the monkey is just monkey. there is only monkey.
Darling, dont you monkey with the monkey
Monkey, monkey, monkey
I said I'm sorry. I've made mistakes, but fear was never one of them.
Lilah ,'Conviction (1)'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Aug 24, 2006 9:19:55 am PDT #4375 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
sarameg - Aug 24, 2006 9:21:17 am PDT #4376 of 10001
I think if I were sending mail, I'd address it to Ms. Jane Doe, Ph.D., rather than Dr. Jane Doe.
See, that looks weird to me. I mean, if I didn't know there was a degree involved, obviously the prefix would be different, but if I knew they had a doctorate, and it was a formal letter, as opposed to a letter to an aquaintance, I'd use Dr as opposed to the suffix. My mom called all her doctorated instructors in education Dr. Whatever. Maybe my bias comes from my family, I don't know.
I do know I get referred to as Dr. Lastname several times a year. I'm not.
flea - Aug 24, 2006 9:33:38 am PDT #4377 of 10001
information libertarian
My understanding is the PhDs are not called Dr. socially, but only professionally. But in general, if you're not sure, I feel over-honorific-ing is better than under. I mean, if you call someone Dr. Soandso and he says "Oh, call me Jack," you win, whereas if you call someone Jack and he says, "Ahem, it's Dr. Soandso," you lose.
In other back to school news, mr, flea has been assigned a TAship for this fall. He found out about it today. Classes started yesterday. Plus, he so didn't need to have to go to Raleigh 3 afternoons a week and do the damned grading while trying to take care of our kid and finish his damned PhD. I kind of hate his damned advisor.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 24, 2006 9:33:42 am PDT #4378 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
At my semi Catholic college, the question we always had was-- is it Sister Nun McNunnerson, PhD or Dr. Nun McNunnerson, SSJ. We usually went with the latter in righting, but called them Sister Nun in practice. Except Marian Hocter, who we called Sister Doctor Hocter.
flea - Aug 24, 2006 9:35:45 am PDT #4379 of 10001
information libertarian
Also, in German is it not unreasonable to address someone as Herr Docktor Professor Schnitzelring (i.e mister doctor professor - all separate titles, all held by the same guy.)
Tom Scola - Aug 24, 2006 9:36:57 am PDT #4380 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The solution to the problem, of course, is to get your own PhD. That way, if someone gets snippy with you for not calling them "Doctor", you can get snippy right back.
msbelle - Aug 24, 2006 9:38:51 am PDT #4381 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
just call me "your highness"
Lee - Aug 24, 2006 9:39:25 am PDT #4382 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
no.
msbelle - Aug 24, 2006 9:45:54 am PDT #4383 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
um. mean!
perhaps over the weekend you can think about how you've acted.
Lee - Aug 24, 2006 9:57:28 am PDT #4384 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I'm going to a dude ranch in arizona in august to spend time with just about all of my living blood relatives. Do you really think this is the time for me to try and become nicer?
eta: boarding nowish.
Bye all!