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[-] irmoz@reddthat.com 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No one's gonna say it? Fuck it i guess it's my time.

They're literally spamming Maui!

[-] ahal@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

The term spamming actually traces back to the food spam.

[-] irmoz@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago

That's exactly why it's so perfeçt

[-] devils_advocate@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM X 100

[-] Dr_Cog@mander.xyz 30 points 1 year ago

Low sodium spam chopped into cubes and fried until crispy are absolutely delicious. I don't know why people have such an aversion to it.

[-] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago

Spam is fucking glorious. I used to eat it out of the can when I walked cross country a few years ago. It is SO high in fat but so delicious

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 26 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The makers of Spam, saying that their “special relationship with the Hawaiian community spans decades,” have donated over 264,000 cans to aid the disaster-relief efforts on Maui, the company said in a press release.

“In all, the Spam brand has donated cash and product with a retail value of more than $1,000,000 to directly help those impacted by the wildfires.”

The company said it has partnered with nonprofit group Convoy of Hope to get the cans to where they are needed most.

“The fact that Spam doesn’t need refrigeration makes it a perfect item for Convoy to deliver to survivors,” Stacy Lamb, vice president, disaster services at Convoy of Hope, is quoted as saying in the press release.

It’s stacked on a block of rice and wrapped in seaweed to make Spam musubi, and sold at fast-food chains like McDonald’s in Hawaii.

Spam was first introduced to Asia-Pacific during World War II, a welcome substitute to meat that was increasingly becoming unaffordable or simply unavailable in the conflict-wracked region.


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[-] tcit@beehaw.org 18 points 1 year ago

First the fire and now this?! Oh poor them.

[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

Don't worry, Hawaiians love the stuff.

[-] soviettaters@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

Hawaiians eat Spam like the rest of us drink water.

[-] bermuda@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Ever been to Hawaii? Spam is worshipped there

[-] quicken@aussie.zone 17 points 1 year ago

It feels weird to define "truckloads" of product to be sent to islands

[-] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

The same 20f container goes from truck to ship to truck once more.

[-] glitch1985@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I agree. Buttload is a lot more appropriate.

[-] eldopgergan@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago

So you mean to say they spammed the canned food to Maui?

[-] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 year ago

It's a huge part of their culture believe it or not

[-] Alto@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

And it's absolutely delicious when cooked right

[-] bmsok@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Believe it or not, Hawaii actually does like SPAM! It goes back to the military presence on the islands during WWII where it gained cultural significance.

[-] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

A lot of people here are deeply unaware of how much spam is a staple of the local diet there. This would be like if some company donated avocados to San Diego, shrimp to New Orleans, or sweet tea to Charlotte. And it's shelf stable which is an extra bonus there.

[-] decadentrebel@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You can also eat it straight out of the can.

[-] notexecutive@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

They do like spam musubi

[-] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

The good kind of spam.

[-] CheeseToastie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That's pretty smart when you think about it. Cans of spam last a while and are highly stackable. A truckload would be a pretty big amount

[-] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

They can build walls of spam to protect against the fire

[-] library_napper -3 points 1 year ago

Yay let's destroy the climate more in response to climate-exacerbated natural disasters!

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