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  1. Simulated Pieces of Anonymous Mutants by Irvu · · Score: 3, Funny · on EU Rejects Spam Maker's Trademark Bid
    Hormel has made a point of suing many of the great defamers of their meat(ish) product. My personal favorite is when they sued Jim Henson for the character Spa'am leader of the Pig Pirates. The judge dismissed the case saying: "The American public can tell the difference between a puppet and a lunchmeat." (see Spam Bobbleheads, Spam Costumes and Spam Shorts. Spam Underwear has also been sold on occasion but I have yet to find any online.

    You can understand why the company puts in so much effort to protect the good name though. After all Spam (Scattered Parts of Anonymous Mammals) is important to many people. Both Hawaii and Alaska love Spam. As has been noted about Alaska:
    Spam® is like Alaska's only Congressman Don Young. Everyone makes fun of him, but he always wins by a landslide even though no one will ever admit voting for him. That's the story with Spam®. Nobody will admit eating it, but somebody is out there buying over 2,000 cans a day in Alaska.


    For more tasty info on the Simulated Pieces of Appalling Mutants see The Amazing and Fabulous Spam Site which includes a 300 DPI Scan of SPAM

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      It's funny to see how much effort the company puts into targeting the brand given that Spam is so important to
  2. Simulated Pieces of Anonymous Mutants by Irvu · · Score: 3, Funny · on EU Rejects Spam Maker's Trademark Bid
    Hormel has made a point of suing many of the great defamers of their meat(ish) product. My personal favorite is when they sued Jim Henson for the character Spa'am leader of the Pig Pirates. The judge dismissed the case saying: "The American public can tell the difference between a puppet and a lunchmeat." (see Spam Bobbleheads, Spam Costumes and Spam Shorts. Spam Underwear has also been sold on occasion but I have yet to find any online.

    You can understand why the company puts in so much effort to protect the good name though. After all Spam (Scattered Parts of Anonymous Mammals) is important to many people. Both Hawaii and Alaska love Spam. As has been noted about Alaska:
    Spam® is like Alaska's only Congressman Don Young. Everyone makes fun of him, but he always wins by a landslide even though no one will ever admit voting for him. That's the story with Spam®. Nobody will admit eating it, but somebody is out there buying over 2,000 cans a day in Alaska.


    For more tasty info on the Simulated Pieces of Appalling Mutants see The Amazing and Fabulous Spam Site which includes a 300 DPI Scan of SPAM

    a href="

      It's funny to see how much effort the company puts into targeting the brand given that Spam is so important to
  3. Re:From an (TRUE!) insider's perspective... by xmas2003 · · Score: 4, Funny · on Hurricanes Affecting Spammers?

    A spokesperson for Hormel Foods reports that there has been no decrease in spam either ... however, there has been an increased interest in Spam Gifts and also in the Spam Museum.

  4. Re:Price of a Redneck Christmas? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on The Cost of 12 Days of Christmas
    GAAA! Now I have that infernal song in my head! At any rate, here ya' go...

    Twelve-pack of Bud
    $12.89

    Eleven Wrastling tickets
    $1540

    Ten o' Copenhagen
    $175 ($15.50 per pack)

    Nine years probation
    $5000 - Lawyer fees, court costs, and bail. I am assuming this was not a felony...

    Eight table dancers
    $160 ($20 per dancer) - From your local strip club (don't forget to tip)

    Seven packs of Redman
    $29.75 ($4.45 per pack)

    Six cans of Spam
    $15

    Five flannel shirts
    $39.75 ($7.95 each)

    Four big mud tires
    $550

    Three shotgun shells
    $3.13 (actually, this is for 250 rounds)

    Two hunting dogs
    $600 ($300 each for the Beagles)

    ... And some parts to a Mustang GT.
    $24.99

    Total = $8,150.51 (plus tax) or $36,900.57 the tradtional way

    A bit cheaper than the more formal 12 days, but not exactly in the average redneck foodstamp range. I suppose the beer, chew, mustang parts could all have come from the same robbery (using the shotgun shells) and led to the probation.

  5. What is the real cost of Spam? by dryguy · · Score: 4, Funny · on What Is The Real Cost of Spam?
    $2.50 a can.

    Next question?

  6. This isn't the first time. by Irvu · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Hormel Sues Over SpamArrest Name
    But if this attempt goes as badly as their lawsuit against Jim Henson Productions (creators of the Muppets) then they probably won't get far.

    The film Muppet Treasure Island includes a character named "spaam" the leader of the Pig Pirates. Hormel got an injusnction against the use of their name but then lost it Ultimately the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the U.S. concluded:
    " Henson's use of the name "Spa'am" is simply another in a long line of Muppet lampoons. Moreover, this Muppet brand of humor is widely recognized and enjoyed. Thus, consumers of Henson's merchandise, all of which will display the words "Muppet Treasure Island," are likely to see the name "Spa'am" as the joke it was intended to be."


    See here here and good o'l google for more info.

    Lest we forget Hormel does sell Spam brand Boxer Shorts in the Adult Apparel section of their spamgifts catologue.
  7. This isn't the first time. by Irvu · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Hormel Sues Over SpamArrest Name
    But if this attempt goes as badly as their lawsuit against Jim Henson Productions (creators of the Muppets) then they probably won't get far.

    The film Muppet Treasure Island includes a character named "spaam" the leader of the Pig Pirates. Hormel got an injusnction against the use of their name but then lost it Ultimately the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the U.S. concluded:
    " Henson's use of the name "Spa'am" is simply another in a long line of Muppet lampoons. Moreover, this Muppet brand of humor is widely recognized and enjoyed. Thus, consumers of Henson's merchandise, all of which will display the words "Muppet Treasure Island," are likely to see the name "Spa'am" as the joke it was intended to be."


    See here here and good o'l google for more info.

    Lest we forget Hormel does sell Spam brand Boxer Shorts in the Adult Apparel section of their spamgifts catologue.
  8. Re:Little suprise by Schnapple · · Score: 1 · on Hormel Sues Over SpamArrest Name
    A guy up here at work occasionally wears a SPAM T-shirt - blue with a yellow SPAM logo. If SPAM was just a "mystery meat" product we would all just think he's weird, but since SPAM is also the name of annoying email, we find it funny. For that matter he wouldn't have bought the shirt otherwise. Hormel even has a catalog of stuff to get. They've been making money off of geeks for some time now.

    I think there's two things going on here. It's not that Hormel is trying to stop people from calling it "spam", but it's something else to take a registered trademark and name your product after it. Second, they're suing "SpamArrest" - using "SPAM" in conjunction with "Bad", implying "SPAM is Bad". Not sure what the alternative would be but that's what the real issue is.

    Perhaps they should sue Monty Python instead...

  9. The Gift of Spam by BlackjackGuy · · Score: 1 · on HOWTO: Annoy a Spammer

    Since he likes spam so much, what about sending him some other nice gifts for the holidays, like a Spam coffee mug or a Spam notepad? There are lots of inexpensive items that can be found on www.spamgift.com. Remember, he gives the gift of spam to everyone else. Remember to send a gift to him.

  10. The Gift of Spam by BlackjackGuy · · Score: 1 · on HOWTO: Annoy a Spammer

    Since he likes spam so much, what about sending him some other nice gifts for the holidays, like a Spam coffee mug or a Spam notepad? There are lots of inexpensive items that can be found on www.spamgift.com. Remember, he gives the gift of spam to everyone else. Remember to send a gift to him.

  11. The Gift of Spam by BlackjackGuy · · Score: 1 · on HOWTO: Annoy a Spammer

    Since he likes spam so much, what about sending him some other nice gifts for the holidays, like a Spam coffee mug or a Spam notepad? There are lots of inexpensive items that can be found on www.spamgift.com. Remember, he gives the gift of spam to everyone else. Remember to send a gift to him.

  12. spam by geekoid · · Score: 1 · on H.R. 3113: Spam Bounty Hunters Wanted

    not all spam is bad Check this out