tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post6067996298289710329..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: The name gameZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-32228998426177445122010-09-11T06:35:21.469-07:002010-09-11T06:35:21.469-07:00Good one. Infuriating when people introduce themse...Good one. Infuriating when people introduce themselves with their titles....how pompous can we get...And how humbling it is to think of people like Carl Sagan, Richard Feynman, Richard Dawkins and so many other people who really contributed by their work...Geethahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14180720829141874275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-4129708987369758492007-08-23T21:59:00.000-07:002007-08-23T21:59:00.000-07:00Most people do not go around refering to themselve...Most people do not go around refering to themselves as Plumber Jack Frost or Baker Jim Pine. So why should medical professionals do the same.<BR/><BR/>Now the situation is a little different if it is a title you have earned like by becoming a member of the British peerage for example. Or perhaps getting a doctorate.<BR/><BR/>The origin of the word doctor comes from teaching and I think that the only people who should ever be refered to as Dr are those with doctorates (and an MD degree does not count as it is the US equivilent of the rest of the worlds Bachelor of Medicine (and/or surgery))mc2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11560386019874468904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-42483706470703117632007-08-22T20:24:00.000-07:002007-08-22T20:24:00.000-07:00I worked with patient files at a local hospital. A...I worked with patient files at a local hospital. At one point, I came across a file for, I kid you not, Lieutenant Kelly. I have this really weird impression of some immigrants named Kelly hearing a character referred as "Lieutenant Kelly" on Mash and deciding that "Lieutenant" sounded like a good name for a kid.Rhoadanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375561352677522227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-89527874824842696942007-08-19T05:19:00.000-07:002007-08-19T05:19:00.000-07:00I find the whole US habbit of using titles a bit p...I find the whole US habbit of using titles a bit puzzling. I have never addressed anyone by their title, and probably never will, unless it's a foreigner (e.g. an American), or a member of the royal family. <BR/><BR/>I have yet to hear anyone introduce themselves with their titles.<BR/><BR/>People get introduced with their titles at formal occations, but that's the only time I can think of.Kristjan Wagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555892468280743919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-73935361498259564242007-08-16T17:59:00.000-07:002007-08-16T17:59:00.000-07:00There was an immigrant in the Raleigh, NC area tha...There was an immigrant in the Raleigh, NC area that actually changed his name, his children's first names, and his wife's name to "Dr."<BR/><BR/>Oh the things you learn when you work in the deed vault . . .An Incomplete Educationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450735128344821077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-38705900126435119222007-08-16T17:09:00.000-07:002007-08-16T17:09:00.000-07:00Well, I've just moved to New Orleans, so in non-ac...Well, I've just moved to New Orleans, so in non-academic cocktail-party conversation I'll still introduce myself as <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John" REL="nofollow">"Dr. John"</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com