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Everybody Loves Spam!

June 10, 2008 11:01 pm

SpamThanks to rising oil prices and increased costs of food, many folks are feeling the squeeze in their grocery budgets.  As such, Spam had over a 14% increase in sales this quarter as people look for cheaper ways to feed their families.  Spam, of course, is also the product credited for the slang term used to reference junk email.  The name resonated with people after a Monte Python sketch referenced the product over a hundred times. 

One Response to “Everybody Loves Spam!”

Alixito wrote a comment on June 19, 2008

OK, that is sooooo not cool for people like myself who loved spam and never dissed spam before this increase food cost bruhaha.

Spam forever.

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