By the way, has anyone ever figured out why they call it "HAM"? Is it
because the old tube radios were hot enough to cook a ham on top of them?

That's as good a reason as I've heard.
Better than most. I say we take it up as "official history."....

IMHO, "HAM" stands for "Hardly Any Money"!

--Myron.
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