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In his wonderful book, The Happy Isles of Oceania, author Paul Theroux says he was told
by natives that the reason Spam is so popular there is because it is the nearest in taste to
human flesh. Long memories of Long Meat as they called human "dinner guests."
Had to refresh my fading memory. The natives called humans they planned
to eat. "Long Pigs". I may have posted this before so feel free to take it down.
In his wonderful book, The Happy Isles of Oceania, author Paul Theroux says he was told
by natives that the reason Spam is so popular there is because it is the nearest in taste to
human flesh. Long memories of Long Meat as they called human "dinner guests."
