Golden Spam Cans to Promote Python Musical

Eibwen writes "For the upcoming release of Monty Python's Spamalot, Hormel foods is giving the first 100 customers who purchase a ticket a golden can of honey grail spam."

first spam?

[Fishstick]

this is pretty interesting, Hormel embracing the Python language and its role in combating unsolicited commercial email!

what? oh, nevermind then...

A Timeless Treasure

[sharp-bang]

Not only will we being seeing these cans for years on Ebay, the contents will still be 'edible'.

Re:first spam?

[Anonymous Coward]

I DON'T LIKE SPAM!!!

Lobster Thermidor a Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and spam.

umm, I love it!

for those of you wondering...

[Anonymous Coward]

here it is, the...
The Monty Python Spam Sketch [slashdot.org]
From the second series of "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
Transcribed 9/17/87 from "Monty Python's Previous Record" by Jonathan Partington ([e-mail])

Scene: A cafe. One table is occupied by a group of Vikings with horned helmets on. A man and his wife enter.

Man: You sit here, dear.
Wife: All right.
Man: (to Waitress) Morning!
Waitress: Morning!
Man: Well, what've you got?
Waitress: Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam; spam egg spa hrefam spam bacon and spam; spam sausage spam spam bacon spam tomato and spam;
Vikings: (starting to chant) Spam spam spam spam...
Waitress: ...spam spam spam egg and spam; spam spam spam spam spam spam baked beans spam spam spam...
Vikings: (singing) Spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam!
Waitress: ...or Lobster Thermidor a Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and spam.
Wife: Have you got anything without spam?
Waitress: Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.
Wife: I don't want any spam!
Man: Why can't she have egg bacon spam and sausage?
Wife: That's got spam in it!
Man: Hasn't got as much spam in it as spam egg sausage and spam, has it?
Vikings: Spam spam spam spam (crescendo through next few lines)
Wife: Could you do the egg bacon spam and sausage without the spam then?
Waitress: Urgghh!
Wife: What do you mean 'Urgghh'? I don't like spam!
Vikings: Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
Waitress: Shut up!
Vikings: Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
Waitress: Shut up! (Vikings stop) Bloody Vikings! You can't have egg bacon spam and sausage without the spam.
Wife: (shrieks) I don't like spam!
Man: Sshh, dear, don't cause a fuss. I'll have your spam. I love it. I'm having spam spam spam spam spam spam spam beaked beans spam spam spam and spam!
Vikings: (singing) Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
Waitress: Shut up!! Baked beans are off.
Man: Well could I have her spam instead of the baked beans then?
Waitress: You mean spam spam spam spam spam spam... (but it is too late and the Vikings drown her words)
Vikings: (singing elaborately in RealAudio) Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam! Spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam. Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Spam spam spam spam!

We dine well here in Camelot

[Slendro]

We eat ham and jam and spam a lot!

Monty Python and the Honey Grail

[AndroidCat]

But just before we award you this can, the old man from Scene 24 has a few questions...

Re:If you lose..

[Anonymous Coward]

I don' think I'll be interested. You see, I've already got one. It's verra nice.

Re:Monty Python and the Honey Grail

[Sepper]

Old Man:What is the terminal bandwith of Slashdot?

Customer: .org or .jp?

Your worried about spam!?!

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm more worried about fresh fruit. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me!

Re:-1 offtopic

[AndroidCat]

Arggh! You have said The Word! One word that the Knight of Ni! cannot hear!

Errrrrrm.......

[Prince Vegeta SSJ4]

that assumes it was edible to begin with

IT?

[STrinity]

I think Cmdr Taco saw the words "spam" and "python" in the title and decided this must be IT related.

These golden cans allow admission...

[scotay]

...to the super-secret Hormel Spam Factory where you will meat Sammy Hamm, the inventor genius responsible for spam. You will also be able to swim in the pork river that runs through the factory, and meat the Athero-sclerosos, those diminutive factory workers that make it all happen at Hormel. And maybe even get to chew the beta version of Hormel's Sweet and Sour Pork-flavored bubble gum if you dare*

*Beta versions may cause curly-tail syndrome in certain individuals.

Re:These golden cans allow admission...

[Ridcully]

Where you will find out the truth:

Spam is Oompa Loompas!!!

Well, let's be honest

[cicatrix1]

there really is a lot to make fun of :)

Yes, but will they EAT it?

[Theovon]

I can see people buying it for the amusement value... but would they actually EAT it?

You insensitive clod!

[Anonymous Coward]

I have the email [e-mail] and I get all your junk after they remove spam from your address!

Re:a golden can of an animal raised in misery

[tesmako]

But those animals raised in misery are so tasty in a way that random off-topic PETA rants aren't :q

Re:a golden can of an animal raised in misery

[paganizer]

Wow.
Your right.
Thank the gods that Duck season just opened here, I can take out my rage against this evil corporation by going out and blowing away a couple of mallards.
Mmmmmm. golden crispy backed duck. MUCH better than golden spam.

Re:a golden can of an animal raised in misery

[WCMI92]

I am all for the eating of tasty animals. Thanks to your post, I'm going to have me a nice medium rare steak today.

More Info..

[stonedyak]

Each winner will receive not just one can of spam, but 100 a day, for the rest of their life, delivered to their front door.

We interviewed one lucky winner, Mr. Smith. He said he'd never heard of this promotion and hadn't even bought a ticket for the musical. "Please just stop sending me this stuff, I can't even get in my house anymore!", he pleaded.

Hormel, in a statement, replied, "Although Mr. Smith did not actually buy a ticket, he did purchase a can of spam in 1972, thus establishing a business relationship with us. If he no longer wishes to receive his prize winnings, he may send us a letter at '123 Unsubscribe Avenue, Springfield, The World, The Universe'"

Re:a golden can of an animal raised in misery

[Antique Geekmeister]

We're IT people. Doesn't it count as "misery loves company" to stuff mistreated captives in tiny little cubicles until they're glistening in grease! I keep picturing all these sheep being herded together by the HR border collies, caying "We can't have layoffs! My stock options are finally vested tomorrow! No, not my cellphone! You can shear me, take my right leg for leg-of-lamb, but don't take my cellphone! A-a-a-a-a-r-r-g-g-h=h!"

Re:for those of you wondering...

[iggymanz]

well, not everything.... the chips, chips, baked beans, and chips doesn't have much chips in it.

Re:a golden can of an animal raised in misery

[C0rinthian]

You talk about cruelty to animals, but what about those veggies? You rip apart that poor defenseless piece of lettuce, and eat it while it's still alive! The local produce stand is a haven for plant torture. Ripped from the earth and left to slowly die of starvation, with their only release being crushed to death between some vegans molars.

You sick bastard.