Idaho Spud Idaho Spud The Idaho Spud is a candy bar made by the Idaho Candy Company. It has been produced since 1918 and is distributed throughout the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The wrapper of the product bears the slogan "The Candy Bar That Makes Idaho Famous." The bar's inventor, Thomas "T.O." Smith founded the Idaho Candy Company in 1901, and went on to create numerous confectionery concoctions such as the Old Faithful Bar (1925) and the Cherry Cocktail Bar (1926). These items are still in production today. The Idaho Spud is in the top 100 best-selling candy bars
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