why is spam call spam?

[Ready]

How did such a wonderful tasting processed meat get associated with internet junk mail?

 

[tweekah]

Cause they both do a lot of clogging?

 

[Cooler]

because spam is cheap.

 

[Platypus]

Named after the Monty Python sketch.

 

[mjrand]

http://www.templetons.com/brad/spamterm.html

 

[mzkhadir]

monty phython spam skit:http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5627694446211716271&q=monty

 

[stevent76]

Im not sure why its called Spam but I love it. Fry it up and put it in some Mac and Cheese. Im getting hungry now.