Spam

richlevy · 11-16-2008, 09:33 PM

Quite frankly, I'm speechless.

From here

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AUSTIN, Minn. — The economy is in tatters and, for millions of people, the future is uncertain. But for some employees at the Hormel Foods Corporation plant here, times have never been better. They are working at a furious pace and piling up all the overtime they want.

Quote:

Through war and recession, Americans have turned to the glistening canned product from Hormel as a way to save money while still putting something that resembles meat on the table. Now, in a sign of the times, it is happening again, and Hormel is cranking out as much Spam as its workers can produce.
In a factory that abuts Interstate 90, two shifts of workers have been making Spam seven days a week since July, and they have been told that the relentless work schedule will continue indefinitely.

Oh the humanity.....

The company I used to work for had a contract with Hormel and one of our programmers got sent to Austin, MN. They loaned him a car with a picture of a pig on it and he had to convince everyone he met that he wasn't a hog buyer.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-16-2008, 10:00 PM

Sure, the same reason that Campbell's soup stock went up when the rest of the market tanked.

Aliantha · 11-16-2008, 10:01 PM

I like campbells soup. Not so keen on spam except when we go camping. For some reason it tastes good then.

HungLikeJesus · 11-16-2008, 10:12 PM

I'm putting all my investments in Soylent Green. I think it will be the next big thing.

Pie · 11-16-2008, 11:36 PM

Spam, Spam, Spam, baked beans, and Spam...

(Can''t believe I posted it first!)

wolf · 11-17-2008, 10:56 AM

I like Spam.

Urbane Guerrilla · 11-17-2008, 10:29 PM

Spam Musubi. It's Hawaiian, and looks exactly like giant sushi. A ball of sticky rice, likely sushi rice proper, a quarter to a third of an entire can's worth of Spam laid atop this in a thickish slab, the whole held together with a belt of nori, belted sushi style.

Of the neoSpams, I like the Smoked best.

Radar · 11-20-2008, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

I like Spam.

Me too man. I developed a taste for it while dealing craps at the California Hotel in downtown Las Vegas. They cater mainly to Hawaiians. Nobody loves spam more than them.

I make a pretty good spam fried rice.

lumberjim · 11-20-2008, 06:31 PM

how is your spam spam eggs and spam?

Radar · 11-20-2008, 06:51 PM

It's pretty good, but not as good as my spam spam spam spam spam spam eggs and spam

footfootfoot · 11-20-2008, 07:09 PM

I'll have the lobster thermidor aux crevettes with a mornay sauce served in the provencale manner with shallots and aubergines, garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and Spam.

Perry Winkle · 11-21-2008, 06:19 AM

I've never had Spam and I hope I'm never forced into a situation where only meatish options are available.

Flint · 11-21-2008, 07:39 AM

Spam isn't bad...fried-up crispy, in little strips, on a "BLT" type sandwich. Lots of mayo.

sweetwater · 11-21-2008, 07:51 AM

We saw Spamalot and, as a joke, bought one of the classic packaged can. And then we tried it because it was there. Now we keep a can around.

glatt · 11-21-2008, 08:09 AM

fried spam is good, especially cooked up with some potatoes in a skillet.

11-16-2008, 10:00 PM	#2
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11-16-2008, 10:01 PM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I like campbells soup. Not so keen on spam except when we go camping. For some reason it tastes good then. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-16-2008, 10:12 PM	#4
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I'm putting all my investments in Soylent Green. I think it will be the next big thing. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

11-16-2008, 11:36 PM	#5
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Spam, Spam, Spam, baked beans, and Spam... (Can''t believe I posted it first!) __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

11-17-2008, 10:56 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I like Spam. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-17-2008, 10:29 PM	#7
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Spam Musubi. It's Hawaiian, and looks exactly like giant sushi. A ball of sticky rice, likely sushi rice proper, a quarter to a third of an entire can's worth of Spam laid atop this in a thickish slab, the whole held together with a belt of nori, belted sushi style. Of the neoSpams, I like the Smoked best. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course. Last edited by Urbane Guerrilla; 11-17-2008 at 10:38 PM.

11-20-2008, 06:31 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	how is your spam spam eggs and spam? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-20-2008, 06:51 PM	#10
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	It's pretty good, but not as good as my spam spam spam spam spam spam eggs and spam __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

11-20-2008, 07:09 PM	#11
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I'll have the lobster thermidor aux crevettes with a mornay sauce served in the provencale manner with shallots and aubergines, garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and Spam. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-21-2008, 06:19 AM	#12
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	I've never had Spam and I hope I'm never forced into a situation where only meatish options are available.

11-21-2008, 07:39 AM	#13
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Spam isn't bad...fried-up crispy, in little strips, on a "BLT" type sandwich. Lots of mayo. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

11-21-2008, 07:51 AM	#14
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	We saw Spamalot and, as a joke, bought one of the classic packaged can. And then we tried it because it was there. Now we keep a can around. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

11-21-2008, 08:09 AM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	fried spam is good, especially cooked up with some potatoes in a skillet.

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