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It's a reference to a sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus.

The outline of the sketch is that a customer in a cafe asks what is available, and everything on the menu includes spam. The person asks if there's any way to get a meal without spam, because they don't like spam, but the waitress seems unable to understand the idea that someone wouldn't want spam.

The association between the sketch and the Internet blight, is based on the idea of being given something unwanted regardless of personal preference

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The term "spam" originated from a Monty Python sketch where the word was repetitively said, akin to how unsolicited messages flooded early internet platforms. This association led to the use of "spam" to describe unwanted and excessive emails, comments, or messages. Over time, the term evolved to encompass any irrelevant, annoying, or harmful content, thus acquiring its current negative connotation.

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