Where did “Spam” come from originally?
The Story of How We Went from Eating It to Deleting It
Back in 1937, a company called Hormel Foods released a canned meat product called Spam. It was a blend of pork, ham, salt, water, and a few other things that make it… well, “interesting.” It became super popular, especially during World War II, because it lasted forever and you could ship it anywhere — like a cockroach, but meat.
People loved it, and almost everyone ate it. It was a big deal. In fact, Hawaii still LOVES Spam to this day.
Now, you’re thinking, “What does this have to do with my email inbox?”
Jump forward to 1970.
Monty Python, the British comedy group, did a sketch where they made fun of how Spam was everywhere. It was in every dish at this restaurant they were talking about: Spam, eggs, Spam, Spam, bacon, and Spam. The waiters kept yelling “SPAM!” over and over again like it was some kind of broken record.
It was like they were force-feeding you Spam whether you wanted it or not. And you couldn’t get away from it. Sound familiar?
