Do you know who Quaid is?
I don’t mean Dennis Quaid, but Quaid from Total Recall. Anyway, I am pleased to announce that with help from several close friends, Quaid has officially become a generic term.
It has several uses. Example1: PersonA to PersonB (about a third person who is behaving irrationally) “That guy is a total Quaid.” Example2: PersonC to his computer (which keeps crashing) “OH QUAID!”. Example3: PersonA to work colleague in the morning after a heavy night out “I feel absolutely Quaided.”
I’d be glad to hear from anyone that may have a more creative use of the word Quaid…
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Quaid off!
a) Quaid can appropriately be used to refer to Peter McClory when he discusses the uses of the term “Quaid” in a blog.
b) “I keep Being a Quaid” – can be used to refer to oneself in a non-offensive but suitably descriptive fashion – e.g. “I keep losing my keys or I’ve broken 3 items whilst washing up and am likely to break another.”
c) “Quaid” when shouted loudly in the voice of Arnold Scwarzenegger to someone who has never heard of Total Recall and does not, anyway, have a “wacky” sense of humour can be used to make people think you’re “wacky” but may just alienate the person further – to be used with caution.
d) Humorous usage of Quaid was Originally invented by Dave and Guy after an evening of heavy drinking and having tired of doing impressions of Harisson Ford, had moved on to impersonating Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall. Although the word admittedly has become conventional, recently adopted by Lisa Arkwright, Richard Holleworth, Anton and Andy to name a few, nobody however has really thanked us for what we’ve given – and the reason, ironically, helps us to understand what a Quaid is. The aforementioned people have adopted the phrase BECAUSE THEY ARE COMPLETE EFFING QUAIDS!
e) Secondary Latin meaning “Quaid” = “A bummer (as in “oh no” or “a gay bumming”).
f) Quaider (variation)
I wish you could leave a quaiding picture – I have a good picture of a Quaid in action.
You think this is the real Quaid?
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It is!
Another important variation I neglected in the last post – “Quid” (sub-quaid) or “Quidditch” – not the Harry Potter game, just another insult or word for something wierd. And really you can put “Qu” on the front of most things – thus the name “Quentin” is also occasionally used in a similar fashion but usually implies some kind of gayness or uselessness (Not that gays are useless – but … oh ITS PC GONE MAD)…
dont bum anyone especially tom
Err…. is Peter Excell lurking around here somewhere?
which leaves one quaidstion unanswered. What is a Quaiding Crew?
Quaidingcrew