Valhalla Legends Forums Archive | General Discussion | Why is unsolicited E-mail called "spam"?

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Yoni
I just found out about this today.

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

[quote]Use 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. [/quote]

I have, of course, seen this sketch, but didn't know the Internet slang term emerged from it. Amazing. :)
December 25, 2003, 12:47 AM
MrRaza
You have no life.
December 25, 2003, 2:01 AM
iago
I noticed on cans of SPAM it says, "produced only in United States"
December 25, 2003, 5:08 AM
MrRaza
It's a good thing I'm from Canada
December 25, 2003, 3:24 PM
Newby
[quote author=iago link=board=2;threadid=4435;start=0#msg37051 date=1072328880]
I noticed on cans of SPAM it says, "produced only in United States"
[/quote]

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

SPAM > CRAP ;D
December 25, 2003, 3:35 PM
St0rm.iD
Canada sux :P
December 26, 2003, 8:39 PM
UserLoser.
[quote author=St0rm.iD link=board=2;threadid=4435;start=0#msg37188 date=1072471149]
Canada sux :P
[/quote]

Canada does suck
December 26, 2003, 11:28 PM

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