Combination of the names Quint and Nola
article of clothing often worn around Quint's neck. Came to symbolize his reserve. Removing it was as if "unleashing the beast"
Rare scenes of Quint without his ascot usually indicating "one thing".
The catfight
Nola and Vanessa's knock-down hair-pulling catfight at Nola and Quint's engagement party after both Nola and Vanessa wore the same Scarlett O'Hara dress.
"Chinchilla Coat"
The fur that Quint gave to Nola in Winter 82. She found the monogram "HM" in the coat and at the first thought it stood Henrietta Morrison, but later found out it stood for Helena Manzini. Nola loved this fur so much that she almost slept in it.
"cognac":
their romantic drink of choice. Take one sip of cognac and then make out and then get interrupted.
"Fun on the Living Room Floor"
Fall 1984; did not fit within time frame of official "Retro Quola", but was Retro Quola nonetheless. Henry takes A.J., Stacey and Jonathan to the zoo and Quola catches up on much deserved (for them and viewers) "goodies" on the living room floor. They reminisce about high points of their romance. Henry returns with the kids and they must scramble to get dressed.
Not simply a wooden outdoor garden structure. This was the place where Quola met in October 81 when Nola came to see Mr. McCord about the household supervisor position. The gazebo became very significant to them. When Quint and Nola moved from Thornway Road to Henry's, Quint surprised Nola and had the gazebo moved with them. A few months later in the gazebo, Nola told Quint she was pregnant with A.J.
"Go to the Corner":
A Quola chat room scolding. One will be "sent to the corner" of a chat room for not using the code of a "no no word" or for not having or losing faith in the "Quolaholic Mantra" or for mentioning a scene or situation that is classified as "ugly" and which the group has deemed inappropriate to ever mention again.
payback love scenes that fans were cheated out of in the 80's. Bare shoulders peeking out of sheets does NOT cut it. Thirteen years later we still await "goodies".
Significant flora that Quint gave to Nola on several occasions during their courtship. Became significant because of Nola's fascination with "Wuthering Heights".
Quinton brought Heather to Nola in the hospital after she had Anastasia, as well as when she was recovering from the kidnapping.
On their honeymoon in Ireland, Nola and Quint awoke to find a bouquet of heather on their bed.
Rated as Quola's steamiest scene. There would have been no "NSBR" had Rebecca's untimely call not interrupted them.
Ireland:
Nola and Quint honeymooned in the country of their ancestors.
The Quolaholic mantra. This covers all Quola story from August 95 through September 96. All "no no words" are covered under mantra. This became the mantra as the story viciously spat out by ex-head hack writer Megan McTavish was so beyond incomprehensible to anyone that remembered Quola that it was best to just not accept it at all. Basically five or six scenes written by a mental midget does not change almost five years of beautifully detailed and romantic sacred story. Thus . . . "It Never Happened"."IvaNola":
Very scary idea. We know it's Nola (we think), but sad pathetic words are coming out of her mouth thus bumming us out. A creation of M. McTavish.
"Kiss, the"
Quint and Nola's first kiss on the beach in St. Croix. It was done a la the kiss scene in "From Here to Eternity"
"L Word":
Love. When did Quint first say it to Nola, but more mysteriously when did Nola first say it to Quint?
Lavender
The smell that came from the third floor room where Quinton was concealing Rebecca while she recovered.
"Look, the"
The adoring way Quint would look at Nola as if she were the most amazing and beautiful creature gracing the earth. In "Ascot Free" scenes "the look" would have the above qualities, but be supplemented with the "I want to ravage you" gaze. This "look" was especially prevalent in the "Hollywood Scene" and the "Fun on the Living Room Floor" opening. If you loved "the look" of Retro Quint then you will absolutely pass out by the new, improved, sexy "refined look". This updated "look" was first demonstrated on the September 26, 1996 episode when Quint nuzzled Nola at the dig site.
"Muffin Scene":
Thanksgiving 1983. Classic post-marriage Quola scene. A pregnant Nola overreacts when she hears about Quint's arrangement with Vanessa for Vanessa to be nice to Nola. Nola threatens not to spend Thanksgiving with Quint, but with her family on Seventh Street "where she belongs". Quint follows Nola to Ed and Maureen's house where the Reardons are celebrating turkey day. Quint comes to bring his wife home, but not before they argue; she throws muffins at him and he grabs her and calms her with a passionate "I Love You" followed by an equally passionate kiss. Nola's resistance melts away.
"Nolaesque":
Being true to Nola. Weird clothes and poisoning wedding guests is not in and of itself Nolaesque.
"Nolaism" (n) :
A quirk or trait of Nola. For example the Nola stammer is a Nolaism. Examples from Virtual Quola are as follows: "I'll be . . . outside . . . when you get dressed . . . I'll just . . . wait out there . . . outside" (Tent series) or "Well maybe I'll just wait for a little while, wait in the tent a little while" (Virtual Virtual Quola)
Variation: Nolaistic (adj)
An example of the "Nola stammer" from Contemporary Quola occured on September 26, 1996 and went as follows "Well I used to have good . . . I don't know if I trust them anymore . . . my instincts."**
An example of the "Nola line fumble" from Retro Quola which occured in October 1982 went as follows "But I want you to believe in me. I want you to trust me. (fumble begins) . . .Because well all I care about is that people don't believe the things that they're saying about you that they're true."**
**Word for Word transcription
No Sex Boat Ride. The romantic week long cruise that Quint and Nola took from Tanquir where they decided to "wait".
Only pseudo Quola scene worthy of this page. Occured September 96 at the dig site. This was the ONLY Pseudo Quola scene that contained not even a bit of "ugliness". This scene involved an unbelievably sexy Quint and a Nola that looked on the edge of giving in. It took several weeks if not months for Quolaholics to recover from this scene.Pachelbel's Canon in D:
The composition used in all romantic Quint and Nola scenes.
First used in St. Croix scenes.
PDOA:
Public Display of Affection. This was quite a rare Retro Quola phenomenon. Prior to their engagement examples of this were few and far between. Often people would interupt intimate moments, but when did Quola willingly engage in a PDOA? PDOA's are especially satisfying if in the "loser face of F man". Rubbing Quola'a relationship in Floyds face became almost a sick pleasure. However the classic PDOA was in the study of Thornway Road in front of Maureen and Bea after Quola returned from the NSBR. In this rare moment, Quola was so wrapped up in each other that they almost forgot others were in the room.
The version of "Quola" in the 90s. It undeservedly had the benefit of the actors' chemistry and subtext. One of the most botched storylines ever, involving beloved, extremely popular characters from the past. A complete debacle. Not acknowledged.
The great "Quint(on) vs. Mr. McCord" debate
When did Nola call him by which name, to whom and when did she first officially call him Quinton to his face? Experts believe the first time was while she was in the hospital after her kidnapping and after he said the "L" word to a "sleeping Nola", but was there a time prior??
"Quintonesque" :
Being true to Quinton. The only thing Quintonesque on Pseudo Quola is Tylo's subtext.
"Quintonism" (n) :
A quirk or trait of Quinton. For example extremely dramatic and romantic delivery of lines. Variation :Quintonistic (adj)
"Quola" :
Combination of the names Quinton and Nola.
"Quolaesque" :
Being true to Quola. For example Virtual Quola is Quolaesque, but Pseudo Quola is NOT Quolaesque.
An individual who if they had their druthers would like five days per week and an hour of day of nothing but Quola.
All Quolaholics adore both Quinton and Nola, but sometimes factions do break out where there is ever so slightly a shade of preference. A Quolaholic can easily vacillate between these two groups depending on the scene.
One of these groups is the "Quint droolers". "Quint droolers" love his blue blue eyes and also would totally lose it when his hair blew in the wind in Retro Quola. His crooked little grin and romantic ways turn a Quint drooler to silly putty. No one wasn't (at least temporarily) a "Quint drooler" after the "nuzzling scene" at the dig site this past September. After that scene there were many defectors and membership in the "Quint droolers" temporarily ballooned.
The other group is the "Nola Biased". These are Quolaholics who are very invested in seeing Nola have fun and be happy although they believe that happiness can only be found with Quinton. It was much more natural to be "Nola Biased" in the 80's. These fans loved her endearing and charming ways and especially her quivering lip and trademark sighs whenever she was in Quinton's presence. They prefer when Nola says Quinton as opposed to Quint. "Nola Biased" viewers are still anxiously and hopefully awaiting the return of the Nola that they loved from the glory days. They are also at the edge of their seat waiting for a heart felt smile to spread across her face and then become a regularly occuring phenomenon.
Quola from October 81 to the arrival of Jonathan in Summer of 84.
RQR:
Retro Quola Reference. This will often be announced in a Quola chat. Generally this is a direct quote from Retro Quola and typically the more obscure the better. Sometimes very obscure references will be noted as an obscure RQR as a way of bragging about ones extreme "Quola prowess". Certain RQR's have become commonplace and almost cliche in Quola circles.One such commonly used RQR is as follows: Nola/April 82 "Other people are forgiven, but not me. If I could find a way, if I could find one stinkin' way for people to believe how sorry I was . . . . " This is generally used when "sent to the corner" of a chat room. Usually the offender has broken the Quola code and used a "no no word" or they have brought up something "ugly" that is covered under the Quolaholic mantra "It Never Happened". Some other RQR's are "thank God for you", "my life is nothing without you", etc.
The first dig Nola and Quint worked on together was off the island of St. Croix.
It was here that they first kissed and Quinton told Nola that he loved her.
The mystical country in Africa where Professor Renfield was killed in an explosion and Quinton was suspected of being responsible.
Quinton returned to Tanquir to uncover the truth, was trapped in a cave and rescued by Nola and Henry.
Quint and Nola (and children) left Springfield to continue Professor Renfield and Quinton's work in Tanquir.
The road that Nola and Quint lived on from October 1981 until Summer of 1983 when they moved in with Henry.
Quola scenes that don't make it to the small screen, but accurately portray Quola and most importantly are entertaining. What a concept!!
"Virtual Writers" :
Unpaid writers who know and understand the true essence of Quola.
"White Silk Pajamas" :
What Quint was wearing during the "Hollywood Scene". This was a rare "Ascot Free" pre-marriage Quola scene. These pajamas were the first proof to Nola and the viewers that Quint actually was flesh and blood.