Talk:Spud (potato)

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.

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. &#1383;&#295;&#314;&#328;&#312; &#948;&#360;&#357;&#353;&#304;&#273;&#280; &#354;&#293;&#279; 8&#333;x 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.
 * Well yes, the word for digging and drilling probably came from the same place as they are similar. Your term is listed on the Spud (disambiguation) page. Think outside the box 12:06, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Do all these personal examples really belong here? the stories about the boy in pennysylvania and his chick, etc. Is it showing its use as a nickname, or just useless?Shimmshaw 19:31, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

I have seen some barges advertised as "spud barges" and as having a certain number of spuds. I'm trying to figure out what exactly a spud is in that context. Timothy A. Logsdon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.177.83.123 (talk) 12:14, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, better to keep them separate due to the multiple definitions and disparate origins of "spud" vs. "potato". A couple of oddities: Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 12:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Mr. Potato Head has issued a line of "Sports Spuds", with the potato guy attired as your favorite team. I got the Cubs one, which is ironic since the Cubs were once known unofficially as "Murphy's Spuds" or just "The Spuds".
 * I entered "potatoe" in the search instead of "potato" and it redirected to Dan Quayle. Go figure.

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The term "spud" was also a nickname for a heavy, cast-iron, post-hole digging tool during the 1950s and 1960s in north-central West Virginia. This particular post-hole digging tool had a round, flat head on one end (for tamping soil) and a wedge-shaped blade on the other end (for cracking through rock or hard clay). I was taught to use a "spud" with a two-blade post-hole digger. The blade end of the spud loosened the soil at the bottom of the post hole, and then the two-blade (scissored) post-hole digger lifted out the loose soil. After the correct depth was reached, the post (typically locust) would be inserted, and the soil would be replaced around the post. The round, flat head would then be used to firmly tamp the soil around the post. My father and our neighbors referred to this tool as a "spud," and my father also referred to potatoes as "spuds." I do not remember the term ever being used as a verb. Spud-user-still (talk) 00:23, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

used in alcohol
Isnt it used in vodka? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.32.31.254 (talk) 04:38, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes. It's mentioned briefly in the main article on potatoes. This article is only really about the nickname "spud". AlmostReadytoFly (talk) 08:45, 13 July 2009 (UTC)