ALT.SF4M

  S.P.A.M.?

   • j********o@***.com
     19/07/1996 00:00:000 UTC

     What is the origin of the term "spam?" I figure that it originated as

     "Send Post to All Members/Memberships/Message Groups," or some such.

     Gorno

       • s******j@**.com
         19/07/1996 00:00:000 UTC

         In article <4snssv$***@n*******.****.***l.com>,

         JohnGorno wrote:

         >What is the origin of the term "spam?" I figure that it originated
         as

         >"Send Post to All Members/Memberships/Message Groups," or some
         such.

         >Gorno

         It comes from the Monty Python skit with the vikings.

         When someone spame usenet, you read the same message over again,

         bringing to mind the Spam song. Spam, spam, spam, spam, SPAM!
         SPAAMMMM!

         Wonderful SPAAAAMMM!

         Alternately, spam messages spread like a hunk of spam thrown at a

         fan.

         --Stefan

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            • a****4@f******.********n.ca
              20/07/1996 00:00:000 UTC

              Stefan E. Jones (s******j@**.com) writes:

              > In article <4snssv$***@n*******.****.***l.com>,

              > JohnGorno wrote:

                >>What is the origin of the term "spam?" I figure that it
              originated as

                >>"Send Post to All Members/Memberships/Message Groups," or
              some such.

                >>

              > It comes from the Monty Python skit with the vikings.

              > When someone spame usenet, you read the same message over
              again,

              > bringing to mind the Spam song. Spam, spam, spam, spam, SPAM!
              SPAAMMMM!

              > Wonderful SPAAAAMMM!

              It is indeed a term spawned from the Monty Python Skit...

              BTW, Monty Python & The HolyGrail is now out on CD-ROM...it's a

              demented game which you have to play to see the film...I
              remember

              something in the review about collecting gold pieces fired by
              "butt

              trumpets"...

              In the same vien....if you have web access, you should check
              out

              the following page...

              http://www.ibm.com/News/ls960524.html

              This is the announcement of the collabouration btween IBM and
              the

              band, Spinal Tap...Yes, I said Spinal Tap...here is the first
              two lines of

              the page...

              "Some things are made to go together: Milk and cooksies, Bert
              and

              Ernie, IBM and Spinal Tap.

              "You heard us. IBM and Spinal Tap"

              It goes downhill (Or uphill, depending on your sense of humour)

              from there. Most memorable words from the site:

              "...not to mention the erupting volcano apparatus."

              You can also get a copy of the entire video, for you very own,
              off

              the web site.

              It might not be science fiction...but this reality is stranger

              than fiction!

              ttyl

              Farrell