I'm Sure. I think I read it was a military term for a shipment of Spare Parts And Meat. Not sure where I read it, but it stuck with me. Check this out http://www.stands4.com/bs.asp?adults=y&st=SPAM&p=2&SE=&o=p Craig White wrote: On Fri, 2006-09-08 at 09:25 -0700, Kurt Granroth wrote: > On Friday 08 September 2006 09:01, keith smith wrote: > > I read someplace that SPAM originally meant Spare Parts And Meat. > > That's unlikely. When SPAM came out, it was known for the fact that it > *didn't* use spare parts (snouts, ears, etc) like most of the competition > did. I was always told that it meant "spiced ham". Turns out that that is > *almost* right. > > The original product was called "Hormel's Spiced Ham" but to pump up sales, > they had a contest to rename the product with a $100 grand prize. The winner > was "SPAM". ---- I though the SP was shoulder pork Craig --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss - - - - - - - Keith Smith - - - - - - - http://travelingcheese.com/search_engine/increase-search-engine-traffic.html - - - - - - - --------------------------------- Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business.