Years ago I attended boarding school and we were required to address all the professors as "Master": Master Lewis, Master Ornduff, Master Hollingsworth, etc., etc., etc.
The French teacher's name was Bates.
On the first day of class he entered the classroom, strode forcefully to the blackboard and wrote in huge letters large enough to fill the entire board:
MISTER BATES.
He then turned to the room of teenage boys trying to suppress giggles and barked firmly:
"You will ALWAYS address ME as MISTER Bates."
ETA Oh well, I guess you had to have been there. It was very funny at the time.
Updated On: 9/1/13 at 06:53 PM