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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Spam #6342 09/12/2000 11:05 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 460 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia paulb addict paulb addict Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 460 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia I'm not a betting person, but I'm certain that today's citation for 'spam' (Monty Python) does not refer to computer-speak but to a ubiquitous staple British foodstuff "Spam" (R): a tinned meat product consisting chiefly of ham, and loosely, any tinned luncheon meat. I'm not sure how widespread it is today -- any British foodlovers care to enlighten us? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Words from hacker jargon Wordsmith 09/11/2000 3:14 AM Re: Spam paulb 09/12/2000 11:05 AM Re: Spam Brandon 09/12/2000 11:20 AM Re: Spam tsuwm 09/12/2000 1:38 PM Re: Words from hacker jargon Brandon 09/14/2000 8:26 PM Re: Words from hacker jargon tsuwm 09/14/2000 8:59 PM Re: Words from hacker jargon Jackie 09/15/2000 12:02 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,268 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 6 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,128 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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