It's what's for dinner!

Im_gumby · 03-November-04, 12:16 PM

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	LONDON (Reuters) - Spam, the luncheon meat which valiantly sustained Britain's war effort only to suffer so cruelly at the hands of Monty Python, is being relaunched in the UK. A 2 million-pound campaign will feature the first TV adverts for the brand, portraying it as quintessentially British despite the fact it was invented in America and is now largely produced in Denmark. "It celebrates all things British from camping to the great British institution of the pantomime," Spam said of the adverts. "With the new ad we will remind lapsed users about the delicious taste of Spam whilst raising awareness among new users," said senior brand manager, Marianne Pollock. Spam estimates the brand is worth 13.3 million pounds in the UK, where sales are growing 9.7 percent a year against a declining market for canned meat. First produced in 1937 by Hormel Foods Corp of the United States, Spam became an institution during World War II when it was rammed into square cans to save shipping space. Hormel shipped 15 million cans of food to soldiers each week, and Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev credited Spam with saving the Russian army from starvation, the firm says on its Web Site www.spam.com. The chopped meat gave its name to junk e-mail because of a sketch by British comedians Monty Python in which singing Vikings kept drowning out a waitress offering dishes such as spam, egg, spam, spam, bacon and spam.

Best quote of the day: "...we will remind lapsed users about the delicious taste of Spam..."

DuplexEmotions · 03-November-04, 12:29 PM

A common misconception about Spam is that it is made of the 'remnants' of whatever is lying about. It is actually just pork shoulder, pressed into cubes, sealed in cans, then cooked. The reason it lasts so long is because of the fact that it's cooked after it's canned.

Im_gumby · 03-November-04, 02:19 PM

And the reason it tastes so bad is because IT IS SPAM!

corruptjoker · 03-November-04, 02:23 PM

Anyone remember those commercials? It's not hamburger it's SPAMburger..lol

CubanConnectionZ · 03-November-04, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by corruptjoker


	Anyone remember those commercials? It's not hamburger it's SPAMburger..lol

Yeah go here to see them.

or here

or here

Cyno01 · 03-November-04, 11:13 PM

Spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam...

T*@$t · 03-November-04, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyno01


	Spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam...

Nobody likes spam. In edible, or other forms.

Cyno01 · 03-November-04, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by T*@$t


	Nobody likes spam. In edible, or other forms.

Shh, dear, don't cause a fuss. I'll have your spam. I love it. I'm having spam spam spam spam spam spam spam beaked beans spam spam spam and spam!

screwcitypunk · 04-November-04, 12:19 AM

Has anyone seen the Spam area in the grocery store lately? They have many new and "tasty" incarnatiions of Spam to offer.

Turkey Spam......AKA... Spurkey
Chicken Spam......AKA.....Spicken
Cheese Spam......AKA......Speese
BBQ Spam............AKA......SpamBQ?? (My brother and I have yet to figure a good sounding name.)

It's really scary.

On another note, we also found Canned Whole Chicken. That's just bizarre.

JimsZR2 · 04-November-04, 12:21 AM

Did someone say Spam? Infact, I had spam for lunch today. Whats so bad about it? Sure, Clogs dem arteries but theres lowfat spam!

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03-November-04, 12:29 PM		#2 (permalink)
DuplexEmotions Bi P-Hoe-lar	A common misconception about Spam is that it is made of the 'remnants' of whatever is lying about. It is actually just pork shoulder, pressed into cubes, sealed in cans, then cooked. The reason it lasts so long is because of the fact that it's cooked after it's canned.

03-November-04, 02:19 PM		#3 (permalink)
Im_gumby Slightly Silly Moderator	And the reason it tastes so bad is because IT IS SPAM!

03-November-04, 02:23 PM		#4 (permalink)
corruptjoker Decept-Hoe-Con	Anyone remember those commercials? It's not hamburger it's SPAMburger..lol

03-November-04, 11:13 PM		#6 (permalink)
Cyno01 Apex Tech God	Spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam...

04-November-04, 12:19 AM		#9 (permalink)
screwcitypunk Apex Master Tech	Has anyone seen the Spam area in the grocery store lately? They have many new and "tasty" incarnatiions of Spam to offer. Turkey Spam......AKA... Spurkey Chicken Spam......AKA.....Spicken Cheese Spam......AKA......Speese BBQ Spam............AKA......SpamBQ?? (My brother and I have yet to figure a good sounding name.) It's really scary. On another note, we also found Canned Whole Chicken. That's just bizarre.

04-November-04, 12:21 AM		#10 (permalink)
JimsZR2 Apex Elite Expert Tech	Did someone say Spam? Infact, I had spam for lunch today. Whats so bad about it? Sure, Clogs dem arteries but theres lowfat spam!