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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread spam uncanned #97626 03/04/2003 5:54 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Well, according to Yahoo!'s research folks, here is the origin of the term 'spam' for junk E-mail: http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20030228.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: spam uncanned #97627 03/04/2003 6:14 PM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 maahey addict maahey addict Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 NODE agrees with the Yahoo story AnnaS, albeit with a small alteration in the detail. ORIGIN 1930s: apparently from sp(iced h)am. The Internet sense apparently derives from a sketch by the British ‘Monty Python’ comedy group, set in a café in which every item on the menu includes spam Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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