Spam
Posted by Pierre Igot in: TechnologyJune 3rd, 2003 • 5:23 pm
If you ever wondered where the word spam
used to describe unsolicited bulk e-mail comes from, Tom Zeller tells you the story in a recent New York Times column:
“Spamology ” by Tom Zeller, The New York Times [free registration required]
At a nearby table, a GROUP of Vikings begin singing,
Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, lovely Spam, lovely Spam,drowning out all other conversation.
(Yes, it does appear that Monty Python were involved.)