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Okay, I know spam is annoying ads and pop-ups on the Internet, I also know spam is that processed meat stuff, but why was the Internet stuff named after the processed meat stuff???

coz its delicious mail droolio

There is a meaning, but I can't remember...

Silly
People
And
Marketing

Spanking
Pigs
And
Monkeys

Because the prosessed meat is made from cast offs, or crap.

And the mail is crap.

the food spam is named such as it's a contraction of SPiced hAM

then why dont they jsut call it spiced ham why spam.. oh god some people

Originally posted by Ronny
then why dont they jsut call it spiced ham why spam.. oh god some people
...are lazy. Yeah, I know.

Where did "spam" get it's name?

General consensus is that the term originates from a Monty Python skit.

A couple are attempting to order breakfast at a restaurant where all the menu items feature spam. The woman doesn't like spam, and asks the waitress if they offer any spam free dishes. Alas - there is no escape from spam.

Meanwhile a chorus of vikings at another table express their appreciation for spam by chanting "spam, spam, spam, lovely spam!"

Eventually any hope of meaningful communication is lost in the drone of "spam."

Sound Familiar?

Originally posted by Deano
Where did "spam" get it's name?

General consensus is that the term originates from a Monty Python skit.

A couple are attempting to order breakfast at a restaurant where all the menu items feature spam. The woman doesn't like spam, and asks the waitress if they offer any spam free dishes. Alas - there is no escape from spam.

Meanwhile a chorus of vikings at another table express their appreciation for spam by chanting "spam, spam, spam, lovely spam!"

Eventually any hope of meaningful communication is lost in the drone of "spam."

Sound Familiar?
Lovely explanation Deano.

Right, so it's related to spicy ham