Southeast Missourian

'Spam' evolved from sketch by Monty Python

To the editor: Regarding the etymology of "spam": Anyone who has been in the business for a long time knows that "spam" as applied to unwanted bulk e-mail comes from the Monty Python "Spam" sketch, ...

Asian American Chefs Are Embracing Spam. But How Did the Canned Meat Make Its Way Into Their Cultures?

From a food truck peddling Hawaiian-Korean fusion dishes in Seattle to an underground Japanese speakeasy in D.C. to a Korean barbecue restaurant that focuses on home cooking in New York City, one ...
Newsweek

King Of ‘Spam’ And Proud Of It

IN THE OLD DAYS, READING E-MAIL was fun; in fact, awakening to an empty mailbox was something of a disappointment. Now, when cubicle workers log on in the morning, their mailboxes are likely to be ...
The Journal Times

Glad You Asked: How did junk e-mail come to be known as "spam"?

It is known as spam. It is not known as SPAM. SPAM is the canned meat product beloved by the citizens of Hawaii - they eat more per capita than any other state in the Union. And spam - annoying ...