Spam and Ham

[Kurt Granroth]

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".