On 16 Feb 2007, at 11:50, Steve Haywood wrote: > Interesting. I've not heard 'cat herding' before. Is it common > parlance in > scientific academic circles? > In academe generally, it's accepted that organising academics to do anything is like herding cats (vide efforts to modernise the governance of the University of Oxford, for example) > > ps don't consultants spend 6 long years (and more) to be called Mr? > Only surgeons, a throwback from the days when they weren't medics, but barber-surgeons. Consultant physicians are Dr, though many will not in fact have a doctorate, so people like Ron are more entitled to the title than most medics, hence my embarrassment.
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