[anniegetyourgun]

Everyday more secretaries should stand up to professors. After all, a PhD hung on the wall of an idiot isn't something to be impressed with.

I've worked with doctors, lawyers and college PhD's and by far and away, the latter are the most unreasonable and jerkish of the three groups. They truly have bought into themselves, believing that they know everything about everything.

[CedarDave]

There's a reason "PhD" means "piled higher and deeper". :>)

[Rudder]

Gee, anniegetyourgun, you sound just like a stupid bigot--I sure hope you are not one.

You must have enough sense to know that all Ph.D.'s are not alike, nor are all lawyers, MD's or women.

[AmishDude]

I've worked with doctors, lawyers and college PhD's and by far and away, the latter are the most unreasonable and jerkish of the three groups. They truly have bought into themselves, believing that they know everything about everything.

And you peons will be much better off when you realize it. Mwahahahahaha. :)

Actually, there are keys to look for when you see a loony lefty professor.

1. Professor of Sociology -- what is that, anyway? "The study of society"? Any syndicated columnist is a sociologist. Any jerk on a barstool is a sociologist.
2. Lecturing outside of his/her expertise -- if you are a prof of, say, psychology or English, your opinion on public policy or politics is no better than anyone else's. I don't let people call me "Doctor" or "Professor" when I'm not in a teaching mode or when I'm discussing things other than math.
3. Can't pass calculus -- it's a real bugaboo of mine, I have students in my undergraduate class who are leagues more intelligent than most Ph.D.'s

I wonder what this emotional professor has on his office door?

[Logophile]

Everyday more secretaries should stand up to professors. After all, a PhD hung on the wall of an idiot isn't something to be impressed with.

I've worked with doctors, lawyers and college PhD's and by far and away, the latter are the most unreasonable and jerkish of the three groups. They truly have bought into themselves, believing that they know everything about everything.

Well, there are doctorates and there are doctorates. In some fields, such as engineering, mathematics, and the hard sciences, a Ph.D. still means something. Not so in the humanities, social sciences, and education.

About a century ago, the philosopher William James wrote an article titled "The Ph.D. Octopus," in which he decried the growing trend of requiring a doctorate to teach in the university. He predicted it would all turn out badly. He was right.