jducoeur

Yep, that seems to be the difference. I largely came to terms with my own carnivorous nature years ago, and while there are still things that cross the line for me, shellfish generally doesn't do it. So long as it doesn't have eyes, I'm usually not too perturbed by it. But I find processed meat a bit -- I don't know, unfortunate -- even in cases I do eat (hot dogs, hamburgers, canned tuna), and there are points at which it just gets a little too weird for me. I think my reaction to Spam is not too unlike yours to soft shell crab: I find the idea a little nasty...