Wow--did you guys know that?
I just read it in Steven Pinker's Stuff of Thought and quickly looked up the details on the web.
The word SPAM is derived from SPiced hAM, a cheap luncheon meat, and the word's popularity got boosted by the following great Monty Python sketch.
Zeros and ones cast in impressions, recommendations and contemplations. Follow-up to many unpublished websites ('Rest in Beats').
Monday, January 28, 2008
SPAM Boosted in the UK
Labels:
comedy,
comedy classic,
consumption,
funky,
internet,
linguistics,
society,
video
Sunday, January 27, 2008
German Coastguard Classic
Just a little thingy to bridge the gap between posts. Most of you probably know it already but I think it's still hilariously funny: The German coastguard's first day.
Monday, January 14, 2008
GP's Worldwide Festival 2008
Yeah!
The year starts off with some good news:
2008's Worldwide Festival in Sète, Southern France, is going to take place from July 3-5.
Even before, there's gonna be the Singapore version on May 16-18.
For details and teasers check http://www.myspace.com/worldwidefestival and http://www.worldwidefestival.com/.
I'll definitely try again to go there.
Worldwide Festival Teaser
The year starts off with some good news:
2008's Worldwide Festival in Sète, Southern France, is going to take place from July 3-5.
Even before, there's gonna be the Singapore version on May 16-18.
For details and teasers check http://www.myspace.com/worldwidefestival and http://www.worldwidefestival.com/.
I'll definitely try again to go there.
Worldwide Festival Teaser
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