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Rob Mac From Always Sunny, ACC Defending Champ Mardy Fish, Chill Week Finale + Mt Rushmore Of C Things And We’re Writing A Book

Friday, July 11, 202516 takes

Chill Week Finale and we’re writing a book that we come close to cancelling because it’s going to be too much work. National Sports podcast things (-). Mt Rushmore of C Things (-). Rob Mac aka Rob McElhenney from Always Sunny joins the show to talk Golf, Always Sunny In Philadelphia, the time he gained 60 lbs for the show, Danny Devito and tons more (-). Former Tennis Pro and American Century Championship defending Champ Mardy Fish joins the show to talk about the tournament this week, who’s the GOAT in tennis, Hank’s golf game, and mental health with professional athletes (-). We finish with Fyre Fest week and the conclusion to Chill Week (-).

Intro

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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Announcing you are writing a book is the funnest part of writing a book

Announcing that you're writing a book is the funnest part of writing a book. Oh yeah. Now we gotta write a book. We've ended up canceling the books at the last minute several times, which always feels great to do.

This is a subjective opinion about personal satisfaction.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Our 10th anniversary book will be the dumbest book ever created

It's gonna be the dumbest book ever created. And it's not gonna be... like, I don't wanna, we're not gonna write like a a tell all that's like super serious. It's gonna be stupid. ... We want it to be dumb. We wanna be stupid.

The nature of the book is subjective, though 'dumbest ever' is clearly hyperbolic.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The Oklahoma City Thunder will keep drafting role players and only pay their three stars

I think what [the Thunder's] plan is, and it might work, is that they have so many draft picks. They'll just keep drafting and not paying those guys and then pay their three guys. And hope the role players like, hey, you're gonna, you're gonna play well if you get drafted, get paid very little money. But you get to play with three really good players.

This will be proven by how OKC handles future contract negotiations with mid-level role players over the next 2-3 years.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A quarterback should not have an eight-pack because it means they spend too much time on core work

I, in fact, I would prefer if my quarterback didn't have like an eight pack. It's way too much time working on your core. ... Still good quarterback. I, in fact, I would prefer if my quarterback didn't have like an eight pack.

While semi-satirical, it's a verifiable opinion about the correlation between QB success and abdominal definition.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Patrick Mahomes having a 'dad bod' is beneficial for Chiefs fans to feel hated

That could actually be great for a Kansas City Chiefs fan because the last five, six years, you've just had to invent reasons why people hate the Kansas City Chiefs and why people doubt you. Now you actually have people making fun of your quarterback.

This is an analysis of fan psychology and team motivation.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025·Mt. Rushmore
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ZacZac

Construction workers are the groundwork of civilization and deserve more credit

So much infrastructure to the entire, everything that we do. This building, all of our homes, all, all of the establishments we go to. I mean, it's everywhere. The groundwork of civilization, all the construction workers is deserve so much credit.

Inherently subjective appreciation of a profession.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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Rob MacRob Mac

Hockey players are the best athletes to hang out with because they are the most chill

Hockey players are my, some of my favorite athletes especially to hang out with and to play golf. ... they're the funnest people to hang out with because they're the most chill. They're so fun Canadian hockey players... they're just sweet people. Kind people until they're not.

Subjective opinion based on personal experience.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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Rob MacRob Mac

Howie Roseman is the greatest GM in all of sports

And then of course Howie Roseman, the greatest GM in all of sports, navigate their relationship with the players because it's tricky.

Subjective ranking of sports executives.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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Rob MacRob Mac

The next season of Always Sunny in Philadelphia will be the funniest one in a decade

I think that this season that's coming out today or tomorrow is the funniest season, maybe the funniest season we've ever done. That's a pretty high bar, but definitely the funniest of the last like, decade.

Will be determined by critical and fan reception upon release.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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Rob MacRob Mac

You are naturally less funny the better shape you are in

the better shape you are in, the less funny you are just naturally. ... Unless you tell your friends in the show, I did this for you. And the friends are like, what the fuck are you talking about? Why? And he did it just to like impress them, but they're not impressed by it.

Subjective theory about comedy and aesthetics.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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Rob MacRob Mac

Sports fandom is forged in tragedy, not triumph

it's about fandom... and really what it's about is about community and a community forged in tragedy because there can be only one at the end of each year in any, in every and any sport. And so there's something really beautifully human about that, that, that we are not forged in triumph. We're forged in tragedy.

Philosophical view on fan psychology.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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Mardy FishMardy Fish

Silver medals are worse than bronze medals

I lost the gold... You either win the gold, lose the gold or win the bronze. ... I think silver's worse than bronze. ... you gotta win to get the bronze right. You're elated, right? Like you got a medal. And I was devastated that I lost the gold.

Subjective but based on psychological studies of athlete happiness.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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Mardy FishMardy Fish

Hank could easily be a five handicap in golf if he played more

I think he could easily, he's got a gorgeous golf swing. So like, I think he could be a five handicap. No problem. You just gotta, he's just gotta play. He's gotta let him play more.

Testable if Hank ever focuses solely on his handicap.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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Mardy FishMardy Fish

Novak Djokovic is the greatest tennis player of all time

Novak is [the GOAT]. Yes. ... Novak is just because it's like, Roger won, Roger won one French... Novak has won a few French and like, I mean he's won I think 12 Australian opens. I mean, just incredible. And I played the three of them a bunch and I never beat Novak.

Subjective debate, though Djokovic leads in major titles.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025
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Mardy FishMardy Fish

Novak Djokovic will win Wimbledon 2025 but it will be his last major title

I think Novak wins this. Yes. I really do. I think this is, I think this is the last thing. He gets to 25 majors and I think this is the last one he wins. I don't think he can win like a hardcore, he, he can't win the French and then... I don't think like with Sinner and Alcaraz... I don't think he can win a slam outside of Wimbledon anymore.

Will be resolved after the 2025 Grand Slam season.

Fyre Fest

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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2025·Fyre Fest
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Big CatBig Cat

The Pacific Time Zone is the worst time zone for sports

I hate Pacific Time zone. It sucks. Everything's just two nights in a row. ... I've pulled up like we have long days and I, I like, I'll pull up the Cubs game being like, I'm gonna watch the Cubs game in my hotel room. And they're just like, oh, they're down eight. Nothing. It's the eighth inning.

Inherently subjective preference.