On bling, and its implications for social dominance

[missroserose]

Me, reading aloud from Cracked: "So he would get living subjects and tell them he wished to examine their vaginas, presumably while wearing every doctor-related item he could think of to demonstrate his legitimacy, including but not limited to wearing his Ph.D. around his neck like Flava Flav."

Brian: "Hey, if I had a Ph.D., I would totally wear it around my neck like Flava Flav."

Me: "Really?"

Brian: "Hells yes. That would be the most expensive piece of bling ever! 'Oh, you've got a gold-plated watch? I've got a piece of paper that cost more than several houses! Bee-yoootch! Post-graduate studiiieeeeees!'"

Comments

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Awww, yeah, representin' academia, boooooiiiyyyy!

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

The only reason I was even vaguely urged to go back to get my doctorate was so that I could use "doc" as a nickname. It's a great diminutive. I've had students call me "doctor" before and I think I just started giggling.

And referring to a sig-other as "doc" is...strange, but it becomes oddly comfortable.

[gracewanderer.livejournal.com]

You could play doctor for real.