While the keeper of an emergency underground bunker might have you believe SPAM® products offer eternal freshness, there is, in fact, a limit to their goodness. On the bottom of every can of SPAM® product you’ll find a "best by" date. This is the date Hormel Foods recommends using the product by. You’ll likely find yourself gobbling up the delicious meat inside the can long before that date. But if you find yourself sitting on a stock of SPAM® products during a zombie invasion, be sure to check the date before you enjoy.

https://www.spam.com/museum

>>5116422

Puts a whole new spin on ‘cubism’.

Yes, it’s real. The SPAM® Museum is stuffed with interactive exhibits that bring the iconic history of the SPAM® Brand to life like you’ve never seen it before! Go behind the scenes and behind the can for an experience adults and kids will savor.

>>5116443

>>5116453

Puts a whole new spin on ‘cubism’.

Yes, it’s real. The SPAM® Museum is stuffed with interactive exhibits that bring the iconic history of the SPAM® Brand to life like you’ve never seen it before! Go behind the scenes and behind the can for an experience adults and kids will savor.

Most of us get spam every day. Some of us get a little, and some of us get a lot, but if you have an e-mail account it is always there. For example, this morning, here's one that came to my inbox:

Subject: Adobe Suppose we tell you that you could really lose up to 82% of your unwanted body fat and keep it off in just a few months, would you be interested? We certainly hope so! Please visit our web site - Click here!

Obviously this is spam, yet it made it through the spam filters and I opened it because the subject line made it unknowable whether it was spam or not. ­

Spam is incredibly annoying, especially in large quantities. If you have a public e-mail address you can receive hundreds of spam messages for every legitimate message that arrives. Even with good filters, some of the spam makes it through. And filters can sometimes delete messages that you really do want to receive. Spam is free speech run amok. ­

­ Where does all of this spam e-mail (also known as "unsolicited commercial e-mail") come from? Why is there so much of it? Is there any way to stop it? In this article, we will answer these questions and many others as we take a dive into the sea of spam.

>>5116459

More than 44,000 cans of Spam are produced every hour.

Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam… is there any food product in existence that’s been mocked more than Spam? Twinkies, possibly, but deep down, everyone secretly loves Twinkies. We can’t say the same thing for Spam. When it comes to Spam you either love it or you hate it, and it’s actually one of the more fascinating food products out there, with a long, wild history. We’ve assembled 11 facts that you probably didn’t know about this legendary lunchmeat.

>>5116480

Spam is a huge problem for anyone who gets e-mail. According to Business Week magazine:

In a single day in May [2003], No. 1 Internet service provider AOL Time Warner (AOL ) blocked 2 billion spam messages – 88 per subscriber – from hitting its customers' e-mail accounts. Microsoft (MSFT), which operates No. 2 Internet service provider MSN plus e-mail service Hotmail, says it blocks an average of 2.4 billion spams per day. According to research firm Radicati Group in Palo Alto, Calif., spam is expected to account for 45% of the 10.9 trillion messages sent around the world in 2003.

One of the problems with spam, and the reason why there is so much of it, is that it is so easy to create. ­

You could easily become a spammer yourself. Let's say that you have a recipe from your grandmother for the best blueberry muffins ever created. A friend suggests that you sell the recipe for $5.

You decide that your friend might be on to something, so you send an e-mail to the 100 people in your personal e-mail address book with the subject line, "These Blueberry Muffins Have Been Described as Heaven – You Can Have the Recipe for $5!" Your e-mail contains a link to your blueberry muffin Web site. As a result of your 100 e-mails, you get two orders and make $10.

­ "Wow!" you think, "It cost me nothing to send those 100 e-mails, and I made $10. If I sent 1,000 e-mails I could make $100. If I sent a million e-mails I could make $100,000! I wonder where I could get a million e-mail addresses…"

>>5116483

Spam (or officially, SPAM), was introduced by the Hormel Foods Corporation in 1937. At the time, the fact that meat could be kept fresh for years by canning it was incredibly novel. It was rationed to troops during World War II, and while the Europeans the GI’s exposed to the canned meat largely didn’t want to have anything to do with it (except for the British), those on the Pacific front fell in love with it, and it’s still extremely popular there to this day.

After the war, Hormel launched a massive publicity campaign for the canned ham, recruiting a group of former servicewomen, whom they dubbed the ‘Hormel Girls,’ to tour the country promoting the product. By 1948 the group had swelled to 60 women with a 16-piece orchestra, and they were even given a radio show which aired until the group disbanded in 1953.

>>5116499

Spam has kept a relatively low profile since then, living out its lengthy shelf-life in the canned foods section of supermarkets and convenience stores worldwide while keeping its cult-following strong and continuing to fend off canned-meat competitors like Treet. Gone are the days when Hormel would actively use Spam in advertising campaigns to create wonders of nature like the Spam Upside Down Pie or the Spamburger Hamburger. Today, there are 14 varieties of Spam available around the world, including Turkey Spam, Teriyaki Spam, and Spam with bacon, chorizo, or cheese. There’s also a Spam Spread, hickory smoke-flavored Spam, and Spam “Meals for 1” including Spam & Sausage Jambalaya, Spam & Penne Pasta in Alfredo Sauce, and Spam & Red Beans with Rice.

Whether you’re a Spamaholic, an occasional dabbler, or complete Spam novice, we’re sure that you’ll find these facts about the world’s most famous luncheon loaf fascinating. So read on to learn 11 things you didn’t know about Spam.

>>5116490

As it turns out, there are hundreds of companies that will sell you CDs filled with millions of valid e-mail addresses. With Microsoft Word you could easily format those addresses into lines of 100 addresses each, and then cut and paste those lines into the "To:" field of any normal e-mail program. Every time you push the "Send" button, which would be about once every 5 seconds, you would make $10. You would be making something like $700 per hour.

This is the problem with spam. It is incredibly easy for you to send it. It costs you practically nothing to send it. And even with a response rate as low as one sale out of 10,000 e-mails, it can be quite lucrative for you to send it. Therefore, if you don't mind the fact that you are creating e-mail pollution for millions of people, you might decide to send e-mail messages about your grandmother's muffins all day long.

Where does a company get millions of valid e-mail addresses to put on a CD and sell to you? There are a number of primary sources.

The first is newsgroups and chat rooms, especially on big sites like AOL. People (especially first-time users) often use their screen names, or leave their actual e-mail addresses, in newsgroups. Spammers use pieces of software to extract the screen names and e-mail addresses automatically.

The second source for e-mail addresses is the Web itself. There are tens of millions of Web sites, and spammers can create search engines that spider the Web specifically looking for the telltale "@" sign that indicates an e-mail address. The programs that do the spidering are often called spambots.

The third source is sites created specifically to attract e-mail addresses. For example, a spammer creates a site that says, "Win $1 million!!! Just type your e-mail address here!" In the past, lots of large sites also sold the e-mail addresses of their members. Or the sites created "opt-in" e-mail lists by asking, "Would you like to receive e-mail newsletters from our partners?" If you answered yes, your address was then sold to a spammer.

Probably the most common source of e-mail addresses, however, is a "dictionary" search of the e-mail servers of large e-mail hosting companies like MSN, AOL or Hotmail. In the article Hotmail: A Spammer's Paradise?, the author describes the process:

>>5116511

A dictionary attack utilizes software that opens a connection to the target mail server and then rapidly submits millions of random e-mail addresses. Many of these addresses have slight variations, such as "jdoe1abc@hotmail.com" and "jdoe2def@hotmail.com." The software then records which addresses are "live," and adds those addresses to the spammer's list. These lists are typically resold to many other spammers.

E-mail addresses generally are not private (just like your phone number is not private if it is listed in the phone book). Once a spammer gets a hold of your e-mail address and starts sharing it with other spammers, you are likely to get a lot of spam.

>>5116505

Believe it or not, Spam contains only 6 simple ingredients: pork with ham, salt, water, potato starch (this prevents moisture from forming inside the can), sugar, and sodium nitrate (for a long shelf life). Yum?

>>5116527

Before the product launched, a brother of a Hormel Foods executive gave the canned meat its official name, Spam. Although the public has never received an official confirmation of what the word means, for years there have been whisperings that it is really an acronym.

Some of the best guesses are: “shoulder of pork and ham” or “spiced ham.” Word on the street is that only a handful of Hormel executives who were presiding over the product at the time know the TRUE meaning behind the name. Looks like we’ll never know!

>>5116514

If you would like to send a lot of spam, then there are a number of companies set up to send "bulk e-mail." The largest of these companies are able to send billions of spam e-mail messages a day. They increasingly operate out of foreign countries to avoid U.S. laws and lawsuits trying to block spam. Detroit Free Press: Spam king lives large off others' e-mail troubles describes a typical spam operation:

The computers in Ralsky's basement control 190 e-mail servers – 110 located in Southfield, 50 in Dallas and 30 more in Canada, China, Russia and India. Each computer, he said, is capable of sending out 650,000 messages every hour – more than a billion a day – routed through overseas Internet companies Ralsky said are eager to sell him bandwidth.

There are hundreds of companies like this. For example, here's a paid ad that appeared on Google in August 2003:

The company is offering to send 500,000 e-mails for $99 and says, "Imagine emailing 500,000 recipients and 1 out of every 1,000 orders your product, that's 500 new orders!" Similarly, if you type "bulk e-mail" as a search term in Google, you get this assortment of paid ads in late August 2003:

All of these vendors are claiming that they are "spam-free." That is, they claim that they use e-mail lists where the recipients have specifically requested to receive bulk e-mail. This is often referred to "opt-in" e-mail. You may have ordered a product or filled out an online form that had a checkbox at the bottom that said, "Please unclick this check box if you would not like to receive e-mail from our partners," or something to that effect. You either did not see that checkbox because it was way at the bottom of the form, or you misread it. If your name gets onto the wrong opt-in lists, then you will receive a great deal of spam.

It's important to note that checking a checkbox like this doesn't always lead to spam. In some cases, non-spamming sites are only asking you to opt in for good, non-advertorial e-mail, such as a newsletter. These sites may use pre-checked boxes for convenience.

Now, let's find out what you can do to stop spam.

>>5116530

Spam may not be popular in your neck of the woods, but in other states and countries, it’s a culinary staple.

In the U.S., Hawai’i is the by in large the biggest consumer of Spam. This is because of the Islands’ Japanese influence, a country where Spam has been enjoyed for years in fried rice and seaweed pockets called Spam Musubi.

South Korea is the second largest consumer of the product behind the United States. Koreans use the ingredient to spice up dozens of traditional dishes, but it is most commonly eaten in kimbap, a kind of sushi roll that features egg, rice, veggies, and–you guessed it–Spam!

>>5116549

Of course, original Spam is still the most sought-after variety of the canned meat, but Hormel has created plenty of other options for folks with more discerning palates, including Spam Lite, Spam Bacon, Spam Turkey, Spam Teriyaki, Spam Cheese, and even Spam Portuguese Sausage!

>>5116541

The best technology that is currently available to stop spam is spam filtering software. The simplest filters use keywords such as "sex,", "xxx," "viagra," etc., in the subject line to attempt to identify and delete spam. These simple filters are easy to sidestep by spelling "sex" as "s-e-x." There are, of course, thousands of ways to spell "sex" if you are willing to add extra characters like that, and it is difficult for the simple filters to keep up. Also, simple filters are most likely to block "real" e-mail that you do want to receive. For example, if your friend sends you her favorite recipe for baked chicken breasts, the filter blocks the e-mail because of the word "breasts."

More advanced filters, known as heuristic filters and Bayesian filters, try to take this simple approach quite a bit further to statistically identify spam based on word patterns or word frequency. But there are still ways to get around them (mainly by using short messages).

Large ISPs tried blocking multiple e-mails with the same subject line or message body. This had the unwanted side-effect of blocking e-mail newsletters, so ISPs made "white lists" to identify legitimate newsletter senders. Then spammers sidestepped the issue by inserting different random characters into each subject line and message body. That's why you get e-mail messages with subject lines like:

Women Wanted puklq

The word "puklq" is random, and it is different on every e-mail the spammer sends.

There are several organizations that publish lists of IP addresses that are used by spammers. Any large spammer will have an array of server machines blasting out spam messages, and each server machine has its own IP address. Once spam is detected from an IP address, that IP address is put in a list (Spamhaus.org is one of many organizations that maintain such lists). Companies that host e-mail accounts can look at the sending IP address of every e-mail and filter out those that appear in the Spamhaus.org list.

>>5116559

Every year, dozens of cities around the globe hold Spam cooking competitions, but the most famous of them all is the one that the product’s company, Hormel, holds.

The Great American Spam Championship is held at 26 of the largest state and county fairs in the nation. In it, contestants can win up to $150 and a trip to the Spam Jam Festival in Hawai’i for their entries.

The rules are actually pretty simple. Each dish has to contain at least one can of Spam and no more than 10 ingredients. We know what we’ll be doing at the fair next summer!

>>5116581

Koreans got their first taste of Spam during the Korean War when American GIs would smuggle it off their bases and share it with the locals. At the time, it was difficult to find any type of meat, so even this canned variety was a much-appreciated gift. Restaurants began formulating recipes to spice up the Spam and, over time, it became a centerpiece of Korean cuisine.

These days, South Korea is very much a modern country with plenty of fresh meat to enjoy, so it’s surprising to see so many folks exchange luxury gift baskets containing the item during the holidays. That said, according to interviews conducted by the BBC, giving the gift has become an important annual tradition in the country, with the cans usually going to bosses and elders.

As an aside, that gift set featured above will run you 42,800 Won— that’s roughly 40 bucks here in the States. Folks definitely pay a premium for that plastic packaging!

Who knew that this canned food aisle staple had such a rich history? We’d love to hear your thoughts on all things Spam! Are you a fan of this canned meat? What is your favorite variety? Do you have any Spam recipes of your own that you would like to share?

>>5116589

Spam (stylized SPAM) is a brand of canned cooked meat made by Hormel Foods Corporation. It was first introduced in 1937 and gained popularity worldwide after its use during World War II.[1] By 2003, Spam was sold in 41 countries on six continents and trademarked in over 100 countries (not including the Middle East and North Africa).[2]

According to its label, Spam's basic ingredients are pork, with ham meat added, salt, water, modified potato starch as a binder, sugar, and sodium nitrite as a preservative. Natural gelatin is formed during cooking in its tins on the production line.[3] Many have raised concerns over Spam's nutritional attributes, in large part due to its high content of fat, sodium, and preservatives.[4]

By the early 1970s the name "Spam" became a genericized trademark, used to describe any canned meat product containing pork, such as pork luncheon meat. With expansion in communications technology, it became the subject of urban legends about mystery meat and other appearances in pop culture.[5] Most notable was a Monty Python sketch which led to its name being borrowed for unsolicited electronic messages, especially spam email.[6]

>>5116597

Spam was introduced by Hormel on July 5, 1937.[7] The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America states that the product was intended to increase the sale of pork shoulder which was not a very popular cut.[7] Ken Daigneau, brother of a company executive, won a $100 prize that year in a competition to name the new item.[8] Hormel claims that the meaning of the name "is known by only a small circle of former Hormel Foods executives", but popular beliefs are that the name is an abbreviation of "spiced ham".[7][9] The difficulty of delivering fresh meat to the front during World War II saw Spam become a ubiquitous part of the U.S. soldier's diet. It became variously referred to as "ham that didn't pass its physical", "meatloaf without basic training",[1] and "Special Army Meat". Over 150 million pounds of Spam were purchased by the military before the war's end.[10]

During World War II and the occupations which followed, Spam was introduced into Guam, Hawaii, Okinawa, the Philippines, and other islands in the Pacific. Immediately absorbed into native diets, it has become a unique part of the history and effects of U.S. influence in the Pacific.[11]

As a consequence of World War II rationing and the Lend-Lease Act, Spam also gained prominence in the United Kingdom. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher later referred to it as a "wartime delicacy".[12][13] In addition to increasing production for the U.K., Hormel expanded Spam output as part of Allied aid to the similarly beleaguered Soviet Union.[14] Nikita Khrushchev declared: "Without Spam we wouldn't have been able to feed our army".[15] Throughout the war, countries ravaged by the conflict and faced with strict food rations came to appreciate Spam.[16]

The billionth can was sold in 1959,[17] and in 2007, the seven billionth can of Spam was sold.[8]In 2012, the eight billionth can of Spam was sold.[18]

>>5116608

United States and territories

Domestically, Spam's chief advantages were affordability, accessibility, and extended shelf life.[10] At the time it was introduced, it was the only canned meat product on the market that needed no refrigeration.[19] Statistics from the 1990s say that 3.8 cans of Spam are consumed every second in the United States,[20] totaling nearly 122 million cans annually. It became part of the diet of almost 30% of American households, perceived differently in various regions of the country.[21] It is also sometimes associated with economic hardship because of its relatively low cost.[1]

Spam that is sold in North America, South America, and Australia is produced in Austin, Minnesota (also known as "Spam Town USA") and in Fremont, Nebraska.[22] Austin, Minnesota also has a restaurant with a menu devoted exclusively to Spam, called "Johnny's SPAMarama Menu".[23]

In 1963, Spam was introduced to various private and public schools in South Florida as cheap food and even for art sculptures.[citation needed] Due to the success of the introduction, Hormel Foods also introduced school "color-themed" spam, the first being a blue and green variety which is still traditionally used in some private schools of South Florida.[24]

Hawaii

Spam musubi is a popular snack and lunch food in Hawaii

Spam is especially popular in the state of Hawaii, where residents have the highest per capita consumption in the United States. Its perception there is very different from on the mainland.[25] Hawaiians sometimes call it "Portagee Steak".[26]

A popular local dish in Hawaii is Spam musubi, where cooked Spam is placed atop rice and wrapped in a band of nori, a form of onigiri.[27] Varieties of Spam are found in Hawaii that are unavailable in other markets, including Honey Spam, Spam with Bacon, and Hot and Spicy Spam.[28]

Hawaiian Burger King restaurants began serving Spam in 2007 to compete with the local McDonald's chains.[11][29] In Hawaii, Spam is so popular that it is sometimes referred to as "The Hawaiian Steak".[30] There is even an annual Spam-themed festival on the island of Oahu that takes place every spring, known as the "Waikiki Spam Jam.[31] Local chefs and restaurants compete to create new Spam-themed dishes, which are then sold in a massive street fair on Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki.

In 2017, Hawaii was plagued by a rash of thefts of Spam.[32] Spam had long been a target of thieves in Hawaii, but the magnitude of the thefts ramped up, with incidents in which multiple cases of Spam were stolen at once. Local retailers believe organized crime was involved.[32] This came alongside increases in thefts of some other retail goods, such as corned beef and liquor. The president of the retail merchants of Hawaii attributed the rise in retail thefts to a recent change in criminal law, which raised the threshold at which a theft would lead to felony charges by approximately $400.[32]

>>5116614

>>5116624

Guam and the Northern Marianas

In Guam, average per capita consumption is 16 tins (cans) per year. It is also found on McDonald's menus there. The Spam Games also takes place in Guam, where locals sample and honor the best original, homemade Spam recipes.[33]

In the Northern Mariana Islands, lawyers from Hormel have threatened to sue the local press for publishing articles alleging ill-effects of high Spam consumption on the health of the local population.[34][35]

Puerto Rico

Sandwich de Mezcla is a party staple in Puerto Rico containing Spam, Velveeta, and pimientos between two slices of sandwich bread.[36]

United Kingdom

After World War II, Newforge Foods, part of the Fitch Lovell group, was awarded the license to produce the product in the UK at its Gateacre factory, Liverpool,[37] where it stayed until production switched to the Danish Crown Group (owners of the Tulip Food Company) in 1998.[38]

The United Kingdom has adopted Spam into various recipes. For example, recipes include Spam Yorkshire Breakfast, Spamish Omelette, and Spam Hash.[39] Spam can also be sliced, battered and deep-fried into Spam fritters.[40]

>>5116629

Southeast Asia

Philippines

Spamilog: Spam with sinangág (garlic fried rice) and eggs is a common Filipino breakfast combination[41]

In the Philippines, Spam is a popular food item and seen as a cultural symbol. As a former US territory, Spam reached the islands similar to how it reached Hawaii and Guam: as a result of World War 2 rationing. Spam is commonly eaten with rice (usually garlic fried rice) and a sunny-side up egg for breakfast. It is prepared and used in a variety of ways, including being fried, served alongside condiments, or used in sandwiches. It has also been featured in numerous Filipino fusion cuisine dishes including Spam burgers, Spam spaghetti, Spam nuggets, and others.[42][43][44][45]

The popularity of Spam in the Philippines transcends economic class, and Spam gift sets are even used as homecoming gifts. There are at least ten different varieties of Spam currently available in the country and an estimated 1.25 million kilos of the meat is sold every year in the Philippines.[46] During the rescue efforts after Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) in 2009, Hormel Foods donated over 30,000 pounds of Spam to the Philippine National Red Cross.[47]

East Asia

Spam is often served with rice in Asia.

China

In China, Hormel decided to adopt a different strategy to market Spam, promoting it as a foreign, premium food product and changing the Spam formula to be meatier in order to accommodate local Chinese tastes.[48]

Japan

In Okinawa, Japan, the product is added into onigiri alongside eggs and used as a staple ingredient in the traditional Okinawan dish chanpurū, and a Spam burger is sold by local fast food chain Jef. For the 70th anniversary of Spam in 2007, cans with special designs were sold in Japan due to its popularity, primarily in Okinawa.[49] Following the March 2011 earthquake, Spam sales in Japan declined and Hormel shifted its focus to China[48] although Hormel did pledge to donate $100,000 along with cans of Spam for relief efforts.[50] In the summer of 2011, Burger King introduced its own version of a burger made of Spam, called 'BK Shot' Spam Burgers. These small burgers are filled with slices of the canned meat and were an attempt by Burger King to capitalize on Spam's popularity in Japan.[51] In early 2014, Burger King also introduced the Spam and Cheese burger as a breakfast menu item.[52]

>>5116634

Hong Kong

In Hong Kong after World War II, meat was scarce and expensive, so Spam was an accessible, affordable alternative. The luncheon meat has been incorporated into dishes such as macaroni with fried egg and spam in chicken soup, as well as ramen.[53]

South Korea

In later years, the surfeit of Spam in both North and South Korea during the Korean War led to the establishment of the Spam kimbap (rice and vegetable filled seaweed roll). Because of a scarcity of fish and other traditional kimbap products such as kimchi or fermented cabbage, Spam was added to a rice roll with kimchi and cucumber and wrapped in seaweed. Spam was also used by US soldiers in Korea as a means of trading for items, services or information around their bases.[54]

In South Korea, Spam (Hangul: 스팸; RR: seupaem, licensed from Hormel by CJ CheilJedang[55]) is popular with a majority of the population, and outranks Coca-Cola and KFC in status as a foodstuff. Today, South Korea produces and consumes more Spam than any other country except the United States.[56][57]

Spam is also an original ingredient in budae jjigae ("army base stew"), a spicy stew with different types of preserved meat.[58]

Middle East

Israel

In Mandatory Palestine, demand for kosher canned meats increased as Spam became more popular during World War II. Canned meat was briefly mentioned during wartime from 1939–43, but the true boom in kosher canned meat came in 1945. This is when kosher canned meat became the key item in Europe's Jewish war victim relief packages. Then in 1946, the Chicago Kosher Sausage Manufacturing Company registered a patent for a kosher canned meat product called Breef. Made of beef, Breef has a similar texture to Spam but tastes like corned beef.[59] Also, a kosher variant of Spam, known as Loof (Hebrew: לוף‎, a Hebrew linguistic play on meatloaf), was produced by Richard Levi, and mostly used as part of field rations by the Israel Defense Forces. A Glatt kosher version was also produced. It was phased out of field rations during the early 2000s and was finally removed from rations when production ceased in 2009.[60]

>>5116639

> a kosher variant of Spam, known as Loof (Hebrew: לוף‎, a Hebrew linguistic play on meatloaf), was produced by Richard Levi, and mostly used as part of field rations by the Israel Defense Forces

>>5116639

a kosher variant of Spam, known as Loof (Hebrew: לוף‎, a Hebrew linguistic play on meatloaf), was produced by Richard Levi, and mostly used as part of field rations by the Israel Defense Forces

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>>5116619

a kosher variant of Spam, known as Loof (Hebrew: לוף‎, a Hebrew linguistic play on meatloaf), was produced by Richard Levi, and mostly used as part of field rations by the Israel Defense Forces

>>5116639

In popular culture

Beginning in 1940, Spam sponsored George Burns and Gracie Allen on their radio program.[61]

During WWII, Spam was not only eaten but was also incorporated into many other aspects of the war (grease for guns, cans for scrap metal, etc.); it was so prominent that Uncle Sam was nicknamed "Uncle Spam".[62] Other terms influenced by the product’s name include the European invasion fleet, or the "Spam Fleet". Furthermore, the United Service Organizations (USO) toured the "Spam Circuit".[10]

In the United States in the aftermath of World War II, a troupe of former servicewomen was assembled by Hormel Foods to promote Spam from coast to coast. The group was known as the Hormel Girls and associated the food with being patriotic. In 1948, two years after its formation, the troupe had grown to 60 women with 16 forming an orchestra. The show went on to become a radio program where the main selling point was Spam. The Hormel Girls were disbanded in 1953.[63]

Spam has long had a somewhat dubious reputation in the United States and (to a lesser degree) United Kingdom as a poverty food. The image of Spam as a low cost meat product gave rise to the Scottish colloquial term "Spam valley" to describe certain affluent housing areas where residents appear to be wealthy but in reality may be living at poverty levels.[64]

Spam was featured in an iconic 1970 Monty Python sketch called "Spam".[7] Set in a café which mostly served dishes containing Spam, including "egg and Spam, egg bacon and Spam, Spam egg sausage and Spam, Spam egg Spam Spam bacon and Spam ",[65] the piece also featured a companion song. By the 1990s, Spam's perceived ubiquity led to its name being adopted for unsolicited electronic messages, especially spam email.[66] Because of its use in a line of a song in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the title of the musical version of the film became Spamalot.

Spam is the subject of the "Weird Al" Yankovic song "Spam", which is a parody of the R.E.M. song "Stand".[67]

Other offshoots of Spam in popular culture include a book of haikus about Spam titled Spam-Ku: Tranquil Reflections on Luncheon Loaf. There is also a mock Church of Spam, and a Spam Cam which is a webcam trained on a can of decaying Spam.[68]

In the 1982 film Sophie's Choice, the character Stingo brings a carton of Spam to his newly-rented room.[69]

Spam is referenced in Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore, where SPAM is explained as Shaped Pork Approximating Man, which was used to explain its popularity amongst Pacific Island Cannibals.[70]

Spam has also been mentioned in the online point and click game "Escape from Plastic Beach" from 2010 on gorillaz.com. In the game it's used as bait for a talking fish.

>>5116683

Spam celebrations

Former Spam Museum in Austin, Minnesota

Facade of new Spam Museum

Spam is celebrated in Austin, Minnesota, home to the Spam Museum. The museum tells the history of the Hormel company, the origin of Spam, and its place in world culture, including Hawaii where Spam is eaten daily by locals.

Austin is also the location of final judging in the national Spam recipe competition. Competing recipes are collected from winning submissions at the top 40 state fairs in the nation. The Spamettes are a quartet from Austin who only sing about Spam in parodies of popular songs. They first performed at the first Spam Jam in 1990 and continue to perform at various events.[71]

Hawaii holds an annual Spam Jam in Waikiki during the last week of April.[72] The small town of Shady Cove, Oregon is home to the annual Spam Parade and Festival, with the city allocating US$1,500 for it.[73]

Spamarama was a yearly festival held around April Fool's Day in Austin, Texas. The theme of Spamarama was a gentle parody of Spam, rather than a straightforward celebration: the event at the heart of the festival was a Spam cook-off that originated as a challenge to produce the most appetizing recipe for the meat. A rule of the event was that contestants had to be prepared to eat the Spam dish if requested by a judge. The festival included light sporting activities and musical acts, in addition to the cook-off.[74]

>>5116687

Nutritional data

A can of low-salt Spam

Nutritional label for Spam Less Sodium

The ingredients of Spam vary according to variety and market; those of variety "Spam Classic" are: pork, ham, salt, water, potato starch, sugar, and sodium nitrite.[75]

Nutritional Information for Original Spam[76]

Net weight per package: 340 grams (12 oz.)

Serving size: 100g

Quantity per 100g

Energy 1,300 kJ (310 Calories or kilocalories)

Protein 13g (26% Daily Value or DV)

Total Fat 27g (41% DV)

– saturated fat 10g (49% DV)

Carbohydrates 3g (1% DV)

Sodium 1369 mg (57% DV)

Cholesterol 70 mg (23% DV)

Vitamins and Minerals (% DV) 1% Vitamin C, 1% Calcium, 5% Iron,

3% Magnesium, 9% Potassium, 12% Zinc,

and 5% Copper

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Varieties

As listed on the official Spam website, there are numerous different flavors of Spam products, including:

Spam Classic – original flavor

Spam Hot & Spicy – with Tabasco flavor

Jalapeño Spam

Spam with Black Pepper

Spam Low Sodium – "25% less sodium"

Spam Lite – "33% fewer calories, 25% less sodium, and 50% less fat" – made from pork with ham, and mechanically separated chicken

Spam Oven Roasted Turkey

Spam Hickory Smoked

Spam Spread – "if you're a spreader, not a slicer … just like Spam Classic, but in a spreadable form"

Spam Bacon

Spam Cheese

Spam Garlic

Spam Teriyaki

Spam Chorizo

Spam Boricua – seasoned Puerto Rican-style flavor

Spam Macadamia Nuts – Partnered with Hamakua Plantation

Spam Turkey

Spam Tocino

Spam Portuguese Sausage

In addition to the variety of flavors, Spam is sold in tins smaller than the twelve-ounce standard size. Spam Singles are also available, which are single sandwich-sized slices of Spam Classic or Lite, sealed in retort pouches.[77]

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>>5116759

Ay yo, what it is

Everybody report to the motherfuckin' dance floor

With they motherfuckin' drinks

They wet ass pussies, they big fat asses and the big brown titties with the pepperoni nipples

‘Cause I'm comin' for ya

(What the fuck was that?)

I got bitches all on my dick everyday

Suckin' on my balls, lickin' on my balls

Bitches, they know, stick it in their bootyhole

My balls, my balls, suck on my balls

(C'mon!)

All up in that asshole, let me hit that booty raw

Lickin' the dick, suckin' the balls, swallow it all

Beatin' down your pussy wall, to the ground

Spinnin' round and round

And these stacks get down (shit)

Swallow the nut, dick in the butt

Beatin' it up and that's how I fuck, bitch!

I got bitches all on my dick everyday

Suckin' on my balls, lickin' on my balls

Bitches, they know, stick it in their bootyhole

My balls, my balls, suck on my balls

Yeah bitch, I, I don't know what to say

I just love fuckin' bitches

Fuck 'em in they ass, fuck 'em in they face

Fuck 'em in they pussy hole

That's just how I get down

Sluts, bitches, know what I'm about

Roll my blunt up ho

And keep this dick up in your mouth (yeah)

Don't be talkin' no shit (What?)

'Cause I ain't takin' now shit (hell no)

Keep your mouth on Mr. Big Stuff while I'm tokin' this here

I said hoes (uh-huh) they give me dough (what up?)

Wrap around my toe (uh-huh), and that's for sure (you know)

I got iced out fingers (icy)

Bitch you better win 'em

Scoopin' 'em like kitty litter

They call me jiggler

I got bitches all on my dick everyday

Suckin' on my balls, lickin' on my balls

Bitches, they know, stick it in their bootyhole

My balls, my balls, suck on my balls

Yo check it, you neck it, I'm beatin 'that ass

Every day suckin' my balls while I'm countin' my cash

I got cash flow, dick in your ass hole

And every time you 'bout to blast I say you guess hoe

'Cause I don't fuck sluts, I just put it in they butt (they butt)

And if they want the nut (nut) it's ass to mouth what (yeah)

I be stuntin' like my daddy with some hoes all in they caddy

And my dick ain't far from shabby, that's why hoes all want it badly

They be blowin' up my celly beggin' for it on they belly

I say meet me at the telly don't, forget the KY jelly

I'm a nasty boss motherfucker, catch me at the Ruckers game

Hoppin' out the caddy hoes, cling to my spaghetti chain

Catch me in the parkin' lot, pimpin' hittin' switches

I got girls, I got hoes, I got motherfuckin' bitches

I got bitches all on my dick everyday

Suckin' on my balls, lickin' on my balls

Bitches, they know, stick it in their bootyhole

My balls, my balls, suck on my balls

I got bitches all on my dick everyday (c'mon)

Suckin' on my balls (my balls), lickin' on my balls (my balls)

Bitches, they know (yeah), stick it in their bootyhole

My balls, my balls, suck on my balls (yeah)

GOT THE SPAMMERS IN A SPURIOUS AND HOMOEROTIC CORNER

PROL FAKE AND GAY TOO

THESE FAKE JEWS SURE DO NEED TO INVADE YOUR PROVACY HUH

I bet SNL is really struggeling for content these days

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