On Friday 28 May 2004 09:02 am, Davide Libenzi wrote:
> On Fri, 28 May 2004, Beau E. Cox wrote:
> > ----------------------------
> > A little OT FYI:
> >
> > Having grown up on the east coast of the USA, I, like most 'mainland'
> > North Americans, did not consider the pressed/processed meat product
> > 'Spam' real food. I seldom ate it. Now I have been living in Honolulu,
> > Hawaii, USA for over thirty years, and here Spam is considered a treat.
> > We consume more Spam pre capita than any other state in the USA - more
> > than any other place in the world. We typically have a Spam, eggs, and
> > rice breakfast, Spam with our lunch ('plate lunch'), and eat Spam
> > musubi (rice balls with a piece of Spam wrapped by nori - seaweed).
> >
> > It seems during World War II there was a severe meat shortage in the
> > islands, so the local people turned to Spam wich was plentiful (the
> > GIs wouldn't eat it).
> >
> > So, the next time you vacation here, be sure to try one of our Spam
> > delicacies! Even our local McDonalds has Spam on the menu.
> > ----------------------------
> >
> :-)
>
> I grown up in Italy, and over there we still prefer the good old bloody
> steak :-)Yea, to be honest, I do too ;) Aloha => Beau; PS: Thanks for referencing my filter from your site. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
