I think everyone has the wrong idea about the "honorary degree". An honorary degree is like the mayor giving you the key to the city. It doesn't actually open any doors, at least in a literal sense anyway. It doesn't mean you have carte blanche to do whatever you want, run amok, etc. All it means is that you are always welcome, and that you're accomplishments have not gone unnoticed. Most certainly, an honorary degree is in no way recognized as any sort of educational achievment.

I apologize in advance if the preceeding discussion about honorary degrees was entirely satirical in nature- but it really seemed like no one understood the concept. I've never heard anyone with an honorary actually refer to themselves as a Ph.D/M.D./etc. unless they actually were one to begin with. That would be pretty laughable.