Though I must confess the only Spam I ever really cared for is Spam-flavored Spam. Every attempt to spice it up I’ve ever encountered just made things worse.
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They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means “The Ultimate Argument of Kings,” and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. “We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it’s about: You’ll do as I say or I’ll send my goons to kill you.”
I thought about that for a long time. If there’s an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I’ve got bullets – he’s got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that’s not going to happen. So if there’s an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain’t bullets.
It finally came to me – and that’s when I abandoned the city and most of my stuff, and gave all that was behind me a good stiff Randian Shrug.
The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.
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My husband and sons liked Spam, especially on camping trips for some reason. I never could enjoy it myself. In those days, there was only one kind. 🙂
I’ve heard of wine snobs, but Joel might just be the world’s first Spam snob.
When I was a kid, we ate a lot of Spam. Didn’t know any better. My husband likes it and bought a whole case of the regular stuff in case of hard times. Enough salt in there to give me a stroke.
Find some Cajun blackened seasoning. It will make your life better. The Baroness would not touch Spam until I introduced that recipe.
No, no, I like Spam. People sneer at it because it’s pretty gross coming out of the can, I know. But fried in slices with eggs or cubed with potatoes and onions, it’s one of my very favorite foods I didn’t have to kill. The manufacturers keep dressing it up with other flavors (and what, I wonder, is the point of ‘Spam LITE?’) and every one I’ve ever tried is a step down. It’s just gilding the lily, as far as I’m concerned.
I agree Joel nothing beats Spam and eggs. Due to budget lately I have been reduced to Spams Dollar Store Cousin Amour Treet. Just as Tasty but a $1 less a can
Hm, maybe I really am a snob. I’d dispute “just as tasty”…
Mmmm, fried Spam! Like okra, it’s only good fried, IMHO.
I think it’s what made those Vikings sing that song; that, and the mead.
Spam is good eats. I agree spam flavored spam is best.
Aldi’s has a private brand of “luncheon meat” called Brookdale. Just as good as Spam but cheaper and much better than Treet but then you probably don’t have an Aldi’s out there in the desert.