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"Туинкиз"Товарный знак печенья с кремовой начинкой производства компании "Интерстейт бейкериз" [ Interstate Bakeries Corp.]. Выпускается с 1930 по рецепту чикагского кондитера Дж. Дьюара [Dewar, James]. Считается классической суррогатной пищей [ junk food], стало практически нарицательным понятием, в том числе символом обжорства. В 1979 в ходе суда над неким Д. Уайтом защитник утверждал, что его подзащитного - убийцу вывело из равновесия печенье "Туинкиз", которое он ел в большом количестве. Этот ход защиты получил название "защиты Туинки" ["the Twinkie defense"]тж Hostess Twinkies -
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[ˊtwɪŋkɪz] «Туинкиз», фирменное назв. приторно-сладкого печенья с кремовой начинкойTwinkie defense судебная защита, построенная на странных и не имеющих отношения к делу аргументах <во время судебного разбирательства по делу об убийстве государственных служащих в 1979 в Сан- Франциско обвиняемый утверждал, что его сознание было затуманено из-за того, что он ел слишком много печенья «Туинкиз», и выиграл процесс>
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