# Guam and Spam??? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 4, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guam-and-spam/179489 "2003-06-04T01:39:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SRB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SRB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SRB)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guam-and-spam/179489/1 "2003-06-04T01:39:41Z")
What is the connection with the people of Guam and… Spam? They love it. Clearly something happened to cause this. Can anyone explain it? Thank you so much!!! ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guam-and-spam/179489/2 "2003-06-04T01:45:37Z")
What’s not to like about Spam? ---
**Author:** ![SRB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SRB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SRB)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guam-and-spam/179489/3 "2003-06-04T01:54:50Z")
Uh…ok. It’s just that the Guamanians (or is that Guamians?) have such a fondness for it, I wondered how that happened. I know there are military bases there, and wondered if they got stuck with a lot of it or something. Sort of a “when you have lemons, make lemonade” kind of thing, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guam-and-spam/179489/4 "2003-06-04T02:01:01Z")
[Hawaiians like Spam® a lot too!!](http://www.jsonline.com/entree/cooking/aug01/spam05080201.asp) > [@](#): > > **According to Hormel, Hawaii consumes the most Spam luncheon meat per capita, with residents eating a whopping 5.3 cans of Spam per person last year.** ---
**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guam-and-spam/179489/5 "2003-06-04T02:20:38Z")
The Master [says](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_229.html): > [@](#): > > The popularity of Spam among Pacific islanders can be readily explained by the scarcity and expense of other types of meat and the lack or unreliability of refrigeration. Fresh meat is stored primarily in a self-propelled biounit known as a pig, which is only slaughtered for major occasions. If you’re looking for a spicy bit to have with your breadfruit you can’t beat the convenience of Spam. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guam-and-spam/179489/6 "2003-06-04T02:21:16Z")
Cecil did an article about Spam, islanders, and whether it reminds them of their cannibalistic past. Pretty recently, too (last six months to a year or so). I would link to it if I could find it. ---
**Author:** ![SRB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SRB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SRB)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guam-and-spam/179489/7 "2003-06-04T02:26:26Z")
Fear Itself: OMG…it’s spreading! Soon it’ll be headed OUR way!!! Run!!! Earthling, thank you!! How very interesting! Dr. Fidelius, thank you so much! I’ll look for that!!! ---
**Author:** ![SRB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SRB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SRB)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guam-and-spam/179489/8 "2003-06-04T02:26:26Z")
Fear Itself: OMG…it’s spreading! Soon it’ll be headed OUR way!!! Run!!! Earthling, thank you!! How very interesting! Dr. Fidelius, thank you so much! I’ll look for that!!! ---
**Author:** ![SRB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SRB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SRB)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guam-and-spam/179489/9 "2003-06-04T02:29:02Z")
Aiiiiiiiiiieee, sorry, I don’t know how I managed to post that twice. Can I delete one somehow? ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guam-and-spam/179489/10 "2003-06-04T02:36:58Z")
Earthling linked to the article. The show-off… ---
**Author:** ![SRB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SRB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SRB)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guam-and-spam/179489/11 "2003-06-04T02:49:48Z")
And I thank him and all of you…very much!!! You’re the best!!!