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… but you do have to wonder whether there’s been that <\/i>much call for folks signing up for the Mileage Plus program on United Airlines web site <\/a>to claim the title “Baroness,” “Vice Adm,” “Imam,” “Swami,” or “Cantor.” Or, for that matter, for the plenitude of other military, noble, and religious ranks available as titles, too.<\/p>\n

(via BoingBoing<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/u>: BoingBoing <\/a>now reports that British Airways <\/a>is even more honorific. Trust the Brits.<\/p>\n

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