The Bell Tolls For the Twinkie - UPDATED
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Funny enough, up here in Canada, all the Hostess trademarks are apparently co-owned by Weston Ltd., which apparently means they will continue producing snack products.
I'm going to buy a box of Twinkies, sit at home and wistfully rest my hand on my cheek as I remember the good times Hostess once had.
I'm going to buy a box of Twinkies, sit at home and wistfully rest my hand on my cheek as I remember the good times Hostess once had.
Tried to pick up some Twinkies and the like last night, and there was practically no Hostess products. Only saw a handful of fruit pies and some Zwingers. Did find out that several snacks that I thought were Hostess weren't (such as Devil Dogs, which are Drake's).
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Now why the hell would we want to do that?Daystar Clarion said:Maybe you can get around to making something actually made out of food now, huh America?
Get that shit out of my face! Either this or GTFO!CardinalPiggles said:
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You know, maybe if Hostess offered some more realistic form of negotiation, this wouldn't be an issue. They strung out negotiations, however, when they were in no position to. Yay blaming the workers!Formica Archonis said:
You mean, executives actually offer to take some responsibility for the failure of the company, not just the success? Madness. What is this, the 1990s, before corporate sociopathy was the mainstay? I think not! This is 2012, where the executives are never at fault!Harker067 said:
Forget you both, Mcintosh or nothing!soren7550 said:Get that shit out of my face! Either this or GTFO!CardinalPiggles said:
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This makes me hate Unions even more.
I've know some people in unions and they are downright nuts. They always think the company they work for is running a scheme to put them down or out of work.
It is amazing how something like Hostess's teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, which I knew about over a year ago, flew right over their heads and they still thought it was good to strike.
I hope those 5000 nuts are happy that their Union just cost them and the other 13,500 people their jobs.
It isn't soft cake with a creamy center, so I'm not going to eat it.
You see, I don't think you understand Unions. Any time they don't get exactly everything they want or loss a small bit of what they did get, it is automatically a ploy by the company to not give them the things they "deserve".Formica Archonis said:
I've know some people in unions and they are downright nuts. They always think the company they work for is running a scheme to put them down or out of work.
It is amazing how something like Hostess's teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, which I knew about over a year ago, flew right over their heads and they still thought it was good to strike.
I hope those 5000 nuts are happy that their Union just cost them and the other 13,500 people their jobs.
What is that thing? It looks like poison, all green and shiny...yup it is poison.CardinalPiggles said:
It isn't soft cake with a creamy center, so I'm not going to eat it.
Buggered if I know, but apparently they're some sort of awesome American snack cake thing.Taddy said:
Man, that strike sure backfired.
"We want more!"
"How about less? As in, nothing? Like no job, that sound good? Hope so cause that's what's happening!"
Sorry, sucks for the workers but I thought it was a little funny, in a sadistic sort of way. Anyway, I love my snacks so this kind of bums me out. Shame.
"We want more!"
"How about less? As in, nothing? Like no job, that sound good? Hope so cause that's what's happening!"
Sorry, sucks for the workers but I thought it was a little funny, in a sadistic sort of way. Anyway, I love my snacks so this kind of bums me out. Shame.
I'm American and I had the same experience.PunkRex said:
Also Wonder Bread was the most popular white bread?
I am incredibly saddened by that news. It was just cotton candy with a crust :/.
Your quote made more sense, so if that's the actual one I like it.Worgen said:
I find your complacency with predatory capitalism to be very disheartening.Baresark said:
"Just Business" should not be an acceptable world view, we are human beings, either stop acting like animals or stop acting like we have anything over them.
It's rather suspicious that the executives, as well as the media, are failing to note the reason for the striking - that is, said executives raising their pay while allegedly attempting to freeze and/or lower the pay of their normal workers. Even the creditors looking over the matter are questioning it. Because really, an entire company simply taking its ball and going home over a strike, rather than attempting to renegotiate or even hire scabs and whatnot doesn't exactly sound honest, to me.
I think the toxic dept unloaded onto Hostess Brands by the Vulture Capitalists who bought it has as much to do with the insolvency as the labour problems. Hostess Brands will be liquidated, the Vulture Capitalists will pick up the valuable brands for pennies (because they of course will be listed as primary creditors) and sell them off for millions, without the baggage of the old corporation. They'll probably find some way to legally raid the pension fund, while they are at it.
I've never had a Twinkie.
Now i'm sad because I never will.
I didn't know I wanted a Twinkie until now.
If I ever did try one, I probably wouldn't even like it.
I think it's the Zombieland guy.
I feel bad for him.
Now i'm sad because I never will.
I didn't know I wanted a Twinkie until now.
If I ever did try one, I probably wouldn't even like it.
I think it's the Zombieland guy.
I feel bad for him.
