# I'm a professional nit-picker, but ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 18, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580 "2013-10-18T15:12:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/21 "2013-10-19T02:33:10Z")
[The name of this band is Talking Heads.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_This_Band_Is_Talking_Heads) ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/22 "2013-10-19T03:00:54Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > [The name of this band is Talking Heads.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_This_Band_Is_Talking_Heads) Actually, ever since David Byrne left, they are now just “The Heads”. > **[No Talking, Just Head](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Talking,_Just_Head)** > > No Talking, Just Head is the only studio album by the Heads, a band composed of Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads, joined by a variety of guest singers. Released in October 1996, the project was commercially and critically unsuccessful. The band members went on to pursue other musical interests. > The Talking Heads instrumentalists began recording this album in late 1994 after spending several years trying to get vocalist David Byrne to participate. The title track... ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/23 "2013-10-19T03:05:04Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > Shouldn’t it be The Whom, strictly speaking? Whom are you? Oh, whom the fuck are you? No. Grammatically, “who” is the correct pronoun in both “who are you” and “who the fuck are you.” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/24 "2013-10-19T03:08:10Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > Actually, ever since David Byrne left, they are now just “The Heads”. Reminds me of the band Wire. One of the four members left the band, so they renamed it Wir. He later rejoined and they went back to calling themselves Wire. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/25 "2013-10-19T03:11:51Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Reminds me of the band Wire. One of the four members left the band, so they renamed it Wir. He later rejoined and they went back to calling themselves Wire. Yeah, and they sucked as Wir, so I’m all for forgetting that whole part of their career happened by excusing them for technically being a different band. (It was Robert Gotobed the drummer who left and was replaced by a drum machine.) ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/26 "2013-10-19T03:12:31Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Who? [Who’s on next week!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WToCce62BZw) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/27 "2013-10-19T03:17:21Z")
If Pete had his way, the band would’ve been called \*“The Hair” \*. Luckily Townshend’s friend Richard Barnes came up with a better choice. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/28 "2013-10-19T04:14:43Z")
I usually say “realtor” instead of “Realtor”. Well, actually, I say “realator”. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/29 "2013-10-19T04:53:43Z")
I always called Boyz II Men Boyz Eye Eye Men. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/30 "2013-10-19T07:01:32Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > “The Batman” is fine with me. Wasn’t that what he was called in his first appearance in _Detective Comics_? That was then, this is now. Besides, one of Letterman’s earliest Top Ten Lists was “Batman’s Pet Peeves” - - one of the items was: _- People who call him_ “The Batman”\* - it’s “Batman”, dammit!\* I rest my case. Friday Night Silly Mode OFF: I think you’re right. But still. ---
**Author:** ![Tread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Tread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tread)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/31 "2013-10-19T08:46:04Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Who? Who’s on first ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/32 "2013-10-19T09:26:29Z")
The What’s on second ---
**Author:** ![aesop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@aesop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aesop)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/33 "2013-10-19T11:14:08Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > [The name of this band is Talking Heads.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_This_Band_Is_Talking_Heads) Agreed. And the name of this band is [Carpenters](http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/34 "2013-10-19T11:31:01Z")
Ohio State University is _not_ the name of [the big college in Columbus, Ohio](http://www.osu.edu/). And who says “Only You Can Prevent Wildfires”? Smokey the Bear? [Nope](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_Bear). ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/35 "2013-10-19T11:35:30Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I usually say “realtor” instead of “Realtor”. Well, actually, I say “realator”. Unless you’re certain they’re a member of the National Association of Realtors, you should refer to him/her generically as a _real estate agent_. Because not all real estate agents are Realtors… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/36 "2013-10-19T11:49:25Z")
[Who’s on stage?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zykLGUqr2CE) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/37 "2013-10-19T13:45:02Z")
> [@Tread](#): > > Who’s on first > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > The What’s on second Which is why we’re only here for the opening act. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/38 "2013-10-20T05:06:36Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Unless you’re certain they’re a member of the National Association of Realtors, you should refer to him/her generically as a _real estate agent_. Because not all real estate agents are Realtors… I’m a rebel that way. Or Rebel. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/39 "2013-10-20T11:29:25Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > And who says “Only You Can Prevent Wildfires”? Smokey the Bear? [Nope](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_Bear). What? _What?_ I need to re-evaluate my worldview. (Obligatory [Simpsons link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A9IhnYhwQI&noredirect=1). ) ---
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580/40 "2013-10-20T11:58:29Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Ohio State University is _not_ the name of [the big college in Columbus, Ohio](http://www.osu.edu/). > > And who says “Only You Can Prevent Wildfires”? Smokey the Bear? [Nope](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_Bear). So, it’s ‘Smokey Herbert, the Bear’? 😕😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-professional-nit-picker-but/671580.md?page=3)