Isn't spam a kind of canned ham if so why do people get it in there e-mail these days?

Question

If i got spam in my e-mail i would never go hungry.

Answer 1

haha...It is widely believed the term spam is derived from the Monty Python SPAM sketch, set in a cafe where nearly every item on the menu includes SPAM luncheon meat. As the server recites the SPAM-filled menu, a chorus of Viking patrons drowns out all conversations with a song repeating "SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM... lovely SPAM, wonderful SPAM", hence "SPAMming" the dialogue. The excessive amount of SPAM mentioned in the sketch is a reference to British rationing during World War II. SPAM was one of the few foods that was widely available...
...In the 1980s the term was adopted to describe certain abusive users who frequented BBSs and MUDs, who would repeat "SPAM" a huge number of times to scroll other users' text off the screen. In early Chat rooms services like PeopleLink and the early days of AOL, they actually flooded the screen with quotes from the Monty Python Spam sketch. This was used as a tactic by insiders of a group that wanted to drive newcomers out of the room so the usual conversation could continue. It was also used to prevent members of rival groups from chatting -- for instance, Star Wars fans often invaded Star Trek chat rooms, filling the space with blocks of text until the Star Trek fans left. This act, previously called flooding or trashing, came to be known as spamming. The term was soon applied to a large amount of text broadcasted by many users..,..
kind of a cool history huh?
THIS GETS MY "VOTE" FOR BEST QUESTION ON Y ANSWERS!!!

Answer 2

Spam was the food that all the soldiers were given during WW2. They grew to hate it I would imagine that's why the mail that we hate getting is called Spam.

Answer 3

I am sam
sam i am
would you like a pain in the @ss called spam

Answer 4

this is the first question in a long time that actually made me snicker, kudos to you

Answer 5

Good one!

Seriously, spammers should just die along with trolls and bigots.