Don Juan DeMarcus Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Quote: Grimlock said: there's a joke there, but not even I can resort to shot below the belt theres a even more distasteful joke there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 More spamming.......Residents of Hawaii eat an average of four cans of SPAM per person per year, more than in any other place on Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ-STFC Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Did you know that the word 'SPAM' is reckoned to be one of the ten English words that are hardest to translate? However, due to its use on the Internet, the word is now used in many other languages in its English form with the same exact meaning.... PJ <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/chat.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 The first-known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 BC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Juan DeMarcus Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 I bet it worked, would anyone want to get physical with someone thats just had a crocodile dung pill??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Juan DeMarcus Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Over 141 million cans of SPAM are sold worldwide each year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ-STFC Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 SPAM originally had the unimaginative name: "Hormel Spiced Ham". In the 1930s, when the product began to lose market share, Hormel announced a naming contest from which the new name was to be chosen. The current official explanation is the SP and AM were taken from "SPiced hAM" to win a $100 prize. Other explanations of the origin of the term include the acronyms: "Specially Processed Assorted Meat", "Spiced Pork And haM", "Specially Processed Army Meat", and "SPAre hAM". There are also some less-than-serious explanations, such as: "Synthetically Produced Artificial Meat", "Some Parts Are Meat", or "Stuff Posing As Meat". <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cheeburga.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cheeburga.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cheeburga.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cheeburga.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cheeburga.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cheeburga.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cheeburga.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cheeburga.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cheeburga.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cheeburga.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cheeburga.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cheeburga.gif" alt="" /> PJ <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/chat.gif" alt="" /> (...just feeding Ian's unhealthy interest in SPAM - can't say I've ever tried eating the stuff! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Juan DeMarcus Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 In the U.S. alone, 3.8 cans of Spam "are consumed every second"(assuming SPAM is eaten 24 hours a day, 365.25 days a year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 American rock musician Terry Kath's last words were "Don't worry, it's not loaded" - he then shot himself in the head playing Russian roulette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Juan DeMarcus Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Im trying to feed Latheys fixation here. hope its appreciated... Nikita Krushchev once credited SPAM with the survival of the WWII Russian army. ''Without SPAM, we wouldn't have been able to feed our army,'' he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 PJ - Have you never tried a deep fried SPAM fritter from the chip shop? Absolute heaven served with a large portion of chips and mushy peas!! .....There is a SPAM Museum which takes up 16,500 square feet and houses 4,752 cans of SPAM from all over the world and throughout the 66-year history of SPAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Juan DeMarcus Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Spam is vile. By 1959, a billion cans of SPAM had been sold. The two billion mark was hit in 1970, followed by three billion in 1980, four billion in 1986, and five billion in 1993. That's a lot of SPAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 I am trying to ignore Mr Lathey's obsession although I think Spam is pretty tasty. HG Wells' last words were: "Go away. I'm alright." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ-STFC Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 An annual festival called 'SPAM Jam' is held in Austin, Minnesota, where the Hormel food company (manufacturers of SPAM) is based. The festival spans from July 1 to July 7 and includes fireworks, parades, games, a carnival, and of course, the mysterious meat itself. Each year, those who enter the city during the festivities are likely to see copious amounts of blue and yellow (the colours of the packaging), and myriad dancing men and women in large SPAM can costumes. PJ <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/chat.gif" alt="" /> (Incidentally, the correct spelling is "SPAM" - all in uppercase - and Hormel are inclined to sue anyone who uses any other form to refer to the meat product, to avoid confusion with 'spam' (all lowercase) - the accepted term for unwanted electronic communication.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ-STFC Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 In the late '40's, Oliver Bulleid designed several classes of steam locomotive ('Merchant Navy', 'Battle of Britain' and 'West Country') for the Southern Railway that were nick-named 'SPAM cans' because of their revolutionary 'air-smoothed' boiler casing. (Pic shows 'Blackmore Vale' (West Country class) on the Bluebell Railway.) PJ <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/chat.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma-STFC Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 The average elephant produces 50 pounds of dung each day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 My daughter will be reading this thinking, what on earth is SPAM?! A section of the SPAM museum, called Global SPAM, features a world map showcasing the countries where SPAM is sold and eaten. In South Korea, for example, SPAM is considered a delicacy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma-STFC Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Pigs can become alcoholics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 In the SPAM museum a simulated SPAM production line gives visitors the chance to put on hard hats and frocks just like the folks who work in the real SPAM plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma-STFC Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 The crocodile is a cannibal; it will occasionally eat other crocodiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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