The origin of the term ‘spamming’

[text] Spam Monty Python sketch From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Spam is a Monty Python sketch first televised in 1970 series 2 episode 12 and written by Terry Jones and Michael Palin. In the sketch two customers are lowered by wires into a greasy spoon caf and try to order a breakfast from a menu that includes Spam in almost every dish much to the consternation of one of the customers. . The use of the term spam for unsolicited electronic communications is derived from this sketch.3