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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
#PMT-2016-0603-17700
Big CatBig Cat

If you don't watch a graphic sports injury after a warning, you are the biggest pussy alive

When someone says don't watch because it's too graphic, if you then don't watch, you're the biggest pussy alive... That's just basically saying this is going to be so gross you're going to want to puke, but you have to watch it.

Inherently subjective judgment on personal toughness.
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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
#PMT-2016-0603-17706
Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

NHL superstars like Sidney Crosby get better treatment from refs and can bully linesmen into letting them cheat on face-offs

Typically superstars do get a better treatment just because they can bully linesmen a lot more than say no namers... Whereas if Joe Thornton's like, 'Hey, drop the fucking puck when I want it,' he'll be like... 'Hey Michael [Jordan], I didn't see it, but I'm going to call it now.' It's very similar to that.

A common observation in professional sports, though impossible to prove definitively via data.
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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
#PMT-2016-0603-17708
Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

I would beat Conor McGregor in a fight if we were both wearing hockey skates

If it was you and Conor McGregor fighting... but you're both wearing hockey skates, who wins? Well man, he's got pretty good balance. I would put my money on myself just because I'm a lot bigger than him.

Hypothetical scenario that cannot be verified.
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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
#PMT-2016-0603-17711
Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

It is easier for the US to win an Olympic gold medal than for a Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup

I would probably say it's easier to win an Olympic gold medal in hockey than it would be to win a Stanley Cup just based on how hard it is... if you have a good two weeks at the Olympics and all your lines are clicking, you get a gold. So I would say U.S. winning gold.

At the time of writing, a Canadian team still hasn't won a Cup (since 1993), and the US hasn't won Gold (since 1980). Both remain difficult.
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#PMT-2016-0603-17713
Big CatBig Cat

Bullying the horse Nyquist off Twitter is a more impressive achievement than winning the Kentucky Derby

Nyquist the horse is a flash in the pan... No one's going to remember Nyquist the horse. Except for the fact that it got bullied off Twitter. That's actually more impressive than the Kentucky Derby. How many Kentucky Derby winners have there been? Like 120? How many horses have been bullied off Twitter?

Subjective value judgment on internet trolling vs. athletic achievement.
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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016·Jimbos
#PMT-2016-0603-17716
Big CatBig Cat

Add 'ha-ha' or 'LOL' to the end of any uncomfortable message to instantly spin the situation

I've always told you... if you just throw a ha-ha or an LOL at the end of every DM or text, you can always be like... 'Oh, I'm in.' It's just, yeah, we're just joking. Just add a ha-ha on everything whenever you get in a bad situation. See if you can just laugh your way out of it.

A matter of interpersonal strategy, not a testable fact.
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Take Slip·Jun 1, 2016
#PMT-2016-0601-9138
Big CatBig Cat

Nick Saban will shiv and gut Jim Harbaugh to win football games

I have a feeling Jim Harbaugh thinks that this is like a fight that can just be played out on the field. And then next thing you know, Nick Saban's going to shiv him in to the side and gut him to death. But literally. Nick Saban will stab a man if it means winning more football games.

This is a metaphorical opinion about character; Saban never actually committed a crime against Harbaugh.
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Take Slip·Jun 1, 2016
#PMT-2016-0601-9140
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Riley Curry has to go

One thing I will say, I do agree with Big Cat, that Riley Curry, she's got to go. I'm done with Riley Curry.

Riley Curry eventually stepped out of the constant post-game press conference spotlight as she grew older.
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Take Slip·Jun 1, 2016
#PMT-2016-0601-9146
Michael RapaportMichael Rapaport

LeBron James will never surpass Michael Jordan because he has lost in the Finals

I think his – the fact that he lost titles, he's already not going to surpass Jordan, because he never lost. He never lost a title.

This is a subjective GOAT debate, though the facts of Jordan's 6-0 vs LeBron's various Finals losses remain true.
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#PMT-2016-0601-9154
Big CatBig Cat

If a team does a hidden ball trick in Little League, you should head hunt the next batter

Hidden ball tricks is fucking bullshit. Especially in Little League... I think you need to put the ball in an ear hole if the other team tries to do the hidden ball trick in a Little League game.

This is a subjective moral/etiquette stance for youth baseball.
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Take Slip·May 31, 2016
#PMT-2016-0531-16532
Big CatBig Cat

Dan Marino would have killed a small child to win a Super Bowl

But if Dan Marino—if you had said to him during his career, 'Hey, Dan, you can win a Super Bowl, but you got to kill a small child, no one will find out.' You think he does it?

This is an absurd hypothetical that cannot be factually proven, though it remains a staple of PMT lore.
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Take Slip·May 31, 2016
#PMT-2016-0531-16533
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If Draymond Green was a white guy named Raymond Green, he would be more loved

What if Draymond Green was Raymond Green and he was a white guy? He might be more hated, but he also might get away with—he might also be more loved by a large collection of the audience there... if you're a white guy, you can get away with being dirty a little bit better because you just naturally look uncoordinated when you fall down... so people believe you when you're just like flopping down. So if Draymond were white, I actually think he would be more loved overall.

This is a social thought experiment and entirely subjective.
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Take Slip·May 31, 2016
#PMT-2016-0531-16539
Big CatBig Cat

Buffalo is the number one city in the Grit Power Rankings

I'm ranking Buffalo number one as well. Simply because of the people, they are the best. There's no one better. They were welcoming. They came to up to the bus. They were awesome.

This is a subjective ranking of the hosts' experiences during their first 'Grit Week' tour.
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#PMT-2016-0531-16536
Big CatBig Cat

Women's lacrosse is not a real sport because Northwestern is good at it

Also, Northwestern won a national title, and if Northwestern can win a national title in the sport we're talking about, that's not a real sport. So women's lacrosse, sorry, not a real sport.

This is a subjective jab at Northwestern University's athletic prowess and the legitimacy of the sport.
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#PMT-2016-0531-16537
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

People who camp outside NFL facilities for tryouts are terrorists

The people that camp outside of NFL training facilities holding signs that say, 'Let me get a tryout. All I need is a shot. I'm hungry.' They're pretty much terrorists because what they're doing is they're going on like a hunger strike... You can't bypass the system.

This is a satirical comparison used for comedic effect.
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#PMT-2016-0531-16538
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Nyquist the horse is a total pussy

Secretary [sic] never called in sick, which is a fact. You can look that up. By the way, this horse is a total pussy. He's clearly a bully horse that's like trying to pick on—he's so mad that he got beat this one time. He doesn't know how to handle it. He just quits and tells everybody to make fun of the better horse.

Determining the 'toughness' of a horse based on its Twitter activity is inherently subjective and satirical.
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Take Slip·May 27, 2016
#PMT-2016-0527-4659
Big CatBig Cat

Skyline Chili is a running joke used by Cincinnati residents to prank tourists

Skyline Chili, I'm convinced all of Cincinnati has Stockholm Syndrome. I don't know what is going on there. They have convinced themselves that's real food that people should eat. I think it's a running joke. Everyone in Cincinnati was like, hey, let's try to convince the rest of the world that every time they come visit us, they have to eat this diarrhea.

Whether something is a 'joke' is subjective, but Skyline remains a genuinely popular institution in Cincinnati.
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Take Slip·May 27, 2016
#PMT-2016-0527-4665
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NFL players should only be allowed to have sex from May to August to ensure offseason births

I've been a long-standing fan of this policy for the NFL... I think that players should only be able to have sex through the months of, what is it, like May through August to time it so that you have an offseason baby. Because I hate it when Joe Flacco has to miss the Pro Bowl or threaten.

This is a satirical policy proposal that cannot be verified for correctness in a factual sense.
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Take Slip·May 27, 2016
#PMT-2016-0527-4666
Big CatBig Cat

The Bengals vs. Steelers is currently the biggest rivalry in the NFL

Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers. Maybe the biggest rivalry going right now in the NFL.

Subjective ranking of rivalries.
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#PMT-2016-0527-4668
Big CatBig Cat

The Spelling Bee stinks now because it tries too hard to be 'millennial-friendly'

I'm a spelling bee purist... I kind of like some of the new stuff that they're doing to try to draw on the millennial. No, they're trying to be too cute. It's too cute. They're having the kids dab. I like the cutthroat. I like the competitiveness. I like the pressure where you know these 12-year-olds, if they get this word wrong, their whole entire life is going to be crushed.

Subjective opinion on entertainment value.
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Take Slip·May 27, 2016
#PMT-2016-0527-4670
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

J.J. Watt is lazy for watching the NBA playoffs and the Spelling Bee on his couch

Sounds like he wasn't paying his rent for his success tonight. Sounds like he should have been in the gym instead of sitting on the couch watching TV, taking his athletic ability for granted. Sounds like he's going to be late on his success rent.

This is a satirical application of Watt's own logic to a mundane situation.
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Take Slip·May 25, 2016
#PMT-2016-0525-1880
Big CatBig Cat

A 73-win season means nothing without a championship

Don't mean a thing without that ring. That's all I'm going to say... That is the 72-10 1996 Bulls. That was their little mantra. And the Warriors... The 73-win Warriors look like they're in a lot of trouble.

This is a subjective sports debate, but the 2016 Warriors are often cited as the greatest team to not win a title.
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Take Slip·May 25, 2016
#PMT-2016-0525-1881
Big CatBig Cat

Russell Westbrook is currently the best player in the world

[Russell Westbrook] had 33, 36, 11, and 11. Unreal. He basically said, I'm the best player in the world and I'm going to take over this game. I'm going to take over the series.

Subjective ranking, though Curry was the unanimous MVP that year.
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Take Slip·May 25, 2016
#PMT-2016-0525-1884
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Buffalo is a top-tier vacation destination

I really feel like Buffalo is right up there with any of your great vacation places like Key West, your Acapulcos... Rio, all of the above. The 24 hours we spent there seems like it was the best time of my life.

Subjective, though most would disagree with Buffalo being on par with Rio or Key West for vacations.
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Take Slip·May 25, 2016
#PMT-2016-0525-1885
Big CatBig Cat

I despise Cleveland Cavaliers fans

I love Browns fans. I fucking despise Cavs fans. They're the worst. I know they're the exact same people, but they're not.

Purely subjective opinion on fanbases.
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Take Slip·May 25, 2016
#PMT-2016-0525-1886
Rob RyanRob Ryan

I am the best-looking member of the Ryan family

I'm definitely better looking than Rex. So, yeah, I'm definitely that guy. The long hair, I think, is what makes it.

Subjective.
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Take Slip·May 25, 2016
#PMT-2016-0525-1887
Rob RyanRob Ryan

Oakland is currently the grittiest city in America

Oakland's pretty damn rough right now, so I'm going to go Oakland.

Subjective ranking of 'grit'.
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Take Slip·May 25, 2016
#PMT-2016-0525-1888
Bo PeliniBo Pelini

Ohio State is the toughest atmosphere in the Big Ten

I would probably say, I mean, I got to say Ohio State, you know, I mean, the great atmosphere, loud, you know, I mean, and obviously you're going to play against a good football team when you're there.

Subjective.
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Take Slip·May 25, 2016
#PMT-2016-0525-1889
Bo PeliniBo Pelini

Robert Griffin III would have been a better safety than Johnny Manziel

Between Robert Griffin, Johnny Manziel, who do you think would have made a better safety? [Bo Pelini]: Probably Robert Griffin.

Speculative and subjective.
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Take Slip·May 25, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0525-1890
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Mets should ban the media from reporting Matt Harvey's ERA

The Mets need to send out a release to all the press people saying, you're not allowed to cover our games. You're not getting a credential if you talk about what Matt Harvey's ERA is. So just put a moratorium on bad Matt Harvey talk.

This is a satirical suggestion for a PR strategy.
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Take Slip·May 25, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0525-1891
Big CatBig Cat

Matt Harvey needs to start partying and doing cocaine to find his form

I also think he needs to party again. He used to be a party boy... I would say either get the Mets to basically make it a rule that no one can say anything bad about you or start doing a bunch of cocaine.

Satirical advice.
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#PMT-2016-0525-1892
Big CatBig Cat

Steve Weatherford is the 'Rosa Parks' of heavy breathing at Planet Fitness

He's now taking a stand about people shaming heavy breathers... This is the Martin Luther King of breathing heavy in Planet Fitness is Steve Weatherford. Really standing up for some civil rights here. [PFT]: I'd say it's more Rosa Parks.

The comparison is clearly satirical and not meant as a literal fact claim.
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Take Slip·May 25, 2016
#PMT-2016-0525-1893
Big CatBig Cat

J.J. Watt's new logo looks like a cheap energy drink and a bad tattoo

J.J. Watt. Come on, man. He basically made a logo that looks like a cheap, crappy energy drink slash awful tattoo... symbolizing buildings getting taller because his work ethic... literally no one forgets [he was a walk-on] because JJ tells us every single fucking day.

Purely subjective aesthetic and personality critique.
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Take Slip·May 23, 2016
#PMT-2016-0523-7019
Big CatBig Cat

Duff's is far better than Anchor Bar for wings in Buffalo

We unanimously decided that Duff's was far better than Anchor Bar. Anchor Bar had an unfortunate incident... but we unanimously decided that Duff's was far better.

This is subjective, but Duff's is frequently cited by locals as superior to the tourist-heavy Anchor Bar.
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Take Slip·May 23, 2016
#PMT-2016-0523-7031
Richie IncognitoRichie Incognito

Kickers are severely disliked by real football players

I severely disliked them... as the 17th most hated person on the planet, I can't say I really hate anybody, but I severely dislike them. I would not invite them out for wings.

This is a subjective cultural stance within football locker rooms.
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#PMT-2016-0523-7033
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Dying as a champion racehorse is better than living as an old-timer in a pasture

I would say that that's more of a hurt [than an injury] because if you die a legend like that after winning a race, your legacy lives on longer than anybody else... You don't remember him as some old-timer getting jerked off in a pasture somewhere.

This is a philosophical, satirical opinion about horse legacy.
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#PMT-2016-0523-7035
Big CatBig Cat

Anyone who supports robot umpires in baseball can go fuck themselves

Anyone who is like pro robots can go fuck themselves... The minute you start letting robots do these kind of tasks is what they're going to take over our lives... I don't need fucking umps telling me balls and strikes. There's some things you need to leave to humans.

MLB has begun testing automated strike zones (ABS) in the minor leagues, so the 'robot' future is actually arriving despite Big Cat's protest.
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Take Slip·May 23, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0523-7037
Big CatBig Cat

Johnny Manziel should get fat to regain public sympathy

Fat Johnny Manziel is actually a good way to get some sympathy back... You can't... It's just different when you're fat. People won't call him a scumbag as much... You're lovable when you're fat.

Manziel did not follow this advice; he eventually opened up about his struggles with substance abuse and mental health in a more traditional manner years later.
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#PMT-2016-0523-15110
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Taking Viagra and going to Niagara Falls ('Viagra Falls') is a classic comedy gag

It seems like the perfect classic joke. You know, Niagara rhymes with Viagra... So we all take Viagra, we get on the boat, and then we see who the first person is to get rid of their boner without touching it, just like through the power of mental concentration and meditation. That is like a classic comedy gag right there.

Whether a joke is 'classic comedy' is inherently subjective.
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#PMT-2016-0523-15111
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Youngstown, Ohio is likely the grittiest city in the world

Youngstown is like the grittiest city in the world, probably. Home of Boom Boom Mancini. Little known fact about Youngstown there for you.

The definition of 'grittiness' for a city is purely a matter of opinion.
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Take Slip·May 23, 2016·Null
#PMT-2016-0523-15114
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Grit has been co-opted and ruined by Harvard researchers and psychologists

I've seen over the past, like two years, the pussification of grit in America. Like grit has been co-opted by Harvard researchers, by doctors, by psychologists... It's people trying to teach grit. People who have like a silver spoon in their mouths, a doctor in front of their name, trying to tell me what it means to be gritty.

This is a philosophical stance on the meaning of a word and its cultural use.
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Take Slip·May 20, 2016
#PMT-2016-0520-14096
Mr. PortnoyMr. Portnoy

Regular assault and battery laws could and should apply to baseball fights

Being on the field like that in a baseball game especially, I don't think in my mind that in a baseball game that this is something that you could say, well, they assume the risk. I think the regular rules of assaults and battery could and should apply in this situation.

Legally, courts generally allow leagues to handle discipline internally unless there is grievous criminal negligence.
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Take Slip·May 20, 2016
#PMT-2016-0520-14092
Big CatBig Cat

A baseball field is like international waters with no rules

As far as I can tell... a baseball field is like international waters where there are no rules.

Clearly hyperbolic and meant for comedic effect during the legal analyst segment.
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#PMT-2016-0520-14103
Big CatBig Cat

Never draw attention to yourself at work or people will find your secrets

In life, never draw attention to yourself because then people start digging. So like if you're at work, you never want to be the guy who does a great job... Just try to be average at all times, because the minute you do something exceptional, people start witch hunting you.

The take is a philosophical stance on avoiding scrutiny by being mediocre.
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Take Slip·May 18, 2016
#PMT-2016-0518-15373
Big CatBig Cat

The NBA Draft Lottery was rigged for Philadelphia

I actually am going to side with Philly on this one and say that it was rigged for Philly.

While the 76ers did win the #1 pick, there is no factual evidence it was rigged. This remains a popular NBA conspiracy theory.
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Take Slip·May 18, 2016
#PMT-2016-0518-15375
Michael RapaportMichael Rapaport

The 'Rock N Jock' era celebrities would beat current ESPN Celebrity All-Stars

The old rock and jock days of the 90s, the MTV rock and jock days, we would definitely, if you took the best players from then, we would definitely be able to compete with the ESPN celebrity all-star game guys for sure. No doubt. There's not a lot of ball movement with the ESPN guys. It's a very self-centric game.

This is a subjective comparison between two different eras of celebrity exhibitions.
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Take Slip·May 18, 2016
#PMT-2016-0518-15376
Michael RapaportMichael Rapaport

I only became a Kobe Bryant fan after he became an underdog during his legal scandal

I came back around to Kobe when he became the bad guy and he became the underdog... when the shit hit the fan with him, I wanted to see... [Post-sexual assault] I became a fan of Kobe. That's just like a weird thing with me.

Rapaport is explaining his personal fandom evolution; it's a matter of his own perspective.
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Take Slip·May 18, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0518-15378
Big CatBig Cat

You can get away with almost any crime by claiming you have CTE

If you ever played even a down a football or any kind of contact sport, you can get away with almost any crime just saying you have CTE at this point.

This is a hyperbolic social commentary rather than a testable fact claim.
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#PMT-2016-0518-15380
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Carl Malone's 'The Mailman' is one of the worst nicknames because it's redundant

I used to think it was mailman, like man, male, like guy, dude, the mailman, like finally a male for men... I just think it's a little bit redundant. That's all. Plus, like he delivers. Yeah, I get it. That's lame.

Subjective opinion on the quality of a nickname.
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#PMT-2016-0516-4412
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

You should always throw the first punch against a man named Rugned

Rule of thumb. You always throw the first punch against a guy named Rugned. That's a guy that can't go back. That's a guy that's got nothing to lose right there.

The concept of throwing first punches based on names is inherently subjective and comedic.
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