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re: Non M.D.referring to themselves as “doctor”
Posted on 12/7/22 at 9:54 am to NOLATiger163
Posted on 12/7/22 at 9:54 am to NOLATiger163
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And any lawyer (J.D. degree) calling himself "doctor" is guaranteed to be a douchebag and likely to be an idiot and/or a crook.
That's "Doctor Douchebag" to you.
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Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:07 am to Zap Rowsdower
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Barney Fife referred to himself as “Barney Fife, M.D.” once when he and Andy went to the big city.
M.D. for Mayberry Deputy baw, he was a legit M.D.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:09 am to FlowMaster
frick off
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:15 am to East Coast Band
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They've cancelled most every other term.
Not in the world I live in. I don’t give them that power.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:16 am to madmaxvol
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can tell you that the PhDs in Chemistry where I work are making a lot more than nearly all BA or Non-Grads.
Not to mention the ignorance on display regarding the fact that in hard science doctoral programs tuition is waived and most are receiving stipends so no grad school loans.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:30 am to madmaxvol
The only issue I would have with a JD referring to themselves as Dr is that it is not the terminal law degree but a practicing degree.
“The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law[1] and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law in the United States; unlike in some other jurisdictions, there is no undergraduate law degree in the United States. In the United States, along with Australia, Canada, and some other common law countries, the J.D. is earned by completing law school.”
A Phd should 100% be referred to as Dr. in an academic setting, and proper etiquette to use the title in a formal setting. Regular daily life, no. Same goes for an MD, in a medical setting or formal setting.
But
Dr should be substituted for Mr or Ms/Mrs, when you would address them as such. Unless the dealership paged every customer as Mr or Ms/Mrs so and so please come pick up your car, Dr is not necessary. Only a pretentious prick would insist on such.
“The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law[1] and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law in the United States; unlike in some other jurisdictions, there is no undergraduate law degree in the United States. In the United States, along with Australia, Canada, and some other common law countries, the J.D. is earned by completing law school.”
A Phd should 100% be referred to as Dr. in an academic setting, and proper etiquette to use the title in a formal setting. Regular daily life, no. Same goes for an MD, in a medical setting or formal setting.
But
Dr should be substituted for Mr or Ms/Mrs, when you would address them as such. Unless the dealership paged every customer as Mr or Ms/Mrs so and so please come pick up your car, Dr is not necessary. Only a pretentious prick would insist on such.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:33 am to lsu777
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should tell you something about the guys in this thread. a small subset triggers them by refering to themselves as doctor, a title in which they earned.
2:1 odds the OP is still triggered 2 years later about Dr. Jill Biden and that’s why he made this thread.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:36 am to FlowMaster
Went to a jury selection about 15 years ago and there was a young lady in there that was no older than 27 years old and she made sure that everyone knew that she had a phD and everyone needed to address her as Doctor. Needless to say she was no medical doctor but had her PhD in psychology. I thought to myself shut the fuk up girl you have done nothing but sit in a college classroom your whole life and got a piece of paper. Lol and BTW she wasn't selected to the jury and no one addressed her as doctor after her request.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:38 am to FLBooGoTigs1
I want all of you lowly minions to start calling me Dr. Baw from now on
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:39 am to Lonnie Utah
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The only Ph.Ds calling themselves "doctor" on a regular basis are the ones in academia.
What about Doc Sadler? I think he's earned it. That dude can drain three-pointers from 30' away over and over again. He's also quite the humorous story-teller.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 11:15 am to FlowMaster
I got a PhD in Social Work JUST so I could call myself Doctor to get better restaurant reservations and act all pretentious and shite at cocktail parties.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 11:17 am to td1
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Only a pretentious prick would insist on such.
Had an MD demand his title be included on a deed. I told him that we could put whatever was on his driver's license.
So, "Dr." didn't go on the deed.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 11:30 am to FlowMaster
40 years as a licensed Master of Towing Vessels. Master just sounds so formal. Y'all can just call me Massa'.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 12:01 pm to Saint Alfonzo
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If you have a PhD or a doctorate you’re a doctor…
Juris Doctor?
Posted on 12/7/22 at 12:19 pm to Saint Alfonzo
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Only one percent of the population hold a doctoral degree. Going by the OP, you would think they grow on trees.
You can tell who the boomers are here that think it’s impressive or special to have spent a lot of time in school.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 12:21 pm to AlextheBodacious
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I have an MD but I go by Esq.
Let me guess you are a jurist doctorate aka Attorney.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 12:57 pm to Tarps99
Physicians are just barbers .... thats what a master of ceremony said to a group of docs at a reception I went to :)
I have a PhD but rarely pull out the Dr card. It is helpful sometimes
I have a PhD but rarely pull out the Dr card. It is helpful sometimes
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:20 pm to madmaxvol
quote:Oh I'm one of them too. Just please don't tell my mom I'm a lawyer, she thinks I'm a piano player in a brothel.quote:That's "Doctor Douchebag" to you.
And any lawyer (J.D. degree) calling himself "doctor" is guaranteed to be a douchebag and likely to be an idiot and/or a crook.
Lawyers wanting to be called "Dr." because they have a J.D. are even worse than those who like appending "Esq." after their names. The only time I do that is when I need to address another lawyer but can't find any reasonable indication whether the other lawyer is male or female, so instead of addressing a letter to 'Mr. Pat Shyster' or 'Ms. Pat Shyster' I have to go with 'Pat Shyster, Esq.'.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:31 pm to td1
quote:I'm a big fan of never using "Dr." for lawyers / those with a J.D., but let's be clear: J.D. is just degree inflation for an academic program that until ca. 1970 typically resulted in an L.L.B. degree--BUT ALSO let's be clear: M.D. is just degree inflation for an academic program that in the past and in many countries today (including the other big English-speaking countries, the U.K. and Canada) typically resulted / results in a bachelor's degree, specifically Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (abbreviated M.B.B.S. or M.B.Ch.B). See Wikipedia.
The only issue I would have with a JD referring to themselves as Dr is that it is not the terminal law degree but a practicing degree.
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