PMTPMT DB

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#PMT-2018-0129-13900
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

George W. Bush is the Josh Allen of presidents

George W. Bush... America loves the guy now. He is back in a bit. He's got he's the Josh Allen of presidents. The longer he goes without playing well, the better he becomes. And the more he goes up people's big boards.

This is a satirical comparison that can't be factually verified, though Bush's approval ratings did improve significantly post-presidency.
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#PMT-2018-0115-8046
Big CatBig Cat

Tom Izzo is overrated

Tom Izzo's overrated. Lost at home to Michigan. Can't do that... Tons of talent, and they are wildly underperforming.

The 2017-18 Spartans underperformed in the tournament, though Izzo's overall resume makes 'overrated' a tough sell for most.
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#PMT-2017-1127-12916
Big CatBig Cat

Macaroni and cheese is always an acceptable Thanksgiving side dish

By the way, the answer is yes, macaroni and cheese is always an acceptable side dish.

This is a subjective food opinion that cannot be proven true or false.
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#PMT-2017-1113-2229
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Lefty quarterbacks suck at throwing the football

Horny Brook [Alex Hornibrook], there's something about him when he passes. He's terrible. He's got that weird left. He's a lefty. The way that he passes with his left hand just doesn't look natural. Lefties suck at throwing the football.

This is a subjective aesthetic and performance opinion, though generally, left-handed QBs have become increasingly rare in the NFL.
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#PMT-2017-1023-7380
Big CatBig Cat

College football is more fun when Notre Dame is good

Notre Dame is back. And it's going to be fun. It's going to be fun to watch Notre Dame get their hopes all the way up. College football is significantly more fun when Notre Dame is back.

Notre Dame's status as a 'back' team is subjective, and their impact on viewership/fun is also a matter of opinion.
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#PMT-2017-0925-18171
Big CatBig Cat

Iowa and Wisconsin football programs only exist to have their hearts ripped out

Iowa and Wisconsin are both very similar in college but they just live to get crushed. It's like there's just moments in between getting your heart ripped out. So there's no real, like, excitement otherwise.

This is a subjective assessment of the pain felt by fanbases of consistently good but not 'elite' Big Ten programs.
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#PMT-2017-0918-18061
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Matthew McConaughey was meant to be a Californian who happened to be born in Texas

The danger in bringing Matthew McConaughey to Los Angeles is at any given time you might lose him. He might just defect... his natural state is like a caliber [Californian]... He was meant to be caliber. He was just he happened to be born on like a lot of land.

This is a personality assessment that cannot be factually proven.
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#PMT-2017-0918-18062
Big CatBig Cat

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 clearly a joke and not a serious moral stance.
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#PMT-2017-0911-16692
Big CatBig Cat

Kesha's new album is the greatest album ever created

So I don't know if you guys have listened. Her [Kesha's] album came out last month, but I just caught wind of it. It is probably the greatest album that has ever been created.

The album 'Rainbow' was critically acclaimed but calling it the 'greatest ever' is a subjective hyperbole.
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#PMT-2017-0911-16693
Big CatBig Cat

I'm a Kesha guy over Taylor Swift or Katy Perry

And I want to officially go on the record when people say, are you Taylor Swift or Katy Perry guy? I'm a Kesha guy through and through.

This is a personal preference.
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#PMT-2017-0905-19520
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Florida's passing game has been so bad that Tim Tebow is their best passer of the last decade

The best passing quarterback that Florida has had in the last 10 years is Tim Tebow.

Subjective, but Tebow's stats and success dwarfed successors like Jeff Driskel, Will Grier, and Treon Harris until that point.
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#PMT-2017-0825-2971
Big CatBig Cat

Brawls are necessary for people to care about baseball

Brawling in baseball is good for baseball. It's great for baseball. ... Brawls need to happen in baseball for people to care about baseball more than they do right now.

The impact of brawls on viewership or 'caring' is subjective, though brawls certainly generate viral engagement.
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#PMT-2017-0821-1158
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Millennials aren't less interested in breasts; they just don't need to Google photos of them because they are actually having sex.

It's because millennials aren't Googling boobs. Pictures of boobs. Yeah, because we have sex. We see it. ... Of course it's going to be baby boomers and old people who, when they're looking for porn online, they just type in pictures of boobs.

This is a sociological theory offered as a comedic rebuttal; it's inherently subjective.
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#PMT-2017-0710-5343
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers loves to get angry at other athletes' contracts

This is like the Aaron Rodgers specialty. Aaron Rodgers loves to get pissed off at other quarterbacks' contracts. That's like his thing. I want him to start jumping into other sports too and getting pissed off and be like, hey, I'm a better quarterback than James Harden is a shooting guard. How come I'm not getting paid?

Rodgers has historically been very vocal and strategic about his contract positioning, though 'loving' getting pissed is PFT's comedic spin.
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#PMT-2017-0710-5344
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Clayton Kershaw is the 'asshole' of Major League Baseball

For Clayton Kershaw, he's just like the – would you consider him an asshole?... every pitcher, if they're going to be a really good pitcher, they need to have a streak of being an asshole. Yeah, so we'll call Clayton the asshole of Major League Baseball.

Kershaw is generally known for his intensity on the mound, but 'asshole' is a subjective label used for comedic effect.
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#PMT-2017-0626-2149
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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#PMT-2017-0530-16844
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tiger Woods' DUI arrest gives him street cred

I didn't think that Tiger Woods could have any more street cred, but he certainly does now. Now he's got it all.

Whether this provided 'street cred' is purely subjective and satirical.
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#PMT-2017-0522-19445
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If you show up somewhere with a glowing orb, people will give you money out of fear

If you show up somewhere with a glowing orb, people will give you money because they'll be afraid of you. That's how it works.

The statement is inherently satirical and not a serious claim of economic fact.
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#PMT-2017-0522-19447
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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#PMT-2017-0508-2620
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

John Daly's career has been awesome and if you think otherwise you're a hater

My favorite take is when people say, oh, what a shame, John Daly's career. He really could have had it all. John Daly has had it all. His career actually has been awesome. If you think otherwise, then you're just a hater.

This is a subjective evaluation of a career.
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#PMT-2017-0508-2622
Big CatBig Cat

The Volkswagen commercial with the grandmother and the ashes is fake and manipulative

Volkswagen... they're like, well, we'll just put a really sappy story where a bunch of kids cry and an old grandmother, and we'll put some Simon and Garfunkel behind it, and everyone will say, oh my God, Volkswagen, they're so nice. Don't fall for it.

Advertising is inherently manipulative, though 'fake' is subjective.
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#PMT-2017-0501-18911
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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#PMT-2017-0424-5795
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NFL mock drafts 5.0 and 6.0 are entirely made of smokescreens

When mock draft 5.0 and 6.0s are coming out, those are actually all smokescreens, too, because all the NFL personnel people that talk to the guys doing the mock drafts, they're telling them lies the whole time.

It's a common belief in sports media that teams use mock drafts to hide their true intentions, but impossible to prove for all instances.
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#PMT-2017-0417-5577
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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#PMT-2017-0417-5578
Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James has never actually read The Godfather book

You read the Godfather book for the 7,000th time in a row, even though I don't think you ever read it the first time.

This is a humorous observation that cannot be factually proven either way.
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#PMT-2017-0327-1931
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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#PMT-2017-0206-11569
Big CatBig Cat

Roger Goodell is back after taking his medicine from Patriots fans

The boos that were rained down on Roger Goodell... He stood up there. He overdosed on his medicine. I think he's back. I think it's now fair's fair.

Goodell continued to be a lightning rod for controversy, but the specific Deflategate tension peaked at this trophy presentation.
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#PMT-2017-0130-1689
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Super Bowl babies are a myth because fans are too drunk and bloated to have sex after the game

Super Bowl has... I completely disagree. Super Bowl is the last day that you have sex because everyone eats. You eat a million pigs in a blanket. You drink beer. You sit on the couch. You fart. You're not having sex. Yeah, if you win, you're getting drunker. There's no chance you're having sex that night. So, yeah, I think Super Bowl babies might be myth.

While birth data is complex, many sociologists agree the 'Super Bowl baby' phenomenon is largely anecdotal or exaggerated by marketing.
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#PMT-2017-0116-2547
Big CatBig Cat

Rick Pitino only vouched for Grayson Allen because Allen didn't snitch on him

Rick Pitino... he vouched for [Grayson Allen]. He said, I think it's a reflex action when he does something wrong. He'll lunge out or he'll trip somebody. But he's a good person. I know he's a good person. Rick Pitino went and checked it out... Grayson Allen's a good guy. He didn't tell on Rick. So he's a good guy.

This is a satirical take on the motivations of Rick Pitino.
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#PMT-2017-0109-15386
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The Masters' theme music is the instant cure for insomnia

It's also just good for dads out there to have, instead of having to rely on Ambien or something to go to sleep, if a dad turns on the Masters music, he's going to fall asleep within five minutes. Best nap of the year. Instant cure for insomniacs.

While subjective, the 'Masters Nap' is a widely recognized cultural trope among sports fans.
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#PMT-2016-1219-16943
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NFL coach, beat reporter, and super fan trades should be more common

I love any non-athlete trade, and there needs to be more of them. ... I think it should be expanded to beat reporters. ... I want to see super fans getting traded.

Coach trades are rare but happen (Sean Payton was eventually traded years later); fan/reporter trades are satirical.
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#PMT-2016-1219-16944
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Numbers and analytics are ruining sports

Numbers ruin sports. You made us all robots. Sports was great when it was just men grunting at each other, and there was no number for how much pain you're playing through.

This is a subjective value judgment on the entertainment of sports.
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#PMT-2016-1205-9968
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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#PMT-2016-1205-9969
HankHank

Snow football is the best football to watch

The Packers game, Bears game. Those are the best games to watch. Snow football. Love it. It's fun to get excited for the first snowfall and then just be miserable for four months straight.

This is an inherently subjective opinion on viewing preferences.
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#PMT-2016-1205-9970
Big CatBig Cat

Mixing caramel and cheese popcorn is the correct way to eat it

Oh, I like to eat them both [caramel and cheese popcorn]. Then lick my hand, then put my hand back in.

Food preferences are subjective.
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#PMT-2016-1120-1488
Big CatBig Cat

Russell Wilson is a bizarre human being who would be in a mental institution if he weren't an athlete

The person who woke him up every hour and a half, the voodoo people, the hypnotist, the concussion water, the strength coach... he's just a bizarre human being... if he wasn't an exceptional athlete and he did all this shit, he would probably be in a mental institution.

This is a subjective characterization of Wilson's well-documented eccentricities.
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#PMT-2016-1120-1492
Big CatBig Cat

Snow football is the key to driving NFL ratings back up

I think that this is absolutely the key to driving ratings back up is get a couple snow games in people will watch snow football all day.

Snow games do consistently draw high viewership, but ratings are driven by many factors.
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