They're no longer a lunchbox staple or an American icon, and as of last week (as Mark writes here) the Hostess company (maker of Twinkies) has filed for bankruptcy protection yet again.
The bonsai, no bigger than a lunchbox, sat in a forest of other rare potted trees, including Dragon's Eye pine, which has a burst of gold inside each clump of dark green needles, and Golden Whorl, a dwarf Hinoki false cypress with fringe-like golden foliage.
Slowly, carefully, I peel back the Tupperware lid of my small lunchbox … Oh no.
Train travel was still de rigueur for away games; the Brooklyn manager, Burt Shotton, wore street clothes with a bow tie (thus restricting him to the bench, since only those in uniform were allowed on the field); TV viewers saw the World Series on "gray screens no bigger than a lunchbox"; and many players were from the segregated South, including two Dodgers nicknamed Dixie.
After making thousands of them, there are no variations on the lunchbox favorite I haven't tried.
Each morning brings the teenager some measure of trepidation, as he fears his classmates will discover his orphaned status if his lunchbox contains no meat.
Vintage Confetti Lunch Satchel: £19.99, lakeland.co.uk "As children get older they no longer want cute and funny for their lunchbox," says Tara. "Instead, the adorable design of this insulated bag makes it look like a little handbag.
There's a pleasure in hearing the principal say, as expected, that the pig's backpack (and later his lunchbox, then his blanket) "make no difference" — the pig still can't attend.
The main missing element for this lunchbox is that there's no handle.
Normal comfortable shoes could no longer be found that year, or shirts or even notebooks or lunchboxes that weren't in blinding colors or covered in weird geometric patterns.
