Twinkies are wonderful. They never die. I bet I still have Twinkie parts in my tummy from high school.
c00k13m0n5t3r: Twinkies can be found in any grocery store in the USA. I would describe them as a small rectangular sponge cake with a sweet cream filling and lots of preservatives.
Only the most delicious apocalypse-safe food in the world!
For those unaware of the Twinkie: think spongecake made from the most unnatural, man-made products in the world stuffed with cream that is not in fact cream, but is more solidified sugar. These two unatural, logic-defying substances, when taken together, give you the sense of biting an orange, a cake and a lemon all at once while also licking a bowl of cake batter.
“There is a restaurant near where I work that features deep-fried Twinkies for dessert. Honest,…… you know that couldn’t be made up, lol”
Or I hear you can go the the Minnesota State Fair and get deep-fried Twinkies on a stick. (along with all sorts of other food items on a stick, or deep fried, or both.)
It’s pretty bad when we can’t appreciate a comic for the humor and have to make a political statement about every one of them. Can’t we all just laugh together? LOL
margueritem over 15 years ago
Calvin ruins another one of Susie’s lunches…
cacolley7811 over 15 years ago
It’s a perverse attraction for Suzie. Like a train wreck, you want to look away, but…
attyush over 15 years ago
Calvin should start a “cure obesity” workshop.
flammable_feline over 15 years ago
good idea attyush!
c00k13m0n5t3r over 15 years ago
I’m not sure what twinkies are, but I suspect they’re not on Weightwatchers’ list of recommended food items.
rentier over 15 years ago
appetit is gone, poor Susie
sarat24 over 15 years ago
A masterclass on the not so subtle forms of persuasion.
cgrl78 over 15 years ago
Susie needs to get a cast iron stomach! LOL
prasrinivara over 15 years ago
For Gweedo: maybe the last seats available are the ones near Calvin?
For cook13mon5t3r: good point–but Calvin has the gift of “selective perception” on the bads of the foods.
TexasProudCowgirl over 15 years ago
Poor Susie…
Ray_C over 15 years ago
Twinkies are wonderful. They never die. I bet I still have Twinkie parts in my tummy from high school. c00k13m0n5t3r: Twinkies can be found in any grocery store in the USA. I would describe them as a small rectangular sponge cake with a sweet cream filling and lots of preservatives.
BirishB over 15 years ago
What are Twinkies?
Only the most delicious apocalypse-safe food in the world!
For those unaware of the Twinkie: think spongecake made from the most unnatural, man-made products in the world stuffed with cream that is not in fact cream, but is more solidified sugar. These two unatural, logic-defying substances, when taken together, give you the sense of biting an orange, a cake and a lemon all at once while also licking a bowl of cake batter.
mmmmmm … Twinkies … I love thee two at a time …
Zippy007 over 15 years ago
You can tell Calvin was being written before our politically correct Food Nazis started telling us what we can and cannot eat.
TWINKIES???!!??!!? They’re of the Devil, I tell you!! I am sure that Watterson caused a multitude of children to be fat with this panel alone …
Optimystic over 15 years ago
@ Zippy: I am sure Garfield, with his rampant gluttony, was worse than Calvin in promoting bad eating habits in children.
Digital Frog over 15 years ago
Optimystic - actually, I think Cookie Monster was probably the worst influence of all on little kids eating habits.
For more info on Twinkies and why they will survive the apocalypse, check out: http://www.twinkiesproject.com/
cleokaya over 15 years ago
I just read that Spam is doing marvellously well now during our financial meltdown.
JonD17 over 15 years ago
There is a restaurant near where I work that features deep-fried Twinkies for dessert. Honest,…… you know that couldn’t be made up, lol
Wildmustang1262 over 15 years ago
Calvin’s talk made Susie losing her appetite during the lunch time. Ha! I never like the Twinkies because the filling is way too much sweet. Ack!
alife over 15 years ago
Add Whipped cream (can) spray in one of the holes for EXTRA treat :0000
Yukoner over 15 years ago
Being ahead of his time with is concern for the content of our food, Calvin grew up to be the head of the FDA.
bmonk over 15 years ago
JonD17 says:
“There is a restaurant near where I work that features deep-fried Twinkies for dessert. Honest,…… you know that couldn’t be made up, lol”
Or I hear you can go the the Minnesota State Fair and get deep-fried Twinkies on a stick. (along with all sorts of other food items on a stick, or deep fried, or both.)
Ray_C over 15 years ago
I’m not saying Twinkies are un-natural or over-preservativized, but the packages I saw on the grocery shelf today say, “Best before Stardate 30620.1.”
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
i ate right throught this one did not bother me one little bit.
poor susie she never had a chance sitting next to him.
cgrl78 over 15 years ago
It’s pretty bad when we can’t appreciate a comic for the humor and have to make a political statement about every one of them. Can’t we all just laugh together? LOL
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
im with you cgrl78 it seems we are always taking the fun out of the comics on here.
howlindawgs over 15 years ago
I love Calvin’s ‘ew gross’ expressions such as that fine example seen in Panel 2.
Zippy007 over 15 years ago
cgrl78,
You say tomahto, I say tomayto
r.dauphinee over 15 years ago
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4780900
chromosome Premium Member over 15 years ago
I’m guilty of doing this kind of thing to my fellow lab buddies.
dsbairdks almost 15 years ago
Lunch time conversation