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#PMT-2026-0204-3148
Big CatBig Cat

The Super Bowl halftime show is for chicks

The Super Bowl halftime show is—is—is for chicks... I don't think the average NFL fan is like, man, I hope this Super Bowl halftime show is awesome. I don't give a fuck.

Halftime shows consistently draw huge ratings, often exceeding the game itself, indicating broad appeal beyond just 'chicks'.
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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2025
#PMT-2025-0725-12267
Big CatBig Cat

Hulk Hogan was a significantly better professional wrestler than he was a person

Listen, we'll, we'll say it right now. Hulk Hogan. Significantly better professional wrestler than person.

This take is made in the context of a satirical news report; Hulk Hogan is currently alive.
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Take Slip·Jul 31, 2024
#PMT-2024-0731-10806
Big CatBig Cat

If Taylor Swift takes over Sundays, I need to see a sex tape

If Taylor Swift is gonna be taking over our Sundays, I'm gonna need to see a sex tape. These are my demands at Pardon My Take.

The 'demand' was clearly satirical and not a literal expectation of outcome.
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Take Slip·Jun 26, 2024
#PMT-2024-0626-17211
Will ComptonWill Compton

There was a 30% chance Taylor Swift would attend the Beer Olympics

I've heard from multiple reports that Will said there was a 30% chance that Taylor Swift was gonna come to the beer Olympics... You never know. I think there's still a chance she might show up... when Dave was really wasn't on board, he was like, you could get me back. If you get Taylor Swift there. Right. Okay. So we're like, okay, there's a shot.

Taylor Swift did not attend the Beer Olympics.
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Take Slip·Jun 12, 2024
#PMT-2024-0612-13439
Big CatBig Cat

Joey Chestnut should be a billionaire

What does Joey Chestnut, what does Jeff Bezos do better than Joey Chestnut? Not a lot. What does Elon Musk do better than Joey Chestnut? Like, I want Joey Chestnut to be so rich that he can do whatever he wants.

Economically, he is not and will likely never be a billionaire. This is a satirical value judgment.
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Take Slip·Jan 31, 2024·Null
#PMT-2024-0131-13667
Big CatBig Cat

I'm rooting for Travis Kelce to propose to Taylor Swift on the jumbotron to watch the internet break

The one thing I am rooting for is I hope Travis Kelce proposes Taylor Swift. That would be awesome on the field after... I root for it because all the swifties would have to do mental gymnastics to be like, that's so cute... I want it like to be on the jumbotron and then Swifties have to be like, that's so beautiful.

Kelce did not propose to Swift at the Super Bowl.
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Take Slip·Dec 27, 2023
#PMT-2023-1227-1434
Big CatBig Cat

Taylor Swift ruined Santa Claus for thousands of children

Taylor Swift probably ruined Santa Claus for thousands and thousands of children across America today... my four-year old son Chris walked in and he saw Santa... Santa was in her box, and he said, dad, we just opened presents... how come he's on TV right now?

This is a comedic exaggeration and not a factual claim about mass childhood trauma.
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#PMT-2023-1009-19658
HankHank

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are going to break up soon

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift... we're gonna break up. Allegedly. She's gotta go back out on tour. Travis has got some rehabbing to do with the injury. Not gonna have as much time. I think, you know, this is kind of the three week honeymoon phase is over.

As of late 2024, the couple is still together and appears very public with their relationship.
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#PMT-2023-1004-4656
Big CatBig Cat

I won't believe the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce relationship is real until I see actual proof

The Swifties are at my door... for a clip on Monday that I, I said that I wanted to see until I, until I saw actual p and v, the relationship was not real to me. Let's just be clear, like it's similar to dinosaurs. Dinosaurs aren't real because I never saw them. So if I don't see, if I don't see sex, I don't think anyone's relationship is real in the world.

The relationship has been widely verified through numerous public appearances and Taylor Swift attending many games through the Super Bowl.
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Take Slip·Sep 22, 2023·Picks
#PMT-2023-0922-9456
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are not actually dating

I think that Travis Kelce is not actually dating Taylor Swift. I think that this is, listen, we've been in the podcast game for a long time. We know it does numbers. Jason Kelce's a very smart guy. I think him going on the air and saying the rumors are a hundred percent true... You don't say a hundred percent if your brother's dating Taylor Swift.

The relationship was confirmed to be genuine and continued through the season and beyond.
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#PMT-2023-0823-17231
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Miley Cyrus will perform the sexiest Super Bowl halftime show ever in Las Vegas

Miley's back, she's gonna play at the Super Bowl probably in Allegiant Stadium, which is the sexiest stadium in the world. It's gonna be the most boner inducing halftime show of all time. We can only hope and pray that Justin Timberlake gets out there and there's another Janet Jackson scenario.

Usher performed the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show in Las Vegas. Miley Cyrus did not perform.
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#PMT-2023-0710-13544
Billy FootballBilly Football

Tom Brady is a 'trophy husband' who needs a sugar mama like Kim Kardashian

Tom Brady is a stay-at-home dad. He needs to find another sugar mama to pay his bills because he always likes women who make more than him. That's just the facts. ... He's a trophy husband. ... Now he's looking for someone to take care of him.

The dating rumors were never confirmed, and the 'sugar mama' claim is satirical given Brady's own net worth.
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#PMT-2023-0526-4174
Big CatBig Cat

Succession will end with Kendall Roy taking over but having no one left in his life

I think it is going to be Kendall... he's finally morphed into his father where he berated Roman. He is at odds with Shiv. ... He has no one left. And I think that that is how they're gonna end the show. Where with no one left, he becomes the king. But at what cost? Literally his entire life.

Kendall did not become the 'king'; Tom Wambsgans became CEO, and Kendall was left with nothing—no power and no family.
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Take Slip·May 8, 2023
#PMT-2023-0508-911
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Meghan Markle attended King Charles' Coronation in a disguise

They're saying that that was Meghan Markle wearing a prosthetic, pretending to be a dude to sneak into the coronation. I have no idea if it's true or not, but I now I believe it because these people care so very deeply about it.

Meghan Markle was in California during the coronation; the person in the photo was Sir Karl Jenkins, a composer.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Sam Hurd was released from prison early to serve as viral marketing for the movie Cocaine Bear

Sam Hurd has been released from Federal penitentiary... after serving a 10 year sentence for distributing cocaine. Timing is very suspicious with the release of Cocaine Bear. A lot of people are saying that this judge might have taken some money to do some gorilla marketing for the movie.

This is a satirical conspiracy theory.
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Take Slip·Nov 18, 2022
#PMT-2022-1118-8135
MJFMJF

WWE will engage in a massive bidding war for me in 2024

On January 1st, 2024, they [WWE] will most certainly be making their bid to get MJF over there... I'm a very simple man [money]. If they offer a penny more, this is a business.

MJF revealed in 2024 that he had actually re-signed with AEW long before the deadline, making the 'bidding war' a storyline/work.
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Take Slip·Sep 16, 2022
#PMT-2022-0916-10402
Danny DeVitoDanny DeVito

I am officially the next Wolverine

I am pumped baby. No, I'm like, you're talking to the next Wolverine. I'm gonna do it. I'll... get those fans, you know, get me the job.

OpinionPop CultureFireSarcastic
Danny DeVito did not actually become the next Wolverine; Hugh Jackman eventually announced his return for Deadpool & Wolverine.
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#PMT-2022-0831-15345
HankHank

Hasbulla is a bigger living legend than Michael Jordan

One-one is Hasbulla. He's a living legend. He walks in the room, everyone stops. You go to any country in the world and they're like—Hasbulla. He's got international [fame]. Hasbulla objectively is way bigger [than Michael Jordan].

Objectively, Michael Jordan has far greater global recognition and cultural impact than Hasbulla.
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Take Slip·Aug 22, 2022
#PMT-2022-0822-19340
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Masked Singer started the rumor that Tom Brady was a contestant during his training camp absence

I've gone like overly woke on this now. And I think that it's a rumor that was started by the Masked Singer because people are definitely gonna be tuning in trying to figure out is that Tom Brady. It's the one show that you can basically get all the way through the episode being like maybe it is Tom Brady.

Brady was not on the Masked Singer (he was actually on vacation in the Bahamas), and there's no evidence the show started the rumor, though they likely benefited from it.
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#PMT-2022-0420-7538
HankHank

The upcoming Drake and Taylor Swift collaboration will be played into the ground all summer

My hot seat is the charts, the radio this summer... Drake posted a picture with Taylor Swift, which means go, I'm going to be a song coming, which means it's going to get, it'll probably be a good song, but it will get murdered into the ground and just played in for it everywhere.

The rumored collaboration never actually materialized or released as a major single that summer.
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#PMT-2022-0330-8446
Billy FootballBilly Football

The Will Smith slap of Chris Rock was fake because Will Smith taught a kid how to fake slap a month prior

There's a video out of will Smith a month ago, teaching a kid how to fake slap. I don't know if you guys see this on TMZ... I'm just saying, you know, it looks like a guy who's been practicing slapping.

The Academy and both parties have treated it as a genuine physical altercation resulting in disciplinary action for Smith. There is no evidence it was staged.
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#PMT-2022-0328-2633
Big CatBig Cat

Will Smith is a Scientologist

Will Smith's a crazy person and Jada Pinkett Smith's a crazy person. I'm pretty sure they're Scientologists... if you have to say, I'm not a Scientologist, you're a Scientologist. That's the test right there.

Will Smith has consistently denied being a member of Scientology, though he has praised some of its teachings.
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#PMT-2022-0328-2632
Billy FootballBilly Football

The Will Smith slap at the Oscars was a fake, staged event

When Chris Rock took the slap, he watched Will Smith walk up to him... the whole time Chris Rock has hands behind his back. And when he got slapped, you know, he was just totally open... honestly, I fall for a lot of fake stuff on the internet. And this is one of those ones where I'm just like fake.

Extensive reporting and post-event consequences (Will Smith's 10-year ban from the Academy) confirmed the event was real and not staged.
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#PMT-2022-0328-2634
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Will Smith and Chris Rock will host the next Oscars together

I think that Chris Rock and Will Smith will definitely be hosting next year's Oscars together. I also think that they're probably going to do like a little routine together. At some point they're going to be in a commercial.

Will Smith was banned from Academy events for 10 years, making this impossible.
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Take Slip·Feb 9, 2022
#PMT-2022-0209-15071
Big CatBig Cat

Jackass Forever should be nominated for an Oscar for the joy it gives the world

Give Jackass an Oscar. Yeah. There's one of Nobel peace prize. It's ridiculous that those Hollywood phoneys have not given Jackass an Oscar yet. It should at least be nominated because the amount of joy that they've given to the world, it kicks the shit out of every other director and every other comedy group. Like it's insane. The work that they put in and they've sacrificed their bodies to make us laugh.

Jackass Forever was not nominated for any Academy Awards at the 95th Oscars.
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#PMT-2021-1006-19418
HankHank

The upcoming Game of Thrones prequel will be disappointing because it reminds fans of the original show's ending

The end of Game of Thrones sucks. And they're never making more Game of Thrones ever again. So even though if this is good, it's still one of those things where if you watch it, you're like, this is the best series ever. Can't wait to see what happens. That person is going to be disappointed. It's going to bring back feelings of just like sadness.

House of the Dragon was widely considered a return to form for the franchise and was not disappointing for most fans.
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#PMT-2021-0927-17418
Billy FootballBilly Football

Dog the Bounty Hunter will find Brian Laundrie before the FBI

Dog the Bounty Hunter is on the trail of Brian Laundrie... What happens if Dog finds him before the FBI? He absolutely will. He's Dog the Bounty Hunter. Like Brian Laundrie probably saw that clip and he's like, all right, it's over.

Brian Laundrie was found dead in a Florida nature preserve by his parents and the FBI in October 2021; Dog the Bounty Hunter did not find him.
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#PMT-2021-0726-13919
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez relationship is a fake publicity stunt

It's fake love because it's all publicity stunt. The fact that they're remaking old pictures, they don't actually love each other. Imagine doing this, imagine having a relationship that is all for the tabloids... it's disgusting.

While subjective, the couple eventually married in 2022, suggesting it was more than just a short-term publicity stunt, though they later filed for divorce in 2024.
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Take Slip·Jun 9, 2021
#PMT-2021-0609-7349
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Guy Fieri should be America's mascot

[Guy Fieri] is everything that we thought the bald eagle would be. I just think if you're cheering against whatever team Guy Fieri's cheering for, then you're essentially rooting against Flavor. He's Drake's Wario. He's the good version of a bandwagon fan.

The US government has not yet replaced the bald eagle with Guy Fieri.
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#PMT-2021-0507-7793
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Elon Musk should announce he bought the Yankees and immediately dissolve the team on SNL

You know, it'd be very funny if [Elon Musk] just straight up announced that he bought the Yankees and then dissolve the Yankees immediately, or the Yankees are no more.

This did not happen during Elon Musk's SNL appearance on May 8, 2021.
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#PMT-2021-0303-10887
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ted Lasso could coach the Jets to a 10-6 record

You can't convince me that Ted Lasso couldn't take the Jets to 10-6.

Ted Lasso is a fictional character, and the Jets went 4-13 in 2021.
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#PMT-2021-0205-4189
Billy FootballBilly Football

OJ Simpson's son committed the murders, not OJ

I don't think OJ did it. ... I think it was his son. ... I saw a TikTok.

OJ Simpson was acquitted in criminal court but found liable in civil court. The 'son did it' theory is a fringe conspiracy.
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Take Slip·Jan 22, 2021·Picks
#PMT-2021-0122-753
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers will eventually become the full-time host of Jeopardy!

I actually think that Aaron Rodgers is going to eventually be the full-time host of Jeopardy. I think he's going to be, after he retires, I think he will. I think Aaron Rodgers is going to like doing it too much, and it combines all his favorite things: mustaches, being smarter than everybody, and letting everybody know that you're smarter than them.

Rodgers guest-hosted but Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik were eventually named hosts; Rodgers remains an active NFL player.
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#PMT-2020-1014-4080
Big CatBig Cat

The 'Doggface' Fleetwood Mac cranberry juice video was a corporate plant

I think that he is Probably a plant. I think that this is mostly done... a combo stunt done by Fleetwood Mac and Gary Graham berry juice—big cranberry—and the fact that he has not been canceled that tells me that tattoo on the Subspace. Probably not real. He's probably an actor.

There is no evidence the video was planted; it was widely reported as an organic moment that brands later capitalized on.
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#PMT-2020-0923-10696
HankHank

Zendaya's Emmy win was not a 'biggest upset' because fans were happy about it

She won the Emmy for best actress and the New York Post wrote an article and it said biggest upset in Emmys 2020 over Jennifer Aniston and more... Zendaya stands were all very upset because they're like no one's upset about this like this. No one's upset. Like this is a great thing.

Hank is factually wrong about the definition of 'upset' in a sports/awards context.
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#PMT-2020-0720-19853
Big CatBig Cat

Mark Zuckerberg definitely has ass implants

Mark Zuckerberg surfing has hit the internet... I noticed right away. The dude's got a fucking donk. He has got cheeks. Big-time cheeks... I think it's an ass implant. Mark Zuckerberg is a nerd though... he can't just do something that's so obvious. What he can do is get a fake fat ass.

There is no evidence Mark Zuckerberg has had cosmetic surgery for ass implants.
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#PMT-2020-0715-9903
HankHank

The text exchange between 50 Cent and Will Smith about Jada's 'entanglement' was real

I would bet money that it was real... Because it's 50 Cent and he's absolutely reckless. He's reckless.

The screenshot was confirmed to be a photoshop/parody posted by 50 Cent for comedic effect, not a real private DM exchange.
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#PMT-2020-0713-16207
HankHank

The entire world might be made of cake

There was a video titled, 'These are all cakes.' It's like a three minute video... it blew my mind. Then everyone convinced themselves that you know, maybe the world is just a giant cake. Like the Matrix.

The world is not literally made of cake.
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#PMT-2020-0617-3256
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Stephanie Cmar will win Top Chef Season 17 because of the judge's reaction in the trailer

In the preview for the finale, they have Padma awarding the winner and saying congratulations you are top chef, but people have gone back and rewound it and they can tell by her inflection that she's genuinely surprised to be awarding it to this person. So now the internet is thinking the betting odds have shifted that it's going to be Stephanie... my money is on Stephanie.

Melissa King won Top Chef Season 17 (All-Stars LA). Stephanie Cmar did not win, proving the trailer-based inflection theory wrong.
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Take Slip·Jun 8, 2020
#PMT-2020-0608-3092
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jensen Karp is the rat leaking Blake Griffin's info to TMZ

I'm getting a text back right now from my source at TMZ. He says that Jensen Karp is, is your leak is your rat.

This was a comedic bit to stir up drama between friends on the show.
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#PMT-2020-0506-11515
HankHank

Elon Musk naming his kid a symbol will force teachers to learn code

Teachers are on the hot seat because this is going to start a trend amongst the nerd people community. Be like, oh, we don't even have to name our kids real names. We can just do symbols and codes. And so imagine being a teacher and getting an attendance sheet and being like, hey, Sam, Joe, X AE A-12.

While the name was real, the 'trend' of naming kids symbols hasn't broadly materialised in schools.
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#PMT-2020-0330-14754
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Britney Spears set a world record by running the 100m dash in 5.97 seconds

Britney Spears set a world record in the 100 meter dash. She ran a hundred meters in 5.97 seconds on a treadmill which is four seconds faster than Usain Bolt... no one's gonna break that record.

This is physically impossible for a human; the treadmill or the timing was incorrect. Usain Bolt's record is 9.58 seconds.
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#PMT-2020-0325-7229
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Dude Perfect is responsible for the coronavirus because their trick shot gong was made in Wuhan

I'm putting Dude Perfect on the hot seat. I don't know if you've seen them recently, but they were showing off the gong that they have in their Dude Perfect warehouse... and it says proudly made in Wuhan right on the big gong there. So many people are asking is Dude Perfect responsible for the stuff that's going on the world.

The take is a comedic conspiracy theory and not literally true.
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#PMT-2020-0316-17679
HankHank

Game of Thrones Season 8 was so bad that no one will rewatch it even during quarantine

I tweeted that the 8th season was so insultingly bad that people about to be locked in their houses for weeks on end and no one's going to rewatch Game of Thrones.

Data from HBO and streaming analytics actually showed Game of Thrones remained one of the most-watched shows during the 2020 lockdowns, despite the backlash to the ending.
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#PMT-2020-0316-17687
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Barnett and Amber from Love Is Blind will not work as a couple

I want to talk about Barnett because Barnett... he's a fuccboi the very distant definition of fuck boy and he's found his girl in Amber Who is the very definition of a hot mess. So you got a fuccboi in a hot mess. And those are two Unstoppable forces that are just going to rub up against each other until they get into a fight. Right. So that relationship is not going to work.

As of 2024, Barnett and Amber are still married, making them one of the most successful couples in the show's history.
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#PMT-2020-0304-14465
Big CatBig Cat

Madison will win The Bachelor because she has the heart of a winner

I said Madison episode 1 of this... I watched the first episode and she said that she won four state championships in a row in high school. And I was like that is a heart of a champion. Even if she doesn't like this guy she's going to compete to win it's a winner and that's what she's gonna do.

Madison Prewett did not win; Peter Weber chose Hannah Ann Sluss in the finale. Peter and Madison briefly dated after the show but broke up days later.
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HankHank

Madison Prewett will win The Bachelor because her dad is the Auburn coach

My prediction is there is a girl who is a four-time state championship basketball player, and she goes to Auburn, and her dad is the coach of Auburn... My money's on her. Clearly, she knows the long haul, the grind.

Madison Prewett was the runner-up and briefly dated Peter Weber after the show, but Hannah Ann Sluss was the final choice/winner of the season.
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#PMT-2019-1120-3490
HankHank

James Holzhauer will win the Jeopardy GOAT tournament

I'm going Jeopardy James [to win]. [Ken Jennings] is from Utah. I just assumed he soaked. He seems like a guy who soaks.

Ken Jennings won the Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time tournament in January 2020.
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Take Slip·Sep 3, 2019·Segments
#PMT-2019-0903-12287
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

My upcoming diss track will put Drake out of business

Oh, yeah, the diss track is coming. I wrote it on Friday. So, yes, I'm continuing my battle against Drake. I murdered him. He's dead. He's already dead. I haven't even laid it down yet. I almost feel bad putting Drake out of business like this.

Drake remained the most popular rapper in the world. PFT's track (likely 'Back to Back to Back') was a comedy hit but did not affect Drake's career.
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Take Slip·Jul 26, 2019
#PMT-2019-0726-6618
Noel MillerNoel Miller

Jake Gyllenhaal's acting in military movies is stolen valor

Fuck Jake Gyllenhaal. I've heard he's kind of a dick. Like, the whole method acting thing, it's like, dude, chill out. You weren't actually in the military. It's stolen valor, basically, what he does to just try to play badass characters all the time.

The term 'stolen valor' is meant for people illegally claiming military honors, not actors in movies, making this literally incorrect but comedically gold.