An interesting thing I didn't know until today

[The_Purple_Cow]

The chief question setter/checker for The Chase owns a blinds shop in Nantwich, she has the same P.T. as me.

[3 Colours Red]

In the UK, I’d more likely hear of Alpha Males and Beta Males - less so for women - in place of Type A/B’s.

And more recently - and even more "I must avoid this person at all costs" - Sigma Males.

[Nocturnal Submission]

After today's "souping" of the Mona Lisa (well, its protective glass) I read about it's theft in 1911 and how it boosted the painting's fame and popularity: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25241576

[Balderdasha]

The chief question setter/checker for The Chase owns a blinds shop in Nantwich, she has the same P.T. as me.

Personal Trainer?

[Balderdasha]

And why did I think you were based in the Netherlands The_Purple_Cow ?

[ursus arctos]

The Type A/Type B thing and its Alpha/Beta pendant are representative of different periods here.

The first being 70s-90s, as HP's link notes, the latter being more 2010s, and increasingly associated with the unpleasantness of the "Men's Rights Movement" and alt-Right bullshit in general.

[Hot Pepsi]

In the UK, I’d more likely hear of Alpha Males and Beta Males - less so for women - in place of Type A/B’s.

That “theory” is also bullshit.

[Hot Pepsi]

The other reason that I don't generally use the word "douchebag" is because I found out the origin of the word, i.e. that it's a misogynistic insult drawn from a device used to clean a vagina. The reason I didn't know that is because douches are not a thing in the UK. There is absolutely no reason for these devices to exist. Vaginas are self-cleaning and using a douche only introduces bacteria to it and makes it more at risk of infection. External body parts need to be washed. Internal ones not so much.

That’s why it’s an insult. It’s useless.

[WOM]

And why did I think you were based in the Netherlands The_Purple_Cow ?

He was. He moved back to the UK five-ish years ago. There was a thread.

[ad hoc]

I bet it was at least 10

[WOM]

Yeah, you're probably right. Time is weird.

[Evariste Euler Gauss]

Isn't the alpha/beta terminology more common than the Type A/B thing even in the US? I'd never encountered the Type A/B terms with that meaning before reading the recent posts on this thread just now, and I read a lot of US-written stuff. [edit- sorry I wasn't ignoring the posts earlier on this page - in particular ursus's very helpful history lesson - which make that comment of mine idiotic in context, I was just tricked for the 94,004th tiime by the board software which takes one to an old page.]

Obviously, I agree 100 per cent with what Balders said about the utter wankerishness of anyone who would self-describe at Alpha/Type A, as I expect most or all of us would.

[Hot Pepsi]

It may have fallen out of fashion, but I can recall be taught about it in school like it was real.

It doesn’t fit for me. I’m anxious a lot and can fall into perfectionism, but not competitive or ambitious, largely because I don’t see how those traits lead to peace or happiness.

[ursus arctos]

The Type A/B claptrap was presented as serious health advice in a way that the Alpha/Beta nonsense never has been.

The message was that Type A men were at more serious risk of a coronary.

[Hot Pepsi]

Apparently, the only part of Type A correlated with cardiovascular stress is generalized hostility.

[ursus arctos]

That sounds plausible

[Patrick Thistle]

Baby hoopoe birds projectile shit and puke out of the sides of their nests to deter predators.

[Patrick Thistle]

Also, one of the Welsh words for cormorant is bilidowcar (billy-doh-ker)

[Balderdasha]

Also, one of the Welsh words for cormorant is bilidowcar (billy-doh-ker)

There's more than one Welsh word for cormorant? How many do you need?

[Balderdasha]

He was. He moved back to the UK five-ish years ago. There was a thread.

Ta. I think I've been told this before and just keep reverting to thinking he's in the Netherlands.

[ChrisJ]

There's more than one Welsh word for cormorant? How many do you need?

There's two (at least) in English.

[Balderdasha]

There's two (at least) in English.

Well there you go. I've just googled and discovered that cormorants and shags are the same birds which is AITIDKUT.

[Patrick Thistle]

There's more than one Welsh word for cormorant? How many do you need?

There are often different words for things depending where in Cymru people are from. And then there are official names and informal (slang) names.

It's nowhere near as confusing as asking what a bread roll is called in England.

[Billy Casper]

You mean 'what a teacake is called in England'.

[Sits]

No he means what a bap is called in England.