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Big CatBig Cat

Short people are being weeded out by natural selection

[Speaker 3] (1:21:17-1:21:25) No, if you look back in history, the human species has gotten taller as time has gone on, so the short people have been weeded out.

While humans have grown taller on average due to better nutrition, short people are not being 'weeded out' by natural selection in a biological sense.
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Big CatBig Cat

Smelling your own farts is a valid form of medical self-care

When I'm smelling my fart, I'm actually... I am going to the doctor. Because, like, you know. You know when you're sick or something's not right. You can tell, basically, by your fart. So, if you care about self-care... you just let me smell my own farts.

While odor can sometimes indicate digestive issues, it is not a medically recognized method for diagnosing general health and is presented here for comedic effect.
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Big CatBig Cat

A girl who can throw a perfect football spiral is a major turn-on

A little secret for all the chicks out there, a chick who can throw a sick spiral, that's a turn-on... When you see a girl just throw one just deep in a perfect spot, you're like, oof.

This is a purely subjective preference.
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Big CatBig Cat

You should never hand someone your phone to show them a picture

You have to be an absolute psycho to hand someone else your phone. You've got to do the holding your phone and scrolling for them. You never give anyone anyone your phone.

This is subjective life advice.
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Big CatBig Cat

Diet is more important than working out for weight loss

It's no secret when people say it's actually not about working out, it's about the diet, because what happens is... because I went to the gym, I was like, I can eat anything I want. And then I ate way worse than I normally would have.

Scientifically, weight loss is primarily driven by caloric deficit (diet) rather than exercise alone.
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Big CatBig Cat

Every woman past the age of 22 adds one pillow to her bed every year

I think it's just every woman who gets past the age of 22 decides that every year they're alive, they need to add one pillow to their bed. And then just eventually they end up with an entire house of pillows. And you're not allowed to sleep on them.

This is a comedic generalization about lifestyle trends.
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Big CatBig Cat

A man is most masculine and extra horny when he is asleep

I think technically when a man is asleep, he's the most masculine he can be. So that's like, it gets extra horny. I feel like that's exactly what happens. I think that's just science.

While testosterone levels peak during sleep, describing it as 'maximum masculinity' is a subjective comedic framing rather than scientific fact.
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Big CatBig Cat

Being the Little Spoon is the superior position because every guy just wants to be cuddled sometimes

Because being Little Spoon is awesome. ... Every now and then, a guy just wants to be cuddled. A guy just wants to feel like the world is a safe place.

Subjective relationship preference.
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Big CatBig Cat

Pooping with the door open is an alpha move

I love pooping with the door open. That's a real man thing. Because you have a master of your domain kind of thing. I'm watching over everything while I take a shit.

Inherently subjective and absurd.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Morning sex is the best kind of sex, especially in a hotel

I'm going to go on the record. Morning sex is the best sex there is. Hotel sex. In the morning. Ooh. Double threat.

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Big CatBig Cat

Men and women should never stop grooming their pubic hair

What is the age where it is normal that you stop shaving or waxing your pubes? ... Never is the answer. ... I think you always ... Guys and girls. You got to keep it together down there. I mean, would you let your lawn just go unkempt?

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Big CatBig Cat

If you need to buy time in a relationship, get a dog instead of a promise ring

What this guy doesn't realize is you don't have to get a promise ring. Get a dog. That's what a dog is. You get the dog, and then that buys you time.

This is a social observation/advice piece.
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Big CatBig Cat

My rule for peeing is that the closest hole available gets the pee

My rule of thumb here is closest hole gets the pee. So whatever hole is closest to you at that moment, you pee right into it.

This is a personal behavioral preference.
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Big CatBig Cat

I pee in the sink in the middle of the night because I know I won't miss

I will pee in the sink in the middle of the night because you know that you aren't going to miss. You know what I mean? You just run the water and just pee in the sink.

This is a personal preference and a recurring theme on the show.
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Cordarrelle PattersonCordarrelle Patterson

Men cheat because they think there is more out there, but they usually realize they love the person they are with

Sometimes as guys, we always think it's more out there in the world for us. And we always have that one person that we really, really care about. But we really don't believe it. But that's the one for us. And we think it's more out there. And we go out there and try to explore. But then we always find ourselves going back to the one that we really love.

This is a psychological observation on human behavior in relationships.
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Big CatBig Cat

Cash is the greatest Christmas gift you can ever give

So the real answer here is cash. All boyfriends want cash. They want cold, hard cash... Cash is the greatest gift you could ever give... When you open up a card, you're expecting cash in there. Put the fucking cash in there.

Gift preference is entirely subjective.
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Big CatBig Cat

Every man in the world farts when they pee in the morning

Every time he pees in the morning, he farts and then laughs to himself. ... Do all guys do this? Yes. Oh, yeah. Absolutely. ... That's how every guy ever wakes up.

A broadly humorous generalization about male physiology/habits.
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Big CatBig Cat

Men are the persecuted gender because male animals have to bear the burden of looking attractive in nature

Add up all the animals in the world, and we actually are the persecuted animals. Yes. We're the persecuted gender. The male.

While many male animals are more colorful, the claim of human 'persecution' based on bird feathers is non-verifiable satire.
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Big CatBig Cat

Farting is exclusively a male activity and women are not allowed to participate in 'fart culture'

That's not funny. It's not funny. It's kind of like some words some people can use, some words other people can't use... that's kind of what farts are like. That's not your word. We're allowed to fart. We're guys. We come from fart culture. You can't use it. It's ours. We own farts.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Biological functions are not gender-exclusive.
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Big CatBig Cat

Facial hair is an aphrodisiac for women because it shows you can hunt and gather

Facial hair on a man, that is an aphrodisiac for women because it shows that you can provide for a family, you can hunt, you can gather, you can do it all.

This is a comedic generalisation.
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Big CatBig Cat

Relationships are doomed to fail if one person transfers schools specifically for the other

Your other mistake is transferring schools because anyone who ever transfers for a relationship, that relationship immediately breaks up. That doesn't last.

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Road trip snacks like beef jerky and Mountain Dew are superior aphrodisiacs to oysters

Road trip food is the natural aphrodisiac. Get oysters the hell out of here. Give me like that weird salted trail [mix], maybe some Twizzlers, Slim Jims. ... If I smell, when [a woman] walks to the door with a cracker crust peanut butter combo on her breath, I know it's on.

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Big CatBig Cat

The presence of a dog makes a man significantly more attractive by proving he can keep something alive

[A dog] shows that we can keep another thing alive. It's the paternal instinct. You look at that and you're like, that guy would be a good dad because he's holding an animal and the animal isn't dead yet.

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Calling your partner 'mommy' or 'daddy' is technically the sexiest thing you can say

The words daddy and mommy just mean that you've had sex. They're like an honor. When you get knighted, and now you shall arise as sir once you have sex and you procreate, your name's daddy and mommy. So actually, it's technically the sexiest thing you can say.

Inherently subjective and absurd relationship advice.
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JS
Julie Stewart-Binks

A woman will lose respect for her boyfriend and likely cheat on him if he skips a 'mancation' for her birthday

I just wouldn't respect a guy if he, like, canceled on his dudes for the weekend. I'm like, I know I own you now. And then I don't respect you and I'm going to cheat on you probably.

This is a subjective relationship philosophy.
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HankHank

Flushing the toilet while someone is showering can cause them to 'shower in poop'

Hank brings up a good point. It messes up the pipes. The poop gets in the pipes... You're going to be showering in your own poop, yeah. I don't want it to be fresh.

This is scientifically incorrect; plumbing systems are designed to keep potable water and sewage separate.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ass-eating season is over and toe-sucking season has returned

Ass-eating's over. I'm calling it. I think toe-sucking season's back. Toe-sucking's back in, guys.

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Big CatBig Cat

Eating more fiber can fix irregularities with a woman's period

I think you just probably need to eat more fiber. That usually is what fixes those kind of things. It gets the whole system flowing... fiber is not only good for the digestion system, it's also good for the period blood system.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
This is medical nonsense intended for comedy.
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Big CatBig Cat

The moon controls both the oceans and human periods

The moon controls all the earth's oceans and periods so it's just kind of it just controls all the liquids in everyone's bodies that's why sometimes when guys look at the moon they start coming. It's just gravity pulling it out of her balls.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Biologically and physically incorrect in every way.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

There is nothing a woman can do to make a man happy after a football loss; he only needs a physical fight

I don't think that guys – there's really nothing that a girl can do to make a guy happy after his team loses a football game. The guy just needs to go out and get in a fight. So here's what you do. Just arrange a fight for him.

This is a purely satirical and subjective take on fan psychology.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Pregnancy is controlled by a woman's mind and Plan B is usually a placebo

Plan B, to my understanding, is actually more often than not a placebo... it tricks the woman's body into thinking that actually she's not pregnant because pregnancy is controlled ultimately by your mind. Only mentally weak women will get pregnant.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Biologically impossible and factually incorrect; Plan B is a hormone-based medication and pregnancy is a physiological process, not a mental one.
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Big CatBig Cat

Women carry up to two liters of extra blood during their periods

It's actually a fact. Women during their periods are carrying up to two liters more blood than the average human.

Fact ClaimLifeMildSarcastic
This is biologically false; total blood volume for an average woman is only about 4-5 liters total, and they do not gain 2 liters during a period.
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Big CatBig Cat

Steer clear of dating hardcore runners to avoid being forced into a miserable Saturday morning routine

You don't want to get in a relationship with a hardcore runner, because then you're going to be getting up at 6 a.m. on Saturdays. You always see those couples, and they're running, and they have matching outfits, and one of them looks absolutely miserable. One of them's like, I want to kill myself. That's the one that you're going to end up being, so just steer clear of runners.

Subjective relationship advice.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If a woman has sex with a man once, he will be willing to have sex with her again at any point for the rest of his life

Basically, if you're a girl and you have sex with a guy, at any point for the rest of your life, if you're in the same room as him, you can be like, you want to fuck and he will want to fuck you.

Broad generalization about human behavior that cannot be definitively proven.
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Big CatBig Cat

You should only ask a new date to a wedding if it doesn't require a flight and hotel

If [the wedding is] in the city you both live in, then I don't think there's ever a too soon. If it's a flight and a hotel room, you're probably going to want to wait a month or two. Because... one or two months in, that's not a we can poop in front of each other [stage].

This is subjective relationship advice.
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Big CatBig Cat

Men stay in the bathroom for 45 minutes just to avoid being nagged by their partners

The real answer, to answer your question, female listener, is we spend that much time in the bathroom because that's the only place you can't nag us. We're avoiding you.

A subjective behavioral claim about why men take long bathroom breaks.
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Big CatBig Cat

A guy who is 'over the top nice' early in a relationship is hiding something

If he's over the top nice, if he's buying you stuff constantly and flowers and writing you cards, he's probably hiding something. Because no guy after three or four dates is going to keep putting in that amount of effort. Or he's too clingy... If he keeps pouring it on, he's probably hiding something. That's a fuckboy.

Subjective dating advice.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Guys need big pubic bushes to make their dicks look bigger

Evolutionarily speaking, guys needed big bushes to make their dicks look bigger... Right. I don't know if you've seen a lot of penises recently, but they're not great looking solo. So you need a lot of distractions.

Hot TakeLifeFireSarcastic
This is a comedic assertion with no biological basis.
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Big CatBig Cat

Shaving your legs is a sign of wealth because not everyone can afford shaving cream

Shaving your legs was actually a sign of being rich in olden times because not everyone had shaving cream. So you should actually take that as a compliment. You're so rich, you can shave your legs. You must be real fancy.

Fact ClaimLifeMediumSarcastic
While body hair removal has various historical class connotations, Big Cat's specific reasoning about shaving cream availability is largely comedic invention.
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Big CatBig Cat

In every pair of twins, there is an alpha and a beta pre-cum twin

You know how when you see twins and you're like, okay, that's the pre-cum twin and that's the real cum twin. You can tell. There's one twin that's always a little bit stronger, better looking, more gregarious. The other one's the pre-cum twin.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Biologically impossible and socially absurd.
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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.
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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.

Fact ClaimLifeFireSarcastic
There is no scientific evidence that human urine on hands acts as an aphrodisiac for women.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If a woman approaches me at a bar, she definitely has a hidden angle

I've conditioned myself to think that if a woman approaches me, she definitely, no matter what she talks about, she has an angle. It does not compute to me that a girl wants to talk to me because she's interested in having a conversation with me.

This is a subjective personal outlook on social interactions.
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Big CatBig Cat

Getting a cold is the worst thing on earth

Because getting a cold is the worst thing on earth. Because every time I get sick, I'm like, I'm never going to be healthy again. A little dramatic, I admit, but what happens if you actually don't ever get healthy again?

Subjective personal feeling about illness.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Being pregnant is technically a performance enhancing drug for female athletes due to blood retention and the 'glow'

Also, when chicks don't have their period, they retain more blood. This is a fact. That was blood doping... they have more blood in their body, which carries the oxygen to their cells faster... technically, being pregnant is a PED.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
While there are physiological changes in pregnancy (increased blood volume), it is not medically classified as a PED in sports regulations.

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