Pretzel Crisps getting bad feedback. You know, the company that had the pro-anaesque slogans, and then took them down, and replaced them with other pro-ana slogans? Is now telling everyone to chill, and taking a poll on how people feel about the ads.

When I went to look, 75% of the respondents hated it. And 12% said "What's a pretzel crisp?"

I was under the impression (from my father the PhD, and the many friends I have with doctorates, including the fine PhDs here) that insisting on being called "Doctor" socially or in non-professional settings was somewhat tacky in that it gives the incorrect impression of being a medical doctor.

Hence the analogy I was trying to draw about certain uses of the phrase "Judeo-Christian". It's not that it's an incorrect use of the phrase, it's that certain groups and people seem to be trying to milk some kind of extra credibility or something out of the "Judeo", rather than out of any care or concern for the cultural history of their religion.

The only time I use Dr. is if someone actually asks me "Miss or Mrs?" (which, thankfully, happens very rarely).

I don't think I knew you were Dr.! Or Burrell.

But if she wants to find out if the idiot has the same password I volunteer.

She could get a mutual friend to do this.

You know, the company that had the pro-anaesque slogans, and then took them down, and replaced them with other pro-ana slogans?

I didn't know this about them - I just thought their pretzels sucked.

LA staging of RHPS. Look at this cast list:

s, with a star-studded live show and a costume ball. The stage show is slated to include Billy Idol, Glee stars Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison, and How I Met Your Mother's Jason Segel, as well as Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito, with more performers to be announced shortly

I don't even believe that.

I didn't know this about them - I just thought their pretzels sucked.

Their slogans included "You can never be too thin" and "Tastes as good as skinny feels." Now they're using "We're thin and stacked, so lose the old bag."

It's not that it's an incorrect use of the phrase, it's that certain groups and people seem to be trying to milk some kind of extra credibility or something out of the "Judeo", rather than out of any care or concern for the cultural history of their religion.

I honestly can't think of any use of "Judeo-Christian" that's not at least 90% bullshit/marketing. It's what religious politicians say instead of "Christian" since the Nazis put public antisemetism out of fashion.

I honestly can't think of any use of "Judeo-Christian" that's not at least 90% bullshit/marketing. It's what religious politicians say instead of "Christian" since the Nazis put public antisemetism out of fashion.

Hey, let's not oversimplify -- it's also what politicians say when they mean "let's all hate the Muslims together". Or did, only now they pretty much say that openly.

No, it wasn't meant as dismissive. I was under the impression (from my father the PhD, and the many friends I have with doctorates, including the fine PhDs here) that insisting on being called "Doctor" socially or in non-professional settings was somewhat tacky in that it gives the incorrect impression of being a medical doctor.

True. Also, Prof. So-and-So (if you are one) is usually preferred anyway because it is the higher title (since not all doctor are professors, but all professors are generally doctors).

At work here, I do put my Ph.D. at the end of my name since it's relevant to the people I deal with (but I would never use Dr.). For every book, there's usually one reviewer who sends back my name confirmation email with "Dr." added. I ignore them.

Hmm. I don't think either my mother or sister go by Prof. I wonder why not.