The Types of Players

It's that time again. Time for some of my inane ramblings.
You know That Guy? The one that takes everything too seriously? Not seriously enough? Well look around. If you don't know him, you may well be him.
First, we have The Over-Strategizer;
He's the fellow that feels no remorse in dragging a game to halt under the pretense of showing how much he knows about the rules. He'll take thirty minutes figuring out the best location from which to spring an ambush, and tell every other player where to place their pieces.
How about The Uber-Roleplayer?
This fellow takes every opportunity to take center-stage. He's the loudest, brashest, bravest(stupidest), character in the team. He'll try to kill the king and make off with his daughter in the same scene. His character will monologue with the best evil wizard or super-genius.
My favorite ; The Rules Lawyer.
This fine fellow knows the rules better than you. He just does. And he knows the best way to play the game. If you don't play his way, you're WRONG, end of point. He's read every post on every forum having anything to do with the game and has the inside track on new rules before they hit the shelves. He's joined every organized play club and has spent many weekends playing with 'The Big Dogs'
Our last specimen - The Slacker.
This guy may be a friend of the GM, or a boyfriend of another player, but for some reason he's always around. He doesn't have a firm handle on the rules, he's always late, he bums food and drink off other players, and he won't stick around to help clean up. He cares not for party balance, strategic gamism or narrative flow, he just wants to roll some dice and play a game.

These points have been made before, and many a blogger will make them again, but my point to this is that these stereotypes, and others like them irritate us not because they get in the way of any preferred playstyle, but mostly because they reflect facets of all of our personalities. We hate most that which resembles us most, but we can also learn from those reactions.