TopTable_r1_c1: Building Community Excellence Site Link
General District Information Business Services Human Resources Operations and Maintenance Purchasing Services Foothill-De Anza District Foundation Technology Services Research Services
Foothill De Anza
leftcurve1:
leftcurve2:  
   
Fast Answers  
faqs Finding a job Employee QuickHelp Doing Business Community Interest  
 
 

  Getting Help

"SPAM" FAQ: Where did the name "SPAM" come from?

 

There is some debate about the source of the term, but the generally accepted version is that it comes from the Monty Python song, "Spam spam spam spam, spam spam spam spam, lovely spam, wonderful spam…" Like the song, spam is an endless repetition of worthless text. Another school of thought maintains that it comes from the computer group lab at the University of Southern California who gave it that name because it has many of the same characteristics as the lunch meat, SPAM:

  • Nobody wants it or ever asks for it.
  • No one ever eats it; it is the first item to be pushed to the side when eating the entree.
  • Sometimes it is actually tasty, like 1% of junk mail that is really useful to some people.

 
 

 

Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2003 at 1:30:05 PM
©2008 Foothill-De Anza Community College District

 
Home Foothill De Anza
 About Us Business Human Resources Facilities Purchasing Foundation Technology Research
Home