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Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss, Dr

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'How often have you assumed the name represented an image in the mind only to find the person was of the opposite gender?'

Never.

I can never get over the fact they ask for my address when they mailed me the form using my address. f5ckn idiots.

It should be pre-filled in.
Posted by Houellebecq, Monday, 14 December 2009 10:07:57 AM
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Some could suggest sexist even, but lets not go there
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why NOT go there because that is where the answer lies, ie in Political Correctness based upon another manufactured [pronking] word, this one called "sexist".

Or one might say "what tangled webs we weave when first we practice to be PC".

As with all these "rights" movements over the years, it starts with lawyers after a quick quid, stirring the possums, then legislation changes, then everyone parrots the pronked word.

In this case the only reason left for govt to know your "sex" [used to be gender before pronking] is because of possible Aged Pension considerations, which takes us back to the "femmo movement" of 1980s etc and in 1994 Keating realised that if we had to be "properly" equal then women also must retire at 65 and not 60 [PC in reverse if you will].

So we went into a "20 year Detox cycle" so that in 2014 women will retire too at 65.

To be continued
Posted by Divorce Doctor, Monday, 14 December 2009 10:14:52 AM
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Perhaps someone should start a thread
on our pet hates? One of mine is loud
school kids on public transport - but
that's another story.

I don't think there's a standard form
that would make everyone happy.
Questions are asked supposedly for a reason - to
get as much relevant information as possible
about a person - be it for income tax purposes,
medical reasons, job applications, et cetera.
At least most of the questions don't usually appear to be
too invasive. You don't have to answer questions
that you find aren't relevant - such as religion.

It is interesting though that a Medical General
Practitioner is given the title "Doctor," whereas
a Medical Specialist is given the title - "Mr."
It seems that "Mr" holds greater prestige in certain
cases.

Personally, I don't worry too much about titles.
Except possibly in cases where qualifications do matter.
I would like to know that a
specialist is qualified in their field of expertise,
therefore in some cases a title does indicate
the level of their qualifications.
Posted by Foxy, Monday, 14 December 2009 10:22:26 AM
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Now let me see if I’ve got this right….

We have Mrs Missus, Mr Morgan, Dr Divorce, Professor Philo, Admiral Agronomist and Saint G !!

And Lord Ludwig if you please!
Posted by Ludwig, Monday, 14 December 2009 11:28:15 AM
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Those of a PC persuasion, look away now.

>>I don't worry much about the titles bit, my pet hate is why they want to know my gender.<<

According to my colleague, Banjo, it's so that they know whether they can use long words when they write back to you.

*pip pip*
Posted by Pericles, Monday, 14 December 2009 11:45:31 AM
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Ludwig,
Oi what about me, Excellency, Eminence, Examinator. OK egregious examinator.

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By the may they do get pissed off when you write in 'god' or 'archangel' etc. Petty I know but men just want to have fun...hey their could be a song in that.
Posted by examinator, Monday, 14 December 2009 12:50:42 PM
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