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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread SPAM #12792 12/13/00 11:09 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando OP Pooh-Bah OP RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 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." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: SPAM #12793 12/13/00 05:24 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Rhub, another thread discussed this less than a month ago. However, it obviously wasn't called "Spam", because I couldn't find it quickly. SPAM was a brand-name. Perhaps tsuwm ... ? The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: SPAM #12794 12/13/00 05:35 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >SPAM was a brand-name. Perhaps tsuwm ... ? loathe as I am to be convicted(!) to post... [hi Jackie!] SPicy hAM *is* produced in Austin, Minnesota (just down the road from me). http://www.spam.com/sp.htm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: SPAM #12795 12/13/00 08:19 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 B Bobyoungbalt veteran Bobyoungbalt veteran B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 Seems to me that Spam was the invention of the Hormel Co. (meatpackers) around/during WWII. We need someone in Hawaii for input -- I understand it's very popular there and the highest per capita consumption state in USA. At the risk of sounding low class, I have to confess a fondness for a fried Spam sandwich (with mustard on ordinary white bread), but never can eat it because it's unbelievably high in sodium, which I'm not allowed. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: SPAM #12796 12/13/00 10:24 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 http://www.wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=wordplay&Number=8358&page=&view=&sb=&vc=1#Post8358 Here is the Spam thread. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: SPAM #12797 12/13/00 10:40 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 197 cary, nc, usa X xara member xara member X Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 197 cary, nc, usa try this one as well, from our very own fearless leader. see september 12 AND sept 15 http://www.wordsmith.org:80/awad/archives/0900 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 View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,364 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 635 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 22 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,558 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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