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Old 07-15-2007, 06:24 PM
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Spam is a popular Monty Python sketch, first broadcast in 1970. In the sketch, two customers are trying to order a breakfast without SPAM from a menu which includes the processed meat product in every entree. The term spam (in electronic communication) is derived from this sketch.


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That is interesting did not know that. Have sometimes wonder how all the new Internet names come about. Most of the are acronyms for something long and technical.
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True, and it makes a change for something to be so simple and amusing!!
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In search engine terms.... Site Positioned Above Mine lol
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LOL

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Sad Person Abusing Membership
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Excellent acronym Midlandi
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I agree, nice one Midlandi

How do you come up with all these acronyms. lol
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WOW...is that a real spam bot? :-)

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