Talk:Spud

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The term "spud" is derived from the spade like implement that was used toharvest potatoes in Ireland. The Irish pronunciation was "spud" = spade.

Maybe this needs a disambiguation page? The developer of dadaIMC is called Spud.

[edit] Spud - merge with potato?

  • na, i dont think so myself. its different from the potato because it is dirvied from the irish word for spade or digger. It has a different meaning from potato, even so far as some people call childeren spuds, sometimes anyway. So no, dont merge it with potato, but it needs loads of improvement. i've done a bit but it needs more. you should have seen the state of the article a week ago. anyways, dont merge it. էħĺňĸ δŨťšİđĘ Ţĥė 8ōx 16:00, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

The word spud is also a technical term in the petroleum industry. It means to begin drilling -- as in, "They spudded the well." That's the meaning I was looking for when I got to this page.

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