Hormel Foods in Austin, MN is running 2 shifts a day, 7 days a week, to keep up with demand for Spam

[Amerigo Vespucci]

CNN Video:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/11/23/long.spam.comeback.cnn?iref=videosearch

CNN: "Invented around the time of the Great Depression, it was a staple for those who wanted the taste of meat but couldn't afford it"

[CrownPrinceBandar]

1. Wonder if they're hiring?........n/t

[sasquatch]

2. Cue Monty Python referrence in 3,2,1................

:D

[Maccagirl]

4. Okay, I'll bite

Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam...Wonderful Spam Spam...



BTW Sasq...How 'bout them Bucks!!!! Yesterday was GRRRReat.

[sasquatch]

6. Yeah that was beautiful, I loved seeing Rich the trader getting throttled in the horseshoe

:D

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

3. It'll do, until Soylent Green comes along ...

:hi:

[Deja Q]

8. That'll give "Asian buffet" a whole new meaning...

:yoiks:

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. Stupid thing is, it's more expensive than real meat.

At least round where I'm living, SPAM costs more per pound than a lot of wonderful (though perhaps ordinary) cuts of meat - pork chops, chuck, beef shoulder, chicken, and so forth.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

9. That's what I don't get...

Have we just become that stupid?

[Deja Q]

7. Yeah, but what's it made of? What's that spongy meat product? chicken prostates? And worse,

what is that goo? :wow:

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. The ad says 'Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Havstad and their son, Johnny'

Yet we do not see Mr. Havstad. :shrug:









Could he be... IN the Spam?? :scared:

[Liberal_in_LA]

11. Tasted it as a child, thought it was a nasty, fake food.