[dano1]

-1937 : SPAM is created at Hormel's home in Austin, MN. It was originally called HORMEL Spiced Ham, until an enterprising young person dreamed up the name SPAM by combining the "SP" from Spiced with the "AM" from Ham. They won $100 for their idea. (source: http://www.holmen.k12.wi.us/drkulas/wsWinter2001/web2q/history.html)

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-1937 : SPAM is created at Hormel's home in Austin, MN. It was originally called HORMEL Spiced Ham, until an enterprising young person dreamed up the name SPAM by combining the "SP" from Spiced with the "AM" from Ham. They won $100 for their idea. (source: http://www.holmen.k12.wi.us/drkulas/wsWinter2001/web2q/history.html) 22 posted on 11/13/2002 6:56 PM PST by dano1 [

And what Al Gore did with the $100 he won for inventing the name SPAM, nobody knows!!