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9/26/2005 8:06:41 PM EDT
I know this has been asked before here, but I never paid attention to the posts.

Why does SPAM exist? Everyone hates the invasivness, and all the spammers offer is dump-trucks full of hot air in exchange for your cold cash.

Seems like it would only last until the first loser spammer got ZERO returns on his $400 "investment."

Or does spam only exist to draw more spammers into what amounts to a fake industry that self-perpetuates?
9/26/2005 8:07:28 PM EDT
[#1]
Sadly, yes. There's a dupe born every femtosecond.
9/26/2005 8:11:30 PM EDT
[#2]
Spam has been around for many years.  While most don't like it, there are a few people who find it useful and in fact, downright handy.

While most consider it a "last ditch" means, many in Hawaii actually live on the stuff.  

Myself, I consider it the "last day of camping" item.  Regular Spam is great to fry with eggs for a breakfast/brunch.  
9/26/2005 8:12:37 PM EDT
[#3]
It works enough for people to keep using it.
9/26/2005 8:15:27 PM EDT
[#4]
I like it.

9/26/2005 8:49:27 PM EDT
[#5]
Mine didn't get any bigger.
9/26/2005 8:51:31 PM EDT
[#6]
If you slice it thin and fry it crispy in butter it tastes ok.
9/26/2005 8:54:43 PM EDT
[#7]
You would be surprised at the "return rate" that spammers get.  And remember, if they get back .01% return, that's still a LOT of responses, given that spam is usually sent out by the tens or hundreds of millions.

-Troy
9/26/2005 8:54:59 PM EDT
[#8]
I like two thick chilled slices on wheat bread with American cheeze, mayo and mustard.
9/26/2005 8:54:59 PM EDT
[#9]
there is even turkey  & low fat SPAM now
9/26/2005 8:55:49 PM EDT
[#10]
It's a $2 BILLION a year buisness..... So yes, it works.
9/26/2005 8:56:06 PM EDT
[#11]
I like the low sodium SPAM
9/26/2005 8:56:27 PM EDT
[#12]

Quoted:
Sadly, yes. There's a dupe born every femtosecond.



I read this and immediately thought "dupe thread". I've been on ARFCOM too long...
9/26/2005 9:00:47 PM EDT
[#13]
I lived in hawaii for a few years. When you see what they must pay for groceries there you begin to understand why SPAM is an island favorite! Pineapple is also very inexpensive in the islands.    
9/26/2005 9:07:18 PM EDT
[#14]
+1
9/26/2005 9:07:54 PM EDT
[#15]
Turkey Spam smells exactly like the old C-Ration turkey...or maybe it was chicken...anyway it smells the same ,and brings back teenage memories of climbing mountains in the Canal Zone...and being so hungry that C-Rats tasted great!!!
9/26/2005 9:08:32 PM EDT
[#16]
I've got the Python Spam skit song running in my head now......AARRGGH

Spam
spam
spam
spam.....
9/26/2005 9:09:13 PM EDT
[#17]
The computer Spam smells different though..
9/26/2005 9:16:57 PM EDT
[#18]

Quoted:
The computer Spam smells different though..



Yeah, smells like... failure.
9/26/2005 9:20:59 PM EDT
[#19]
Spammers make obscene amounts of money.  $50,000 a month is a small-timer.