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*A character from the Tolkien parody ''[[Bored of the Rings]]''. |
*A character from the Tolkien parody ''[[Bored of the Rings]]''. |
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*Any of a number of [[fanzine]]s and [[magazine]]s of the same name such as [[Spam magazine]], published in the mid-[[1990s]] in [[Houghton, Michigan]]. |
*Any of a number of [[fanzine]]s and [[magazine]]s of the same name such as [[Spam magazine]], published in the mid-[[1990s]] in [[Houghton, Michigan]]. |
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*Grenade Spam: [[Spam_(Team_Fortress)]] |
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This word has been voted by a [[Britain|British]] translation company in June [[2004]] as one of the ten English words that are [[words hardest to translate|hardest to translate]]. |
This word has been voted by a [[Britain|British]] translation company in June [[2004]] as one of the ten English words that are [[words hardest to translate|hardest to translate]]. |
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Revision as of 00:10, 7 May 2005
Spam typically refers to any of the following:
- SPAM - a brand of canned meat sold by Hormel
- Spam (Monty Python), a comedy sketch involving this meat, which in turn gave rise to the phrase:
- Spam (electronic) - unsolicited bulk electronic messages, such as e-mail spam.
- Pointless, subjectless posting on a bulletin board forum.
- SPAM is an abbreviation of the words: Stupid Pointless Annoying Messages.
Other uses of the term include:
- A character from the Tolkien parody Bored of the Rings.
- Any of a number of fanzines and magazines of the same name such as Spam magazine, published in the mid-1990s in Houghton, Michigan.
- Grenade Spam: Spam_(Team_Fortress)
This word has been voted by a British translation company in June 2004 as one of the ten English words that are hardest to translate.
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