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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Yoni on December 24, 2003, 06:47 PM

Title: Why is unsolicited E-mail called "spam"?
Post by: Yoni on December 24, 2003, 06:47 PM
I just found out about this today.

http://www.spam.com/ci/ci_in.htm

QuoteUse of the term "spam" was adopted as a result of the Monty Python skit in which our SPAM meat product was featured. In this skit, a group of Vikings sang a chorus of "spam, spam, spam . . . " in an increasing crescendo, drowning out other conversation. Hence, the analogy applied because UCE was drowning out normal discourse on the Internet.

I have, of course, seen this sketch, but didn't know the Internet slang term emerged from it. Amazing. :)
Title: Re:Why is unsolicited E-mail called "spam"?
Post by: MrRaza on December 24, 2003, 08:01 PM
You have no life.
Title: Re:Why is unsolicited E-mail called "spam"?
Post by: iago on December 24, 2003, 11:08 PM
I noticed on cans of SPAM it says, "produced only in United States"
Title: Re:Why is unsolicited E-mail called "spam"?
Post by: MrRaza on December 25, 2003, 09:24 AM
It's a good thing I'm from Canada
Title: Re:Why is unsolicited E-mail called "spam"?
Post by: Newby on December 25, 2003, 09:35 AM
Quote from: iago on December 24, 2003, 11:08 PM
I noticed on cans of SPAM it says, "produced only in United States"

But on cans of CRAP it says "produced massively in canada only"

SPAM > CRAP ;D
Title: Re:Why is unsolicited E-mail called "spam"?
Post by: Banana fanna fo fanna on December 26, 2003, 02:39 PM
Canada sux :P
Title: Re:Why is unsolicited E-mail called "spam"?
Post by: UserLoser. on December 26, 2003, 05:28 PM
Quote from: St0rm.iD on December 26, 2003, 02:39 PM
Canada sux :P

Canada does suck
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