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Randy Moss & Our Lawyer Mike Portnoy

Friday, May 19, 201715 takes

NBA Playoffs and Hank's Puking a lot of green ( - ). Paul George loses out on 70 million dollars because Sportswriters run the world ( - ). Embrace Debate can women be big ballers according to Lavar Ball ( - ). Grit Week preview and the announcement of cities ( - ). Our lawyer Mike Portnoy joins the show to guide us through intern interviews, grit week legal issues and Portnoy's complaint ( - ). Randy Moss (the original) joins the show to give us picks for the Preakness and a preview of the second Triple Crown race ( - ). Segments include PR 101 for A-Rod, Thoughts and Prayers, Hurt or Injured for Tom Brady, Connect the dots, Mike Greenberg's dumb rules, Humans vs the Sun, and Guys on Chicks.

Recap

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Take Slip·May 19, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

Fans will get sick of the Cavaliers-Warriors NBA Finals preview within a week

We are all going to get so fucking sick of the Cavs-Warriors preview, because it's already starting. They're already previewing Cavs-Warriors, and then if both sides sweep... I think it's like seven days before the NBA Finals start. That's a shitload of previews.

The 2017 NBA Finals did feature the Cavs and Warriors after dominant playoff runs, leading to a massive, often repetitive media cycle.
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Take Slip·May 19, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

I am officially off Greg Popovich because of how he treats the media

I'm off of him. I'm off of Pop. No, but it's picking up a little steam. Greg Popovich just being a dickhead to people while everyone says, wow, Pop tells it like it is. He's so funny. And then he says a long political statement without really saying anything. And everyone's like, man, Pop keeps it real.

This is a subjective opinion on Popovich's personality and media relations.
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Take Slip·May 19, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

Kevin Durant is staying under the radar but he is still a 'baby back bitch'

Not a lot of talk about Kevin Durant being a baby back bitch. Nobody says. He's under the radar right now. Just don't forget the sloucher, the Durantula, the servant... It's all falling in nicely for Kevin Durant, though. He's staying under the radar, so just keep your eye out.

Durant's reputation among certain fans remained negative following his move to Golden State, though he won the championship that year.
Loss
Take Slip·May 19, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kevin Durant is injury-prone and another injury might be coming

Yeah, I can see maybe an injury coming for Kevin Durant. He's injury-prone. It'll be a real shame.

Durant stayed healthy through the 2017 playoffs and finals, winning Finals MVP. However, he suffered a calf and Achilles injury in the 2019 playoffs.
Loss
Take Slip·May 19, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

Jeff Fisher's name will be in the rumor mill for the Bears job next January

I cannot wait for [Jeff Fisher's] name to get back in the rumor mill. It's going to happen next January. The Bears. Yeah, when we're going to start getting some Jeff Fisher rumors, and I am so, so, so, so, so excited.

The Bears did fire John Fox in January 2018, but they hired Matt Nagy. Jeff Fisher was not a serious candidate.

Embrace Debate

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Take Slip·May 19, 2017·Embrace Debate
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

LaVar Ball is the greatest character Vince McMahon ever created

LaVar Ball he is the greatest character that Vince McMahon ever created. It's like everything. I mean, he basically went on Colin Cowherd's show and nagged all women. He was like, I'm not selling you. You're not big ballers. And then all the women were like, wait, we want to be big ballers too. All right, fine. I'll sell you some shirts.

The comparison is a matter of opinion, though many sports media figures compared LaVar Ball to a wrestling promoter.

Interview

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Take Slip·May 19, 2017
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Mr. PortnoyMr. Portnoy

Employers have much more legal leeway and leverage if they don't pay their interns

If they're not getting paid, all right, and they're not employees, right? Well, you better stop [paying them] right away... you have a lot more leeway if you're not paying them. I like the scheme you've... As we say in the law, you've got a lot of leverage.

While Mike is joking for the bit, labor laws regarding unpaid interns are actually much stricter than he implies, usually requiring the intern to be the primary beneficiary.
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Take Slip·May 19, 2017
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Mr. PortnoyMr. Portnoy

NPR's pledge drives are a form of extortion

One of the big things now is if you'll give a donation, we will stop soliciting money. It's extortion. In other words, they're on there with some kind of meaningless promotion. And their attitude is, you hate this, right? The answer is obviously yes. You want us to stop, right? Yes. Give us some money.

This is a subjective characterization of a fundraising method.
Loss
Take Slip·May 19, 2017
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Randy MossRandy Moss

Only Always Dreaming or Classic Empire can win the Preakness

In my opinion, only two horses can win the race, Always Dreaming and Classic Empire. Those are the only two that can win the race. The other horses are various confidence levels of playing in the exotics. I think Cloud Computing is a horse that can be a part of the exotics.

Cloud Computing won the 2017 Preakness Stakes at 13-1 odds, defeating Classic Empire. Always Dreaming finished 8th.
Win
Take Slip·May 19, 2017
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Randy MossRandy Moss

Don't bet on Ben's Cat in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint because he is too old

Don't bet Ben's Cat. He's a real popular horse that's going to run in the Jim McKay turf sprint. He's 11 years old, which is like playing in the NFL at age 70... Ben's cat being 11 would probably be the equivalent of a 45, 46-year-old player in the NFL.

Ben's Cat finished 9th in the 2017 Jim McKay Turf Sprint, proving Moss's recommendation not to bet on him was correct.
Loss
Take Slip·May 19, 2017
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Randy MossRandy Moss

Shimmering Aspen will lead from start to finish in the Black-Eyed Susan

Shimmering Aspen, the horse that's won three races and four starts... I think is probably going to go wire-to-wire in the Black Eyed Susan at about four or five to one.

Shimmering Aspen finished 7th in the 2017 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.

Hurt Or Injured

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Take Slip·May 19, 2017·Hurt or Injured
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tom Brady uses the concussion excuse to avoid having sex with Gisele

Or it could be Tom Brady just revealing that he uses the headache excuse to avoid having sex with Gisele. She's like, no, we never have sex anymore, so he always has head hurt. And Brady's like, yeah, I'm dealing with a lot of concussions, babe.

This is a comedic speculation about a private relationship.

Connect The Dots

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Take Slip·May 19, 2017·Connect the Dots
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Hillary Clinton killed Chris Cornell

[Chris Cornell] also just happened to be the guy that sang the theme song for the Benghazi movie. And he was very active in Benghazi awareness that implicated a woman named Hillary Clinton. And then he passes away under mysterious circumstances. I think Hillary Clinton killed Chris Cornell.

Cornell's death was ruled a suicide by hanging, and there is no evidence linking Hillary Clinton to it.

Guys On Chicks

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Take Slip·May 19, 2017·Guys on Chicks
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Big CatBig Cat

Men only wash their hands after peeing if someone else is in the room

I only wash it when there's someone else in the room that's going to wash it and they look down on you... I was in the bathroom with one of our boss bosses... and it was like, okay, is he going to go? Are you going to go? I wish I had just had the balls to be like, hey, we're guys. Let's just not wash.

This is a generalization of human behavior that is difficult to verify but is presented as a common truth in the PMT universe.
Loss
Take Slip·May 19, 2017·Guys on Chicks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Pee on your hands releases pheromones that make women find you irresistible

If you don't wash your hands, you're actually preserving the pheromones that women find irresistible. So a little pee on your hands... actually turns women into soup. Just melts that labia clean off.

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There is no scientific evidence that human urine on hands acts as an aphrodisiac for women.