In 1989 Sylvester Stallone appeared in a memorable Japanese television commercial. What was he promoting? Processed ham.

[Stallone's contract stipulated that the ad not be shown in America.]

[An online collection of Spam-related haiku can be found at the Spam-Ku Archive. Among the examples? "Winter trailer home: / Bills unpaid -- no heat inside. / Raw Spam for dinner" and "Stroll to the Spam aisle / Past the condoms and tampons. / No one is watching."]