A few days ago
Anonymous

Why is junk mail or advertisements called “spam”?

Why is junk mail or advertisements called “spam”?

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A few days ago
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It’s from a Monty Python skit. They were a British skit group who also made such famous movies as Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Anyway, the Spam skit involved people trying to order in a restaurant, but every dish contained Spam. Eventually, the patrons and the waiter were drowned out by a group of Vikings singing “Spam spam spam wonderful spam” and so on. So spam drowns out the real emails you get.
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A few days ago
catfish
“Spam” is an amorphous meat product made up of spiced ham and pork (hence the name) and heaven only knows what other rubbish and byproducts.

Spam received on your computer is pretty much the same type of rubbish. Hence the name.

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A few days ago
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In my opinion, it’s because spam is a fake and junky kind of “meat.” By-products at best.

It’s still being sold..try it sometime, see what you think. (Gee, I hope the spam CEO isn’t here and going to sue or something!) joke

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A few days ago
FRANKFUSS
It’s from Monty Python

“I don’t like SPAM”

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A few days ago
tracymoo
Cuz it’s stuff you’d usually throw away (like “meat byproducts”) that is instead “formed,” packaged and presented in ways that make it almost palatable — but no less unavoidable!
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