Spud (novel) August 2012, under the title ""Spud -Exit, Pursued by a Bear."" After commercial success in South Africa (it won the 2006 Booksellers award), the United States saw a release of this book 2007. It is now available in North America. Crazy Eight The Crazy Eight consists of the eight boys in Spud's year and house at school. Girls Other Students Teachers Family A film adaptation, directed by Donovan Marsh, was released in South Africa on 3 December 2010. The film stars South African-born Australian actor Troye Sivan as Spud and with John Cleese as The Guv. The film was a
Military slang bevy of other terms to cynical GIs ridiculing the United States Army's penchant for acronyms. Military slang Military slang is an array of colloquial terminology used commonly by military personnel, including slang which is unique to or originates with the armed forces. In English-speaking countries, it often takes the form of abbreviations/acronyms or derivations of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, or otherwise incorporates aspects of formal military terms and concepts. Military slang is often used to reinforce or reflect (usually friendly and humorous) interservice rivalries. A number of military slang terms are acronyms. Rick Atkinson ascribes the origin of SNAFU (Situation