Spamelicious

[Starkist]

Originally posted by Starkist October 28, 2001:
I joined AGN on January 8, was modded on May 20, but it wasn't until late night on October 28 (Pacific Standard Time) that I posted for the 1000th time. I have seen many a newbie pass ahead of me, but I finally reached the mark. :)

And now, just over one year later, I pass the 3K mark.


So anyway, why did Spam used to be the cheap lunch meat that families in the 1950's could buy if they did not have very much money, but now it is one of the more expensive lunch meats there is? I mean, $2 for one little can is ridiculous.

[Fiyerstorm]

Congrats and I believe this is the first time I've read a post count post that had something to make me think about...

The new Spam commercials freak me out...

[Axel]

got me, I don' eat spam. I'd like to know how it became an internet slang.

[zables]

Originally posted by Axel
got me, I don' eat spam. I'd like to know how it became an internet slang.

i do, cuz they both suck,
SPAM is one of the substances on earth thats scares the living outta me... like i would actually want to find otu what is all in it, but i wont for fear of never being able to look @ the stuff ever again without puking all over the place...

moral of the story: SPAM is bad, you eat it, you should die :)

[Starkist]

I like Spam. It is made from processed ham and processed pork processed together. Rather ironic if you think about it.

I have not seen the new commercials.

[deathbyhokie]

i used to eat spam all the time. but now it's too expensive, especially since i'm a college student

[Ultra22Lemming]

I just got 1.6 posts today. UGLY SILVER!!!!!

[inori]

Originally posted by Axel
I'd like to know how it became an internet slang.

Apparently, it got adopted from a Monty Python sketch. :shrug:

[Zaphod Q. IX]

From Dictionary.com
spam

1. <messaging> (From Hormel's Spiced Ham, via the Monty Python
"Spam" song) To post irrelevant or inappropriate messages to
one or more Usenet newsgroups, mailing lists, or other
messaging system in deliberate or accidental violation of
netiquette.

It is possible to spam a newsgroup with one well- (or ill-)
planned message, e.g. asking "What do you think of abortion?"
on soc.women. This can be done by cross-posting, e.g. any
message which is crossposted to alt.rush-limbaugh and
alt.politics.homosexuality will almost inevitably spam both
groups. (Compare troll and flame bait).

Posting a message to a significant proportion of all
newsgroups is a sure way to spam Usenet and become an object
of almost universal hatred. Canter and Siegel spammed the net
with their Green card post.

If you see an article which you think is a deliberate spam, DO
NOT post a follow-up - doing so will only contribute to the
general annoyance. Send a polite message to the poster by
private e-mail and CC it to "postmaster" at the same address.
Bear in mind that the posting's origin might have been forged
or the apparent sender's account might have been used by
someone else without his permission.

The word was coined as the winning entry in a 1937 competition
to choose a name for Hormel Foods Corporation's "spiced meat"
(now officially known as "SPAM luncheon meat"). Correspondant
Bob White claims the modern use of the term predates Monty
Python by at least ten years. He cites an editor for the
Dallas Times Herald describing Public Relations as "throwing a
can of spam into an electric fan just to see if any of it
would stick to the unwary passersby."

Usenet newsgroup: news:news.admin.net-abuse.

See also netiquette.

2. (A narrowing of sense 1, above) To indiscrimately send
large amounts of unsolicited e-mail meant to promote a
product or service. Spam in this sense is sort of like the
electronic equivalent of junk mail sent to "Occupant".

In the 1990s, with the rise in commercial awareness of the
net, there are actually scumbags who offer spamming as a
"service" to companies wishing to advertise on the net. They
do this by mailing to collections of e-mail addresses,
Usenet news, or mailing lists. Such practises have caused
outrage and aggressive reaction by many net users against the
individuals concerned.

3. (Apparently a generalisation of sense 2, above) To abuse
any network service or tool by for promotional purposes.

"AltaVista is an index, not a promotional tool. Attempts to
fill it with promotional material lower the value of the index
for everyone. [...] We will disallow URL submissions from
those who spam the index. In extreme cases, we will exclude
all their pages from the index." -- Altavista.

And congrats on 3k, Tunaman... :)

[SSJDragon420]

Originally posted by zables


i do, cuz they both suck,
SPAM is one of the substances on earth thats scares the living outta me... like i would actually want to find otu what is all in it, but i wont for fear of never being able to look @ the stuff ever again without puking all over the place...

moral of the story: SPAM is bad, you eat it, you should die :)

http://www.tias.com/stores/css/pictures/6346a.jpg

SPAAAAAAMMMMM!!!!!

[Fatty Lumpkin]

I love spam. I usually eat the reduced fat, reduced salt kind, though. It's still good. Anybody try the barbequed kind, or whatever it is? It tastes like crap.

[obi]

Happy Birthda... err Congrats ont he 3k posts :)

[Starkist]

Within a week I have my two year forum anniversery, my twentieth birthday, and my three thousandth post. Everything is all happening so fast!

[Rafnul]

That picture brings back wretched memories...