By Nichole Giles
The other day, my husband and I booked theme park tickets for a trip we’re planning. In the process, the web page expected personal information. So there we were, filling it out, and up pops this option for a title.
Now, most normal people don’t worry about titles when booking theme park tickets. Do they? But just for fun, we scrolled through the options and had a good laugh trying to decide which one to use. See, this option—usually used for Mr, Ms, Mrs, etc—had given us an opportunity.
The best part was that this list of options was more extensive than any I’ve ever seen. For instance, besides the usual Mr. or Mrs., we were offered the title of Rabbi, Father, Sister, or Vice-President.
To my great consternation, they did not offer the title of President—otherwise that would have been the title we chose. It’s possibly the only opportunity we might have had for Gary to be referred to as “Mr. President”. I suppose I wouldn’t have minded being called, “Madam President” myself, but my daughter—who is the president of her student body—claims it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
We ended up deciding on Doctor, since that is what Gary decided he wanted to be that day. Though I’m sure he knows about as much about appendicitis as a doctor, that isn’t his chosen profession. Not even close. But now he gets to be a doctor for a day.
In the event of an emergency, I hope the people at Universal Studios will understand—as many of the people who work there are actors or artists of some kind—that though my husband has added the title of doctor to his name, he doesn’t actually know how to sew on severed limbs or drill holes in the brains of people who have passed out from too much brain pressure.
Hey, if that were to happen, at least it would give me something to write about!
3 comments:
If something comes up, just claim it's an honorary doctorate. Then make up a little university somewhere. (Always fix a little lie with a bigger one, you know...)
My knees are always stiff in the mornings, what would Dr. Giles recommend?
With so many titles available they should've offered an "Other" where you could create your own, maybe something like, "Guru," or "O Wise One," or perhaps, "No one of consequence." I like the last one, and have asked my employer before if I could get it on my business cards. So far, no such luck.
Hey guys, great ideas! I still wanted the title of President...though I'm not sure what I actually want to be President of...certainly not the whole country. Too many whiny people to contend with.
Guru could work, or, hm, I'll have to come up with some other titles.
And Dan, Dr. Giles recommends a brisk walk before you sit down to write!
Thanks for commenting.
Nichole
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