QFT.

My friend recently posted a witty note on my facebook wall the other day, to which a mutual friend commented 'QFT'. Now, if I were one of those gamers who sat at the laptop all the day killing warlords, levelling up, and pwning noobs, or perhaps, if I were just a generation younger, then maybe I would have understood what 'QFT' means.

To note of course, I understand this friend's use of an acronym. Why byte off more than you need to chew? Hence, like every conscientious web-user, I googled 'internet acronyms' and found my little three-lettered friend amongst many other equally perplexing terms.

Now, some terms were easy, like LOL, GTG and BTW. Even my favourite sandwich, the BLT, had made it to the list. Others though, seemed much more extensive and elaborate. Depending on your preferred bodily functions for example, you could upgrade your simple ROFL to Rolling On The Floor Laughing and Barfing All Over the Place (ROFLABAOTP), or to Rolling On the Floor Laughing Blowing Snot All Over The Place (ROFLBSAOTP).

Some were very vulgar, but the use of an acronym could let you express your anger, without necessarily letting on to the recipient that you were angry. For example, if particularly annoyed at a dense fellow web member, you could say 'RTFM', which could mean either Read The Fine Manual, or Read The Fucking Manual.

Never figured out what to say to a grieving friend? Why not try to express your deep lack of social graces with MHBFY (My Heart Bleeds For You)? Also, guys, watch out if your girlfriend describes you on her private blog - which you hacked into of course - as a S2BX (Soon To Be Ex). Before long, she'll be instant messaging you with just a word - SLATFATF (So Long And Thanks For All The Fish).

Anyway, I was trying to learn all the acronyms I could so that I could maybe reach WWW enlightenment and be reincarnated as a silicon chip, but try as I might, the throbbing pain in my temples removed all hope of being part of a Intel wafer. So I guess I'll just stick to real words for now until the Oxford and Webster decide that MLAs (Multiple Letter Acronyms) are to be part of my basic vocab.

QFT, y'all.