorganization. And there's no way they'll be selling off their most famous item. Don't worry, your Twinkies are safe.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Does anyone else feel like they are abusing the system by filing?
It almost feels like they are doing this to avoid paying union workers their fair share.
How many times can a company get away with this shit before they can't?
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Cattivo
Joined: Apr 14 2006
Location: Lake Michigan
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I hope they reorganize into a better business model. I can't imagine a world without twinkies & snowballs.
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Methid Man
Title: Spawn of Billy Mays
Joined: Nov 23 2010
Location: Hackensack, NJ
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This thread's making me hungry for a twinkie...
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
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GPFontaine wrote: |
Does anyone else feel like they are abusing the system by filing?
It almost feels like they are doing this to avoid paying union workers their fair share.
How many times can a company get away with this shit before they can't? |
As long as you can create a viable plan for becoming solvent and paying your creditors back, you may file for Chapter 11 as many times as you need to. If you can't stay solvent, though, it's very likely a creditor will file for Chapter 7, which is "sell everything that isn't nailed down and close up shop".
Note that employees owed wages by law get very high priority when it comes to who gets paid what when. I think only the IRS has higher priority. And I'm not even 100% sure about that.
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justdrop
Title: Supreme Overlord
Joined: Jan 11 2012
Location: Philadelphia
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h81VGWQip4k
It sucks that it's even getting this bad, however I don't consume a lot of pastry-type food so I'm not that affected.
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LeshLush
Joined: Oct 19 2009
Location: Nashville, TN
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I was always more of a Little Debbie man myself. That being said, the banana flavored twinkies are fucking delicious.
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Beach Bum
Joined: Dec 08 2010
Location: At the pants party.
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I've never cared for Twinkies, but I really don't care for snack cakes much because I don't really like sugary crap. About the only things I like are those Strawberry Shortcake rolls, but I think Little Debbie makes those. Now if they'd bring back the Ninja Turtles Pudding Pies I'd care about them going bankrupt.
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Ghandi
Title: Alexz Aficionado
Joined: May 21 2008
Posts: 2889
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Well, that might kill the chance we have the Zombieland apocalypse.
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Arlock41
Title: Naunie
Joined: Dec 07 2008
Posts: 1026
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WHERE WILL I GET MY CREAM FILLED GOODNESS NOW?!?!?!?!
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Bob Dylan`s Blues
Title: Worlds Strongest Man
Joined: Jun 08 2011
Location: Your nightmares
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If they do go out of businesses I'm going to buy as many as I can and wait for them to turn into liquor. It will be my last chance to try.
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sidewaydriver
2010 SLF Tag Champ
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Joined: May 11 2008
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Twinkies will never go away.
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Cattivo
Joined: Apr 14 2006
Location: Lake Michigan
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Arlock41 wrote: |
WHERE WILL I GET MY CREAM FILLED GOODNESS NOW?!?!?!?! |
Lady parts.
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
Location: Hiding
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I'm just now realizing that Milhouse's avatar is kind of perfect for this announcement.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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Cattivo wrote: |
Arlock41 wrote: |
WHERE WILL I GET MY CREAM FILLED GOODNESS NOW?!?!?!?! |
Lady parts. |
hehe, i actually imagined reagan saying that and it made it that much funnier
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Cattivo
Joined: Apr 14 2006
Location: Lake Michigan
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Haha.
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Milhouse
Joined: Dec 19 2008
Location: Charlottesville, VA
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UsaSatsui wrote: |
I'm just now realizing that Milhouse's avatar is kind of perfect for this announcement. |
The sole purpose of the Internet (as far as I can tell) is that I can portray myself as an overweight, duck-nerd.
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
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@om*d
Title: Dorakyura
Joined: Jul 10 2010
Location: Castlevania
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I bought some Twinkies this morning for the first time in years when I heard Hostess was shutting down. I wonder if the taste will change when someone else starts making them after they buy the brand.
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slapolakinkaido
Title: Illegitimate Son of God
Joined: Jul 14 2009
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I ate a twinkie once. Now I know my body will never decompose.
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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@om*d wrote: |
I bought some Twinkies this morning for the first time in years when I heard Hostess was shutting down. I wonder if the taste will change when someone else starts making them after they buy the brand. |
When they buy the IP, they'll get the recipe. So hopefully not.
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