I believed Spam came from an animal called a Spamalope which was similar to an elk and lived in northern Alaska.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to think for a very long time, that spam was left over animal parts with salt.— Ebony
- My father told me that Spam was a mix of sparrow and ham. I believed this for years lol— Tara the Terror
- My great-grandfather firmly believed, and had me convinced, that SPAM was mouse meat. — texasblue
- I used to believe that an oilskin actually came from an animal called an Oil.....— Sally
- My dad told me SPAM was made of Squirrel, Possum, and Mice YUM YUM — Suzanne
- I used to think that Alaska was an island!— Draqula