The word "spam" has two meanings, and they are very, very different. How exactly did this word come to refer to both canned ...

In this sketch, set in a café with Vikings, a cross-dressing hostess comically repeats the word "SPAM" (referring to the spiced ham product) as a menu item, overshadowing other items on the menu.

Why is it that we call unwanted email spam? That came out of an old Monty Python’s Flying Circus skit on television. It featured a couple dropping by a restaurant that served spam, the luncheon meat, ...