What is Spam? Is it a processed meat ?

Answer 1

Use of the term "spam" was adopted as a result of the Monty Python skit in which SPAM meat product was featured. In this skit, a group of Vikings sang a chorus of "spam, spam, spam . . . " in an increasing crescendo, drowning out other conversation. Hence, the analogy applied because UCE ( unsolicited commercial email) was drowning out normal discourse on the Internet.

Answer 2

Well, yes, the origin of the word is from the canned meat product.

Then Monty Python group had a skit with a song that went "Spam, spam, spam, spam. Spam, spam, spam, spam." and on and on (the singers were Vikings, and the skit was in a restaurant where every menu item included spam).

That song and skit are why the word is now applied to unsolicited email -- there's so much of it, like the utterances of 'spam' in the skit.

Answer 3

Spam is processed meat. It's made by the Hormel company out of Austin, MN. Spam stands for SPiced hAM. It's okay stuff although it looks a little odd sliding out of it's can (it's kind of a processed meat gel) Not exactly good for you though but lots of things aren't.

Answer 4

Spam is a word used to describe unwanted Emails. But it's also known as a processed meat.

A family of meat products that are very versatile and tasty, which can be served in a variety of ways, such as sandwich meats, salad ingredients or to make a meaty mac & cheese food dish. With eggs, cheese, or pineapples, sliced, diced, baked or fried, the combinations are endless for adding SPAM® to any meal, breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks.
The story of SPAM® luncheon meat began in 1936. Hormel Foods devised a recipe for a 12-ounce can of spiced ham. Jay C. Hormel was determined to find a brand name with a distinct identity that would set it apart from the competition. The company offered a $100 prize for the best name for the spiced ham product. The winner was Kenneth Daigneau, the actor brother of Hormel Vice President Ralph Daigneau. He created the new word by combining the “sp” from spiced ham with the “am” from ham.

Hormel Foods first produced SPAM® luncheon meat in 1937 in Austin, Minn. One of the first moderately priced, convenient and great-tasting food products on the market, SPAM® became America's favorite luncheon meat almost immediately

Through more than six decades, SPAM® has remained a contemporary product by consistently providing what consumers want - versatility, high quality and good taste. In 1962, the original 12-ounce SPAM® can was joined by a seven-ounce can for the convenience it provided small families and single people. Almost 10 years later, Hormel Foods developed SPAM® Hickory Smoked Flavored to lend a delicious, outdoor flavor to already great-tasting SPAM® Classic. In 1986, SPAM® Less Sodium entered the market for consumers concerned with sodium intake. SPAM® Lite was introduced in 1992, allowing SPAM® devotees to enjoy the great taste of SPAM® with reduced fat and sodium. And in 1999, Hormel Foods introduced SPAM® Oven Roasted Turkey. Featuring 100 percent white, lean turkey, it meets consumers' increased interest in foods that are light, nutritious, low fat and great tasting. Recently, Hormel Foods spiced things up by introducing SPAM® Hot & Spicy featuring Tabasco® brand pepper sauce, to Southern and Southeastern U.S. supermarkets. Most recently, two limited-time-only seasonal flavors were introduced-- SPAM® With Cheese and SPAM® BBQ Flavored

Answer 5

Spam stands for Spiced Ham and was invented for rations for American G.I's during WW2 and became a hit here in Britain when they brought it over. Yes it is a processed meat and usually tinned to preserve it.

Answer 6

SPAM is processed meat and there is a SPAM museum here in MN! It's good!

Answer 7

the edible spam is a processed meat

the computer spam is unsolicited Mail

some people like both but I only like the kind that I can eat.

Answer 8

Spam is Internet Terrorists!

Answer 9

The word "Spam" as applied to Email means Unsolicited Bulk Email ("UBE").

Unsolicited means that the Recipient has not granted verifiable permission for the message to be sent. Bulk means that the message is sent as part of a larger collection of messages, all having substantively identical content.

A message is Spam only if it is both Unsolicited and Bulk.

Answer 10

Yes it is and it's horrible. Spam also refers to all of the unwanted email you receive from those who want to sell you something and that sucks just as bad.