Spamfest 2002
For you weak of stomach, this was another exercise in
character building. Actually, the food was not bad. Klines hosted their annual SPAMfest in late September at their
home in Bismarck. A large throng brought SPAM-inspired potluck, some of it
quite tasty.
There were SPAM-related door prizes galore. Here, Sam shows off a
newly-acquired SPAM pen. Yours truly snagged a nifty SPAM divot repair
tool, club cleaner, and ball marker--ALL IN ONE!
Pam was equally fortunate, winning the SPAM potholder she's wearing in this
photo.
A response to this internet website circulated at SPAMfest. 
Cathy and Marv examine some SPAM memorabilia.
Festooning the walls above the luminescent pigs were photos from SPAMfests
past. I'm not sure why there is a photo of Marion Morrison overlooking the
bar.
Useless but Interesting Spam Facts
- In America, it's consumed at the rate of 3.8 cans a second
by more than 60 million Americans.
- It's trademarked in 92 countries, and sold in 45, from Angola
to Zimbabwe
- If laid end-to-end, 5 billion cans would encircle the earth
12 1/2 times
- 5 billion cans of SPAM would feed a family of four, three
meals a day, for 4,566,210 years
- You can grill more than 29 billion Spamburgers with it, and
that supply would last 5.4 days if everyone on Earth ate one spamburger for
dinner each night
- Each year, 100 million pounds (45 million kg) of Spam are
sold around the world.
- SPAM is made in two U.S. locations - Austin, Minnesota, and
Fremont, Nebraska - and seven other countries: England, Australia, Denmark,
Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.
- The average consumers of Spam are families with several
children, especially in the southeastern U.S.
- In 1989, the U.S. armed forces bought 3.3 million pounds of
SPAM.
- Hawaii, Alaska, Arkansas, Texas, and Alabama rate the
highest in SPAM consumption respectively.
- Among the 50 foreign countries where Spam is sold, the UK
and South Korea are the largest markets.
- In South Korea, SPAM is considered an upscale food and one
of the most popular American imports. The Wall Street Journal recently
spotted a Seoul executive in search of the perfect gift. The executive
deliberately skipped over traditional gift items such as wine and chocolates
in favor of SPAM, explaining, "It is an impressive gift."
- Hormel PR man Allen Krejci says: "SPAM has endured
because of it's convenience and versatility. You can eat it hot or cold. You
slice, dice, or cube it. You can eat it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or
snacks. In fact, the only thing that limits your use of SPAM is your
imagination."
- Nikita Kruschchev 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.
- Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia eats a sandwich of
SPAM and mayonnaise on white bread three times a week.
- Number of miles a snowmobile must drive at -30 F to fully
brown a can of Spam wired to the engine: 35 (Source: The Iditarod [heard on
a Madison, WI radio report for "National Canned Luncheon Meat Day,
'96])
Check out last year's SPAMfest
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There were SPAM-related door prizes galore. Here, Sam shows off a
newly-acquired SPAM pen. Yours truly snagged a nifty SPAM divot repair
tool, club cleaner, and ball marker--ALL IN ONE!
Pam was equally fortunate, winning the SPAM potholder she's wearing in this
photo.
A response to this internet website circulated at SPAMfest. 
Cathy and Marv examine some SPAM memorabilia.
Festooning the walls above the luminescent pigs were photos from SPAMfests
past. I'm not sure why there is a photo of Marion Morrison overlooking the
bar.