One of my pet peeves is the increase in unnecessary abbreviations, an epidemic only made worse by Netspeak (LOL, ROTFL, BRB, THX). The latest concession I've heard to today's depleted attention span is a radio commercial for "Double QPC."
In case you don't know, that stands for the "Double Quarter-Pounder with Cheese" from McDonald's (also called "Mickey D's".)
CPK, KFC, IHOP...I don't know about you, but I like to take my time with food, even if it is fast food. I'll say "International House of Pancakes" or "Kentucky Fried Chicken" because I relish going there.
The next time you order, try referring to a Quarter-Pounder as a QPC. Let me know how that works for you.
"Would you like FF and a D with your QPC? How about an AP?"
Vincent: And you know what they call a... a... a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?
Jules: They don't call it a Quarter Pounder with cheese?
Vincent: No man, they got the metric system. They wouldn't know what the fuck a Quarter Pounder is.
Jules: Then what do they call it?
Vincent: They call it a "Royale" with cheese.
Jules: A "Royale" with cheese. What do they call a Big Mac?
Vincent: Well, a Big Mac's a Big Mac, but they call it "le Big-Mac".
Jules: "Le Big-Mac". Ha ha ha ha. What do they call a Whopper?
Vincent: I dunno, I didn't go into Burger King.
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