(From Amazon.com) Do you know how junk email got the name "spam"? While the name does make reference to it, those bothersome emails are not the namesake of the canned mystery meat. Give up? Right, you probably weren't expecting the "Spanish Inquisition." The term spam most likely stems from a Monty Python sketch in which a waitress rattles off menu items, almost all of which include Spam, to an appalled husband and wife. The other customers (all Vikings) first mumble then sing the praises of Spam, drowning out the disgruntled waitress. And that's it, really. No punch line. Just an improbable situation played with a straight face, hilarious dialogue, and impeccable timing. Such was the signature humor of Monty Python's Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. The ground-breaking show first aired on October 5, 1969. Sadly, it is no more. It has ceased to be. "It's rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible." It is an EX-PROGRAM! Suggested Sites... Monty Python's Personal Best - PBS presents the Python members' personal favorite clips and transcripts. Pythonline - the official presence. Join the Spam Club. Monty Python's Spamalot - can't get enough? Check out the Broadway show. Matt's Monty Python Repository - text from the Flying Circus sketches, plus the Holy Grail script.

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