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Usage examples of spam.

Inevitably, e-mail users are subjected to the spam of unrequested messages designed to sell an idea or a product.

Shirtless young men were tossing cartons of Spam and tins of ammunition from hand to hand up the beach to one of the bungalows that had been turned into a depot.

I wandered into the White House kitchen to eat whatever free food was lying around, and I saw Abbas Amal, the Jordanian chef, opening cans of Spam.

White House officials refused to comment on a report today that former White House chef Abbas Amal was fired last week after having served disguised Spam to the president and a group of foreign diplomats during a state dinner at the White House.

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But Jesus Christ, Abbas -- you're serving Spam and cat food to two of the world's most powerful people?

You son of a bitch, you knew Abbas was fixing Spam, and you did nothing to stop him?

I heard Abbas fixed Spam with lemon sauce for the president and the prime minister.

Well, the truth is, I innocently walked into the kitchen last night to see if Abbas or someone would give me a snack, like they always do, and I saw Abbas opening cans of Spam.

It's not your fault Abbas fixed Spam, although I'm sure Gardenaul said you should've reported it before dinner was served.

We both know the only reason Abbas served Spam to the president was to offend him.

My search for Abbas, who I hadn't seen since the evening he marinated Spam with lemon juice, led me to the Valley of Sleep Funeral Home and Burial Park, near the Goddard Space Flight Center.

Our top story of the night: White House officials refused to comment on a report today that former White House chef Abbas Amal was fired last week after having served disguised Spam to the president and a group of foreign diplomats during a state dinner at the White House.

Between one seventh and one half of all e-mail messages are spam - unsolicited and intrusive commercial ads, mostly concerned with sex, scams, get rich quick schemes, financial services and products, and health articles of dubious provenance.