Legend of Spud Murphy Legend of Spud Murphy The Legend of Spud Murphy is part of a series called "Eoin Colfer's legend of ...", written by the Irish author Eoin Colfer, author of the best-selling series "Artemis Fowl". The book was illustrated by Glenn McCoy. The series talks about two brothers: Will, who is nine years old and loves action man and Marty who is 10 years old. There are three books in the series so far: "Suddenly, a shadow fell across my brother. . . It was Spud. She had appeared without a sound, like a ninja librarian." Will and Marty live in
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