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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

not another day of spamming

1958: Minnesota becomes the 32 state of the United States; and ha s a profound effect on history! Britain will win WWII as 'an army travels on it's stomach' and much of that consisted of SPAM invented in Austin, Minnesota

Originally Posted by well fed Brit civilian

From then on we seemed to suddenly change pace. The Americans were now in the war, Monty gave us a huge victory at El Alamein and we never looked back.
It sounds impossible but did Spam win the war for us in the boost it gave to morale and our taste buds. Was it good old "Supply Processed American Meat" that finally beat the Germans? I wonder?
I know it is scoffed at now and put down as rubbish by the gourmet's of today but I still love my fried spam sandwich and so did my Grandson.

https://theconversation.com/how-world-war-ii-rationing-gave-us-a-liking-for-spam-35975 and of course gave rise to the coveted award for worldwide cleanliness in the forum:

Originally Posted by General Dwight D. Eisenhower to Hormel president

“During World War II, of course, I ate my share of Spam along with millions of other soldiers. I’ll even confess to a few unkind remarks about it—uttered during the strain of battle, you understand. But as former Commander-in-Chief, I believe I can still officially forgive you your only sin: sending us so much of it.”

Perhaps the famous Tommy Trinder complaint should have been:" Damned Yanks: OverHere, Overpaid ...and OverSpammed!" https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/oversexed-overpaid-and-over-here.html