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Re: Off topic: source of SPAM, the word
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"Stigers, Greg ~ AND" <[log in to unmask]>
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Stigers, Greg ~ AND
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Tue, 11 Aug 1998 18:51:56 -0400
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It's not my fault that I know about this; I heard a Hormel rep interview
on NPR. Regarding the name of the product, from
http://www.spam.com/it/it_30frame.htm:

1937: SPAM is born! The first can of SPAM rolls off the production line.
Originally called HORMEL Spiced Ham, the company holds a contest to
create a name as distinctive as the taste. By combining the "sp" from
spiced with the "am" from ham, the winner comes up with SPAM. Top prize:
$100.

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