Ed Ds Who Refer to Themselves as "Doctor"

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I was just about to say that "BenNX74205, Esq." looks pretty awesome.

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when i get my phd in electrical engineering...can i go by dr?

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Yeah, my dad has a PhD, but he's never gone by "doctor" before. He could, but he's never been a big ego kind of person.

I would totally do it. :twisted:

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ThatGuy wrote:Yeah, my dad has a PhD, but he's never gone by "doctor" before. He could, but he's never been a big ego kind of person.

I would totally do it. :twisted:
I would only do it if there was another doctor who had a big ego...then i'd whip it out just to shut him up...otherwise i'd just go by my first name

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TimeForGuinness wrote:when i get my phd in electrical engineering...can i go by dr?
You'll be the Shock Doc.

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My preferred title is the "Big Kahuna".

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Frankly, I don't get calling anyone Doctor. In the context of the office or hospital, fine. Outside of that, it's dumb. There are a lot of hard, important jobs. How are firefighters referred to away from work?

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