Mourn the Twinkie-tastrophe with 5 silly T-shirts

by Brentney Hamilton

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Because your "Whaassuuuuup" shirt smells like the '90s.

Tanga, as seen on Mommy's Wish List

Mommies aren’t the only ones who love the schwag that Oak Cliff blogger Lea Ann Stundins highlights on Mommy’s Wish List. This week, she pointed us to a ridiculous, and ridiculously inexpensive, "Never Forget" t-shirt commemorating the Twinkie’s recent demise, and we had to wonder: What other absurdity had the news inspired?

Here are 5 of our favorite commemorative tees that will have you shaking your head and perhaps even shelling out a little dough for that impossible-to-buy-for person on your holiday gift list. Consider it punishment for incorrigibility.

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1. RIP, Twinkie the Kid

OmniSphere on Etsy

Etsy seller OmniSphere prints these in a bevy of colors, but who wouldn't want a nice nuclear-yellow to match the dearly departed treat's trademark hue?

2. Economic Implosion

Created by hiedic on Zazzle.com

For the discerning Bloomberg on your list, designer heidic on Zazzle makes the joke a little more cerebral than mere Twinkie mourning. Blame the Dems, blame the GOP, just don't blame those of us who did our part, skyrocketing sales by 31,000% in the cream-filled gems' final hours.

3. Taste the Apocalypse

HeadlineShirts.net

In a similar vein, Hostess shocked the world, dispelling the one unimpeachable truth our elementary school educations had imparted -- that in the event of eschatological catastrophe, the only things resilient enough to survive nuclear holocaust were cockroaches and Hostess Twinkies. Fittingly, this tasty top from Headline Shirts has been bought up by apocalypse hoarders.

4. High Efficiency Fructose

dominored on SpreadShirt.com

Technically not a "post-Twinkie" design, this tee by dominored and for sale on spreadshirt.com reminds us of a simpler time, when getting through the workday required little more than spongy yellow and a foil wrapper. Remember the time you set the office microwave ablaze by failing to remove the packaging? Yeah ... neither do we.

5. The Snack that Built a Civilization

Megatudes, as sold on Zazzle.com

An SMU prof says the Mayan Calendar hysteria is all-hype, but designer Megatudes at Zazzle begs to differ. Twinkies were around before most of us were born, so it's probably safe to assume they date back to pre-Columbian Mesoamerica where, like other bricks of gold, they were bartered for precious commodities.