(CNN) -- Shall I compare thee, Twinkie, to a sunny day? Thou art more lovely and flavorful than a Ring Ding or a Devil Dog. No, actually this article will not be a Shakespearean-inspired sonnet to a Twinkie. In fact, to paraphrase a more appropriate Shakespearean passage: "I come to bury Twinkie, not to praise it." On Friday, Twinkie producer Hostess Brands Inc. announced it would be closing down, thus ending its product line. The response to this snack apocalypse was swift. Facebook and Twitter were filled with comments bemoaning the loss of this creme-filled sponge cake. Eulogies appeared in publications across the country.
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Dean Obeidallah: Hostess might shut down and prove Twinkies aren't really indestructible
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The chemical-stuffed snack inspires nostalgia, he says, but who eats them now?
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Obeidallah: We rejected junk food and stopped buying Twinkies, Ding Dongs
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Still, the Twinkie will live on in pop culture and had a good 82-year run, he writes
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