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Take Slip·Jun 12, 2023
#PMT-2023-0612-12432
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

It is better to be good at a shitty job than awful at a good job

I would also say that it's, it's important If, you have a job that you think sucks. It's important to have a job that sucks that you're good at because then you can take pride in, in whatever it's, you do. Like I would much rather be good at my shitty job than be awful at what some people would say would be a good job.

This is a subjective career philosophy.
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Take Slip·Jun 12, 2023
#PMT-2023-0612-12436
Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

I enjoy being bummed out because it provides an excuse to do nothing

I started realizing that I kind of enjoyed being bummed out because then it gave me an excuse to do nothing, right? Like, Hey, maybe you should start working. Nah, can't dude. Like, I'm just not there. And I started being so comfortable with it that I'm at least glad that I, I I was like, okay, wait a minute. Like, you may not be super happy and get through this, this phase, but this isn't an excuse for everything.

Personal reflection on his own psychology.
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Take Slip·Jun 12, 2023
#PMT-2023-0612-12439
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Medieval Times is the best place in the world

Medieval times. Medieval times is the best place in the world. It is so fun. You go there, they give you a Turkey leg the size of your torso, they give you flaggings of ale, they fucking bring you flaggings of ale. Then you get to watch Knight. ... Medieval times is the best place on earth.

Purely subjective enjoyment of an attraction.
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Take Slip·Jun 12, 2023
#PMT-2023-0612-12442
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Galapagos Islands is the most unique place on Earth

My favorite vacation, my actual favorite vacation was the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador And. it is, it's the, it's the most unique place on earth that you can go to. ... I jumped in the water, it's perfectly clear and this fucking sea lion starts swimming up to me and he's like trying to get me to play.

Subjective travel opinion based on personal experience.
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Take Slip·Jun 12, 2023
#PMT-2023-0612-12445
Big CatBig Cat

Keeneland Racetrack is the Wrigley Field of horse racing

Keland Racetrack in Kentucky is, they only race April and October. It is fucking awesome. It's, it's the Wrigley Field, Fenway Park of race of horse racing. If. you ever want to go for a weekend with your boys? That's, I would put that at the top of the list.

Venue comparison based on historical prestige and aesthetic.
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#PMT-2023-0612-12447
Big CatBig Cat

Being able to nap on a couch instantly for 15 minutes is a definitive sign of getting old

The last one, this might be more of a dad thing, but I, I If you put me on a couch, I can nap like almost instantly for 10 minutes, 15 minutes. ... and now I've gotten to that point and it's like, fuck that is me.

Subjective sign of aging identified in a comedic segment.
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Take Slip·Jun 9, 2023
#PMT-2023-0609-7317
Big CatBig Cat

Money and power run everything in the world

It's a shitty thing, but it's also how the world works. Money and power just run everything... Money wins. If you haven't figured that out by now, you will someday. Money wins.

This is a philosophical viewpoint on world affairs and the sports business landscape.
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Take Slip·Jun 9, 2023
#PMT-2023-0609-7321
Mike McDanielMike McDaniel

I have officially quit vaping cold turkey

The idea of... that being something that people are talking about after a playoff game is annoying enough to provoke me to never do it again. And I've since quit classic McDaniel style cold turkey, just like alcohol.

McDaniel states this as a personal fact; its truth depends on his personal habits.
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Take Slip·Jun 5, 2023
#PMT-2023-0605-17794
Big CatBig Cat

Getting a hole-in-one is the best thing a man can do

It's like the best thing that a man can do. Yeah. Is get a Hole in one.

Purely subjective and hyperbolic.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I would never take a job that requires waking up at 3:30 AM

I am officially taking my name out of the hat... because of the early wake up time. I actually don't think that there's a single job in the world that I would do if it meant that I had to wake up at three thirty in the morning every day.

Subjective personal preference.
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Take Slip·Jun 5, 2023
#PMT-2023-0605-17805
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I could kill any bird in a fight, including a Great Horned Owl or an Ostrich

I'd fucking smash a baby owl... Fucking kick [a Great Horned Owl] to the moon. Listen, that's any bird dead. I will kill any bird. If you put an ostrich in front of me, I tie its neck into a knot... Choke it out.

Physically improbable and never tested, but he is 'locked in' for the bit.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am going to start taking Ozempic to lose weight.

I'm just gonna go on Ozempic. I don't fucking care. I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do it and I'm gonna tell everyone to do it and then I'm gonna look hot and then I'll get off of it and then I'll gain it all back. Drop like 25 pounds and then just slowly gain it back.

Big Cat publicly confirmed in 2024 that he had been taking weight-loss medication.
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#PMT-2023-0530-11626
Billy FootballBilly Football

Arnold Schwarzenegger is the GOAT because he achieved his physique with fewer steroids than modern bodybuilders

Basically Arnold started talking about his steroid use for the first time and talked about his cycle and basically he wasn't on that much steroids compared to a lot of guys today in body building, which just goes to show that he is the goat.

This is a subjective argument in the bodybuilding community, but Billy's claim is based on Arnold's own recently released data.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

The Russians are radicalizing orcas to attack ships in NATO waters

So the Russians have been training beluga whales to be spies in NATO waters and with all these recent orca attacks are the Russians, radicalizing orcas? ... The orcas haven't been acting like that before.

There is no evidence that orca attacks on boats are orchestrated by the Russian military.
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Take Slip·May 22, 2023
#PMT-2023-0522-6273
Anders HolmAnders Holm

Swimmers are split between engine-based athletes and coordinated athletes

You still have two different kinds of athletes. You have athletes who probably could have done another sport... and then you have other people that just have an engine... but they can't jump, they can't run, they can't do anything but that [swim].

This is a descriptive observation of athletic types in a niche sport.
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Take Slip·May 22, 2023
#PMT-2023-0522-6277
Billy FootballBilly Football

Orcas will be a major problem for humans in the future

Orcas have been attacking boats off the coast of Spain recently and been training other orcas to do it too. There's gonna be an orca human problem for the future.

While orca interactions with boats have increased, 'orca human problem' as a systemic threat is speculative.
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#PMT-2023-0519-16372
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

It takes bigger balls to bet minus signs than to bet plus signs

A lot of people think that it's actually more courageous. It takes bigger balls to go after a minus sign than it does plus sign. Cuz you gotta lay so much on it... you're putting more money on the line.

This is a philosophical/comedic stance on risk management.
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#PMT-2023-0517-16520
Big CatBig Cat

Putting on deodorant before going to the gym is a sign that you are cheating on your partner

It's actually, if he were to put on deodorant before going to a gym... that would be a sign he's cheating on you. Be like, why are you putting on deodorant before you're going to get sweaty?

This is an inherently subjective behavioral theory.
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Take Slip·May 12, 2023
#PMT-2023-0512-13249
Big CatBig Cat

I would rather break my hip than have the hiccups for an entire year

I would absolutely say if you said, Hey, you can break your hip or you can have hiccups for a year. I'd take the broken hip all day, every day. Cause at least you know, like, this is how I can rehab and I know that there's an end in sight.

Personal preference on suffering, impossible to verify but stated with high conviction.
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#PMT-2023-0512-13256
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Having a soul patch makes zero difference to my appearance because my facial hair is already shitty

I have realized that me having a soul patch makes absolutely zero difference because people will just be like, PFT's got shitty facial hair. More news at 11. I've known that I've been face-bald for years.

Subjective self-assessment of appearance.
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#PMT-2023-0510-11443
Billy FootballBilly Football

There will be a massive tick population this year due to the mild winter

We had a very mild winter. There's a lot of ticks. The winter didn't kill the ticks. There's gonna be a lot of ticks. Tick-borne diseases are no joke. Be careful out there. Do tick checks. Get a buddy, get naked.

The 2023 tick season was indeed predicted to be high due to the mild 2022-2023 winter in the Northeast and Midwest.
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#PMT-2023-0503-7858
Billy FootballBilly Football

AI-powered robots will kill us all in less than a year

If you guys watch the episode metalhead [from Black Mirror], that's actually happening in real life... They gave Boston Dynamics robots brains and now they can do whatever they want. Think for themselves. ... I still think we got less than a year left. We're cooked.

The human race was not killed by AI-powered robots within the year following May 2023.
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Take Slip·May 1, 2023
#PMT-2023-0501-13766
Taylor LewanTaylor Lewan

BPC-157 is a wonder drug for injury recovery with no downsides

BPC-157 is a wonder drug... inflammation, look, pain relief... no downside. It really is one of the best things you can do... I had an ankle sprain, I would literally put it right in my ankle and three days later it was fine.

Medical claims are difficult to verify as having 'no downside', and it is banned by WADA and the NFL for a reason.
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#PMT-2023-0428-18577
Jake MarshJake Marsh

Age and gender do not matter in pickleball

I'm telling you, if you play pickleball, you know that age, gender doesn't matter. Everyone plays together. Age is not a thing in pickleball. If you're good, you're good, you can hang.

While physically diverse, at high levels, age and physical capability certainly matter in pickleball as they do in all sports.
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Take Slip·Apr 19, 2023
#PMT-2023-0419-10896
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Soul patches are making a huge comeback this summer

I think the soul patch is the right move. I think soul patches are making a huge comeback. I think one of you guys should lead the charge on that... it's gonna be Soul patch summer.

While funny, soul patches did not become a dominant aesthetic trend in Summer 2023.
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#PMT-2023-0419-10894
HankHank

AI robots will take over and kill everyone within a month

I'm fully convinced, I figured I should just get it on record that probably within like a month, AI is going to build robots, take over the world and we're all gonna die.

A month passed and humanity was not eradicated by AI robots.
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#PMT-2023-0414-1765
Big CatBig Cat

I will join the 1,000 pound club naturally within a year

Challenge myself and I'm gonna get hurt. And that's gonna suck... I'm gonna try to do a thousand pound club, Billy... It's deadlift, squat, bench. A thousand pounds... I'm doing it all natural. No, I'm doing it. It's either all natural or can't do.

Big Cat did not publicly document hitting this goal within the year and eventually focused on other fitness goals like running a mile.
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#PMT-2023-0414-1766
Billy FootballBilly Football

No one should be judged for their actions when their heart rate is over 150 BPM

No one should be, no one should be judged for their actions when their heart rate's over 150 beats per minute. I agree with that. That that's what I believe.

This is an ethically and legally dubious opinion that the rest of the crew immediately mocks.
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Take Slip·Apr 12, 2023
#PMT-2023-0412-9151
Adam RichmanAdam Richman

Eat a banana and white rice before a spicy food challenge to avoid 'ring sting'

Spicy challenge hack. Okay? And this is the truth. Before you do anything spicy, eat a banana and eat a small thing of white rice. The banana is the crucial thing... apparently something about the banana and the potassium encapsulates the capsicum so you have a good exit strategy.

While scientifically debated, this is a standard veteran hack in the competitive eating community.
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#PMT-2023-0412-9152
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The pull-out method is a 100% effective birth control method

This is why the pull-out method's just, it's the best. So much more effective. It's the best. Yeah. Works a hundred percent. You know where the semen's going? Yeah. Never have a problem pulling out. Yeah. You know. Exactly. You can, every last drop of come is accounted for you pull out.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Scientifically and medically incorrect; the withdrawal method has a significant failure rate.
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#PMT-2023-0410-7260
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I will get a tattoo of the lottery ball machine if Hank passes me in total wins by the end of the next football season

If Hank, what did you agree to? If you don't get the lottery ball before the end of next football season, I will get a tattoo of the lottery ball machine. But if I pass you in total victories by the end of next football season, you will get a lottery ball machine [tattoo].

By the end of the 2023 football season (Feb 2024), Hank still had zero lottery ball wins, meaning he lost the bet.
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#PMT-2023-0407-9389
Big CatBig Cat

I officially hate t-shirt weather because I am not physically ready for it

My fire fest is, it happens every year... it's t-shirt weather again. And I'm not ready. I'm wearing spanks again. I'm back on the spanks. So this is a temporary, like a bandaid over a gaping, gaping wound... I gotta figure out how to lose like 40 pounds.

This is a subjective personal feeling about his physical readiness for summer.
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Take Slip·Apr 5, 2023·FAQ
#PMT-2023-0405-8813
Big CatBig Cat

Every sports player should be allowed to fight one fan per year

I have the rule that they should enact in all sports. That every player gets to fight one fan once a year. Because that solves that. [Anthony Rendon] gets to fight that guy who called him a pussy, beat his ass. He called him a bitch, beat his ass. And then no one's gonna fuck with the rest of the [players] because he'll be like, wow, Anthony Rendon beat the fuck out him.

OpinionLifeHotSubjectiveSarcastic
This is a comedic proposal and not a serious policy recommendation.
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Take Slip·Apr 3, 2023
#PMT-2023-0403-6345
MaxMax

I will lose 20 pounds by Memorial Day

Memorial Day. Memorial Day, losing 20 pounds by Memorial Day Max. We've, we've done this before, but we're doing it for real this time... I just want it to be on the record... No, because by doing that, that means it's officially on.

Max notoriously failed this weight loss goal, which was discussed in later episodes.
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#PMT-2023-0329-16118
Big CatBig Cat

Most remote workers only do about five to six hours of actual hard work per week

The working from home is like you only do half the work. You just basically fuck around all day and then... you can get your job done in like five to six hours of really hard work. That's just a fact. That's how America was built. ... You spent four hours on browsers, you played a bunch of SNES and Yeah. You just dicked around and looked at your fantasy team for 50% of the work week.

This is subjective, but productivity studies on remote work are highly debated and varied.
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#PMT-2023-0329-16860
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Picking someone up from the airport in a big city is a psychotic move

In New York, it's, it's borderline psychotic for somebody to volunteer to pick someone up from an airport... Instead of me paying an Uber fare, can you pay double an Uber fare? Right. To have somebody else drive you to pick me up.

This is a social etiquette opinion common in metropolitan areas.
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Take Slip·Mar 29, 2023
#PMT-2023-0329-16863
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Drinking your own piss once a month provides long-term health benefits

I drink my own piss at least once a month. It's supposed to help long-term health benefits. I haven't been sick yet... when you think about it, your lower digestive system gets a lot of piss going through it. But your upper doesn't really get the taste of that.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Medical science does not support drinking urine for health benefits; the body is literally excreting it as waste.
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#PMT-2023-0324-13548
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Dentists are a scam

Dentists are a scam. You don't have a cavity until somebody tells you you have a cavity. People don't go to the dentist when their teeth are feeling great.

OpinionLifeHotSarcastic
Medically incorrect, but a classic PFT logical fallacy.
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Take Slip·Mar 22, 2023
#PMT-2023-0322-7178
Daymond JohnDaymond John

Parents should buy a share of stock that matches every toy they buy their kids

Buy him a little Caterpillar truck, right? Buy him a share in Caterpillar. Ooh. And then show him what that truck is equal to... Buy him a share in maybe Disney and a Disney product that he likes... he's gonna start to understand [finance].

Financial pedagogical advice.
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Take Slip·Mar 20, 2023
#PMT-2023-0320-8350
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

FAU is the best college to go to for the lifestyle

If I had to do college all over again... I think I would go to FAU because of the campus where it's at. You're in Boca Raton... you realize what would be the most fun college experience. It would either be go to a big state school... or just go live in Boca for four years.

Subjective personal preference.
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#PMT-2023-0317-2199
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If you go to a bar that doesn't have a TV, you are an alcoholic

Honestly, if you go to a bar where there's not a TV, you're an alcoholic.

This is a humorous subjective opinion on bar culture.
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Take Slip·Mar 10, 2023
#PMT-2023-0310-8162
Jerry O'ConnellJerry O'Connell

Expecting to fail is the secret to life

It's actually the secret to life. Expect, expect to fail. And then if you don't totally fail, that's like a huge victory.

This is an inherently subjective piece of philosophical advice.
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Take Slip·Mar 6, 2023
#PMT-2023-0306-12696
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Professional athletes should never go live on social media

If you're a professional athlete, you should just never go live anywhere. There's no reason you're live all the time for your job. Right. It's called playing the sport. There's no need to go live. Too much bad shit can happen when you go live.

This is a philosophical stance on athlete conduct and risk management.
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Take Slip·Mar 6, 2023
#PMT-2023-0306-12704
Big CatBig Cat

I will get 10 cats if the Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl

I'll get 10 cats if the Bears win a Super Bowl. Love it. There we go. Well under your guys' watch, you guys can bring us there.

The Bears have not won a Super Bowl since this promise was made.
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#PMT-2023-0306-12705
Billy FootballBilly Football

Sloth bears are more vicious than honey badgers

I've been going on a deep dive and rabbit hole on sloth bears. They're the most vicious animal on earth. I think more vicious than a honey badger. They fight tigers and tigers are literally scared of them.

Sloth bears are indeed highly aggressive and known to stand their ground against tigers, though crowning a 'most vicious' animal is subjective.
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Take Slip·Mar 3, 2023
#PMT-2023-0303-5003
Big CatBig Cat

Standing up at bars is the most overrated thing people can do

Standing at a bar for about an hour and a half. That's usually my capacity. And the whole time I was like, this would be sweet if I could sit down... Standing is the most overrated thing people can do.

This is a subjective opinion on comfort and bar culture.
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#PMT-2023-0303-5014
HankHank

Snake owners are absolute weirdos and potential serial killers

It's serial killer vibes to be a pro snake... Snakes literally have had the worst rap. Deservedly so in the history of animals... Just get a dog.

This is a subjective hot take on pet ownership and animal preference.
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Take Slip·Mar 1, 2023
#PMT-2023-0301-1822
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tiger Woods is way overdue to shave his head

I did have one moment that took my breath away that I'd forgotten about when Tiger Woods was wrapping up at St. Andrews... he took his hat off... it is bad. It looks like a chia pet in the Sahara Desert. It's not good... It is way, way overdue for [shaving it].

Tiger has notably thinned but has not yet fully shaved his head as of early 2024.
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#PMT-2023-0227-16395
Billy FootballBilly Football

The East River is full of prehistoric bison bones dumped by a developer

Dirty Water Don... he's found a bone. He found a jawbone of a steppe bison, which is just a prehistoric, gigantic bison. He found the jawbone in the East River. So that means that it is true. There were tons of bones dump there. It means that they're sniffing in the right place.

While a jawbone was reportedly found, the claim of 'tons' of prehistoric bones dumped there by a specific developer is based on unverified local legend and remains unproven.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2023
#PMT-2023-0227-16387
Big CatBig Cat

I would rather be a grumpy, triggered sports fan after a loss than be numb to it

I absolutely let my team's success dictate my mood. I was very upset, grumpy, mad... people should be applauding the fact that I'm a grumpy triggered bitch after my teams lose. Because I could easily just remove myself... but I don't. You'd rather care way too much than be completely numb to it.

This is a philosophical stance on sports fandom.
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