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No, it's not a slow news day, as critics like to snipe about offbeat posts. So please don't ask.
We're just taking a playful break on a Friday afternoon in late winter, a mood inspired by this local TV station's whimsical tweet:
We just found this 2-year-old Twinkie while cleaning out the newsroom..... Do we:
— FOX 2 Detroit (@FOX2News) March 9, 2018
A. test the twinkie
B. destroy the twinkie
C. wait til 2020 to eat twinkie to test if marketing was factual
D. pass twinkie down generation to generation til it disintegrates (or doesn't) pic.twitter.com/Oxhxl9xhuI
The vintage snack actually is three years old, the station confirms after we spot a "Sunday | March 1" label hint on the Fox network promotional giveaway. (That date was a Sunday in 2015, not 2016.)
It's a reminder that office archeology expeditions uncover amusing -- and gross -- surprises. It also confirms the infrequency of cleanups in newsrooms and probably wherever you work.
But none of that is why we're here. The Tale of the Timeworn Twinkie is posted to share responses from a few of the station's followers on Twitter, who also were infected by a social media producer's case of contagious frivolity. The tweet earns more than 100 "likes" and five dozen replies, including these:
- Twinkies don't have a shelf life, they have a half-life. -- Steve Lawless
- Save 'til 2020, eat Twinkie and gain its immortal powers. -- Autumn Boehle, WSU student from Redford
- The 2016s don’t typically "peak" until 2019. My advice is to save it for a special occasion. -- Brian Manning
- Deep fry it, then eat. -- Zac W. [Similar reply from "Jeff Fire Medic"]
- D. It will live longer than all of us. -- Lena
- It should become a trophy that is passed on. -- Ken Weise, Lake Orion
- Wait until 2020. If you open it, you'll disrupt the molecular makeup. -- "Granny Channy"
