It seems that there are pieces of spack trivia all over. There is a French punk band called Spack (I need to find the URL again). I've also been collecting pieces of SpackTrivia via email for quite a while.
If you have your own piece of spack history please add it here.
Many years ago I wrote a little C program to scan text for the probabilities of letter patterns, and then to randomly create text with those same probabilities. As input to this program, I used a bunch of my favorite movie titles, which at the time included various Star Wars, Star Trek, Raiders of the Lost Ark, etc., plus The Elephant Man and Killer Klowns from Outer Space. It generated interesting output like "Killephana Jedi" and "Return of the Empire He Lost Ark", but the one I liked best was simply "Spack". This was, to my knowledge at the time, an entirely meaningless non-word, but some friends and I quickly began using it, somewhat randomly. Sometimes as an expletive, sometimes just to mean "stuff", sometimes involving a pun. For example, we decided that the acoustical foam on the walls of a recording studio was called "no-sound-reflect-spack" (because, of course, no sound reflects back from the wall).
Anyhow, that is why spack is my friend.
Harvey Kramer Hawks Seattle WA
There is a Hardcore punk band from Paris called Spack as well. They even have some MP3's. -- AdamShand
In Australia, there is a building product called "Spakfilla". It is a plaster based hole filler. As it says on the pack, it's non shrinking and cellulose reinforced, so you know it's good for filling those emotional holes! -- AranRhee
From http://www.spack.nu/
"What the *&%^$ is a 'spack'?", you ask. Well... 'spack' isn't exactly an easy thing to define. See, 'spack' is an all-purpose word. It can be used for anything. It can be used in place of any part of speech, and can have any meaning the speaker intends. For instance, "Where's my spackin' tool box?" is just as valid as "Spack off!" as is "You're such a spack". Or, for times when no ordinary words will suffice [ie. you're speechless] simply bursting forth with a resounding "SPACK!" is a great substitute and works wonders for keeping the conversation going...[or in some cases bringing it to a screeching halt].
As the owner of www.spack.nu let me just add that I know nothing about New Zealand. I got the word 'spack' from the BBS community I was a part of in West Texas sometime around the early to mid 90's...
From ClubSpack, she has these ...
- "Spacktasy"
- "Spackdaddy"
- "Spackdawg"
In the latest issue of Punisher (#2), published by Marvel, the guy responding to the letters at the end of the book signs off as "Spacker Dave." Also, in a response to a letter he says, "Spackers, man, we are the coolest!" -- Curt.
Spack means Spastic. That is why it is funny. -- jpw
There's a guy who gos by that nick since it's his part of his last name. 4020
Spack is a term we use among my friends as a way of hitting someone. You smack them with an open, semi-cupped hand over their head, if they're acting like a dumbass or they say something really stupid. That's a spack to me. -- jess
I am a Spack, just like Joey Deacon and I don't find your off hand use of the word spack funny. -- Unknown
Who the hell is JoeyDeacon? -- AdamShand
Okay it appears that this is a bit of ignorance on my part. Apparently JoeyDeacon was a grumpy, crazy, unpleasant man on TV in the 80's and a bunch of whaco's in the UK have setup web pages in honor of him or something. Someone fill in the gaps of my knowledge please. -- Adam Joey Deacon was a man who had cerebral palsy. He appeared on a BBC TV show when most current British twentysomethings were just children, and as the highest-profile man with this condition, his name was synonymous with it. British children (and some adults) call each other 'spack' or 'spastic', and sometimes, if you're lucky, do impersonations, to indicate that the other person is inept. That's why spack.org is funny to most British people. You bunch of spakkers!
An entomological note: I remember in the 1960's my very handy dad had boxes of "spackle". Spackle was (is?) white pasty stuff which I suppose is not so attractive (like "Spack"). I have discovered (in MS Bookshelf '95) that spackle is a trade name for stuff used for filling in cracks in plaster prior to painting or covering with wallpaper.
Nowadays we use "drywall" with tape and "mud" before taping (much cheaper than plaster).
I bet "spack" is the nickname for a lot of people with the last name "Spackman". I for one. Cheers! ~ "Spack" Spackman
"Spacken" is a usual term in northern Germany, applied to a special, hard to describe kind of idiots who behave bad, do bad craftmanship or disturb other people. Though the term is not entirely badish, you can even call your friends "Spacken" as they are known to have acceptable times of irregular behaviour. Verbal use: "Herumspacken" (spacking around) behave badly, foolish. Regards - g.org