On 12/24/2014 9:38 AM, graham wrote:
> When unimpressed with turkey and mince pies,
> I all alone beweep my outcast state,
> And curse fat Santa with ungrateful cries,
> And look on tasteless gifts from folks I hate,
> Wishing I had the riches I have not,
> Futures like him, like him of funds possess'd,
> Desiring this man's wife, and that man's yacht,
> With what I most enjoy presented least:
> Yet in these thoughts the season most despising,
> Haply I dine on Spam,--and then my state
> (Like to some butterfly of hope arising
> From misty dusk) sings carols at God's gate;
> For on sweet Spam I dine with such trimmings
> That I relish Christmas joy's o'erbrimmings.

I'm guessing that a lot of South Koreans will be opening up cans of Spam
on this most festive of holidays. The Japanese, of course, will be
dining on KFC. It's foods like these that really make Christmas special.