AIUI Beta = lower status male, as opposed to alpha; wimpy, uses oat milk and eats vegan scones at NT cafes as opposed to raw steaks Cuck = cuckoo = allusion to the beta status male's wife being roger… (View Post)

Sure, but the committee had already made the point about the timing of the decision being before the peace agreement. You can't win a prize for something that happens after the committee decides, sti… (View Post)

But I'd now say that Foxy is probably more correct with 'cuckold' which makes even better sense. (View Post)

There was the Alan Sillitoe novel Travels in Nihilon - his take on Utopia and Erewhon. Nihilon IIRC had OAPs conscripted to the front to save on pensions. (View Post)

Both state educated, at Kilmarnock Academy. And of course Ardeer in Ayrshire was where Nobel set up a major explosives and propellant works. Closed now, but it was enormous. (View Post)