All possible trivial-ma for Perkins.

I think it's pretty tacky to insist on being called by any title in most social situations. (I mean, it would also be tacky for me to say "Hey Barry!" as opposed to "It's an honor to meet you, Mr President," but in the vast majority of social situations adults call each other by our first names.)

I think it's pretty tacky to insist on being called by any title in most social situations.

Especially if the title is "Overlord of All".

What if one's title is "The Doctor"?

What if one's title is "The Doctor"?

I did say most.

Wow.

I really don't think it's possible for me to say anything here, and just about anywhere else anymore, without deeply offending a bunch of people. I'm an asshole. I'll stop talking, because everything I say is insulting.

I think it's pretty tacky to insist on being called by any title in most social situations.

I think this really varies. In the US southeast, I would call someone in an older generation "Mr," "Ms," or "Dr" unless they specifically suggested I do otherwise, whether in a social or work situation. People of my own generation, maybe not. And while Mr/Ms/Dr Whoever might not insist on keeping their title, I wouldn't be surprised to feel frost in the air if I called that person by their first name without being invited to do so.

From the department of OW:

Left guard Greg Nosal received a game ball from the Virginia Tech coaching staff following the Hokies 45-21 win over Central Michigan, and usually that means he's available for postgame interviews. Except Nosal was nowhere to be found Saturday and a Virginia Tech official simply said he was getting stitches for an injured finger.

Turns out at some point during the first half, Nosal lost a half inch of his left pinky finger.

Full gory details here: [link]

It's unfortunate that an MFA is considered a masters level degree as the credit hours, time commitment and coursework is typically closer to a doctorate than to an MA.

Agreed. I considered the MFA after undergrad and determined with the time commitment I might as well study law or medicine (I did neither). Instead I ended up in steady tech writing jobs and will finish my MAM in May. Nine more interviews, two more chapters and it's mine! Then I want to enter a PhD program, and will definitely use Dr.

It's unfortunate that an MFA is considered a masters level degree as the credit hours, time commitment and coursework is typically closer to a doctorate than to an MA.

It was always a sore spot with me that almost all the classes I took in my major (for a BS in Graphic Design, though this was true for Fine Art majors seeking BAs as well) were 2 hours per credit hour. I get that the class lengths were necessary to teach the subject, but I wish they'd just made Fine Art a 145- or 150-hour major like Engineering instead of under-valuing our college's coursework in comparison to basics and electives.