I'm Sure.&nbsp; I think I read it was a military term for a shipment of Spare Parts And Meat.&nbsp; Not sure where I read it, but it stuck with me.<br><br>Check this out <br>http://www.stands4.com/bs.asp?adults=y&amp;st=SPAM&amp;p=2&amp;SE=&amp;o=p<br><br><br><b><i>Craig White &lt;craigwhite@azapple.com&gt;</i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> On Fri, 2006-09-08 at 09:25 -0700, Kurt Granroth wrote:<br>&gt; On Friday 08 September 2006 09:01, keith smith wrote:<br>&gt; &gt; I read someplace that SPAM originally meant Spare Parts And Meat.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; That's unlikely.  When SPAM came out, it was known for the fact that it <br>&gt; *didn't* use spare parts (snouts, ears, etc) like most of the competition <br>&gt; did.  I was always told that it meant "spiced ham".  Turns out that that is <br>&gt; *almost* right.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; The original product was called "Hormel's Spiced Ham"
 but to pump up sales, <br>&gt; they had a contest to rename the product with a $100 grand prize.  The winner <br>&gt; was "SPAM".<br>----<br>I though the SP was shoulder pork<br><br>Craig<br><br>---------------------------------------------------<br>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us<br>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change  you mail settings:<br>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss<br></blockquote><br><BR><BR>- - - - - - - <br>Keith Smith<br>- - - - - - - <br>http://travelingcheese.com/search_engine/increase-search-engine-traffic.html<br>- - - - - - -<p>&#32;
	


	
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