You know, when you need to classify people regardless of any other considerations. The first I remember which is almost irrelevant today was: Elvis or the Beatles?
I’m sure this one will last for awhile: Harley or Honda?
In HS, a teacher (biology, I think it was) told us “there are two kinds of people: lumpers and splitters” (whether they create a few broad categorizations or a large array of fine ones). At the time, I think most of us did not pick up on the joke.
ETA: in the same vein, “Star Wars or Star Trek?” In the same vein because many people will answer to both questions: “Both”. I myself am undecided on the Wars/Trek question, but although I love both the Beatles and the Stones, in the end the Stones get my vote.
There are two types of people …those who can extrapolate
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I had a friend who was a counselor, and during the “We’re going to quantify your personality” rage, got sick of the scales that they’d have to use to categorize their patients.
So instead of a “Consistent <-----> Inventive” continuum, they’d counterfeit worksheets with scales like “Hall <----> Oates” or “Spork <-----> hands”