OUR SHAUN CHAIYABHAT FOUND OUT TONIGHT. WHEN TSA PULLS YOUR CARRY ON AND IT’S ALL SPAM. SO IT’S ALL IT’S A CASE OF SPAM THAT I’M TAKING. I’M SO EMBARRASSED THAT VIDEO VIEWED 5 MILLION TIMES, HAS MADE JOEL LEBED A VIRAL SPAM SENSATION. MY HEAD WAS LIKE THIS THE WHOLE TIME BECAUSE I WAS SO EMBARRASSED, GIFTED HIS FAVORITE CANNED MEAT IN MINNESOTA, HOME OF THE SPAM MUSEUM. JOEL WAS HEADED HOME TO BOSTON WHEN TSA STOPPED HIM. NOT QUITE SURE WHAT TO MAKE OF THE SALTY JELLIED MEAT. POOR JOEL TRIED TO EXPLAIN AWAY HIS SPAM ADDICTION. THE HAWAII SPECIAL EDITION IN THERE. I GOT A TERIYAKI MUSTACHE. SO, UH, THIS IS AN ENTIRE PACK OF SPAM IN MY CARRY ON, AND HIS LOOK WAS LIKE, RIP ME. WHY? AND I SAID, OH, THERE’S LIKE, OTHER FLAVORS. AND SO THEN HE WAS LIKE, YOU’RE TURNING RED. I KNOW BY DAY HE WORKS AT WENDY’S RESTAURANT IN HUDSON, BUT MOONLIGHTS AS A SELF-PROCLAIMED SPAM AMBASSADOR. ORIGINALLY FROM HAWAII, JOEL WAS RAISED ON THIS STUFF AND NOW HE’S TRYING TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO LOVE HIS NATIVE FAVORITE. ARE YOU GETTING PAID TO SAY THIS BECAUSE YOU ALREADY SOUND LIKE I CAN SAY IS, I SHOULD BE GETTING PAID FOR SPAM. UNBOXING THE COMPANY. ALSO ENJOYING THE SPOTLIGHT, SENDING HIM GIFT BOXES AND SWAG, WHICH HE’S POSTING ONLINE. I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH SPAM AND BE A SPAM INFLUENCER. A SPAM BASSADOR. WELL, HE’S DOES NOT HAVE IT ON THE MENU YET, BUT THEY’RE ALREADY WORKING TO COLLABORATE AND CAPITALIZE ON HIS NEWFOUND SPAM FAME. THIS IS THE JOEL’S ALOHA BURGER. WELL, HE’S NOW PLANNING TO FEATURE THIS SPAM SPECIAL THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JULY. HERE’S CHEERS
Man’s airport Spam incident with TSA goes viral
Updated: 8:41 PM CDT Jun 12, 2024
A Massachusetts man has become an unexpected social media star after his carry-on bag, packed with cans of Spam, caught the attention of TSA agents and millions of online viewers.”It’s all a case of Spam that I’m taking,” Joel Libed told TSA agents at the airport in Minnesota. “I’m so embarrassed.”His video has since been viewed over 5 million times. Libed had just visited the Spam museum in Minnesota, where he was gifted his favorite canned meat. On his way back home to Boston, TSA agents stopped him.”I got the Hawaii special edition in there. I got a Teriyaki,” Libed said.The TSA agents were unsure what to make of the salty-jelled meats in his luggage. “So there’s an entire pack of Spam in my carry on and his look was like ‘Really? Why?’ I said there’s like other flavors,” Libed told them.By day, Libed works at Welly’s Restaurant in Hudson, Massachusetts, which is around 40 miles outside of Boston. He said he also considers himself a self-proclaimed Spam ambassador. Originally from Hawaii, Libed was raised on Spam and is now trying to get more people to love his native favorite.”Are you getting paid to say these things,” reporter Shaun Chaiyabhat asked Libed.”All I can say is I should be getting paid,” Libed said.The Spam company is also enjoying the spotlight. They have been sending Libed gift boxes and swag, which he’s been posting online. “I would love to work with Spam and be a Spam influencer, Spam-bassador,” Libed said.Welly’s Restaurant, where Libed works, is capitalizing on his newfound fame. Although Spam is not currently on the menu, they’re planning to feature a Spam special, nicknamed the Joel’s Aloha Burger.They’re planning to feature the Spam special for the entire month of July.
WORCESTER, Mass. —
A Massachusetts man has become an unexpected social media star after his carry-on bag, packed with cans of Spam, caught the attention of TSA agents and millions of online viewers.
“It’s all a case of Spam that I’m taking,” Joel Libed told TSA agents at the airport in Minnesota. “I’m so embarrassed.”
His video has since been viewed over 5 million times.
Libed had just visited the Spam museum in Minnesota, where he was gifted his favorite canned meat.
On his way back home to Boston, TSA agents stopped him.
“I got the Hawaii special edition in there. I got a Teriyaki,” Libed said.
The TSA agents were unsure what to make of the salty-jelled meats in his luggage.
“So there’s an entire pack of Spam in my carry on and his look was like ‘Really? Why?’ I said there’s like other flavors,” Libed told them.
By day, Libed works at Welly’s Restaurant in Hudson, Massachusetts, which is around 40 miles outside of Boston. He said he also considers himself a self-proclaimed Spam ambassador.
Originally from Hawaii, Libed was raised on Spam and is now trying to get more people to love his native favorite.
“Are you getting paid to say these things,” reporter Shaun Chaiyabhat asked Libed.
“All I can say is I should be getting paid,” Libed said.
The Spam company is also enjoying the spotlight. They have been sending Libed gift boxes and swag, which he’s been posting online.
“I would love to work with Spam and be a Spam influencer, Spam-bassador,” Libed said.
Welly’s Restaurant, where Libed works, is capitalizing on his newfound fame. Although Spam is not currently on the menu, they’re planning to feature a Spam special, nicknamed the Joel’s Aloha Burger.
They’re planning to feature the Spam special for the entire month of July.
