Technicality Asshole (a.k.a., T.A.) 

A person who spews esoteric and inane factoids (a la Cliff Claven) during a spirited game of Trivial Pursuit or the like. A behavior exhibited much to the dismay of the rest of the players who all suffer from short attention span.

Erik, you are being a T.A. It is possible that Eli Whitney who invented the cotton gin didn't drink gin.

Technicality Asshole (a.k.a., T.A.) by Bubba January 8, 2004