Hostess is leaving this earth?

Ok, so now I think this whole "world is ending" ridiculousness might not be so ridiculous after all.  Hostess turning off their Twinkie makers is a crying shame especially when Twinkie is obviously the quintessential survival kit food. Oh let's also talk about the idea of Twinkies' potential as diet food- weren't these beauties really popular when we were all about 25% trimmer?
Just to relive the good ol days I bought a box of Ding Dongs and a Hostess blackberry frosted pie which I promptly had for lunch. The Ding Dong was super disappointing- I only finished 1/2 of it, well ok 3/4 of it. I was so annoyed by the chocolate that was falling into my lap so I foiled it back up and threw the rest away. Now the pie well that was pretty tasty. Worth the 430 kcal and the 20 grams of fat? Hmm not sure but it took me back to the hostess outlet as a kid ogling the bins of Twinkies, Sno Balls, CupCakes, Ding Dongs, HoHo's, and fruit filled pies and that was worth every extra mile I might have to run to burn those calories off. Unfortunately the store was out of Twinkie's and my all time favorite HoHo's so I will just have to live with their memory because I doubt they will ever cross my lips again. Sad but true. Good bye HoHo's!