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sf > wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:12:40 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>
> > Your problem is that you read too much. :-) Rest assured that I have no
> > delusions that Twinkies contain cream or even creme, or butter, or
> > saffron, etc... My guess is that the filling is made of some kind of fat
> > and sugar. Ain't nothing earth shattering about that.
>
> and eating one once every couple of decades won't kill you.

Tell that to George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkie_defense

Twinkies were not actually mentioned by name in the courtroom, but Dan
White, who killed two people separately in what appeared to be cold
blood, was found guilty of manslaughter rather than murder.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA