Matt Grimaldi wrote:
>>Dan Minette wrote:
>>>I wonder if we could become addicted to Spam?
>Jim Sharkey wrote:
>>It's my understanding that it is wildly popular in Hawaii, of all 
>>places.  Not sure why that is, but that's what I've
>>been told by a few acquaintances that live there.
> > 
> As I understand it, the Hawaiian facination
> with spam has to do with the availability
> of red meat, being not at all until the 20th
> century.  I've heard that they say mainlanders
> don't give spam the respect it deserves.

Could be.  Oh, and today, as if by divine providence, the Newark Star-Ledger has a 
large article on SPAM (the canned deli meat, that is) today.  It's kind of 
interesting, and you can read it here:
http://www.nj.com/living/ledger/index.ssf?/base/living-0/1027329014122916.xml

Jim

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