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== Annotation, possibly blindingly obvious == | == Annotation, possibly blindingly obvious == | ||
The term probably parodies 'quid', a slang term for British pound. The pound (£AUS) was the unit of currency in Australia until supplanted by the dollar ($AUS) in the 1950's. | |||
But given Terry's fondness for bad jokes, it could be a reference to the old joke about sub-aquean currency, in which a shark repays a cash loan by handing over an unwell ink-squirting cephalopod, saying "here's the sick squid I owe you". | |||
[[Category:Discworld concepts]] | [[Category:Discworld concepts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:11, 23 September 2016
This is the unit of currency in Fourecks.
Annotation, possibly blindingly obvious
The term probably parodies 'quid', a slang term for British pound. The pound (£AUS) was the unit of currency in Australia until supplanted by the dollar ($AUS) in the 1950's.
But given Terry's fondness for bad jokes, it could be a reference to the old joke about sub-aquean currency, in which a shark repays a cash loan by handing over an unwell ink-squirting cephalopod, saying "here's the sick squid I owe you".