About The Full Quid

What's in a Quid?

Prior to the introduction of decimal currency in Australia in 1966 we used Pounds, Shillings and Pence. The Pound was known in the vernacular as a 'Quid' — and anyone considered unhinged or mentally deficient was commonly referred to as "…Not the Full Quid".

I worked as a mental health professional for 42 years and experienced all the privileges and frustrations of that particular neck of the woods. Yet this Full Quid site isn't about referencing mental illness or wellness — but the pathos of those 'Not the Full Quid' due to their own dogma, ignorance, quirk of behaviour or character.

Yep, that's all of us really — but check out the pack of politicians, fashionistas, moralists and sport administrators at the front of the queue. Pathos and Bathos!

✦ The Artist ✦

A Quid with a Footy Touch

I didn't finish a Fine Arts degree at the National Gallery School of Art in Victoria in the early 70s. But I kept drawing and painting intermittently — and finally did complete a Fine Arts Degree in the '90s at the University of Tasmania Art School.

I've always sketched and doodled, and I'm sure you tend to persist with those things people tell you you're good at when a youngster.

I have some mates and they're all welcome here for a squiz. They'd all probably quickly acknowledge I'm not the full quid.

"A descendent of the court jester and a playful insurgent."

While I'm known for many jests and insurges, I'm nowhere near the league of Leunig, John Spooner, Pat Campbell or Andrew Marlton (First Dog On The Moon). Nevermind the brilliance of past cartoonists like Cecil Hartt, Claude Marquet, J.C. Banks or Emile Mercier.