Feeling inadequate as a Mr.
I just had to fill out an online form for an awards submission on behalf of my company. As the person filling out the form, I had to identify myself. For the salutation title drop down list, I was offered these choices:
Admiral
Brother
Cmdr.
Col.
Deacon
Dean
Dr.
Father
General
Judge
Lt.
Miss
Mr.
Mrs.
Ms.
Pastor
Prof.
Rabbi
Rev.
Senator
Sgt.
Sister
The Honorable
That’s 23 choices. And since my “Dr. Love” title is only honorary, I had to go with the quite unispired “Mr.” title.
I wonder why they stopped at 23, though. Don’t Congressmen count? What about the various Dragon titles of the Klu Klux Klan? How ’bout: Mayor, President, King, Emperor, Pope, Ambassador.
If you are going to go beyond the usual Mr., Mrs., Ms. and fill in your own options, why stop at 23?
I was once called “Professor Dipshit” but that was more of a term of endearment, I think.
