By the early 1970s the name "Spam" became agenericized trademark, used to describe any canned meat product containing pork, such as porkluncheon meat. With expansion incommunications technology, it became the subject of urban legends aboutmystery meatand other appearances in pop culture.Most notable wasa Monty Python sketchwhich led to its name being borrowed forunsolicited electronic messages, especiallyspam email.
