Origins of SPAM

From the SPAM corporate website:

Use of the term "spam" was adopted as a result of the Monty Python skit in which our SPAM meat product was featured. In this skit, a group of Vikings sang a chorus of "spam, spam, spam . . . " in an increasing crescendo, drowning out other conversation. Hence, the analogy applied because UCE was drowning out normal discourse on the Internet.

No wonder their show is called SPAMalot! Ben and I are going to see it on Sunday. I've heard it's great; I can't wait to go!