To fill in some back-story…
The first Twinkies (don’t remember if it was the 1st RUG or
2nd), were because we had asked the hotel for their menu for a mid-afternoon
snack platter. They offered the usual grapes/cheese/crackers thing, and a
ridiculous price per head. So we asked about a desert selection, even more
ridiculous price. That’s when we decided to go with the assorted hostess/candy
bar selection – frugal, and seemed to be appropriate for the attendees.
The next RUG, we knew we were going to have a “lively” ask
management session, and decided that a crowd on a sugar high might be a little
more tame. I think that also marks the first usage of a Twinkie as a
projectile, although I believe it was tossed by a Remedy employee to the OHG.
As mentioned in the wiki, I can attest that contrary to rumor,
Twinkies will eventually go bad. I had an unopened one in my office for about 6
years, you could have driven a nail with it.
Eric Bergan
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[mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Kelly Deaver
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Subject: Why Hostess Twinkies are a Remedy conference tradition
For those who wonder about the odd occasional reference to TWINKIES-
(as told by Doug Mueller, as best I can remember)
The first Remedy conference there was a last minute decision to have food
during an afternoon break. The lady from Remedy who was handling such things
piled up tables with an assortment of candy bars and Hostess baked goods
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostess_(brand)) including Ding Dongs, Ho Hos,
Snowballs, and Twinkies. The hotel people thought she was crazy. The doors
opened from the sessions and out poured the attendees. As if a plague of locust
had come through, the tables were empty in about 5 minutes! It seems she was on
to something and Twinkies were the MOST popular.
The next year, Remedy named it the "junk food break' and put out even bigger
piles. Again, the crowd devoured it.
The third year, everyone came in to the general session to find a Twinkie on
their seat.
The forth and all subsequent years, Twinkies moved to the ARSList Awards
program. Someone began the tradition of throwing them to/at the attendees. Of
course that lead to someone throwing a few back at the presenters. Now there is
generally showers of Twinkies tossed about with plenty to go around!
Over the years, Twinkies have ended up in the expensive chandeliers hanging
high above in conference rooms. Some of of these same Twinkies have been
sighted 6 months later when RUG attendees were at a different conference.
Twinkies have been spotted all over conference centers in the wake of ARSlist
Awards and conferences. This year, a special "Twinkie clause" was written in to
the contract with the Hard Rock so we could bring in food not made by their
staff.... but just Twinkies. Even the roadies for Santana got in on the act and
ended up with Twinkies.. Twinkies have a life of their own! If you don't
believe me, read the wiki :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkie
Kelly Deaver
Effective Technologies
www.effect-tech.com
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