I have a teacher whom earned his doctorate degree in something I’m not aware of. The other day at the end of class I had a question for him. As is customary in all of my other IT classes, we are on a first name basis with all of our professors. With this specific professor, however, that is not the case. For the sake of this post let’s call him Richard Face.
Me: “Hey, Richard, I have a question.”
Richard: … (with his back turned to me)
Me: “Richard?… Richard?!!”
He finished wiping off the dry erase board and walked out of the classroom. My friends turned to me in horror and explained my error. Clearly in the syllabus he refers to himself in 3rd person as Dr. Face multiple times and has mentioned in his other classes that he will only respond to Dr. Face in person and email. Any other attempts to get his attention, whether it be Mr., Professor, Dr., Richard, Face McFrugal or home-skillet, simply will not do and will leave you in the dark. He said that he did not receive his degree for nothing and prefers the title of it: Title LastName (Dr. Face)
Here’s to you, Mr. Dr. Professor Richard Face. I’m sorry. I would like to hereby be referred to as Associate Redd.
“To whom it may concern:
Your doctorate, I believe, was not actually in a field pertaining to you being a prick.
Furthermore, if you prefer to be so arrogant, please, for the sake of legal reasons, formally change your name with the federal gov’t to Doctor Richard Face, Ph.D. or whatever the crap it is.
Thank you for your kind consideration toward our empirical reasoning. The pricks of the world will back you in your decision to answer to your pseudonym which, by nature, is falsely-ascribed by the traditions of pagans.
Thank you,
Surname only.