Many Monty Python fans rank the Spam Skit, where a waitress recites a litany of breakfast options featuring spam, among their favorite sketches from the troupe's 1970s heyday. Somewhere along the way ...

To the editor: Regarding the etymology of "spam": Anyone who has been in the business for a long time knows that "spam" as applied to unwanted bulk e-mail comes from the Monty Python "Spam" sketch, ...

The term "spam" is now commonly used to describe unsolicited messages, especially in the context of email. Its association with repetition and annoyance traces back to the infamous 1970s Monty Python ...