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HankHank

I could catch a fish with my bare hands in an Alaskan river in one day

I said, hey, coach [Jeff Fisher], do you think that I could catch a fish with my bare hands in an Alaskan river? And he said, absolutely... One day. One Alaskan day. Catch it out of the water, kill it, eat it.

Hank famously attempted this on a later trip and failed miserably, nearly getting hypothermia and catching zero fish.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Area 51 storming petition is an alien or government setup

This is a setup, though, don't you think? ... The government is trying to get rid of all the people that are like crazy and do theories online. Or is the setup that the aliens have set this up and they're trying to eliminate everyone who believes in aliens.

Hot TakeLifeHotSarcastic
The event ended up being a small, peaceful gathering with no government stings or alien abductions.
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Big CatBig Cat

There are no real aliens at Area 51 because the government would have moved them if they were that well-known

If everyone knows Area 51, there's no chance there's real aliens there. They would have moved them somewhere else.

This is a theoretical claim about government operations and remains subjective.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Being a 'koozie guy' is a sign of a weak drinker

This might be a controversial take, but I think I'm anti-koozie. Because maybe I'm just a guy that likes to drink his beer fast enough where you don't need a koozie. Maybe koozie is a crutch for the week. It's a participation trophy for drinking a beer like Aaron Rodgers.

This is a purely subjective comedic opinion on beverage accessories.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Lacrosse and baseball should make goals worth more points to make the final score look cooler

You know what they really need to do in lacrosse? They need to make the goals worth more than one point. It's an easy fix for baseball, too, if you want to draw more attention to your sport. Like in football, a touchdown is really one score, but it's worth six, which makes the final score look so much cooler. In lacrosse, if every goal was worth five points and the final score was 100 to 98.

This is a subjective proposal for a rule change to improve aesthetics.
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Big CatBig Cat

It doesn't matter if your team wins or loses, as long as you don't get embarrassed

In the long scheme of things, if you're a sports fan, it doesn't really matter if your team wins or loses. It just matters that you don't get embarrassed... Don't be the butt of everyone's joke.

Inherently a subjective philosophy on how to enjoy (or survive) sports fandom.
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Big CatBig Cat

I would rather be a zombie than be canceled

We're going to all cancel each other until we're the army of the dead. And I'm okay with that. I'm on the record being fine with being a zombie army. You don't have a lot to worry about when you're literally dead.

This is a hyperbolic value judgment.
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Big CatBig Cat

The whole point of religion is to make a shitload of money

I, for one, am disgusted that anyone would profit off religion ever. I can't believe that. It's gross. The fact that Kanye thinks he can sell sweatshirts for his church, ugh. ... It's like having a religion and then owning a third of the world's land and tax-free and just making billions and billions of dollars. ... I love when people got mad about that. It's like, that's kind of the point of religion, to just make a shitload of money.

Subjective cynical take on the nature of organized religion.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Olympics should be held every year in Las Vegas since no other city wants them

They should do the Olympics every year. What the fuck? Just do it in Vegas. Because no city wants it. Just do it in Vegas every year.

The Olympics remain on a 4-year cycle and are held in various rotating cities.
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HankHank

Lacrosse is the sport of the future

Good indication of the sport of the future. I saw that highlight on my feed more than baseball, rugby, basketball, any other sport.

Lacrosse has seen growth but remains a niche sport compared to the Big 4.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Eating out of bowls is superior to eating off plates

Bowls are way, way better than plates. Would we all agree? There's nothing that you can eat out of a plate that you can't also eat out of a bowl. Everything's getting put in a bowl these days.

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Super Wolf Blood Moon is a sign of the apocalypse, and all hell is going to break loose on January 22nd.

Obviously these apocalyptic signs in the heavens are pointing to a catastrophic event that is just on the horizon... on January 22nd, all hell's going to break loose. If you're listening to this, we're dead.

The apocalypse did not happen on January 22, 2019.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will carry heavy objects between my desk and the studio all year to get 'boulders for shoulders'

The new office, it's probably about 100 feet from our desk to our studio. We should just carry something super heavy, so you have to carry it back and forth. You bring it in, then you've got to bring it back... we're going to start carrying random shit around.

This was a comedic resolution that was never consistently followed through on throughout 2019.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I will read exactly one book and visit one museum in 2019

I have literally read one book [as a resolution]. That's a lot. I know that's a lot. I can do that. I also read, go to one museum. I have to pay for a ticket and try to learn a couple things in one museum.

PFT likely visited a museum or read a book in 2019, though he rarely reported back on these specific low-bar goals.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will learn how to do an ollie on a skateboard in 2019

I would love to do an ollie... I'd love to learn how to skateboard just a little bit. I watched Mid90s the other day. Awesome movie. But I'd love to learn how to skateboard just a little bit.

Big Cat did not successfully learn to ollie or become a skateboarder in 2019.
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm going to lose 15 pounds in January

I'm going to lose 15 pounds in January. Are you really? That's the goal? Yeah. That's your baseline goal? I was just saying that. That was really... I tried to sneak attack you guys on that one.

Big Cat's weight loss goals are a recurring theme of failure on the show.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I want to reach 200 pounds for the first time in my life

I'm going to gain eight pounds in January. Because I'm eight pounds away from 200. I've never been 200 in my life.

Personal weight gain goal for PFT Commenter. The outcome is unverifiable from public records.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I will get a haircut that is just a very long mullet with lightning bolts on the side

I'm going to get a haircut this year... Would it be acceptable if I got a haircut and just turned into a mullet? Like a really fucking long mullet? Lightning bolts to the side.

PredictionLifeMediumSarcastic
PFT did not get a lightning bolt mullet in 2019; he kept his hair long.
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Big CatBig Cat

SantaCon is awesome if you're in your early 20s

If you're in your early 20s, SantaCon and all-day drinking events, they're so much fun... When you get older, it's the last thing I'd ever want to do... Seriously, I really do get mad when I see people bashing these things, trying to look cool. It's okay to say I'm too old for it... But fuck, man, there's nothing better than being like 23 years old and saying, I don't really care if I get wasted all day.

This is a subjective opinion on lifestyle and aging.
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Big CatBig Cat

The clutch gene is a real muscle that can be strengthened

Researchers who study the brains of athletes believe more and more that a so-called clutch gene exists. They've seen enough incremental improvement through brain training that they regarded as a muscle capable of being built and likewise atrophying.

The existence of a 'clutch gene' is highly debated and largely considered a psychological phenomenon rather than a literal muscle or single gene, though performance under pressure can be trained.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Washington D.C. sports is a dynasty that will never lose another championship again

Washington, D.C. is back big time. Wayne Rooney... man of the match. The Capitals re-signed Tom Wilson... that's a dynasty. The Redskins won the offseason again... they're a dynasty at this point. The Washington Valor won the Arena Bowl... so Washington, D.C. sports will never lose another championship again.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Incorrect; while the Mystics and Nationals won titles in 2019, D.C. sports teams have lost many championships/games since this 2018 claim.
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HankHank

Loneliness has the same effect on mortality as smoking 15 cigarettes a day

Loneliness has the same effect on [mortality] as smoking 15 cigarettes a day... so if you're lonely, just smoke a bunch of cigarettes and you'll actually be healthier [because you'll make friends].

The statistic about loneliness and mortality is a real medical finding, though the logic about smoking to fix it is obviously a joke.
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Big CatBig Cat

Women prefer 'soccer bodies' over any other male physique

I know you remember the dad bod thing that women pretended, like, oh yeah, we love guys who are kind of fat and don't care. That was so nice of them. But really, when it comes down to it, if you ask a woman, I guarantee you they go soccer bod over any other bod.

Subjective claim about general attraction, though rooted in observations of viral World Cup players.
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Big CatBig Cat

Getting called 'Big Dog' by a homeless person means you are losing weight

When we get catcalled by homeless people, usually it's 'big guy.' That's usually when you're at your fattest. 'Big dog' is a step below. And then when you get to it, it's just 'tall guy.' So I'm doing okay.

Subjective lifestyle observation.
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Big CatBig Cat

There is a 0% chance the falling Chinese satellite hits me

There's 0% chance the Chinese satellite hits me. Okay. 0% chance. I'm just saying. I'm not scared.

The Tiangong-1 satellite re-entered the atmosphere over the South Pacific Ocean and did not hit Big Cat.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am officially winning all my bets this year

This is the year I'm going to win all my bets. So it happens every year right before March Madness. I tell myself, give myself a little pep talk, but I think this is going to be the year.

He did not, in fact, win all of his bets.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

You should schedule a vasectomy for the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament so you have an excuse to watch basketball for two days

All the guys know if you need to get your balls cut off, you got to do it that first weekend so you have permission to sit on the couch and watch college basketball for two days nonstop. Yes, you got the frozen peas on your balls.

This is a subjective lifestyle recommendation/bit that doesn't have a verifiable truth value.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Left-handedness is proof that the human body is not meant to be left-handed

I think that just playing golf left-handed, that just goes to show you that the human body is not meant to be left-handed. They don't make left-handed can openers for a reason, folks.

The existence of successful left-handed athletes and biological variation makes this a subjective/humorous claim.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am pretending it is summer and tanning on Tuesdays for my mental health because winter is terrible

I am so fucking sick of winter... I've just decided I'm going to pretend that it's summertime. I'm going to get back into wearing Hawaiian shirts. I'm going to go tanning on Tuesdays. I'm going to just be so far in denial of winter... this is a personal decision for my own mental health.

It's a personal subjective choice to live in denial of the seasons.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will lose 15 pounds and weigh 225 by my birthday

I think I weigh about 240-ish... and I'm going to try to get to like 225 by my birthday. [February]. First, like, seven pounds come off by just me, like, not eating breakfast. So take a big dump, don't eat breakfast, boom.

Big Cat has famously never stuck to these New Year's diets.
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Big CatBig Cat

Robert Kraft is definitely a heavy emoji user in his text messages

Bob Kraft definitely uses emojis. Big time emoji guy. He probably does like the fist pound instead of saying like, you know, good call... He's got, he found poop, the poop emoji like six months ago. But with like 95 print font.

This is a subjective claim about personal texting habits that hasn't been publically verified.
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HankHank

Cheating on your wife shouldn't count as cheating if you are under 5'5"

If you're under 5'5", I don't think it's cheating. Yeah, you're fulfilling your natural destiny at that point. You're just shocked that a woman pays attention to you.

This is a comedic/satirical claim that cannot be verified.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Telling a woman you've had a vasectomy is the ultimate pickup line

I can't think of a better pickup line, actually, than telling a woman, I'm physically incapable of getting you pregnant. ... That would get the panties dropped immediately. ... I might just lie and say I've got a vasectomy.

This is a humorous, subjective claim about social dynamics and dating strategy.
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Big CatBig Cat

If you stay in a bar that is uncomfortably hot, you are a crazy person

If you go into a bar that is hot and you don't leave immediately, you're a crazy person. I will absolutely call a night like, alright, night's over if I walk into a bar and it is uncomfortably hot in there.

This is an inherently subjective opinion about personal comfort and social behavior.
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Big CatBig Cat

Icing Bros will inevitably make a comeback

I'm going to call it right now. Icing Bros is going to come back. That's going to suck. Take a knee and chug. That was a tough summer of 2008 or 9, whatever it was.

Icing has seen periodic ironic resurgences but never returned to its 2010 peak of cultural dominance.
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Big CatBig Cat

Millennials are responsible for Applebee's going out of business because they dislike chain restaurants

Millennials are being blamed for Applebee's going out of business because they don't like to eat at chain restaurants. So shout out to us. We are at all actually millennials. ... PFT and I are like on the cusp of millennials. We do like chain restaurants.

This was a widely reported business trend in 2017, though the reasons for the decline of casual dining were multifaceted.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If your wife goes away on business, you should move farther away from her to make her miss you more

Here's a pro tip for all you guys out there that are married. If your wife goes away on business, move farther away from your wife. Make her want to come to you.

This is terrible relationship advice given for comedic effect.
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Big CatBig Cat

New college graduates have a 4-6 year window of 'mulligans' where making mistakes doesn't matter

There's an old saying, make your mistakes early in life. And 22 years old is basically as early as it gets because that's when your real life starts. So you have basically four to six years of mulligans.

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bees aren't actually dying at an alarming rate

And people keep saying that they're dying at an alarming rate like you did. But I don't think that they are. I'm woke on the whole bee thing, the whole bee scare of 2016.

Population trends for bees vary by species, but colony collapse disorder remains a real scientific concern.
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Big CatBig Cat

I don't care about PETA shaming; I'm going to keep loving horse racing and losing money

My who's back... is people who want to shame us for enjoying horse racing... horse racing is in fact bad. They're whipping the horses... I don't care. Keep trying to shame me. PETA people. That's fine. I'm going to lose my money. I'm going to have fun. And I'll do it all again.

Personal stance on enjoyment and lifestyle.
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Big CatBig Cat

The first few years after college are more fun than college itself

I think the first three or four years after you graduate can be more fun than college. Because you actually have money in your pocket. You have money in your pocket. You make real life friends. It's not just like, whoever was living on my hallway.

This is a purely subjective life opinion.
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HankHank

It is okay to be a fair-weather fan

My who's back of the week is fairweather fans... I think it's okay to be a Fairweather fan. I don't like the people that come out of the woodwork being like, oh, you only cheers for the Bruins in the playoffs.

This is a subjective opinion on sports culture.
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Big CatBig Cat

Fall is the best season for napping, followed by spring

I would rank it power ranking nap seasons, fall number one, spring number two.

Subjective ranking of comfort and timing.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I would predict no babies are born nine months after March Madness starts

I would predict that there are like no babies born nine months after the start of March Madness because no guy out there is [finding success]... This is the weekend that a guy drinks too many beers, eats nachos, and then farts a lot and falls asleep on the couch.

PredictionLifeMediumSarcastic
Hyperbolic claim that is literally impossible but captures the spirit of the 'weekend on the couch'.
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HankHank

Day parties are officially back

My who's back of the week is day parties. Huge weekend. 60 degrees out of nowhere in February. So basically, usually college kids will go through the winter depression, and then there was that one nice weekend that kicks off the rest of the spring semester.

The 'status' of social trends is a matter of opinion.
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RoneRone

The holiday outrage crowd is officially back

I think the holiday outrage crowd is back. We got people pissed that Zales put a lesbian couple on their holiday ad. We have people pissed that CVS and Macy's aren't more Christmas friendly. Starbucks cups... the war on Christmas crowd.

This is a subjective observation of cultural trends during the holiday season.
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Big CatBig Cat

Discounted candy the day after Halloween is an S-tier life hack

Discounted candy. After Halloween, who's back? You go into Dwayne Reed and it's 50% off your Snickers bars. Hey, get this fucking candy off my shelves, huh? Give you a discount on it.

Subjective opinion on the value of cheap candy.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Fat people messing up in sports is the funniest thing in the world

Counterpoint: Pablo Sandoval swinging, busting his belt open. That was the funniest thing I've ever seen in my whole life. Buffalo's definitely a judgment-free zone. It's like we're just having fun.

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