# Who would you consider a Doctor? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 9, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911 "2009-11-09T12:12:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/21 "2009-11-09T12:37:30Z")
If I go to school for that long and spend that much money, I’m sure as all hell going to make sure people call me Doctor. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/22 "2009-11-09T12:40:35Z")
How is a Vet not a doctor? ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/23 "2009-11-09T12:43:06Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > I think people with their MBA should be referred to as “Master.” What about an MS? I work with a lot of PhD’s and not once have I called them Dr. other than to ask for a prescription. (they are chemcial engineers after all) ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/24 "2009-11-09T12:50:18Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > anyone with a PhD or MD False. I know some people with PhDs in some useless stuff like media study and communications. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/25 "2009-11-09T12:51:01Z")
[quote=“drvnkd,post:23,topic:75911"”] What about an MS? I work with a lot of PhD’s and not once have I called them Dr. other than to ask for a prescription. (they are chemcial engineers after all) [/quote] MS could count. Depends on the subject. MA, No. ---
**Author:** ![traumadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@traumadog](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traumadog)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/26 "2009-11-09T12:51:51Z")
Dunno… I’m not a doctor, I just play one on TV. ---
**Author:** ![bigwoode](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigwoode/32/5175_2.png) [@bigwoode](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bigwoode)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/27 "2009-11-09T12:56:10Z")
All of them, and even chiropractors as well. ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/28 "2009-11-09T12:59:27Z")
This debate at heart, is almost as subjective as my “Are Motorsports Real Sports” thread… and for the record im into it. Obviously anyone with a doctorate is a doctor, but I really only call MD’s doctors. ---
**Author:** ![Firehawk853](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/firehawk853/32/7607_2.png) [@Firehawk853](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Firehawk853)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/29 "2009-11-09T13:02:34Z")
> [@Clean Baldy](#): > > for some reason that sentence “in the middle” just tweeked my inner anger. Hence why I posted the poll, its not dumb, it sparked a fuming debate for about hour & half on Saturday. And I wanted to see other people’s thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/30 "2009-11-09T13:27:45Z")
LOL you really took it this far. i guess my text prompted this, lol ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/31 "2009-11-09T13:42:00Z")
A “Doctor” is anyone who has achieved a PhD level of education. Plain and simple. Whether they have a Doctorate of Engineering; a Doctorate of Vetrinary (sp?) medicine; Doctorate of Internal Medicine; Doctorate of Philosophy; etc. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/32 "2009-11-09T13:44:42Z")
If they have a Doctorate of Philosophy I’ll call them Doctor, then punch them in the face. Those profs were the biggest fggts. ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/33 "2009-11-09T13:50:31Z")
i think the original argument was a debate purely for the sake of arguing ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/34 "2009-11-09T13:56:58Z")
“Dr Ditty, if you were shot in a rap battle could you operate on yourself?” “No, Chris, my degree is in optometry.” ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/35 "2009-11-09T14:00:41Z")
What type of degree does Dr. Dre have? ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/36 "2009-11-09T14:21:04Z")
I hate people with doctorates that are not medical related who call themselves doctors. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/37 "2009-11-09T14:31:23Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > What type of degree does Dr. Dre have? PhD in herbology. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/38 "2009-11-09T15:42:04Z")
> [@Penfold](#): > > I hate people with doctorates that are not medical related who call themselves doctors. Why? They fucking earned it. You didnt earn your birth right as a male. Fuck you. I’m calling you Miss Penfold from now on because i feel like it Stupidest poll ever. Honda \> fbod ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/39 "2009-11-09T16:01:56Z")
I chose physician and dentist. Veterinarian I suppose too. Chiropractors and Phd’s however? No… ---
**Author:** ![eMKay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/emkay/32/7428_2.png) [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911/40 "2009-11-09T17:35:42Z")
> [@OfficerK](#): > > So a librarian could be a Doctor? Sure. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-would-you-consider-a-doctor/75911.md?page=3)