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[yendi]

A note to anyone who has too much of a sense of self as a result of having "earned" a PhD:

I'll call you "Dr. Whatever" when you call me "Mr. Lipkin."

But if you call me by my first name, I'll do the same to you.

That's all. Thank you. Drive through.

Comments

[kajivar]

I call my PhD brother "Dr. John," but that's just to annoy him. ;)

[olliesmama.livejournal.com]

I would never want to be called "Dr" unless I was operating on someone...and to my patients, I'd still be Michelle. That's how my doc and I are...I call him Bryan to his face, he calls me Michelle. Now, when I talk about him in an offical manner to someone else, such as to my mom, I say "Dr. Johnson said..."
It's simply a manner of respect. The people you are talking about are full of themselves.

You go guy!

[terig.livejournal.com]

Yesssss! I feel the same way about that. I get like that with lawyers myself. You will call me Miss G. if I have to call you Mr. [Insert probe...er...last name].

And, when I get the real snotty, smarty arsed lawyers, I have decided when I do get my Ph.D., I'm going to say to them "That's Dr. G. to you."

Yeah, pretentious, I know, but you'd not believe the snotty bastards I've come across in my career. They make university professors look rather sweet, actually.

There is ONE particular lawyer I really want to do this to. Yup.

[jet-li-wannabe.livejournal.com]

Ok, good point, but what if I call you His Lordship, The Grand High Imperial Duke of Learnlink or something? Then what, huh tough guy?

Also, what If I give myself a beg important title and then call you Mr. Lipkin? Would then we have dialogue like this:

Me: Hello Mr. Lipkin
YOu: Why hello, pretty pretty princess Mike, he of the soft beard and stunning good looks who is, incidentally, beloved by all who behold him, particularly "hot" women, pets and, nicaraguan Nike sweatshop children named Pedro. Also Mongeese.

Me: I have a question:

You: (Pant, Pant) Hold on, still catching my (pant, pant) breath.

Me: sigh

BTW, what _is_ the plural of Mongoose?

Bye now, I hope I've increased the entropy of your day.

[voltbang.livejournal.com]

Me: Ok Dave it's....
Dr. David Smith: umm, I prefer if youcal lme Dr.Smith
Me: Oh, ok, Dr.Smith, I have this rash on my foot that I want you to look at, here' I'll just take my shoe off
Dr.David Smith: I'm not that kind of doctor
Me: Look, you want to be called Dr.Smith or not, Dave? This thing on my foot is buggin me.

[skylion.livejournal.com]

ain't that the truth....
respect is a funny thing.
you can't get it unless you give it,
and sometimes you got to remind people of it.

[toratigris.livejournal.com]

BTW, what _is_ the plural of Mongoose?

According to Webster's "mongooses" and "mongeese" are both acceptable.

So now you know. *g*

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[jet-li-wannabe.livejournal.com]

Wow, you rule! Be my friend?

[toratigris.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Befriend a smart, funny guy who already has the Adam-and-'song Seal of Approval? Why on Earth would I want to do that? *g*

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