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Take Slip·Feb 9, 2026
#PMT-2026-0209-8681
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The valuation of the Seahawks franchise will skyrocket now that they have won a Super Bowl.

I'm very happy for the current ownership group who will now get to put up for sale a Super Bowl champion team. Price of the bag just went up for the Seahawks. Big time.

Seahawks are Super Bowl champions in this timeline. The sale price would naturally increase.
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#PMT-2025-0321-13823
HankHank

Bill Chisholm is a smart business mind and will be a great owner for the Celtics

Clearly a very smart business mind. And I'm excited to, to see what he's got in store. Hopefully he likes the Celtics and isn't doing this as a business.

Subjective opinion on a business figure's potential as a sports owner.
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Take Slip·Feb 14, 2025
#PMT-2025-0214-16403
Timm WoodsTimm Woods

Fifty percent of professional Dungeons and Dragons clients are Pardon My Take fans

I love running games for AWLs. I think at this point 50% of my clients are like AWLs. I mean it's so rad because what I do is now that I've run Forge of Fury, I've been running another adventure for them.

I cannot verify Timm Woods' private business records, so this remains pending or taken at face value.
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Take Slip·Feb 12, 2025
#PMT-2025-0212-19923
Adam SilverAdam Silver

NBA broadcasts will soon allow fans to toggle sports betting information on or off

I think we're not that far away where you're just gonna go click. And if you don't want any information about sports betting, you won't have to look at it. On the other hand, if you're someone in a state where it's illegal and you can get, get a bet on sports, you'll see a lot more information if that's what you want.

Streaming platforms like Prime Video and various RSN apps are already testing these interactive overlays.
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#PMT-2023-0816-18701
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Hosting the World Cup or Olympics is a massive waste of money for a country

Hosting the World Cup or the Olympics. ... Hosting a massive world event. I think Qatar spent like $2 trillion or some bullshit hosting the World Cup. ... At the end of the day, they're gonna have stadiums all around their country that are never gonna get used again. ... Have you seen the Chinese stadiums? They're like, I think wolves live there now.

Numerous economic studies (e.g., from Oxford and various economists) have shown that hosting these events rarely provides a positive financial return for the host city/nation.
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Take Slip·Mar 1, 2023
#PMT-2023-0301-1841
Big CatBig Cat

The new Barstool Chicago office will be like Dude Perfect meets the Fantasy Factory

The office is gonna have a ton of awesome stuff... full basketball court, full golf simulator, full workout area... it's basically, if you thought about like if Barstool Sports met... Dude Perfect... Fantasy Factory.

The office opened in late 2023 and features a court, simulator, and various content spaces as described.
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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2022
#PMT-2022-0725-14381
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Beachfront spray kiosks for sunscreen would be a 'godsend' invention

I have a beach idea. ... it's a spray tan booth, but it's got sunscreen, spray sunscreen in it. So you just walk through it, they set up like a kiosk and you walk through it on your way out to the beach. You pay like 10 bucks and then you turn around like your Tony Hawk, your entire body gets coated in sunscreen. I feel like for kids, especially if you got kids, this is like a godsend of an invention.

While some localized versions of this exist, it hasn't become a universal 'godsend' staple yet.
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Take Slip·Feb 25, 2022
#PMT-2022-0225-7914
Mark CubanMark Cuban

By the end of the year, Cost Plus Drugs will carry 2,000 generic medications

Right now we've got about 110 different generics at costplusdrugs.com. By the end of the year we'll have 2,000. So if you have any type of prescription, check it out, you know, if we have your drug, we will save [you money].

As of late 2022, Cost Plus Drugs had surpassed 1,000 drugs and continued scaling toward the 2,000 mark by 2023, making this largely correct in trajectory.
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Take Slip·Feb 14, 2022
#PMT-2022-0214-16052
Jake MarshJake Marsh

The BMW 'Electric Avenue' was one of the three best commercials of Super Bowl 56

For me, the cars dominated this year's broadcast. One of them, obviously I have to award it to the electric avenue, BMW commercial for Zeus and the other. I like the Austin Powers one.

The BMW Zeus commercial consistently ranked in the top 10 across most ad-meter rankings.
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#PMT-2022-0112-7417
Jersey JerryJersey Jerry

The elevator technicians union is one of the best and most lucrative trades to join

In the union's, there is elevator union. Biggest money can make one of the best unions there is. Wow. They like this guy's first year he'll he'll easily make probably 120 125 first year. I mean, you're talking about guys that that make over 200, 250 a year.

Elevator constructors (IUEC) are widely reported as the highest-paid trade in the construction industry, with salaries often exceeding six figures.
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#PMT-2021-0908-5783
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Spirit Halloween will have a massive year because of vacant retail space

I think also this is going to be a huge year for Spirit Halloween because we had so many businesses that totally went out of business over the last year. There's so much more retail space. There could be one on every single block.

Spirit Halloween significantly expanded into vacant big-box stores in 2021.
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Take Slip·Aug 11, 2021
#PMT-2021-0811-14242
Daymond JohnDaymond John

Hot fashion brands typically only last five to seven years

The cycle of generally for fashion, a hot fashion brand lasts about five to seven years. There's a unicorns like Nike and Louis Vuitton. But you'll notice whether it's Benetton or Levi's... [they] chip away.

This is a general business observation from a fashion mogul.
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#PMT-2021-0623-2133
Billy FootballBilly Football

Wingstop changing their name to Thighstop is due to a national wing shortage

My hot seat is Wings. Wingstop is now Thighstop due to the national wing shortage. There was a three-time price increase in Wings, so it actually had... been a better investment to invest in Wings than... some cryptos right now.

Wingstop did launch a 'Thighstop' digital brand in June 2021 specifically to combat high wing prices and shortages.
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Take Slip·May 10, 2021
#PMT-2021-0510-11479
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Dogecoin's value is purely driven by publicity and famous people mentioning it

With Doge, it's like that, but since it's based on a joke meme, publicity is 10 times more important than any real value. As far as I can tell, the best thing that can happen to Doge is just a famous person says the word Doge on a massive platform.

Dogecoin famously crashed after Elon Musk called it a 'hustle' on SNL, proving the take that the price is tied to public mentions.
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#PMT-2021-0312-19598
Big CatBig Cat

Every major corporation needs a consultant specifically to identify if an idea will be mocked by the internet

It made me realize that I have job security no matter what in life in that every team and corporation should have on staff a person who essentially is just there to say, 'Hey, will we get made fun of for this?'... our, 'Will the internet make fun of you for this?' is absolutely a job we could do.

While humorous, 'social media consultant' is a real role that exists, though Big Cat frames it as a specific 'anti-mockery' role.
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Take Slip·Nov 20, 2020
#PMT-2020-1120-12942
James Buster CorleyJames Buster Corley

Success is the only thing that separates a visionary from a fool

The difference between being a visionary and a fool is success. If it happens, you're a visionary. You're brilliant, right? Well, if it doesn't happen, you're an asshole.

This is a subjective business aphorism.
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#PMT-2020-1104-3375
Billy FootballBilly Football

Humans are more effective and cheaper than robots for retail inventory

Walmart has stopped using robots to do inventory because they realize that humans were actually just as effective and cheaper. So cool throne humans were cheaper than robots.

Walmart did indeed end its robot contract in November 2020 because human workers were found to be just as effective and the company found simpler solutions.
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#PMT-2020-0520-9120
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Blockbuster not buying Netflix for $50 million is the worst business decision ever

This is an easy one blockbuster not buying Netflix 450 million dollars. Blockbusters like know people like coming into our physical retail locations for the smell... easy number one for me.

While subjective as 'the worst', the fact that they turned it down and subsequently went bankrupt while Netflix thrived is historical fact.
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#PMT-2020-0429-18606
Big CatBig Cat

Data visualization designers and bow tie manufacturers are thriving during the pandemic

I actually think bow ties are getting a big boom because every time I turn on CNN, there's a fucking weirdo doctor... what do they do wear a bow tie. The people who are making the the gifts of like, you know, like the spread of coronavirus the charts. It's got to be off the charts for them right now.

While data visualization (e.g., John Burn-Murdoch's charts) definitely saw a massive boom in traffic and influence, the bow tie boom is more of a humorous anecdotal observation about doctors on TV.
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Take Slip·Mar 30, 2020
#PMT-2020-0330-14755
Barbara CorcoranBarbara Corcoran

The secret ingredient to success is how long a person takes to feel sorry for themselves after a failure

When I really analyzed over the years what a secret ingredient is... it was exactly what you just said: how long they take to feel sorry for themselves... It's how long it takes. Some say 'oh poor me' and some get right back up.

This is a subjective business philosophy that cannot be definitively proven right or wrong.
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Take Slip·Mar 30, 2020
#PMT-2020-0330-14756
Barbara CorcoranBarbara Corcoran

The 'Comfy' is my most profitable Shark Tank investment ever

The one that I made the most money on already in just a few short years, millions of dollars, is Comfy... They've sold over 70 million dollars... I took just a 30% of their interest just because I like the guys.

At the time of recording, this was true. The Comfy became a massive viral hit and remained one of her top earners.
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Take Slip·Mar 2, 2020
#PMT-2020-0302-12658
Big CatBig Cat

I think the stock market is going to bounce back

I was on the NASDAQ floor on Thursday. I think the stock market's going to bounce back.

The stock market suffered its fastest 30% drop in history throughout March 2020 due to the pandemic.
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Take Slip·Feb 5, 2020
#PMT-2020-0205-4004
Mark CubanMark Cuban

Fortunes are made by creating products that make people say 'why didn't I think of that' combined with luck

The biggest fortunes are made with two things something that somebody does where everybody says fuck why didn't I think of that and then you need a little bit of luck... I made a shitload of money because I was lucky to stock market was happening.

A subjective business philosophy.
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#PMT-2019-0920-18307
Mr. PortnoyMr. Portnoy

Uber should have a customer service phone number for when the app fails

These things like Uber... Would it be so terrible that there was a phone number to call if the thing wasn't working? There is no phone number. There is no one out there from Uber that has to respond to anything.

Uber famously lacked a direct support line for years, proving Mr. Portnoy's point about their customer service model.
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Take Slip·Jun 24, 2019
#PMT-2019-0624-16743
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I made $125,000 selling custom software at age 27

I think when I was 27 I made a hundred and twenty five thousand... I was selling software, custom software in Austin, Texas.

This aligns with his known professional history before his PFT Commenter persona went viral.
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Take Slip·Jul 2, 2018
#PMT-2018-0702-1198
Jon TafferJon Taffer

Digital menus where you touch items to see pictures are the future of dining

Here's what's going to happen with digital menus... We're going to look at a menu. We're going to see stuff listed... When I touch the item, I'll see the picture... and then it'll disappear... so I can see it when I want to.

The industry shifted heavily toward digital and QR-based menus, many with interactive photos, particularly after the 2020 pandemic.
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Take Slip·Jun 29, 2018
#PMT-2018-0629-9189
Brian ScalabrineBrian Scalabrine

Rookies should invest all their money into their bodies and skills rather than the market

My advice to them would be invest as much money into yourself, your body, your food. Focus on becoming a better player because there's nothing in the world that's going to be a better return on your investment than making yourself a better player. That second contract... you're worth $100 million.

This is a strategic recommendation for career management.
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#PMT-2018-0514-14833
HankHank

Millennials are saving the frozen food industry

Frozen food is also back. So a lot of people bash us millennials and say we're only good for avocados and things of that nature. But it turns out that millennials are saving the frozen food industry.

Industry data from 2018-2020 did indeed show a resurgence in frozen food sales driven by younger demographics seeking convenience.
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#PMT-2018-0502-15813
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jeff Bezos is building rocket ships just to liquidate his $100 billion

He figured out that the way that he's going to be able to spend money is by just building rocket ships and just going to different planets. That's the only thing that he can do to liquidate $100 billion in a lifetime, so that's what he's going to do.

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Bezos has indeed spent billions on Blue Origin, though the intent is likely space exploration/commercialization rather than purely a liquidation strategy.
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Take Slip·Dec 18, 2017
#PMT-2017-1218-17331
Mike FlorioMike Florio

If the Panthers sell for less than $1.4 billion, the NFL has cause for concern

I think the Bills were the last team that sold and they went for 1-4. So if you get south of 1-4, I think there's cause for concern. But if it's less than a billion, then it's like, holy shit.

The Panthers sold for $2.275 billion in 2018, well above Florio's 'concern' threshold of $1.4 billion.
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#PMT-2017-0721-12244
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Billionaires should pay for their own stadiums

It's unpopular to say it, but I think that billionaires should pay for their own fucking stadiums too, Bill [Simmons].

This is a subjective political/economic opinion regarding public policy.
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#PMT-2017-0714-7688
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

99% of office meetings could be solved with a text thread

I would say that 99% of meetings in general could just be solved with a text thread.

While hyperbolized, the sentiment is widely accepted in modern business theory regarding productivity.
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Take Slip·Jul 7, 2017
#PMT-2017-0707-2041
Jon TafferJon Taffer

70% of people make a right-hand turn when they walk into a mall

i'm just i'm just a fucking nutcase guys i mean i pick apart and study and you know everything like 70 of people that walk into a mall make a right hand turn now that bothers the shit out of me and because it's true

Studies on consumer behavior frequently cite the 'invariant right' phenomenon, where the majority of shoppers turn right upon entering.
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Take Slip·Jul 7, 2017
#PMT-2017-0707-2042
Jon TafferJon Taffer

Adding a second staircase to elevated bar levels significantly increases social interaction

I used to build elevated levels in bar and restaurants like everyone else with a staircase... you feel like a freaking idiot. You've got to turn around, walk back the other way. You're busted... So I simply put a second staircase in on the other side... social interaction went up big time. I'm guessing there are people that are married to this very day because of that freaking staircase.

This is a cornerstone of Taffer's design philosophy and has been implemented in many of his successful rescues.
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Take Slip·Feb 17, 2017
#PMT-2017-0217-5924
Mr. PortnoyMr. Portnoy

Customer service lines intentionally disconnect you when transferring to customer relations

Then when you start to talk about why you're calling, you know what happens? They'll say, oh, we're in the sales department. We're going to transfer you over to Customer relations, and then what do you think happens? You get disconnected. I've lived through this.

This is a common customer grievance and observation about corporate phone systems.
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Take Slip·Mar 11, 2016
#PMT-2016-0311-16092
Mr. PortnoyMr. Portnoy

Disney and ESPN have the power to push Pardon My Take around as a 'big guy' vs 'little guy' dynamic

Oh, it's definitely ESPN and Disney pushing around the little guy, but they have the ability to push you around. That's what big guys do to little guys. That's what the economy and life is all about, I guess. ... This isn't going to go away unless something is done. I don't think you can keep in the posture that you're in right now and basically get back to them and say, F you. I don't think that's going to get you very far.

PMT eventually had to change their logo and modify their branding elements to settle the dispute with ESPN.