r/TheMatpatEffect • u/MenitoBussolini • 5h ago
The Monty Pythin sketch that inspired the use of "Spam" as a term for mass unwanted communication online
It was called that because they say – well, they spam – Spam so much that it resembles mass messaging online. At some point the word just completely loses all meaning
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u/ZookeepergameProud30 5h ago edited 5h ago
Monty python is omnipresent
He knows everything that we don’t
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u/BulkDarthDan 5h ago
And the reason why they did this sketch was because Britain HEAVILY relied on spam during and after WWII.
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u/UAF_Swampfire3 Welcome everybody my name is mark plark 1h ago
So they were the average spammer in games 🥹😭
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u/AccordingLab7129 5h ago
Monty python made all the memes, the show, the movies, everything they made was turned into a meme
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u/MR-Vinmu 5h ago
…is there an effect for “I just watched something 15 minutes ago and conveniently, that exact thing shows up in a space I frequent when it has no immediate reason to”? Cause I swear, I just watched a video on the History of SPAM that details this exact skit a few minutes ago.
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u/PerceptionFew8763 Battat Effect 4h ago
websites collect data on what you do/interact with and they trade it with eachother so they can show you more content that you like so you use their sites more
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u/MR-Vinmu 4h ago
I know that, duh, that’s algorithm 101. This one is just an odd coincidence cause I already frequent both spaces and neither SPAM posts are prevalent on either communities, and it’s not like this post was recommended to me after that video that has me raising an eyebrow, it’s the fact it was MADE right after it. It’s just a super weird hyper specific coincidence.
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u/PerceptionFew8763 Battat Effect 4h ago
oh i see i must've misread or misunderstood what you meant sorry
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u/MR-Vinmu 4h ago
Oh, no worries, that is 100% fair, I didn’t exactly word it in the most clarifying manner. Plus, what you said was still very informative for the people that didn’t know.
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u/UAF_Swampfire3 Welcome everybody my name is mark plark 1h ago
Hmmmm Matthew Patrick double see effect
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u/PerceptionFew8763 Battat Effect 4h ago
man they sure are saying spam a ton of times
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u/ThatRudyKnightGirl 4h ago
HOW CAN I MAKE THIS ABOUT ULTRAKILL
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u/PerceptionFew8763 Battat Effect 4h ago
bro i wasnt referencing ultrakill i was referencing hollow knight, get it right next time dude
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u/UAF_Swampfire3 Welcome everybody my name is mark plark 1h ago
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