SPAM Museum in Apolyton

[LTEC!]

Yes, there is actually such a place. Austin, Minnesota.
You actually thought "I" was going to spam the forum? I found the home for it.

[Chilean Presidentâ„¢]

I thought it was spam time...

do you have more pics?

[Lonestar]

Wooo Spam!

[DinoDoc]

Do they have a statue of Mao and AH?

[LTEC!]

Nah. Just spam.

This is the town where George A. Hormel started his meat-processing empire in 1891. So it's fitting that Man's greatest meat-processing achievement — SPAM — should be honored in Man's greatest consumer-processing achievement — the shopping mall. Austin's Oak Park Mall has been home to the SPAM Museum since Hormel's 1991 celebration of its 100th anniversary.
Hormel has given up any hope this place would be publicized as the Hormel Company Museum (its original charter). As the SPAM museum, it attracted 60,000 tourists in 1997. Visitors enter through a large SPAM can into a small museum of glass display cases. The cases are jammed with artifacts, product packaging and promotional items.

Spam luncheon meat was introduced to the public in 1937. You can see photos of Slammin' Spammy, World War II's bomb-throwing pig, and patriotic mascot. There are items about SPAM cookoffs in Hawaii and SPAM-carving contests in Seattle.

Hormel has created more than 1,600 different products during its history. Forgotten curiosities like Hormel Dog Dessert in a tube, Wimpy's Hamburgers in a Can (8 to a can). Meat milestones during their century of innovation include the first canned ham, first canned chili, and the first shelf stable luncheon meat.

Exhibits are occasionally changed, and provide glimpses into the world of Hormel. We've seen a case devoted to traveling promotional sensation, the Hormel Girls, who crisscrossed the country in the 50s, singing, dancing and spreading the Hormel message. There are old copies of "Squeal," the Hormel Company's employee magazine, and the golf clubs and bags of Jay and George Hormel. A video runs continuously, showing highlights from company-produced promotional films and TV commercials.

[GePap]

I actually like Spam, though it is a tad too salty.

Everything has a museum. I wonder where the twinkie Museum is?

[LTEC!]

Breaking news.

After doing some spam research i found that a New Museum opened last year!
And here it is:

[GePap]

IN the poll, how about:

Tried it, liked it, haven't eaten it in a decade?

In the NYT's last week they had an interesting article about how the word Spam got its online meaning. Very interesting.

[LTEC!]

Originally posted by GePap
I actually like Spam, though it is a tad too salty.

Everything has a museum. I wonder where the twinkie Museum is?

In Memphis, Tennesee.
Theres actually a Gay Film Festival named the Twinkie Museum.

If there was such a thing as a museum regarding the actual junk food, it would be in Chicago. Its place of birth.

Hows that for unuseful pearls of wisdom. (Albeit, spam.)

[Mao]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Do they have a statue of Mao and AH?

awww...I'm remembered...*sniff sniff*

[LTEC!]

Personally. I think Apolyton should have its own Museum.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Mao


awww...I'm remembered...*sniff sniff*

When it comes to Spam there quite simply is no substitute.

[LTEC!]

I should rename the thread to Spam Here!

[Ted Striker]

Do they even still make SPAM?

[DinoDoc]

MtG lets you do that?