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becoming a fake internet doctor

TubeTube Registered User admin
edited April 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
Ok, so a friend of mine is about to finish six years of medical training and qualify as a doctor. I am determined to shit on this achievement. I'm aware that it's possible to get shitty doctorates on the internet ala Gillian McKeith but don't know how to do this. For preference I would like to be a doctor of velociraptors or jetpacks.

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  • RingoRingo He/Him a distinct lack of substanceRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Why not both?

    Of course would that be two doctorates, or a doctorate somehow involving jetpacks mounted on velociraptors?

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  • RUNN1NGMANRUNN1NGMAN Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Not really an answer, but it's funny.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A3087-2000Oct13

    Try googling "diploma mill" or "degree mill"

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  • RUNN1NGMANRUNN1NGMAN Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Ringo wrote: »
    Why not both?

    Of course would that be two doctorates, or a doctorate somehow involving jetpacks mounted on velociraptors?

    Doctorate in solid-state engine velociraptor locomotion

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    http://www.fast-degrees-online.com/
    looks....legit? actually i'm pretty scared of this site.
    edit: also got 300 smackers handy

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  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    this one has doctorates for $180..... also not sure on the legitimacy.

    http://www.instantdegrees.com/

    can we call you Dr. Tube from now on?

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited April 2009
    I will insist on it. I didn't go to fake internet university for ten minutes to be called mister

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  • RocketScienceRocketScience Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Before you commit to a fake online university, make sure it's accredited by the UAAFO.
    You don't want to end up with one of these fly-by-night fake universities that just takes your money and doesn't give you a fake diploma that isn't recognized in your field.

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  • corcorigancorcorigan Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    this one has doctorates for $180..... also not sure on the legitimacy.

    http://www.instantdegrees.com/

    can we call you Dr. Tube from now on?

    You need legitimacy to sell doctorates for $180? :P

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  • DaedalusDaedalus Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    http://www.fast-degrees-online.com/
    looks....legit? actually i'm pretty scared of this site.
    edit: also got 300 smackers handy

    from their FAQ:
    5. Can I use another person's credit card to pay for my degree?

    Yes.

    not shady at all

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  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    corcorigan wrote: »
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    this one has doctorates for $180..... also not sure on the legitimacy.

    http://www.instantdegrees.com/

    can we call you Dr. Tube from now on?

    You need legitimacy to sell doctorates for $180? :P

    well, you wouldn't want to pay $180 dollars and not get a fake degree out of it.....

    also, Dr. Tube is the only person that can give medical advice in H/A without having to say "i'm not a doctor"

    sweet.

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  • a penguina penguin Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    You should consider getting ordained while you're at it.

    Then you can be the Reverend Doctor Tube.

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  • corcorigancorcorigan Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    a penguin wrote: »
    You should consider getting ordained while you're at it.

    Then you can be the Reverend Doctor Tube.

    If you buy a square metre of some bits of Scotland you can be called a Laird too (this actually is legitimate, for what it's worth).

    The Reverend Doctor Tube, Laird of PA.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Well if you're going to try and get a diploma from a diploma mill, you might as well aim high. How about getting a degree from Patriot Bible University, the same place where Kent Hovind got his doctorate?

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  • mightyspacepopemightyspacepope Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I don't mean to piggyback off of tube's noble quest, but can anyone vouch for any of the "reputable" sites where you can become a fake minister?

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  • DaedalusDaedalus Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Seriously, though, just get some high-quality resume paper and "accredit" yourself to give yourself a degree.

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  • ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    What makes one of these mills more "legitimate" than what Daedalus is suggesting?

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  • tsmvengytsmvengy Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    corcorigan wrote: »
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    this one has doctorates for $180..... also not sure on the legitimacy.

    http://www.instantdegrees.com/

    can we call you Dr. Tube from now on?

    You need legitimacy to sell doctorates for $180? :P

    well, you wouldn't want to pay $180 dollars and not get a fake degree out of it.....

    also, Dr. Tube is the only person that can give medical advice in H/A without having to say "i'm not a doctor"

    sweet.

    Woah, just because you have a fake PhD in velociraptors doesn't mean you're qualified to give out fake medical advice on the internet.

    You need a fake MD for that.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    tsmvengy wrote: »
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    corcorigan wrote: »
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    this one has doctorates for $180..... also not sure on the legitimacy.

    http://www.instantdegrees.com/

    can we call you Dr. Tube from now on?

    You need legitimacy to sell doctorates for $180? :P

    well, you wouldn't want to pay $180 dollars and not get a fake degree out of it.....

    also, Dr. Tube is the only person that can give medical advice in H/A without having to say "i'm not a doctor"

    sweet.

    Woah, just because you have a fake PhD in velociraptors doesn't mean you're qualified to give out fake medical advice on the internet.

    You need a fake MD for that.

    So probably a fake degree signed by a Web, M.D.

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  • TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I want degrees in both murderonomy and murderology.

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited April 2009
    What makes one of these mills more "legitimate" than what Daedalus is suggesting?

    It's a joke. The terribleness of the qualification is the punchline. If I print the degree myself it ceases to be funny. In terms of the actual mechanics of the degree, it's exactly the same thing. Legitimacy is not the issue here

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  • BowenBowen Sup? Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    You'd have better luck making up a university and going down to your print shop and having them make a fake diploma for you. Or looking up a fake university that offers it and do the same.

    I'd offer up some links but I'm not sure of the quality.

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited April 2009
    it's not the same

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  • DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I just stuck Dr in front of a name and began groping women.

    It's worked well for me so far.

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  • PeregrineFalconPeregrineFalcon Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I don't mean to piggyback off of tube's noble quest, but can anyone vouch for any of the "reputable" sites where you can become a fake minister?

    http://www.themonastery.org/?destination=ordination

    Best used in conjunction with

    http://www.beerchurch.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1214
    Beer Church is a Seattle-based organization dedicated to one simple principle -- make the world a better place one beer at a time.

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  • GanluanGanluan Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Whatever you do, make sure you ask him to check you for hernias as soon as he becomes a doctor.

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  • PeregrineFalconPeregrineFalcon Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Ganluan wrote: »
    Whatever you do, make sure you ask him to check your prostate as soon as he becomes a doctor.

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  • ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    What makes one of these mills more "legitimate" than what Daedalus is suggesting?

    It's a joke. The terribleness of the qualification is the punchline. If I print the degree myself it ceases to be funny. In terms of the actual mechanics of the degree, it's exactly the same thing. Legitimacy is not the issue here

    Give me fifty bucks and I'll make you a real purdy one. I'll even get it mailed from Stamford, CT. Thats right, a doctorate from Stamford University.

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  • HypatiaHypatia Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Clearly you need to get it written as a PhD in Horribleness

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  • An-DAn-D Enthusiast AshevilleRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Hypatia wrote: »
    Clearly you need to get it written as a PhD in Horribleness


    Its essential.

    Horribly essential.

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  • DmanDman Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I'm failing to understand why you would pay real money for this. If you insist on allowing yourself to be scammed in order to play this joke on your friend I vote you at least pay someone from PA to make your fake degree since it will be:
    1. cheaper
    2. a better quality fake degree (maybe even include fake transcripts)
    3. come in an envelope post marked from a city with a real university
    4. make for an awesome story if you decide to commit fraud and rat out whoever makes the fake degree.
    8-)

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  • SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Ooh... when you do this Tube, you can give the speech from Goodwill Hunting...

    "One day you'll realize that you spent $100,000 on a degree you could have gotten for a hundred bucks on the internet."

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited April 2009
    Dman wrote: »
    If you insist on allowing yourself to be scammed

    it's not a scam at all, dunderhead, I'm getting exactly what I want out of it.

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  • RendRend Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Dman wrote: »
    If you insist on allowing yourself to be scammed

    it's not a scam at all, dunderhead, I'm getting exactly what I want out of it.

    He is seeking to pay for a fake degree from a fake university. He simply does not know where one goes to purchase fake degrees. There is no, as we might say, Fake Degrees Superstore location within driving distance of his house.

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  • BowenBowen Sup? Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    That's the point. They're basically a glorified printing press and hence the advice is to save money ($500+ for doctoral degrees) and fake it.

    If you want, I'll accredit someone once they form the university.

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited April 2009
    it's the glorified part that's important

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  • DmanDman Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Dman wrote: »
    If you insist on allowing yourself to be scammed

    it's not a scam at all, dunderhead, I'm getting exactly what I want out of it.

    It just seems like there are a lot of online offers for what you want that charge hundreds of dollars for hitting a print button.

    I guess I'm a dunderhead for assuming you'd use one of those tho.

    *hangs head in shame*
    :oops:

    Edit: ok i guess if the glorified part really matters to you and you have lots of money then i'm just being a total idiot, spend your money how you like.

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  • BowenBowen Sup? Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    it's the glorified part that's important

    The word through the grapevine is Rochville University is very glorified.

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I don't mean to piggyback off of tube's noble quest, but can anyone vouch for any of the "reputable" sites where you can become a fake minister?

    One of my professors did that so he could marry his sister (to someone else, it wasn't Alabama) - don't remember which one he used though.

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  • ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    To be a minister, just check to see if its a legitimate church. My ex was ordained, forget through whom.

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  • brandotheninjamasterbrandotheninjamaster Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I dont know if this is real or not, but here it is http://www.instantdegrees.com/

    I would be horrified if something like this was actually real.

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