+Shop99er Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 It's GeoLuau time and you know what that means! Maybe you don't! Maybe this will be your first year at GeoLuau!! GeoLuau means lots of food, games for the kids and adults, a Pirates Scavenger hunt with REAL pirates!! It's a day to join with other cachers right outside of Gorst (where America shops) at Jarstad Park. Bring the kids, bring the dog, bring something to eat and join us for a full afternoon of ALOHA! I have heard rumors that there will be all sorts of that favorite Hawaiian dish... SPAM!! Here's the link to the event listing GEOLUAU 5 Please make sure you click the big HERE on the event to get your fancy smanchy badges and read more about the event. SEE YOU THERE!! Quote Link to comment
+snookie74 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 One way to kill off a co-host/Head of Food, is to allow some sort of SPAM, something to happen. I am nauseous just thinking about it. I am thinking the person who first mentioned this horrific idea is going to pay, and pay they will. Quote Link to comment
+ProjectFred325 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Do we have a new event brewing???? Best SPAM dish? Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted May 31, 2008 Author Share Posted May 31, 2008 Do we have a new event brewing???? Best SPAM dish? It's your idea...you get to host it. Quote Link to comment
+ProjectFred325 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 open mouth enter foot. I'll host if Jen is a judge. Quote Link to comment
+mudsneaker Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; In the United States, the residents of the state of Hawaii and the territories of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) consume the most Spam per capita. On average, each person on Guam consumes 16 tins of Spam each year and the numbers at least equal this in the CNMI. Guam, Hawaii, and Saipan, the CNMI's principal island, have the only McDonald's restaurants that feature Spam on the menu. Burger King, in Hawaii, began serving Spam in 2007 on its menu to compete with the local McDonald's chains.[7][8] In Hawaii, Spam is so popular it is sometimes dubbed "The Hawaiian Steak." [9] It is traditionally reheated (cooked), resulting in a different taste than Spam eaten by many Americans on the mainland, who may eat Spam cold.[10] One popular Spam dish in Hawaii is Spam musubi, in which cooked Spam is combined with rice and nori seaweed and classified as onigiri.[11 Some call the gelatinous pink pork "Hawaii's soul food." Sorry Jen, but how can there be a Hawaiian theme without Spammy goodness.. Quote Link to comment
+W7WT Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I was on Guam during WWII for a couple of weeks trying to catch up with my ship. All we had to eat was SPAM and powdered eggs. But that is not why I won't be at the GeoLuau. I am having ear surgery on August 12th. Hope they leave enough to keep my glasses on. I will be available to help Steve set GZ before then Dick, W7WT Quote Link to comment
+brumbjorn Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Do we have a new event brewing???? Best SPAM dish? It's your idea...you get to host it. I vote for a spam carving contest instead **toddles off to post her "wouldn't miss this for the world" note** Quote Link to comment
+Wander Lost Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Do we have a new event brewing???? Best SPAM dish? It's your idea...you get to host it. I vote for a spam carving contest instead IT! Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 And just for the record.... we are SPAM fans! Quote Link to comment
+CurmudgeonlyGal Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 And just for the record.... we are SPAM fans! What Hawaiian shirt wearing man wouldn't be?! michelle Quote Link to comment
+snookie74 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Ewwwwww. While I appreciate all of the wonderful information, you guys are not making me any more willing to be within a 10 mile radius of this "gelatinous pink pork" (gag, choke, ick). Whoever started this (Brian) needs to wear a SPAM hat at the event or something. There have been, what, 3 other Luau's already? No SPAM has made an appearance so far. No need to change things up now. Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 (edited) Ladies and jelly spoons.... start your engines, shield your eyes and get ready for GeoLuau 5's first annual SPAMtasm!!! We're still working out the details on how it's going to work but SPAM will be had! More details when we have them. Edited June 3, 2008 by Shop99er Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 You know, just because there will be spam there... I just may have to show up. Quote Link to comment
+snookie74 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I am currently writing up my letter of resignation..... Quote Link to comment
+GeoDiver/GeoGrammy Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Save the GPSr's. I suggest a SPAM Toss. It's about the only thing it's good for. Quote Link to comment
+Team GeoBlast Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; In the United States, the residents of the state of Hawaii and the territories of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) consume the most Spam per capita. On average, each person on Guam consumes 16 tins of Spam each year and the numbers at least equal this in the CNMI. Guam, Hawaii, and Saipan, the CNMI's principal island, have the only McDonald's restaurants that feature Spam on the menu. Burger King, in Hawaii, began serving Spam in 2007 on its menu to compete with the local McDonald's chains.[7][8] In Hawaii, Spam is so popular it is sometimes dubbed "The Hawaiian Steak." [9] It is traditionally reheated (cooked), resulting in a different taste than Spam eaten by many Americans on the mainland, who may eat Spam cold.[10] One popular Spam dish in Hawaii is Spam musubi, in which cooked Spam is combined with rice and nori seaweed and classified as onigiri.[11 Some call the gelatinous pink pork "Hawaii's soul food." Sorry Jen, but how can there be a Hawaiian theme without Spammy goodness.. Speaking from experience. Spam is available and McDonalds and 7-11 here in Hawaii. If you don't have spam.. why not call it a BBQ? Quote Link to comment
+Kealia Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Hmmm, I'm planning to be up North in early July, maybe I can schedule a follow up meeting in August to attend... Spam musabi = yum. Quote Link to comment
+-Hawk- Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Hmmmmm....... interesting... Quote Link to comment
+ProjectFred325 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 This is getting SPAMtacular. SPAM sculptures. SPAMBQ. Do I hear a SPAM eating contest? SPAM tossing (by hand and hopefully not mouth). SPAM cooking contest. This is SPAN freaking tastic. Quote Link to comment
+ProjectFred325 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Can I reconcider being the SPAMmaster Quote Link to comment
+W7WT Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 You might as well have POI to!!!!! Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 Hmmm, I'm planning to be up North in early July, maybe I can schedule a follow up meeting in August to attend... Spam musabi = yum. SPAM Loco Moco... ummmmmm Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 (edited) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; In the United States, the residents of the state of Hawaii and the territories of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) consume the most Spam per capita. On average, each person on Guam consumes 16 tins of Spam each year and the numbers at least equal this in the CNMI. Guam, Hawaii, and Saipan, the CNMI's principal island, have the only McDonald's restaurants that feature Spam on the menu. Burger King, in Hawaii, began serving Spam in 2007 on its menu to compete with the local McDonald's chains.[7][8] In Hawaii, Spam is so popular it is sometimes dubbed "The Hawaiian Steak." [9] It is traditionally reheated (cooked), resulting in a different taste than Spam eaten by many Americans on the mainland, who may eat Spam cold.[10] One popular Spam dish in Hawaii is Spam musubi, in which cooked Spam is combined with rice and nori seaweed and classified as onigiri.[11 Some call the gelatinous pink pork "Hawaii's soul food." Sorry Jen, but how can there be a Hawaiian theme without Spammy goodness.. Speaking from experience. Spam is available and McDonalds and 7-11 here in Hawaii. If you don't have spam.. why not call it a BBQ? My Dad (career Navy and spent time in HI) taught me to fry spam for a different taste. I used to have spam sandwiches all the time, sometimes fried, sometimes cold, with mayo and relish. It also used to be the meat of choice with eggs and toast for breakfast. Edited June 4, 2008 by TotemLake Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; In the United States, the residents of the state of Hawaii and the territories of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) consume the most Spam per capita. On average, each person on Guam consumes 16 tins of Spam each year and the numbers at least equal this in the CNMI. Guam, Hawaii, and Saipan, the CNMI's principal island, have the only McDonald's restaurants that feature Spam on the menu. Burger King, in Hawaii, began serving Spam in 2007 on its menu to compete with the local McDonald's chains.[7][8] In Hawaii, Spam is so popular it is sometimes dubbed "The Hawaiian Steak." [9] It is traditionally reheated (cooked), resulting in a different taste than Spam eaten by many Americans on the mainland, who may eat Spam cold.[10] One popular Spam dish in Hawaii is Spam musubi, in which cooked Spam is combined with rice and nori seaweed and classified as onigiri.[11 Some call the gelatinous pink pork "Hawaii's soul food." Sorry Jen, but how can there be a Hawaiian theme without Spammy goodness.. Speaking from experience. Spam is available and McDonalds and 7-11 here in Hawaii. If you don't have spam.. why not call it a BBQ? My Dad (career Navy and spent time in HI) taught me to fry spam for a different taste. I used to have spam sandwiches all the time, sometimes fried, sometimes cold, with mayo and relish. It also used to be the meat of choice with eggs and toast for breakfast. Fried Spam sammiches....ummmm Quote Link to comment
Team Misguided Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 It also used to be the meat of choice with eggs and toast for breakfast. Mmmmmmmmm does that bring up memories of weekend breakfasts!! Nothing better than scrambled eggs & SPAM! Quote Link to comment
+Harriet the Spy Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Since you guys are all about Spam. You should check out Bobby's Hawaiian Style Restaurant. I didn't know about until Sassy told me she saw it on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives show on the food network. On the show they cooked a spam burger that she really wants me to go eat. I would go if somebody could tell me what it tastes like! I can't get passed how it looks. Quote Link to comment
+snookie74 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Not being able to get passed how it looks, is your body's survival instinct kicking in!!! Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 SPAMtasm We are still knocking the sharp edges off of how we are going to do this but here's a rough idea of what to expect. Rules 1) Contestants will receive a SPAMtasm kit upon registration. Kit will include, in a gallon zip lock bag, one can of SPAM, one plastic spoon, one plastic knife, one plastic fork, three toothpicks and a paper plate. 2) Anything in the kit may be used in the sculpture. 3) Any item NOT included in the kit may NOT be used in the sculpture (NOTE: $50 bills, US currency are the exception) 4) All subject matter must be "family friendly". Don't make us call your mother! 5) Bribery of the judges is permissible but does not guarantee a winning entry (see rule #3 above) 6) NO geocaching icons may be used as subject material. This includes the GC logo, Signal the Frog, the generic caching G, an ammo box, bison tube, film canister, Altoids tin or anything otherwise associated with Geocaching. Exceptions to that rule would be a stump with an ammo can hidden inside it. Items that do include geocaching icons, those items must be less than 50% of the overall sculpture. Criteria for judging Artistic Merit Originality Level of Difficulty A point value from 1 to 5 will be awarded to each sculpture in each of the catigories above. Artistic Merit will include all artistic forms including abstract and impressionistic. In other words it needs to look like art. If it's a duck, it needs to look like a duck. If it's a Picasso of a duck it needs to look like a Picasso of a duck... although I'm not sure Picasso ever painted or sculpted a duck. Originality will be things that are well thought out, possibly prior planning went into it. Things like Stonehenge is an original thought. A house shape is not. A VW bug up on blocks is an original though. A car shape is not. Level of Difficulty will be determined on, well, how difficult was it to carve a block of SPAM into what ever shape it ended up in. If it still looks like a block of SPAM then it's not all that difficult. If it's in the shape of Saturnwith the rings.... then that's pretty dadgum difficult. A trophy will be awarded to the winner. Second and third runners up will also receive a little somethin somthin. Pre registration will be necessary for entery (the web masters are feverishly working on the new page right now) so we will know how much SPAM to buy. Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 Since you guys are all about Spam. You should check out Bobby's Hawaiian Style Restaurant. I didn't know about until Sassy told me she saw it on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives show on the food network. On the show they cooked a spam burger that she really wants me to go eat. I would go if somebody could tell me what it tastes like! I can't get passed how it looks. Just go try it, ya sissy!! Quote Link to comment
+Harriet the Spy Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 (edited) Throw me an event there and I will They have a banquet room and strolling minstrels playing Hawaiian music Edited June 5, 2008 by Harriet the Spy Quote Link to comment
Team Misguided Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Throw me an event there and I will They have a banquet room and strolling minstrels playing Hawaiian music Sounds like you just volunteered to host and event there. Make it on a weekend and we'll come up! Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 NOT IT Oh, Grasshopper... you haven't earned "Not It" rights yet. We'll let you know when you do.... Quote Link to comment
+Harriet the Spy Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I don't know if we can handle another event in the north 48. I have heard an unsubstantiated rumor that we have too many events up here as of late. As anybody can see by the lack of attendance I like a lot of events, back in the day we had to drive 3 hours and plan our schedule around events. Now events work into my schedule. This sounds like a job for Grievous Angel! She makes our cache pages anyways and has held the most successful PP event. And now back to your regularly scheduled Geo Luau thread.... Quote Link to comment
+-Hawk- Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 NOT IT Oh, Grasshopper... you haven't earned "Not It" rights yet. We'll let you know when you do.... MAYBE we will!! Quote Link to comment
+-Hawk- Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I don't know if we can handle another event in the north 48. I have heard an unsubstantiated rumor that we have too many events up here as of late. As anybody can see by the lack of attendance I like a lot of events, back in the day we had to drive 3 hours and plan our schedule around events. Now events work into my schedule. This sounds like a job for Grievous Angel! She makes our cache pages anyways and has held the most successful PP event. And now back to your regularly scheduled Geo Luau thread.... As if you think your gonna get out if that easy...look at Snookies SPAM debacle as an example. One little thing said can EASILY blow up in your face..good luck with that bow out move. Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 Harriet...when did you say that Bobby's event is? I'd like to get it on the NW Yahoo Calendar.... Quote Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Ewwwwww. While I appreciate all of the wonderful information, you guys are not making me any more willing to be within a 10 mile radius of this "gelatinous pink pork" (gag, choke, ick). Whoever started this (Brian) needs to wear a SPAM hat at the event or something. There have been, what, 3 other Luau's already? No SPAM has made an appearance so far. No need to change things up now. aRE yOU sure ? Quote Link to comment
+ProjectFred325 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 NOT IT Oh, Grasshopper... you haven't earned "Not It" rights yet. We'll let you know when you do.... Can't blame a guy from trying. I am learing my leason. The school of Hard Knocks is a B____! Quote Link to comment
+Harriet the Spy Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Harriet...when did you say that Bobby's event is? I'd like to get it on the NW Yahoo Calendar.... GA just emailed me and said its going to be on Tuesday July 2. Seems the banquet room is quite the popular place and its booked for forever. Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 TUESDAY!?!!! That eliminates us from the event. Quote Link to comment
+brumbjorn Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 (edited) True story: Last summer at GenCon (a large gaming convention back in Indanapolis) my husband was asked to judge at the first national SPAM carving championships. The sponsors? the game company that put out the "Redneck Life" game. There were some AMAZING carvings there. I'll see if I can get some photos to post. I've got some "Spamalot" (bunny puppet, offical coconuts) items I'd be happy to donate as prizes. I can proably get you some redneck life games as well (email me if you want 'em so I can put them int he mail just in case I can't make it for some reason -- or gas gets to $9 a gallon...) -brumbjorn (who is relieved she is not "it" for this ) Edited June 5, 2008 by brumbjorn Quote Link to comment
+hydnsek Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Harriet...when did you say that Bobby's event is? I'd like to get it on the NW Yahoo Calendar.... GA just emailed me and said its going to be on Tuesday July 2. Seems the banquet room is quite the popular place and its booked for forever. Tuesday is July 1. Not that this helps Shop99er's attendance. Quote Link to comment
+Harriet the Spy Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Thanks for caching that! I meant to write July 1 Quote Link to comment
+Harriet the Spy Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Thanks for caching that! I meant to write July 1 Quote Link to comment
+SweetSassyPants Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I don't know why you guyze gots to be so down on the Spam. I love Spam and I'm not afraid to admit it. I'm corfuzzled though (but wha's new really?) when did you say your hosting the shin dig at Bobby's, Harriet?? I'm like Shopp, I gotta git it on the calendar so I can plan accordingly. I <3 Spam. Quote Link to comment
+Harriet the Spy Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Your Bff is hosting it on July 1 Tuesday. She is SOOOO much better at events than me. I just sit around calmly asking all sorts of noob questions. Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 But TUESDAY!?? Tuesday is only for locals sista. We no get ono grinds on Tuesday way up der. Quote Link to comment
+Harriet the Spy Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Talk to Grievous Angel, she is the event queen. I just show up and smile. Quote Link to comment
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