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 ------------------------------------------------ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
