Spam, wonderful Spam

July 31st, 2008

Question: Spamming means to send the same message to many newsgroups or e-mail addresses. The term derives from:

  • programmers at the Chicago stockyards
  • the fact that spam is 'maps' spelled backwards
  • a Monty Python sketch
  • you just can't get enough "potted meat product"



Answer: a Monty Python sketch

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