SPAM comes from "SPiced hAM". Much as we make fun of it (here in
Hawai'i, too), it was a godsend for those who, during WWII, didn't
really have any other major source of protein. In Hawai'i, that was just
about everyone. That, according to legend, is where our taste for SPAM
comes from. (Vienna sausage was also available. Although my parents gave
me a lot of that, too, it fortunately did not become popular here.)
By the way, I did a search in the online Hawaiian dictionary for SPAM,
and it also had "No entries found for spam.".
And, just to make a very roundabout attempt to bring this somewhat back
to music/finale, is there any kind of term for "musical spam" (other
than muzak(tm))? Many's the time I've been mulling over a
tune/arrangement in my head while walking about, only to have a PA (or
some car driving by) bombard me with "musical spam".
John Howell wrote:
Let's not forget that the generic "spam" (unwanted communications) comes
from the very specifically trademarked "Spam" (specially processed ham,
of WW II fame, and still on store shelves), both of which can be
translated as "S**t!"
John
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