[Aredubjay]

<<Not bad for mystery meat. I mean, no one knows what Spam really is after all.>>

Actually someone told me that there were supposed to be "periods" after each letter. S.P.A.M. is supposed to be an acronym for "Something Posing As Meat!" Actually (and seriously), Spam is one of those wonderful things we inherited from the Military. It is "SPiced hAM." Obviously, it was not feasible to ship hams to our boys overseas during WWII, so this method of grinding and spicing and packing "ham." was devised. Another item we inherited from the military (believe it or not) were M&M's. Seems the upper echelon of the military complained of the popular Hershey Bar being too messy in the warmer climes and asked for an alternative. M&M's were born to melt in your mouth and not in your hand. But, the military never really accepted the idea, so, Mars candy company decided to release the new candy to the general public, and, the rest is history.