# Spam cans

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-cans/694408
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [July 30, 2014, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-cans/694408 "2014-07-30T09:12:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-cans/694408/41 "2014-08-01T13:27:33Z")

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> [@Senegoid](#):
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> Now that we’re also talking about bottle openers, who knows what a [Gilhoolie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilhoolie) bottle opener is? Who has ever seen one? Or had one? Or used one?

I’ve seen one and used one, but I didn’t know they had a name. I thought they were just jar openers. I don’t have one. My jar opener is a [Craftsman 16" channel lock pliers](http://www.craftsman.com/craftsman-16-in-pliers-arc-joint/p-00945384000P?prdNo=30&blockNo=30&blockType=G30)😛 .

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### Author: ![Mr.Milton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6bbea6/32.png) [@Mr.Milton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Milton)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-cans/694408/42 "2014-08-01T18:16:40Z")

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We have a tool something like this and it is called (by us, anyway) a Jar Wrench.

[http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=jar+wrench&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=017C9A711D421DD776466242039E42F6C42244F8&selectedIndex=118](http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=jar+wrench&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=017C9A711D421DD776466242039E42F6C42244F8&selectedIndex=118)

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### Author: ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-cans/694408/43 "2014-08-01T19:17:55Z")

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> [@Gatopescado](#):
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> If he doesn’t eat it, it’s Spam.

There is a Kosher rule something like that.

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### Author: ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-cans/694408/44 "2014-08-01T19:27:43Z")

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> [@Omar\_Little](#):
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> Reported

How does it come to pass that?

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### Author: ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-cans/694408/45 "2014-08-04T13:43:47Z")

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FYI, I bought some of the Jalapeno spam. I couldn’t tell a difference. Maybe because I only eat spam like once every other year.

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