Spam
Created by	Hormel Foods Corporation
Time created	1937
Type of Food	Processed meat
Website	The Official Spam Web Site

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SPAM luncheon meat is a canned precooked meat product made by the Hormel Foods Corporation. The labeled ingredients in the Classic variety of Spam are: chopped pork shoulder meat with ham meat added, salt, water, sugar, and sodium nitrite to help "keep its color". The product has become part of many jokes and urban legends about mystery meat, which has made it part of pop culture and folklore. Look up spam, SPAM in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 1638 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Spam (food) User:TheMuuj/Gallery Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... For other uses, see Hormel (disambiguation). ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Portal. ... For other uses, see Canning (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Meat (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Hormel (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Pork (disambiguation). ... This article is about the cut of meat. ... Edible salt is mostly sodium chloride (NaCl). ... Impact from a water drop causes an upward rebound jet surrounded by circular capillary waves. ... This article is about sugar as food and as an important and widely-traded commodity. ... Sodium nitrite, with chemical formula NaNO2, is used as a color fixative and preservative in meats and fish. ... An urban legend or urban myth is similar to a modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ... Mystery Meat is the first, and subsequently the pilot episode of the animated series Danny Phantom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Varieties of Spam vary by region and include Spam Classic, Spam Hot & Spicy, Spam Less Sodium, Spam Lite, Spam Oven Roasted Turkey, and Spam Spread.^[1] - the latter is also available as halal food (see the halal sign on cans), meaning that it is permissible under Islamic law, and is especially popular in Muslim markets. Halal (حلال, alāl, halaal) is an Arabic term meaning permissible. In the English language it most frequently refers to food that is permissible according to Islamic law. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ...

Spam is produced in (among other places) Austin, Minnesota, USA (also known as Spam Town USA). In 2002, the six billionth can of Spam was sold.^[2] Spam for the UK market is produced in Denmark by Tulip under license from Hormel. Interstate 90 Business Loop (Oakland Avenue) runs through the center of Austin. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Largest metro area Minneapolis-St. ...

Name origin

Introduced on July 5, 1937, the name "Spam" was chosen in the 1930s when the product, whose original name was far less memorable (Hormel Spiced Ham), began to lose market share. The name was chosen from multiple entries in a naming contest. A Hormel official once stated that the original meaning of the name Spam was "Shoulder of Pork And haM".^{[citation needed]} According to writer Marguerite Patten in Spam – The Cookbook, the name was suggested by Kenneth Daigneau, an actor and the brother of a Hormel vice president, who was given a $100 prize for coming up with the name.^[3] At one time, the official explanation may have been that the name was a syllabic abbreviation of "SPiced hAM", but on their official website, Hormel states that "Spam is just that. Spam." is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Market share, in strategic management and marketing, is the percentage or proportion of the total available market or market segment that is being serviced by a company. ... Marguerite Patten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... An abbreviation (from Latin brevis short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase. ...

Many jocular backronyms have been devised, such as "Something Posing As Meat", "Stuff, Pork And haM" and "Spare Parts Animal Meat."^[4] A backronym or bacronym is a reverse acronym, that is, the words of the expanded term were chosen to fit the letters of the acronym. ...

According to Hormel's trademark guidelines, Spam should be spelled with all capital letters and treated as an adjective, as in the phrase "SPAM luncheon meat". As with many other trademarks, such as Xerox or Kleenex, people often refer to similar meat products as "spam". Regardless, in practice, "spam" is generally spelled and used as a proper noun. Cold cuts are precooked meat, often sausages or meat loaves, that are sliced and usually served cold on sandwiches or on party trays. ... Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) (name pronounced ) is a global document management company, which manufactures and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction systems, photo copiers, digital production printing presses, and related consulting services and supplies. ... Kleenex logo This article is about the Kleenex brand. ... A proper noun is a noun that picks out a unique entity. ...

Nutritional data

A 56 gram (approximately 2 ounce) serving of original Spam provides 7 grams of protein, 2 grams of carbohydrates, 15 grams of fat (23% US Daily Value) including 6 grams of saturated fat (28% US Daily Value), and over 170 calories. A serving contains nearly a third of the recommended daily intake of sodium (salt). Spam provides very little in terms of vitamins and minerals (0% vitamin A, 1% vitamin C, 1% calcium, 3% iron). It has been listed as a food that is a poor choice for weight loss (or weight gain) and optimum health and as a food that "is high in saturated fat and sodium". ^[5]

International usage

Spam advertisement on back cover of Time magazine on May 14, 1945.

As of 2003, Spam is sold in 41 countries worldwide. The largest consumers of Spam are the United States, the United Kingdom and South Korea.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Size of this preview: 426 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1825 × 2568 pixel, file size: 800 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) TIME magazine spam advertisement from my copy of May 14, 1945. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 426 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1825 × 2568 pixel, file size: 800 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) TIME magazine spam advertisement from my copy of May 14, 1945. ... TIME redirects here. ... is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ...

United States and territories

In the United States, the residents of the state of Hawaii and the territories of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) consume the most Spam per capita. On average, each person on Guam consumes 16 tins of Spam each year and the numbers at least equal this in the CNMI. Guam, Hawaii, and Saipan, the CNMI's principal island, have the only McDonald's restaurants that feature Spam on the menu. Burger King, in Hawaii, began serving Spam in 2007 on its menu to compete with the local McDonald's chains.^[6][7] This article is about the U.S. State. ... The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is a commonwealth in political union with the Philippines, at 15°12N, 145°45E. The islands, which include Saipan, Rota, Farallon de Pajaros and Tinian, total some 477 square kilometers. ... Saipan seen from the air A map of Saipan, Tinian & Aquijan Saipan (IPA: in English) is the largest island and capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean (15°10... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... Burger King (NYSE: BKC), often abbreviated to BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. ...

In Hawaii, Spam is so popular it is sometimes dubbed "The Hawaiian Steak." ^[8] It is traditionally reheated (cooked), resulting in a different taste than Spam eaten by many Americans on the mainland, who may eat Spam cold.^[9] One popular Spam dish in Hawaii is Spam musubi, in which cooked Spam is combined with rice and nori seaweed and classified as onigiri.^[10] Spam musubi made from SPAM. Spam musubi is made by taking a piece of SPAM and placing it onto of a block of rice. ... For other uses, see Rice (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Nori (disambiguation). ... Onigiri Onigiri (お握り) also known as Omusubi (おむすび) is a Japanese (short grain) rice ball snack most commonly formed into triangle or oval shapes and wrapped in seaweed (nori). ...

Spam was introduced into the aforementioned areas, in addition to other islands in the Pacific such as Okinawa and the Philippine Islands, during the U.S. military occupation in World War II. Since fresh meat was difficult to get to the soldiers on the front, World War II saw the largest use of Spam. GIs started eating Spam for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. (Some soldiers referred to Spam as "ham that didn't pass its physical" and "meatloaf without basic training.")^[11] Surpluses of Spam from the soldiers' supplies made their way into native diets. Consequently, Spam is a unique part of the history and effects of U.S. influence in the Pacific.^[12] This article is about the prefecture. ... The Philippine islands is a commonly mistaken description for the Philippines. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This article is about the meat dish. ...

Four different types of Spam. Clockwise from top left: Garlic, Oven Roasted Turkey, Hot and Spicy, and the Japanese released version of Spam.

In these locales, varieties of Spam unavailable in other markets are sold. These include Honey Spam, Spam with Bacon, and Hot and Spicy Spam.^[12]

In the CNMI, lawyers from Hormel have threatened legal action against the local press for running articles decrying the ill-effects of high Spam consumption on the health of the local population.^{[13] [14]}

Armour and Company produces Treet, a canned food very similar to Spam which boasts "Virginia baked ham taste." Armour and Company was an American slaughterhouse and meatpacking company founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1867 by the Armour brothers led by Philip Danforth Armour (1832–1901). ...

Europe

In the United Kingdom Spam was a popular addition to the menu of fish and chip shops^{[citation needed]}, where slices are battered and deep-fried and are known as 'spam fritters', However this tradition has faded out in recent decades. It gained popularity in the 1940s during World War II, during the Lend-Lease Act. Fish and chips in wrapping paper Fish and chips is deep-fried fish in batter with deep-fried potatoes, and a popular take-away food. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The Lend-Lease program was a program of the United States during World War II that allowed the United States to provide the Allied Powers with war material without becoming directly involved in the war. ...

After World War II, Newforge Foods, part of the Fitch Lovell group, were awarded the license to produce the product in the UK (doing so at its Gateacre factory, Liverpool)^[15], where it stayed until production switched to the Danish Crown Group (owners of the Tulip Food Company ^[16]) in 1998, forcing the closure of the Liverpool factory and the loss of 140 jobs ^[17]. By the early 1970s the name Spam was often mis-used to describe any tinned meat product containing pork, such as pork luncheon meat. For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... Cold cuts are precooked meat, often sausages or meat loaves, that are sliced and usually served cold on sandwiches or on party trays. ...

The image of Spam as a low cost meat product has given rise to the colloquial term Spam valley to describe certain affluent housing areas where residents appear to be wealthy but in reality may be living at poverty levels.

Australia

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Spam is popular on camping or fishing trips and is sold quite regularly in Australia. It is popular with breakfast, particularly eggs or barbecued and served with barbecue sauce. Due to the fairly large Asian and European community, spam is often prepared in an Asian or European way, e.g. with Eggs and Rice or deep fried in batter and served with chips or in a burger. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...

Asia

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Spam is often served with rice in Asia.

In Okinawa, Japan, Spam has become very popular for much the same reason as in Hawaii. Spam is even used in the traditional Okinawan dish chanpurū, and there is also a Spam burger sold by local fast food chain Jef. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Okinawan cuisine is the cuisine of the Japanese island of Okinawa. ... Gōyā chanpurÅ« ChanpurÅ« ) is a form of popular Okinawan stir fry dish, generally containing vegetables, tōfu, and some kind of meat or fish. ... Jeunes Européens Fédéralistes (JEF, English Young European Federalists, German Junge Europäische Föderalisten) is a youth organization active in most European countries with over 25,000 members, seeking to promote European integration and cooperation through strengthening and democratization of the European Union. ...

In China, Spam is also a rather popular food item, being served as a sort of Western cuisine. It is often used in sandwiches.

In Hong Kong, Spam is commonly used to serve with instant noodles and fried eggs, and is a popular item in cha chaan teng. Cha chaan teng is a type of Chinese tea restaurant commonly found in Hong Kong, known for its eclectic and affordable menus which include many dishes from Hong Kong cuisine and localised Hong Kong-style Western cuisine. ...

In the Philippines, Spam is a popular meal, especially when eaten with eggs and fried rice and is often eaten as a breakfast. Filipino Cuisine is a unique blend of Asian and Western influences, especially from China, Spain, and the United States, which are the countries that have greatly influenced the culture of the Philippines. ... Fried rice is a popular component of Chinese cuisine and other forms of Asian cuisine. ...

In South Korea, Spam (Hangul: 스팸; Revised Romanization: seupaem) is popular in households as an accompaniment to rice. A television ad claimed that it is the most tasty when consumed with white rice and gim (laver seaweed used for some type of handrolls). It is also an original ingredient for budae jjigae (lit. "army base stew"), a spicy stew with different types of preserved meat. In fact, Spam is so popular that according to "Why Does Popcorn Pop?" by Don Voorhees, Spam is used more often as gifts than chocolate. Jamo redirects here. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... Laver is an edible seaweed that has high content of mineral salts, particularly iodine and iron. ... Budae jjigae is ajjigae, a thick Korean soup similar to a Western stew. ...

Spam and similar meat preserves can also be bought in gift sets that may contain nothing but the meat preserve^[18] or include other victuals such as food oil or tuna. When invited to somebody else's home, guests may present their hosts with a set like this, or with other food gifts such as fresh fruit, beverages or tteok. Tteok (IPA: ) or Ddeog is a Korean sweet cake made with glutinous rice flour, also known as sweet rice or chapssal, by steaming. ...

The surfeit of Spam in both Koreas during the Korean War led to the establishment of the Spam sushi roll. With no more fish or other traditional sushi products, Spam was put in a rice roll together with pickle and cucumber and wrapped in seaweed. Even in Australia, Korean shops sell these as sushi rolls, in lieu of the traditional style of Japanese sushi rolls.

Spam celebrations

Hormel Spam Museum in Austin, Minnesota.

Spam is celebrated in a small local festival in Austin, Minnesota, where Hormel corporate headquarters are located. The event, known as Spam Jam, is a carnival-type celebration which coincides with local Fourth of July festivities, featuring parades and fireworks which often relate to the popular luncheon meat. Austin is also home to the Spam Museum, and the plant that produces Spam for most of North America and Europe. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1649x2034, 451 KB) Summary Photo I took 2006-05-20 outside the Hormel Spam Museum in Austin, Minnesota. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1649x2034, 451 KB) Summary Photo I took 2006-05-20 outside the Hormel Spam Museum in Austin, Minnesota. ... For other uses, see Festival (disambiguation). ... Interstate 90 Business Loop (Oakland Avenue) runs through the center of Austin. ... Formerly known as Cedar River days, SPAM Jam is a yearly festival of the popular meat product SPAM. It is held in Austin, Minnesota, where Hormel food company produces the meat. ... For other uses, see Carnival (disambiguation). ... These fireworks over the Washington Monument are typical of Fourth of July celebrations In the United States, Independence Day, also called the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. ... For other uses, see Fireworks (disambiguation). ...

Hawaii also holds their own version of Spam Jam in Waikiki during the last week of April. Waikīkī seen from the top of Diamond Head or Lēahi. ...

The small town of Shady Cove, Oregon is home to the annual Spam Parade and Festival, celebrating its 8th year in 2007.

The Spam Jam is not to be confused with Spamarama, which is a yearly festival held on April Fool's Day in Austin, Texas. The theme of Spamarama is gentle parody of Spam, rather than straightforward celebration: the event at the heart of the festival is a Spam cook-off that originated as a challenge to produce an appetizing recipe for the meat. The festival includes light sporting activities and musical acts, in addition to the cook-off.^[19] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. ... Cooking off is when ammunition is set off prematurely due to heat in the surrounding environment. ...

Cultural references

Monty Python sketch

Main article: Spam (Monty Python)

Spam was one of the few meat products included in the British food rationing that began in World War II (and continued for a number of years after the war), and the British grew heartily tired of it.^{[citation needed]} The Monty Python comedy troupe used this as the context for their "Spam" sketch, in which the menu at a greasy spoon cafe consists entirely of dishes containing one or more portions of Spam. This article is about the television comedy sketch. ... // Preface At the beginning of World War II Britain imported 55 million tons of foodstuffs per year, including more than 50% of its meat, 70% of its cheese and sugar, nearly 80% of fruits and about 90% of cereals and fats. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Monty Python, or The Pythons,[2][3] is the collective name of the creators of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. ... This article is about the television comedy sketch. ... The Regency Cafe in Pimlico, London, is a well-preserved 1940s greasy spoon cafe. ...

The Monty Python musical Spamalot opened on Broadway in New York City in early 2005. It combines themes of the quest for the Holy Grail -- previously explored in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail -- and Spam. Hormel released a collector's edition "honey" Spam in connection with the musical, and a "Stinky French Garlic" edition for the London opening of the show.^[20] Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Monty Pythons Spamalot is a comedic musical lovingly ripped off from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Holy Grail (disambiguation). ... Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 film written and performed by the comedy group Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin), and directed by Gilliam and Jones. ...

Internet spam

Main article: Spam (electronic)

The repetitious nature of the Monty Python sketch, in which the customer becomes more and more exasperated by the appearances of "Spam" in every menu item, gave rise to the term Spam as the common term for unsolicited bulk electronic messages.^{[citation needed]} Earlier, the term was used as a verb to describe widespread dissemination of derogatory (and often untrue) postings and messages about a person ("She was getting spammed all over the Internet."). This article is about electronic spam. ... This article is about electronic spam. ...

Hormel does not object to the term, but insists that it be spelled in lower case so as to distinguish it from its capitalized SPAM trademark. Hormel objects to Spam's "product identity" (for example, images of Spam cans) being used in relation to spamming, and has filed lawsuits against companies which have attempted to trademark words containing "Spam". “(TM)” redirects here. ...

In 1998, the New Oxford Dictionary of English, which had previously only defined "Spam" in relation to the trademarked food product, added a second definition to its entry: "Irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of newsgroups or users."^[21] The New Oxford Dictionary of English (often abbreviated to NODE) is an English language dictionary first published in 1998 by the Oxford University Press. ...

"The Book of Spam"

Published by the Atria imprint of Simon & Schuster and written by Dustin Black and Dan Armstrong, two former advertising creatives who had worked on Spam ad campaigns since 2000.^[22] The book details Spam's origins and contributions to World War II as well various bits of trivia, such as the Spam museum in Austin, Minnesota. Jean-François Millet Le Semeur (The Sower) Simon & Schuster logo, circa 1961. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... Interstate 90 Business Loop (Oakland Avenue) runs through the center of Austin. ...

Smeat

Several films have used 'Smeat' as a prop food, including Waterworld, Children of the Corn V, Beck's 'Sexx Laws' music video, Buddy Boy, and Dawn of the Dead. A tin of 'Smeat' also features in the US drama series Millennium, in the season 1 episode "The Thin White Line"^[23]. This article is about the 1995 sci-fi film. ... This article is about the musician. ... Sexx Laws is a song by Beck, from the 1999 album Midnite Vultures. ... Buddy Boy is a psychological thriller direct by Mark Hanlon. ... For the remake, see Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) For the song by Schoolyard Heroes, see The Funeral Sciences Dawn of the Dead (also known as George A. Romeros Dawn of the Dead, and Zombi internationally) is a 1978 American independent horror film, written and directed by George... Millennium is a grim, suspenseful American television series, produced by Chris Carter (creator of The X-Files), and set during the years leading up to the dawn of the new millennium. ... This is full list of episodes of Millennium tv-series by Chris Carter. ...

Other references

Since its introduction in 1937, Spam has been the subject of intense advertising. Featured in the major publications of the day, Spam's spokesmen included many contemporary film and radio stars, including Burns and Allen. George Burns & Gracie Allen Burns and Allen were an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen. ...

The 1948 film Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House makes several references to a fictional product named "Wham;" as described throughout the film, Wham is similar - if not identical - to Spam. The year 1948 in film involved some significant events. ... This article is about the 1948 film. ...

The 1996 movie Muppet Treasure Island featured a character who was a chieftain islander pig named "Spa'am". Hormel Foods Corporation sued Jim Henson Productions over the name in a court case that Hormel Foods eventually lost before the film was released.^[24] On Muppets Tonight, there was another pig character named "Spamela Hamderson".^[25] The year 1996 in film involved some significant events. ... Muppet Treasure Island was the fifth feature film to star The Muppets, and the third produced after the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson. ... Jim Henson Productions, Ltd. ... Muppets Tonight was a live-action/puppet television series created by Jim Henson Productions and featuring the Muppets. ...

The television series M*A*S*H frequently made fun of the many uses of the product.^[26][27] M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart, inspired by the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker (penname for H. Richard Hornberger) and its sequels, but primarily by the 1970 film MASH, and influenced by the 1961 novel Catch...

In a suite of short songs on Chicago III called "An Hour In The Shower" (the part called a Hard Risin' Morning Without Breakfast) the singer (Terry Kath) mentions having breakfast "which consists of tasty Spam."^[28] Chicago III is the third album by American rock band Chicago and was released in 1971. ...

In the 2004 movie 50 First Dates, a Spam delivery truck is shown, Nick and Sue at the diner offer Henry "Spam and Eggs", and when Henry leaves he is given a box containing Spam and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. 50 First Dates is a 2004 romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore and directed by Peter Segal. ... Reeses Peanut Butter Cups are peanut butter-filled chocolate cups. ...

The TV series Hey Arnold! had an episode about a fictional food called CHAM, which was derived from chicken instead of pork. (Spam was mentioned by name in the episode, when Grandpa explained the difference between the two). Hey Arnold! is an American animated television series that aired from October 7, 1996 until June 8, 2004 on Nickelodeon. ...

Comedian Bill Engvall has jokingly referred to Spam as Stuff Posing As Meat. William Ray (Bill) Engvall, Jr. ...

In the early days of Spam, there was a photograph of a handmade knife from Randall Made Knives featured on the can's label. Such items are now a collector's item among knife enthusiasts. Model 14 Attack Randall Made Knives, usually referred to as Randall, is an American manufacturer specializing in custom handcrafted knives and other edged tools. ...

The band Save Ferris' 1996 first album, Introducing Save Ferris have a song, simply called Spam, wherein the product is referred to as "the government substitute for meat". Save Ferris was a ska punk band formed circa 1995 in Orange County, California. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Introducing Save Ferris is the debut EP by Save Ferris. ...

From 1995 until 2002, John Nagamichi Cho compiled a web archive of Spam Haiku. During this time, 19,696 Haikus about spam were submited by users from all over the world.^[29]

The American parody singer "Weird Al" Yankovic often references Spam in his songs, including a song entitled "Spam" (a parody of the R.E.M. song "Stand"), the lyrics of which explore the vocalist's obsession with the product. The song is included on the soundtrack album for Yankovic's film UHF.^[30] This article is about the musician. ... Spam is a song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 by Bill Berry (drums), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass guitar), and Michael Stipe (vocals). ... Stand is a song by R.E.M. released as the first single off of Green in 1989. ... Singles from UHF Released: July 1989 Released: August 8, 1989 Released: August 22, 1989 UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff (1989), sometimes referred to simply as UHF, is the soundtrack to the comedy cult film UHF, by Weird Al Yankovic. ... UHF was rereleased on DVD in 2002 by MGM UHF (also known as The Vidiot from UHF) is a comedy cult film made in 1989. ...

References

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