After all that climbing, Pig must be hungry. He could go to the diner and have some Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, baked beans, Spam, Spam, Spam, and Spam.
No it doesn’t… Guess we now know the difference between a Wise A$$ and a Smart A$$. (Also love how Pastis can spell the word properly in the strip, but the website prevents it in the comments!)
Due to my advancing age and apparently deteriorating health, any food stuff that has any shape, appearance, texture, flavor, aroma, or any appealing trait as a foodstuff in any way whatsoever – I can’t have it anymore. :>(
Hormel states that the meaning of the name “is known by only a small circle of former Hormel Foods executives,” but a popular belief is that the name is a contraction of “spiced ham.” It has also been speculated to be an acronym for “Shoulder of Pork And Ham.”
A long time ago I read an article on the origin of SPAM. According to it Hormel came up with the idea when they had great success with canned ham, but needed something to do with the rest of the pig and in particular the shoulder. What they did was grind it up, add a little bit of spice (mostly salt it seems), cook it in a can and call it Spam. So the Shoulder of Pork was masquerading as Ham. Wish I could find the article, but I do remember investigating it enough to decide it appeared to be legitimate.
I’ve eaten Spam once in my life, sometime in the last couple of years. I was curious about all the fuss over it, and wondered what this All-American “ham” was all about (that’s in quotes because I’m not sure it actually qualifies as ham).
I like ham. There are a variety of good deli hams out there, and sometimes my wife and I buy a “ham steak” in the meat section of our supermarket, and I broil it for dinner. As for Spam, it was tolerable, but overall it was a bland, low quality ham. So I tried it in order to find out what I was missing, and the answer to that was “nothing.”
BE THIS GUY almost 2 years ago
I guess salt is considered a spice a Minnesota.
ronaldspence almost 2 years ago
Don’t say Spam in front of a pig WA!
BasilBruce almost 2 years ago
After all that climbing, Pig must be hungry. He could go to the diner and have some Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, baked beans, Spam, Spam, Spam, and Spam.
retrocool almost 2 years ago
always look on the bright side of life
sirbadger almost 2 years ago
One of my relatives told me about something else they ate during World War II that was similar to Spam. I don’t remember the name of it.
B UTTONS almost 2 years ago
Go forth and spread the SPAM, just remember it is illegal to spam.
blunebottle almost 2 years ago
Rather misleading that they call it spiced ham. There’s no spice at all, just pork, ham, salt, potato starch, sugar and sodium nitrite.
Bilan almost 2 years ago
I had originally heard that it stands for Shoulder Pork and hAM.
Which is right?
Imagine almost 2 years ago
In that case, I will stop deleting it from my computer.
rshive almost 2 years ago
Great answers first require great questions.
iggyman almost 2 years ago
Canned cooked pork the internet says! I used to love it, but too salty for me now!
Marc Schiffres almost 2 years ago
Not since they tried to rebrand it a few years ago…
Doug K almost 2 years ago
Spam could be Pig’s stage name.
Walrus Gumbo Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I hate the stuff, I consider it… Sh!t Passing As Meat.
raebrek almost 2 years ago
SPAM stands for Shoulder Pork and Ham.
Charles almost 2 years ago
Salt Pork and hAM.
Count Olaf Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Now Pig can take over the internet with annoying unwanted advertisements.
JRobinson Premium Member almost 2 years ago
No it doesn’t… Guess we now know the difference between a Wise A$$ and a Smart A$$. (Also love how Pastis can spell the word properly in the strip, but the website prevents it in the comments!)
bookworm0812 almost 2 years ago
Pretty close to the truth in the fall. Spam puts out pumpkin spiced fake meat. That’s disgusting.
unfair.de almost 2 years ago
When you’re sitting all day in the clean air of a hill and suddenly some meaty pig post-exercise stands upwind from you spiced ham comes natural.
phritzg Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I’ve been told that SPAM stands for Squirrels Possum And Mice.
Ellis97 almost 2 years ago
What kind of contraction is that?
Goat from PBS almost 2 years ago
I did not know that before. Wow.
Ichabod Ferguson almost 2 years ago
SPAM: Squirrels, Possums, And Mice
Lotus almost 2 years ago
Baked beans are off.
Comics are the first thing to read almost 2 years ago
I’d ask what scrapple stands for.
Packratjohn Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Try this instead; “Self-Propagating Auto-Mailer”
GATORx81 almost 2 years ago
It used to…now it’s “Sizzle, Pork, And Mmm,” according to the ad.
HOTLOTUS1 almost 2 years ago
salt is a preservative
david_42 almost 2 years ago
More like the wisdom of the eggs.
Zebrastripes almost 2 years ago
Pig is empowered….he’s so special!
Rotary12 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Speaking of Spam, when are you coming to Minnesota again?
poppacapsmokeblower almost 2 years ago
While true, this doesn’t account for Turkey Spam, which should be called, “Spurkey.”
ladykat almost 2 years ago
On a personal note, I find Spam disgusting.
James Gifford Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Spiced Ham and Shoulder Meat, actually…
Bookworm almost 2 years ago
Due to my advancing age and apparently deteriorating health, any food stuff that has any shape, appearance, texture, flavor, aroma, or any appealing trait as a foodstuff in any way whatsoever – I can’t have it anymore. :>(
bchellam Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Actually, I once read that SPAM is an Army abbreviation for “Shoulder of Pork and Ham.”
Cerabooge almost 2 years ago
A pig’s version of “Soylent Green is people”.
Flossie Mud Duck almost 2 years ago
I’ve always considered Spam, along with Velveeta cheese, to be non-food products.
CaveCat87 almost 2 years ago
Did he somehow knew that Pig was going to ask him about Spam?
Geezer almost 2 years ago
From Wikipedia:
Hormel states that the meaning of the name “is known by only a small circle of former Hormel Foods executives,” but a popular belief is that the name is a contraction of “spiced ham.” It has also been speculated to be an acronym for “Shoulder of Pork And Ham.”
John Jorgensen almost 2 years ago
I haven’t had spam in over fifteen years but now I’m craving it. And of course I just gave up the meat of mammals for Lent.
Spiny Norman Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Spam,spam,spam,spam……….Somebody had to do it.
larslarson almost 2 years ago
I thought it was acronyms for Shoulder Pork Arm Meat? Spicy ham! Who’da thunk it.
T Smith almost 2 years ago
When I was a kid, there was a lunch-meat called spiced ham. Ground ham, formed in a loaf, did not taste like Spam.
Radish... almost 2 years ago
Did he say, ‘Move to Hawaii?’
waes-hael almost 2 years ago
Pig should’ve asked for “wisdom” not “knowledge.”
Stonedog Premium Member almost 2 years ago
When I was a kid my older brother told me SPAM was “Substance Posing As Meat”
David_the_CAD almost 2 years ago
Knowledge is knowing that tomatoes are a fruit.
Wisdom is not adding tomatoes to a fruit salad.
phredturner almost 2 years ago
Learn something every day here
johobe Premium Member almost 2 years ago
How long have you been sitting on that one. Sheer profundity.
T... almost 2 years ago
Deja Vu :)…
zeexenon almost 2 years ago
I was told, “Sam-I-Am Porked A Mother.” Is that wrong?
awgiedawgie Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Conversely, “spork” does not stand for “spiced pork”.
Dianne50 almost 2 years ago
I remember as a child Mom serving us SPAM and fried corn meal mush for breakfast. I wouldn’t eat it then and I won’t eat it now.
Curiosity Premium Member almost 2 years ago
A long time ago I read an article on the origin of SPAM. According to it Hormel came up with the idea when they had great success with canned ham, but needed something to do with the rest of the pig and in particular the shoulder. What they did was grind it up, add a little bit of spice (mostly salt it seems), cook it in a can and call it Spam. So the Shoulder of Pork was masquerading as Ham. Wish I could find the article, but I do remember investigating it enough to decide it appeared to be legitimate.
Cactus-Pete almost 2 years ago
It’s Shoulder of Pork and Ham, not a single spice in it.
Buoy almost 2 years ago
Pig could use a little spice in his life.
stillfickled Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I’ve said before- sliced thin, slice of cheese and lots of mayo between two pieces of whole grain bread.
The Orange Mailman almost 2 years ago
Portmanteau or Acronym?
garibaldi.hank almost 2 years ago
SPAM is an acronym: Special Processed American Meat.
goblue86 almost 2 years ago
From the guys that brought you Mystery Science Theater 3000, we have Rifftrax (https://www.rifftrax.com/)/
And this gem shot at the Hormel Plant in Austin.
Enjoy (best viewed BEFORE lunch).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EagPzmaVc38
soaringblocks almost 2 years ago
I ate Spam for 20 years when i lived in Hawaii and never knew this. lol
Wizard4168 almost 2 years ago
Despite all the stories, “Spam” is just a made-up word. It doesn’t actually stand for anything, backronyms notwithstanding.
paullp Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I’ve eaten Spam once in my life, sometime in the last couple of years. I was curious about all the fuss over it, and wondered what this All-American “ham” was all about (that’s in quotes because I’m not sure it actually qualifies as ham).
I like ham. There are a variety of good deli hams out there, and sometimes my wife and I buy a “ham steak” in the meat section of our supermarket, and I broil it for dinner. As for Spam, it was tolerable, but overall it was a bland, low quality ham. So I tried it in order to find out what I was missing, and the answer to that was “nothing.”
Sisyphos almost 2 years ago
Careful, Pig lest you become the wisdom of the ages, which is to say, Spam….
DaBump Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Well, when you’re a pig… Nah, it’s too easy.
Swirls Before Pine over 1 year ago
Actually, Pig holds the ingredients of Spam.