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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2020
#PMT-2020-0814-10971
Big CatBig Cat

The Bucks will sweep the Magic in the first round

It's the bucks first the magic sweep

The Magic actually won Game 1 before the Bucks won the next four to take the series 4-1. No sweep.
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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2020
#PMT-2020-0814-10972
Big CatBig Cat

The Raptors will probably sweep the Nets in the first round

Raptors verse the Nets. Probably sweep

The Raptors swept the Nets 4-0.
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Take Slip·Aug 12, 2020
#PMT-2020-0812-3450
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL should schedule low over/under games at 11:00 AM to replace Big Ten football

If there's no college football on Saturday... try to replace it... by just scheduling the game that has the lowest point total over under to be the 11 a.m. Game. Have it be like Broncos Redskins 11 am.

OpinionFootballMildSarcastic
The NFL did not move games to Saturday mornings to accommodate the Big Ten's absence.
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#PMT-2020-0812-3453
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 5-overtime NHL game was caused by bad ice in Toronto

I personally blame the blame the ice in Toronto for the 5:00 overtime game.

While the ice quality was a concern during the August bubble play, the 5OT length was primarily due to elite goaltending (Korpisalo's 85 saves).
Void
#PMT-2020-0812-3455
Jake MarshJake Marsh

Crutches are useless because they hurt your armpits more than your foot

I'm putting a man named... Emil Schlick in 1917. He invented the crutch and I'm saying the crutch is useless. It is my armpits are more sore than my foot.

The soreness of armpits from crutches is a factual physiological experience for many, though calling them 'useless' is hyperbole.
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Take Slip·Aug 10, 2020
#PMT-2020-0810-4268
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler on Monday Night Football will be phenomenal

One positive. Let's finish this with one positive Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Fowler on Monday Night Football will be phenomenal. They're a great Monday Night Football both they and they're going to call Monday night.

The duo called the first game of a Week 1 doubleheader and were generally well-received.
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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2020
#PMT-2020-0807-17886
Big CatBig Cat

There are more teams 'nobody wants to play' in the NBA playoffs this year than ever before

Right now off the top my head. There are more teams that nobody wants to play in the playoffs in the NBA at this point than there have ever been... No one wants to play Toronto in the playoffs. No one wants to play the Heat in the playoffs. No one wants to play Oklahoma City... No one wants to play the Rockets.

While subjective, the 2020 playoffs saw the 5th-seed Heat reach the Finals, supporting the 'dangerous lower seeds' narrative.
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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2020
#PMT-2020-0807-17893
Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James being a genuinely good person makes him a harder athlete to hate

My thing about LeBron LeBron is... what that guy stands for what you've done... I have a big my he's a that's the thing that kills me because I like hate LeBron, but I know he's such a good guy which drives me insane that drives me insane... I want him to be like I want something like yeah, he's a real asshole.

Personal sentiment about a public figure.
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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2020
#PMT-2020-0805-16793
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Devin Booker is officially 'a dude' because of how he celebrated his game-winner

I'm on board the Devin Booker train just watching his body language after he made the shot. He basically went to sleep... a person that reacts like that, that guy is a dude.

Subjective take on a player's 'it' factor.
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#PMT-2020-0803-3020
Billy FootballBilly Football

August is the 'Sunday of Summer'

My real who's back to the week is Seasons. Yeah dude, it's August. Yeah... August for me is always like oh, it's Sunday. Oh because back to school. Yeah, you're still in the mode where like I go to the department store with your mom and you see backpacks on sale.

Subjective feeling about the passage of time and seasons.
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Take Slip·Jul 31, 2020
#PMT-2020-0731-8107
Big CatBig Cat

Patrick Mahomes should be number one on the NFL Top 100

I like Aaron Donald's the guy that you put ahead of Patrick Mahomes to remind everybody that you watch football. They watch the tapes like well Aaron Donald's really the best player. Yeah, which he's awesome. Don't get me wrong, but I don't And then Russell Wilson also very good player, but come on Patrick Mahomes is coming out. Like what more does a guy need to do? Nothing? He's our number-one.

Mahomes is widely considered the best player in football, and the 2020 ranking was heavily criticized.
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Take Slip·Jul 29, 2020
#PMT-2020-0729-7456
Will ComptonWill Compton

I am officially opting in to play the 2020 NFL season

I am officially opting into the 2020 season. Yes, my doors opened. My phone's open everyone knows where to find a mentor named going in the circuit and we got you.

Will Compton did play in 2020, signing with the Tennessee Titans in August.
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Take Slip·Jul 27, 2020
#PMT-2020-0727-12626
Big CatBig Cat

The 60-game MLB season 'on pace' stats are going to be electric

The on pace oh I for the 60 Game season is going to be electric. It sucks though, because not as many people are doing the on pace tweets... like Bryce Harper's on pace for 350 RBIs.

The 2020 season did produce several extreme 'on pace' stats due to the small sample size, and fans did engage with the absurdity.
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Take Slip·Jul 27, 2020
#PMT-2020-0727-12638
Mr. KrugerMr. Kruger

The more trash bags you use, the better it is for the sanitation worker

I stay the light of the biggest the better it had to go through for bag instead of two or three. I don't mind carrying. There's two bigs was carrying an extra 20 pounds in the bag. It might rip in the street. I got to clean it up.

Professional advice based on industry experience.
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Take Slip·Jul 24, 2020
#PMT-2020-0724-8729
Big CatBig Cat

Dr. Fauci's first pitch was almost good because of how terrible it was

I actually think first pitches either be terrible or be incredible. I don't think Dr. Fauci had incredible in him. Might as well just go terrible. It was almost good how bad it was.

This is a subjective opinion on entertainment value.
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Take Slip·Jul 24, 2020
#PMT-2020-0724-8735
Big CatBig Cat

I actually like the numbers on the helmets for the Washington Football Team

I actually like the helmets. I like numbers on a helmet. People are like, oh man, that's a college thing. Yes, it is. But why not have one team in the NFL have it? Kind of cool.

The uniforms were indeed used during the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
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Take Slip·Jul 22, 2020
#PMT-2020-0722-9786
Big CatBig Cat

The NBA Bubble won't feel weird until the conference finals

I actually think it's not going to be that weird to start. But once we get into, like, the conference finals, it's going to be fucking bizarre to have, like, games go on with no fans and just, like, big, big moments happen to, you know, 20 people in the room.

The Bubble atmosphere was widely regarded as bizarre throughout, but the lack of crowd noise in the NBA Finals (Lakers vs Heat) was particularly noted by fans and media.
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#PMT-2020-0722-9792
HankHank

Zoom happy hours suck and the novelty wore off in two weeks

Zoom happy hours. Remember when people tried to make that a thing? Everyone acted like, oh, we don't see our friends, so let's do a happy hour on Zoom. And then I think people did it for like a week or two... Everyone realized it sucked.

This is a widely shared sentiment regarding the early 2020 quarantine experience.
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#PMT-2020-0720-19846
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers is obsessed with dating famous people

Shailene Woodley. Aaron Rodgers is obsessed with just dating famous people. He just dates... I think maybe... you'd probably want to date a non-famous person to convince them to move to Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Rodgers has a documented history of dating celebrities (Olivia Munn, Danica Patrick, Shailene Woodley), supporting the observation.
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#PMT-2020-0717-4321
Big CatBig Cat

The NFL will play its 2020 season, but college football is in a very precarious situation

College football is in more of a precarious situation to actually go off on time. If I had to bet right now, I actually don't know... I still think NFL is going to happen. I don't know if college football is going to happen.

Both seasons eventually happened, but college football was extremely disjointed with many conferences (Big Ten, Pac-12) initially cancelling before reversing, fitting the 'precarious' description.
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Take Slip·Jul 15, 2020
#PMT-2020-0715-9900
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Washington Redskins should change their name to the Red Wolves

The Redskins are changing their name, hopefully, to the Red Wolves. Dan Snyder, if you're listening, the Red Wolves is the way to go for this.

The team initially became the Washington Football Team and eventually the Washington Commanders. 'Red Wolves' was rejected, reportedly due to trademark issues.
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Take Slip·Jul 15, 2020
#PMT-2020-0715-9901
Big CatBig Cat

Mitch Trubisky's 75 rating in Madden 21 is insane

Mitch Trubisky's a 75 in the new Madden. Insane. He was 79 last year. Goddamn.

Rating a player in a video game is subjective, but given Trubisky's performance in the 2020 season (he was eventually benched for Nick Foles), 75 was arguably generous.
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Take Slip·Jul 15, 2020
#PMT-2020-0715-9902
Big CatBig Cat

Brooks Koepka will have a great Thursday and Friday at the Memorial Tournament

I think, not to put pressure on Brooks, but I expect it. A very good, very good Thursday and Friday from him. He rises up against those guys.

Koepka shot 72-75 (+3) on Thursday/Friday at the 2020 Memorial Tournament, barely making the cut. He finished T-62 for the tournament.
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Take Slip·Jul 15, 2020
#PMT-2020-0715-9908
Willie McGinestWillie McGinest

USC's standard should be winning National Championships, not just the Pac-12

It's not about the Pac-12. It's about national championships... Our goals is national championships. Um, and we, we can go ahead and take the Pac-12 along the way, but the echelon should be national championships all day, every day.

Since this take, USC has yet to win a National Championship (as of the end of the 2024 season).
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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2020
#PMT-2020-0713-16211
Big CatBig Cat

Naming songs after simple objects like 'trucks' or 'margaritas' is a work of genius

You are kind of a genius when it comes to the naming of your songs... My favorite is 'We Rode In Trucks' like, you know what that song's about. The simplicity of it is kind of genius... One Margarita, drink a beer. That one's about beer.

This is a subjective opinion on songwriting and marketing strategy.
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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2020
#PMT-2020-0713-16210
Luke BryanLuke Bryan

A man's singing voice reaches full maturity at age 38

I know that the male voice reaches full maturity. They say it 38 years old.

While vocal maturity varies, most vocal pedagogy suggests the male voice fully matures between 30 and 45, making 38 a very accurate midpoint.
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Take Slip·Jul 10, 2020
#PMT-2020-0710-17399
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I actually enjoy staying at a Motel 6

I'm not here for the Motel 6 slander, by the way. I enjoy a good Motel 6. You're not getting any frills. I'm more of a Red Roof Inn guy, but I just like hotels. You just go in, you run the hot shower, get that hot water going for 30 minutes at a time.

Subjective preference for budget hotels.
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#PMT-2020-0710-17408
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am not an NFL caliber kicker unless I make a team

I'm definitely not an NFL caliber guy. I know that... I am not an NFL caliber kicker unless I make an NFL team, at which point I am an NFL caliber kicker. There is zero part of my brain that thinks that I'm a professional caliber kicker... half a percent.

PFT has never made an NFL team.
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Take Slip·Jul 1, 2020
#PMT-2020-0701-292
Big CatBig Cat

Taking deferred money like Bobby Bonilla is a better deal than a lump sum payment.

Bobby Bonilla has an awesome contract... the more MLB TV rights deals start to come in, the more you're seeing players push off and say, 'yeah, I'll take some deferred money coming down the line.' It's a good deal. It's like when that scratch-off 'Millions for Life' or whatever it is... I would absolutely take a deal like that instead of giving me all the money straight up.

The math of inflation usually favors the lump sum, but Big Cat's point is about lifestyle preservation and avoiding financial ruin.
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Take Slip·Jul 1, 2020
#PMT-2020-0701-293
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I would rather take $1 million a year for 25 years than $20 million upfront because I would spend the lump sum on jet skis.

If you were to say like, PFT, I'm going to give you either twenty million dollars on your 25th birthday or I'm going to give you a million dollars a year until you're 50, I'm absolutely taking the million until 50. Because if I'm 25, I'm just going to spend it like Billy Football would—just a shitload of jet skis, essentially just my own jet ski farm.

This is a subjective preference on personal financial management.
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#PMT-2020-0701-299
HankHank

Larry David navigating the COVID-19 pandemic in Curb Your Enthusiasm will be amazing television.

Curb Your Enthusiasm got greenlit for an 11th season... I think Larry David—Corona is going to be amazing. The corona Larry David, like there's no better wheelhouse for that guy.

Season 11 of Curb did indeed feature a pandemic storyline and was generally well-received for how Larry David handled it.
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#PMT-2020-0701-300
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

New York City will have an eerie and calm Fourth of July because people used up all the fireworks in June.

Right now people have bought up so many fireworks and used enough of them already that there's not going to be enough left over for the fourth, at least in New York City. First, it'll be like a calm-ish, calmer than normal Fourth of July in New York City, which should be—that'll be kind of eerie.

While there were rumors of shortages, official displays and illegal fireworks remained very prevalent on July 4th in NYC.
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Take Slip·Jun 29, 2020
#PMT-2020-0629-16243
Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The Tampa Bay Lightning will win the Stanley Cup

I've said all year that I like Tampa just because of what they went through last year and then bouncing back... I just refuse to believe a team that good isn't going to win a Stanley Cup at some point in these few years.

The Tampa Bay Lightning did win the 2020 Stanley Cup, defeating the Dallas Stars in the bubble.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 26, 2020
#PMT-2020-0626-9734
Big CatBig Cat

The fire drill is the best 'The Office' cold open

Number one is I think the fire that Dwight starts... the fire wall on them that was after a Super Bowl too if I remember correctly.

Subjective ranking of a TV show segment.
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Take Slip·Jun 26, 2020
#PMT-2020-0626-9740
Eric AndreEric Andre

A great prank should cram absurdity into reality without being mean

a prank is about cramming absurdity into reality and distorting the truth until you like short circuit somebody's brain you want you want somebody to be pinwheeling. You don't want them like you're not I'm not trying to ruin somebody's Day Ever.

Subjective philosophy on comedy and art.
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Take Slip·Jun 24, 2020
#PMT-2020-0624-15743
Big CatBig Cat

Boxing at the professional level is the most difficult sport in terms of coordination and stamina

Boxing on top. Yeah. Agreed. Because you could suck at all these sports pretty easily true. But some sports are more difficult to suck at... Boxing at the highest level, I think is the hardest difficulty in terms of everything that's involved: hand-eye coordination, fast-twitch muscles, stamina.

The difficulty of a sport is inherently subjective, though boxing consistently ranks high in sports science studies.
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Take Slip·Jun 22, 2020
#PMT-2020-0622-5232
Big CatBig Cat

We need to end the stigma around men dyeing their hair

I want to get out there and let people know it's okay to dye your hair as long as you're honest about it. I have gray I get the grades around the temple... Let's end the stigma. I dye my hair and I'm not ashamed of it.

This is a social opinion.
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Take Slip·Jun 22, 2020
#PMT-2020-0622-5233
Rob LoweRob Lowe

Every man should try to be the best version of himself, including skincare and manicures

I believe that every guy should try to be the best version of themselves. Not just with how they look but with everything manicure and pedicure... you know I started a men's skincare line because their egos... guys need to take care of the skin.

This is a subjective lifestyle recommendation.
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Take Slip·Jun 19, 2020
#PMT-2020-0619-13966
Big CatBig Cat

Every real meal must include meat

I just think you need to have meat if you're eating a meal. There has to be meat. I'm trying to think of what meal I would eat without meat... mac and cheese I think is better without meat, but every single meal is better with meat.

The definition of a 'meal' is subjective.
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#PMT-2020-0619-13970
Billy FootballBilly Football

Ages 21 through 26 are the 'prime stains' years for a man's clothing

I would expect that at 23 years old, you would have some just random stains on you... I'd say if you're 23, I would expect that to. It's like 21 through 26 is that's Prime stains.

This is a subjective lifestyle standard.
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Take Slip·Jun 19, 2020
#PMT-2020-0619-13980
Billy FootballBilly Football

Tearing twins apart at birth causes permanent psychological separation anxiety

I think the reason they didn't open up the study is that they realize that by tearing twins apart actually made them crazy. Remember when they said they had separation anxiety? I think that's what they found out... you tear apart two twins they get fucked up from it.

The documentary 'Three Identical Strangers' explicitly highlights that all three boys suffered from separation anxiety and mental health issues attributed to their separation.
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#PMT-2020-0617-3258
Billy FootballBilly Football

Tom Brady in a Buccaneers jersey makes him look like a Sith Lord villain

Me personally I think that him in the Buccaneers Jersey makes him look like a total villain because it's just the color schemes like big like Sith Lord Vibes... he went from blue and red which is like you know like I feel like Synergy good Jedi and then it's like Sith Lord but that's just me.

Subjective take on uniform aesthetics and Brady's late-career persona.
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#PMT-2020-0617-3260
Big CatBig Cat

A girl taking forever to get ready is actually a positive for guys

Taking forever to get ready to go out... as soon as you like as you get older you realize like the timing of things and that's just free time. that's a rain delay that you get for going out that's you know what that time is that sit on the couch and refresh Twitter every two seconds right and not have to feel bad about not feel that at all.

Subjective lifestyle opinion.
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Take Slip·Jun 15, 2020
#PMT-2020-0615-2859
Dallas BradenDallas Braden

Managing will be more important than ever in a 50-game season

This will be interesting because this will probably be the hardest season for a manager and the most that managing will come into play a game to game because like you said, first sign of trouble we got to win this game. It's not going to be like a Sunday in the middle of July where you hey, we can let's get the fuck out of Cincinnati we can lose this game and recoup tomorrow.

The 2020 season saw unprecedented bullpen usage and managerial aggression, validating this take.
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#PMT-2020-0615-2861
Big CatBig Cat

I'm genuinely happy that Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline from 'Outer Banks' are dating in real life

John B and Sarah Cameron dating in real life. Yes. Fuck. Yes. That is so hot. That's awesome. Oh fuck. Yes. All right. I need all the Deets on that... Chase Stokes and Maddie in real life. According to—get stoked—Ria's already—Ria's where's my heart is about to burst.

OpinionPop CultureMildSarcastic
The couple did confirm they were dating in June 2020.
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Take Slip·Jun 15, 2020·Null
#PMT-2020-0615-2862
Big CatBig Cat

PFT Commenter will finally beat Hank in a ping-pong match

Tuesday tuned in, we're going to go dogs at three stool streams. PFT, I think PFT's going to win. I'm hear he's going to win ping-pong against Hank.

Hank historically dominated PFT in the Stool Streams ping-pong era.
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Take Slip·Jun 12, 2020
#PMT-2020-0612-16891
Big CatBig Cat

Brooks Koepka should keep his mustache forever

[Brooks Koepka] looks so good though, that mustache. I hope he doesn't shave it because he is one of those guys that if he committed to the mustache life, he could be a mustache guy forever.

Koepka has shaved the mustache multiple times since this episode, so he did not commit to it forever.
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Take Slip·Jun 12, 2020
#PMT-2020-0612-16894
Judd ApatowJudd Apatow

Authenticity is the key to comedy because real people are naturally weird

If you're authentic in your credible. People are funny. Anyway, right like you could if you're real people are weird like in real life people are just nuts. So you can if you telling you know, the story about someone's life and some lesson they learned or how they got through something hard if you take it seriously, it's still going to be funny.

This is a subjective creative philosophy.
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Take Slip·Jun 10, 2020
#PMT-2020-0610-17455
Big CatBig Cat

We have officially become the 'dads' of the podcast

I think what's happened here, you know when whenever you have a family right and there's that point in time when the 10-12 year old kids turn into teenagers and the dads start becoming the butt of every single joke... We are the dads now. We have become the dads. I'm getting roasted on Twitch. You're getting roasted by Hank and ping pong. Billy is just roasting me. Just mentally we are the dads.

The dynamic of the show did shift during the 2020-2023 era where Hank and Billy became more vocal and adversarial toward the hosts.
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#PMT-2020-0610-17458
Billy FootballBilly Football

The sighting of a white spirit bear in Canada is a sign of good things to come

Cool throne all of us because there was a white spirit bear spotted in Canada, which is a sign of good things to come. Yeah, so cool throne all of us. White bears are here. Yeah, like it's a phenotype of a Grizzly where it has white fur. Hell yeah.

Subjective/Superstitious claim that cannot be proven true or false.
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