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Calling someone “quirky” isn’t always a compliment. If someone were
to say, for example, that a 
woman you liked had quirky talents as a
lover, you’d think twice about jumping into the sack with her. Not that
you wouldn’t, ultimately, but you’d likely hesitate. Putting it
in baseball terms, if as a manager someone recommended a DH or closer
to you by saying they had a quirky sense of the game, you’d hesitate
before going to them in a clutch situation. There’s just no predicting
the results of quirk, except that they’re likely to be interesting. When
it comes to filmmaking, quirky isn’t always a negative. Sometimes, in
fact, it’s a strength, which is especially true when the filmmaker in
question is Wes Anderson. In
trying to describe the work of Anderson, which ranges from “Rushmore”
to “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “Bottle Rocket” to “The Life Acquatic with
Steve Zissou,” the word quirky seems to fit just fine. And that’s exactly the word I would use to describe “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” Anderson’s latest, a charming little animated adaptation of the Roald Dahl children’s book/Dan Webster, Movies & More. More here
Question: When did you last use the word ‘quirky’ to describe someone or something?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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Escapee on November 28 at 7:08 p.m.
I think Sarah Palin is VERY quirky.
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