Spam and, well, Spam

If I’m not mistaken, it’s Hormel that introduced the world to Spam. I checked under http://www.spam.com and http://www.hormel.com , and both links yield no response.

My question is this. Does anyone know of any reaction from the folks at Hormel to the proliferation of the term “spam” being associated with junk email? I wonder if they figure that name recognition is a good thing, and they don’t mind it? Or perhaps they dislike the negativity that has become associated with the word?

Anyone know?

Hmm, I found this:

Spam and the Internet

this is beginning to feel like grounghog day. The same threads repeated over and over.

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CurtC, thanks. I honestly did try http://www.spam.com before I posted the question, and their server ws not responding.

And sailor, thanks a million for the smug attitude and those two threads that don’t answer my question at all. :rolleyes:

Sorry, sailor–my bust. I did a search , and found the “What is the best thing to do with spam?” thread, read the first few replies, and it seemed like it was heading in a technical direction. There is a link in that thread that answers my question. Although the second link you posted does not answer the question.

Well, MB, I don’t have any particular “in” with Hormel, but my guess would be that they’re probably delighted at the proliferation of the word. Like they say in Hollywood, “the only bad publicity is no publicity”. If I were CEO of Hormel, I’d be ecstatic at a social trend that kept my product’s name in the public eye practically 24/7, not to mention dispersing knowledge of my product world-wide via the Internet.

From the first thread sailor has listed:

Nurlman

(bold mine)

from the second thread

** dtilque:**

Finally, if the words of other Teeming Millions are not enough, master Cecil himself has posted, in a column located at:

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_229.html

Either you haven’t searched hard enough, or you refuse to accept all the evidence. Either way, the OP has been more than adequately answered, especially since the OP has violated the Prime Directive: Asking a GQ where Cecil himself has already answered.

This thread has made me hungry. I’ll have the Spam, Spam, eggs, and Spam, please.

jayron,

Please re-read my question. I’m not asking where the term originated, or how it came to have it’s current meaning.

I am asking how the folks who make SPAM react to the use of term spam.

The only part of your post that answers my question is the link in Nurlman’s post. And I already apologized for overlooking it.
Jesus.