Drunken Pumpkin :: 2007 :: April :: 23

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April 23rd, 2007

That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part XV

Senator Robert Byrd of West Viginia eats a sandwich of SPAM and mayonnaise on white bread three times a week.

2007 04 23

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part XIV

SPAM is made in two U.S. locations - Austin, Minnesota, and Fremont, Nebraska - and seven other countries: England, Australia, Denmark, Phillipines, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.

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2007 04 23

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part XIII

Over 141 million cans of SPAM are sold worldwide each year.

2007 04 23

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part XII

In 1989, the U.S. armed forces bought 3.3 million pounds of SPAM.

2007 04 23

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part XI

Over 60 million people in the U.S. eat SPAM.

2007 04 23

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part X

The SPAM luncheon meat trademark is registered in 93 countries.

2007 04 23

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part IX

SPAM is sold in over 99% of U.S. grocery stores.

2007 04 23

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part VIII

Nikita Krushchev once credited SPAM with the survival of the WWII Russian army. ”Without SPAM, we wouldn’t have been able to feed our army,” he said.

2007 04 23

Educational (Mostly)

That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part VII

In Korea, SPAM is sold in stylish presentation gift boxes of nine cans each. SPAM stolen from army PXs can be found on the Korean black market. And there are Korean imitations called Lo-Spam, Dak, Plumrose, and Tulip, to ensure that no one need go without.

2007 04 23

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part VI

In the U.S. alone, 3.8 cans of Spam “are consumed every second” (assuming SPAM is eaten 24 hours a day, 365.25 days a year).

2007 04 23

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