Although Ferguson isn't specifically nominating Mourinho as his successor, the 67-year old admits it will take a Special One -- Mourinho's self-proclaimed title -- to achieve what he has.

CNN: Ferguson relishes chance at history

In August, Chile's Supreme Court had rejected General Pinochet's claim that he was immune from prosecution, both as a senator-for-life (a self-bestowed title) and under a 1980 amnesty law.

ECONOMIST: Abnormal events in an increasingly normal Chile

The title of the new report from the International Crisis Group is Zimbabwe's Continuing Self-Destruction, and the title pretty much sums up the 20-page document.

NPR: Report Describes a Zimbabwe in Crisis

The splashy identity-issue photographs that Asya makes vaguely resemble the film itself, which conveys none of the self-mocking suggested by the title.

NEWYORKER: The Imperialists Are Still Alive!

It's a good joke, from a slightly unexpected source (neither the rapper nor his possibly even more famous partner, Kim Kardashian, are best known for their self-deprecating sallies, although the title Kanye is supposed to be contemplating for his new album, I Am God, is said to be "half tongue-in-cheek").

BBC: A boy named North West

Think Zuckerberg, who claimed the title of youngest ever self-made billionaire at the age of 23.

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Or the poetic staccato of "Eat, Pray, Love, " a title that evokes the elemental cravings that drove author Elizabeth Gilbert's quest for self-knowledge?

WSJ: Rod Dreher on the Importance of Titles | Word Craft

So, yeah, unless you're toting a guitar case and cramming yourself into a sweaty tour bus every other month, we suggest leaving the term "rock star" out of your job title -- and even then, the whole "star" classification seems a little self-aggrandizing.

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