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| Thread ID: 25050 | 2002-09-24 22:55:00 | stoopid question: SPAM | Baldy (26) | Press F1 |
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| 82803 | 2002-09-24 22:55:00 | Who named Spam, Spam....... and why? Everytime I hear that word, it either reminds me of Monty Python, or makes me hungry for a slice of that delicious meat morsel ! BALDY:-) |
Baldy (26) | ||
| 82804 | 2002-09-24 23:43:00 | "Spam is the same thing many times. It originally appeared as a term to describe EMP (Excessive Multi Posting) and ECP (Excessive Cross Posting) on USENET. It is also used to describe UBE (Unsolicited Bulk E-mail) and UCE (Unsolicited Commercial E-mail). The term spam is said to come from a Monty Python skit from the second series of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. In this skit, Vikings sing a chorus about spam while a woman tries to get something to eat that doesn’t contain spam . Much like our attempts to limit the amount of UBE that comes into our mailboxes, she was unsuccessful in getting a meal that doesn’t contain spam." |
Greg S (201) | ||
| 82805 | 2002-09-25 01:49:00 | is there actually a post here? oh yes, there it is down there \/ I have no idea why it's called Spam, Baldy... although I had heard it had something to do with Monty Python Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 82806 | 2002-09-25 01:50:00 | that's weird - I couldn't see the post, just a page with the header and footer and no middle, until it was replied to... Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 82807 | 2002-09-25 02:07:00 | Here's a couple ogf pointers to possible origins of the word spam in relation to email ... Spam1 (cbbrowne.com) Spam2 (www.techtv.com) I prefer the Mony Python spam relationship... Babe. |
Babe Ruth (416) | ||
| 82808 | 2002-09-25 02:35:00 | TechTarget (searchsystemsmanagement.techtarget.com) tells us that: " A first-hand report indicates that the term is derived from a famous Monty Python sketch ( " Well, we have Spam, tomato & Spam, egg & Spam, Egg, bacon & Spam... " ) that was current when spam first began arriving on the Internet. Spam is a trademarked Hormel meat product that was well-known in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. " |
honeylaser (814) | ||
| 82809 | 2002-09-25 02:43:00 | Spiced Ham makes sense to me ;) :p :D | -=JM=- (16) | ||
| 82810 | 2002-09-25 05:50:00 | Spam. The stuff I remember came in tins. Tinned processed meat. I don't know what was in it but as a kid during WW2 I hated the stuff. Poppa John | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 82811 | 2002-09-25 06:07:00 | I think they sell it now as cat food, don't they ?? ]:) | antmannz (28) | ||
| 82812 | 2002-09-25 06:10:00 | No, I think Spam actually contained cow and/or sheep and/or pig meat, not "parts" of horses. | Graham L (2) | ||
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