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So you can call yourself “Doctor” all day long, but if you say “Medical doctor” you might get in trouble. Did I interpret that right?
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Dec 16, 2021 19:55
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Yes also “medicine man” is okay too and so is “witch doctor”
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Dec 16, 2021 20:01
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The Pirate Captain posted:So you can call yourself “Doctor” all day long, but if you say “Medical doctor” you might get in trouble. Did I interpret that right? Have you never met a professor or school principal
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Dec 16, 2021 20:02
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euphronius posted:Have you never met a professor or school principal Yeah but presumably they're not lying about it for fun and/or profit
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Dec 16, 2021 20:04
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Devor posted:Yeah but presumably they're not lying about it for fun and/or profit I think the point is that in the US, "Doctor" is just an honorific that's used by people who have earned a Ph.D. It's rarely used outside of academia, but still not uncommon in non-medical fields.
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Dec 16, 2021 20:16
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euphronius posted:Have you never met a professor or school principal I meant without having earned it. Any time my sister in law says her name or writes it, it’s preceded by “Doctor”, but hey, she earned that PhD so go for it.
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Dec 16, 2021 20:27
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Fun tip: in regards to the OP’s original question, in the US you can put whatever the hell you want on a shipping label. I have had packages delivered to “His Royal Heinyness Poopypants Von Godzillabottom III” and it’s like, okay, whatever, nobody gives a poo poo.
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Dec 16, 2021 20:34
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The Pirate Captain posted:I meant without having earned it. Any time my sister in law says her name or writes it, it’s preceded by “Doctor”, but hey, she earned that PhD so go for it. One of the most famous basketball Players ever is named Doctor J.
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Dec 16, 2021 20:38
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There's also Dr. Dre. And Dr. Demento.
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Dec 16, 2021 20:40
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And Doc Oc, who is to be taken as an actual PhD haver but obviously since he's fictional, so is his doctorate
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Dec 16, 2021 20:43
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I’m probably just being bad at explaining what I mean, but if someone at a bar asked me what I did for work and I said I was a doctor with no further elaboration, that would be fine. But sounds like if I said I was a doctor who helped leukemia kids, that would not be fine.
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Dec 16, 2021 20:45
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It really doesn’t matter unless you are trying to sell medical services without a license No DA is going to indict you for bar chat Maybe . Some may. Don’t rely on this
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Dec 16, 2021 20:50
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Don't forget about Dr. Feelgood. He's gonna be your frankenstein.
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Dec 16, 2021 21:28
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And beware Dr. Acula. He sucks.
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Dec 16, 2021 21:31
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The Pirate Captain posted:I’m probably just being bad at explaining what I mean, but if someone at a bar asked me what I did for work and I said I was a doctor with no further elaboration, that would be fine. But sounds like if I said I was a doctor who helped leukemia kids, that would not be fine. as an ordained minister and the founder of a paper church back in the 90s i am technically allowed to grant religious titles, so boom you are now officially a doctor of immortality or whatever. boom done now there is no idea of fraud as long as you know to come clean if people start actually asking you to do Doctor poo poo.
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Dec 16, 2021 21:34
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The Pirate Captain posted:I’m probably just being bad at explaining what I mean, but if someone at a bar asked me what I did for work and I said I was a doctor with no further elaboration, that would be fine. But sounds like if I said I was a doctor who helped leukemia kids, that would not be fine. You can absolutely say you're a medical doctor who helps leukemia kids. You just can't practice medicine on leukemia kids.
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Dec 17, 2021 01:11
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Well You could not bill then for it
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Are you really practicing medicine in America if you’re not billing for it?
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Dec 17, 2021 06:37
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Yes, because costs are so astronomically high sometimes things simply don't get billed in the first place.
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Dec 17, 2021 15:37
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Besides booze, what's a good Christmas present for a family law attorney? Assuming it's a family member and I'm not a client.
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Dec 17, 2021 19:04
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Weed ?
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Dik Hz posted:Besides booze, what's a good Christmas present for a family law attorney? Assuming it's a family member and I'm not a client. The reason we like booze is because it helps us forget the fact that we are lawyers. Presents that remind them that they are a lawyer accomplished the opposite objective
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Dec 17, 2021 20:20
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“I passed out your card to 5 of my friends who I think need a divorce”
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Dec 17, 2021 20:22
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euphronius posted:“I passed out your card to 5 of my friends who I think need a divorce” "I received five copies of your business card, one each from five of my friends who don't know each other."
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Dec 17, 2021 21:13
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euphronius posted:“I passed out your card to 5 of my friends who I think need a divorce” This is violence
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Dec 17, 2021 21:21
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It's golf clubs, right? All lawyers play golf?
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Dec 18, 2021 00:37
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Briefcase. Lawyers love briefcases.
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Dec 18, 2021 15:13
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Leperflesh posted:It's golf clubs, right? All lawyers play golf? The % is certainly much higher than the average population, yes.
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Dec 18, 2021 20:04
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blarzgh posted:The % is certainly much higher than the average population, yes. This is a ridiculous stereotype. There's no reason why lawyers would be more likely to be golfers than anyone else, this is bogeyus and just tee's me off. Lawyers are just the same as your average albatross, just a bit more nitpicky and with a drinking problem. Very eagleitarian, par for the course people. Okey, so I know what you're gonna ask, do I golf? Very droll. As a matter of fact I do have a green card and VERY OCCASIONALLY... You know what, you're being ridiculous right now and this conversation is done. Mulligan this over I don't know what this was even fore.
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Dec 18, 2021 20:28
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Did you have a stroke ?
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Dec 18, 2021 20:30
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Know what, don't let this drive a wedge between us. Let's all chip in and putt this all behind us.
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Dec 18, 2021 20:31
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euphronius posted:Did you have a stroke ? Well that's rough
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Dec 18, 2021 20:32
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And here I was looking for the comfortable bunker that normally is the law thread, and it's just you birdies chirping away about golf. Don't you realize it's such a wedge issue; I could club the lot of ya?
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Nice piece of fish posted:Well that's rough Please answer the question
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Okay, survey time: what’s everyone’s favorite part of golf? Mine is deez DEEZ PUTTS
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Nice piece of fish posted:This is a ridiculous stereotype. There's no reason why lawyers would be more likely to be golfers than anyone else, this is bogeyus and just tee's me off. Lawyers are just the same as your average albatross, just a bit more nitpicky and with a drinking problem. Very eagleitarian, par for the course people. It's a sport that acts as a cover for getting wasted and expressing anger.
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I’ve never swung a golf club at a golf ball anywhere besides a mini golf course.
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Mr. Nice! posted:I’ve never swung a golf club at a golf ball anywhere besides a mini golf course. There isn't a single thing you're missing other than booze. And even then, depends on the mini golf place.
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The fun part of golf is hitting the ball really hard with the club to make it go far. 18 holes takes several hours, costs a solid bunch of money, really needs other people to be playing with you to be interesting, and has the added stress of not wanting to slow things down enough to annoy the group behind you. The driving range, on the other hand, lets you smash balls as far as you want for as long as you keep feeding money into the machine to get another bucket of balls, doesn't hold up other people if you take your sweet time, and is a good stress reliever. Buy your lawyer driving range certificates.
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