--- Jim Sharkey wrote: > > 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 >
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