# Just Because I'm Unprofessional Doesn't Mean You Can Be That Way Too

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-im-unprofessional-doesnt-mean-you-can-be-that-way-too/536643>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 19, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-im-unprofessional-doesnt-mean-you-can-be-that-way-too/536643 "2010-04-19T17:33:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-im-unprofessional-doesnt-mean-you-can-be-that-way-too/536643/21 "2010-04-20T18:52:25Z")

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It’s better than my doctor who is about 5 years younger than me and he calls me “kid” or “kiddo” 😃

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**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-im-unprofessional-doesnt-mean-you-can-be-that-way-too/536643/22 "2010-04-20T22:45:14Z")

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> [@ZipperJJ](#):
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> It would be weird to call ones doctor “Dr. Mistress” 😃

Even weirder to call me “Nurse Mistress,” which would be more accurate. It also sounds like the title of a porn movie!:D:D:cool:

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**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-im-unprofessional-doesnt-mean-you-can-be-that-way-too/536643/23 "2010-04-20T22:58:18Z")

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Sounds like a resident to me who’s trying his best at bedside manners. But I’m sure one day he’s going to dude the wrong dude and will let him know.

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**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-im-unprofessional-doesnt-mean-you-can-be-that-way-too/536643/24 "2010-04-21T02:28:14Z")

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Sorry about the stone **Hal Briston**. Youch!

[QUOTE=wheresgeorge04]  
Right, kick ass. Well, don’t want to sound like a dick or nothin’, but, ah… it says on your chart that you’re fucked up. You talk like a fag, and your shit’s all retarded. What I’d do, is just like… like… you know, like, you know what I mean, like…  
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Don’t worry, scrote. There are plenty of 'tards out there living really kick-ass lives. My first wife was 'tarded. She’s a pilot now.

> [@Martini\_Enfield](#):
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> Just be glad that he didn’t consult his chart then announce "Well, don’t want to sound like a dick or nothin’, but, ah… it says on your chart that you’re fucked up. You talk like a fag, and your shit’s all retarded. " 😃

There’s an echo in here. 😛

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**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-im-unprofessional-doesnt-mean-you-can-be-that-way-too/536643/25 "2010-04-21T02:36:02Z")

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> [@Equipoise](#):
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> Sorry about the stone **Hal Briston**. Youch!
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> Don’t worry, scrote. There are plenty of 'tards out there living really kick-ass lives. My first wife was 'tarded. She’s a pilot now.
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> There’s an echo in here. 😛

I know, but it’s such an awesome bit from an awesome movie that’s so relevant to this topic it deserves an encore performance. 😃

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