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Martin Shkreli 08/05/16

Friday, August 5, 201611 takes

NFL training camp is cooking up and the guys are ready to talk about Canton and the Hall of Fame ceremony this weekend. Mt Rushmore of animals you wish would go extinct. Pharma Bro and twitter bad boy Martin Shkreli joins the show to talk about his feud with Big Cat, Wu Tang, and joining a band with the Pardon My Take guys. Segments include "hmmm", "Lebron James Free Agency Update", "Not To Brag But We Called It", "Olympic Update", "Uhhh Ya Think" and Jimbo's of the week.

Recap

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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

Jay Cutler is the worst quarterback in the NFL

Stephen A. Smith will play this clip. Jay Cutler is the worst quarterback in football. The only time I've ever seen him smile was when he was signing the contract. He called Jay Cutler the worst quarterback in the league and cited some statistics of only smiling when he signed his new contract.

Subjective evaluation of Cutler's skill, though 2016 was a poor year for him (4 TDs, 5 INTs in 5 games).
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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2016
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You can't spend more than 12 hours in Canton without getting legally drunk

I mean you can't spend more than 12 hours in Canton without getting legally drunk. I was there last year. It is – it's one of the worst times.

Hyperbolic statement about a city's culture.
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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

Russell Westbrook will always do the exact opposite of what people tell him to do

Everyone just assumed [Westbrook] was going to go to L.A. And if I've learned anything about Russell Westbrook, if you tell him what he's going to do, he'll just do the exact opposite.

Psychological profile of an athlete.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2016·Mt. Rushmore
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The planet would be better off without mosquitoes

Number one, mosquitoes. I don't know what part of the ecosystem mosquitoes fits into, but you can't convince me that the planet wouldn't be better without mosquitoes.

Environmental value of mosquitoes is a scientific debate, but the take is an opinion.
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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2016·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

Anyone who owns a ferret is probably a murderer

Ferrets. Because anyone who owns a ferret is probably a murderer, and that's just like pre-crime. We basically created pre-crime by getting rid of ferrets.

Satirical characterization of ferret owners.

Interview

Loss
Take Slip·Aug 5, 2016
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Martin ShkreliMartin Shkreli

I am 100% innocent of all criminal charges

I'm innocent without a doubt. The charges are related to some hedge funds I operated in a public company I operated. Don't have one person who has ever complained. You won't find one person that ever lost money... I'll never take a plea deal. I'm 100% innocent.

Shkreli was convicted of two counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy in August 2017.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 5, 2016
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Martin ShkreliMartin Shkreli

My company Turing is worth one billion dollars

I don't like to talk about it, but if you look at the company, Turing, that I own, I think that company is worth a billion dollars.

The company faced significant legal and financial turmoil, making a $1B valuation highly dubious in hindsight.
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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2016
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Martin ShkreliMartin Shkreli

Vaccinations are great and people who dispute them are idiots

They're great. People who dispute them are idiots. And more people should be vaccinated for more things. I feel horrible that people mouth off about this stuff without knowing the facts.

Reflects scientific consensus.
Open
Take Slip·Aug 5, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

I will hit 8 out of 10 free throws if I practice for two weeks

Two weeks, I can hit eight out of ten. No problem. Yeah, I get my jumper wet. My jumper usually takes like five to six days to get wet. But if I take the time and I go to the gym and I get my shot back, I'll hit eight.

The official competition never formally concluded with verified stats, but Big Cat's basketball skills are famously inconsistent.

Lebron Blames

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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2016·LeBron Blames
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Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James is going to leave Cleveland a second time

Well, I also saw on SportsCenter today people were saying they were using the phrase like this was almost as bad as LeBron the first time he left Cleveland... So would that imply there's a second time? Huh. Huh. We're just connecting the dots, people.

LeBron James did indeed leave Cleveland a second time in 2018 to join the Lakers.

Uhhh Ya Think

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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2016·Uhhh Ya Think
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Big CatBig Cat

Nick Saban is a spiteful, vindictive, irrational baby of a man

So you're saying that Nick Saban is a spiteful, vindictive, irrational baby of a man? You think? No doy. I like that this guy actually thought like he was going to just tell Nick Saban he's quitting. And Nick would be like, you know what? Best of luck to you, man.

Opinion on Saban's character/coaching style.