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OP These days, SPAM has two meanings - unwanted e-mail and a tinned food that purports to be made of meat.
Any ideas where the title came from as a name for tinned meat?
Any idea why the name was transferred to e-mail nuisances?
On the first, my dear wife has suggested that it is war-time code name for Small Particles of Atrocious Meat, which sounds good - too good to be true, unfortunately.
Also, what about the Cartesian connection embodied in the well know dictum, "I'm pink, therefore I'm Spam."
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted SPAM RhubarbCommando 12/13/00 11:09 AM Re: SPAM Capital Kiwi 12/13/00 05:24 PM Re: SPAM tsuwm 12/13/00 05:35 PM Re: SPAM Bobyoungbalt 12/13/00 08:19 PM Re: SPAM belMarduk 12/13/00 10:24 PM Re: SPAM xara 12/13/00 10:40 PM
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