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To: PatiBob who wrote (63516)	7/21/2003 9:38:41 AM
From: sandintoes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

I'm sorry...I hate spam! What is it made from, and who knows but isn't telling?

To: PatiBob who wrote (63516)	7/21/2003 11:50:46 AM
From: CVJ	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 225578

My son MAY move us to HI IF his company assigns him there after he gets off active duty with the Marine Corps Reserves in August or September. Having a Spam Festival could be an argument against living there, but I can understand why the Festivals are held in stables! (hee hee hee)

To: PatiBob who wrote (63516)	7/22/2003 1:58:43 AM
From: sandintoes	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

Food Urban Legend #10 Spam Tastes Like People by The Sleuth The Story "Pacific Islanders love to eat Spam because it tastes so much like people." The Facts Apparently this one got started when travel writer Paul Theroux wrote in his book The Happy Isles of Oceania: "It was a theory of mine that former cannibals of Oceania now feasted on Spam because Spam came the nearest to approximating the porky taste of human flesh. 'Long pig' as they called a cooked human in much of Melanesia. It was a fact that the people-eaters of the Pacific had all evolved, or perhaps degenerated, into Spam-eaters. And in the absence of Spam they settle for corned beef, which also had a corpsy flavor." It has since been theorized that the comment was tongue-in cheek, and that these Islanders actually consume so much Spam because of the scarcity and expense of meat, not because they long for the days of the big 'ol human drumstick. In many island locales the unreliability or lack of refrigeration makes the canned pink stuff safe and convenient. I like this passage on the The Straight Dope Web site: "Does Spam taste corpsy? Of course it tastes corpsy -- it's meat. We're just arguing about the identity of the deceased." It's also interesting that Spam has become something of an Asian delight in sushi bars. Go to a Japanese restaurant in Seattle and you'll find Spam sushi a popular variety on the menu. And while we're at it, if the name Spam is derived from the words "spicy ham," might Hormel, the manufacturer of the popular pork product, one day be introducing us to "Spish," or "Speef," or "Spicken?"