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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Flavored 'Water for Dogs' is a billion-dollar business idea

I came up with a billion dollar idea maybe quadrillion or trillion dollar idea: its water for dogs... why not a little flavored water for your dog? So you can either go with the Savory option and have it be like a bacon flavored water or bone broth water.

While broth for dogs exists, a 'billion dollar' plain water brand for dogs has not materialized as a major market disruptor.
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Danica PatrickDanica Patrick

Metaphysical intention can change the structure of water

It's about how intention changes water. So you'll talk to water and you'll say I love you and then there's that glass and then I hate you and you put that glass down. You tell what, it's the emotion attached to that water and it'll be from the same water source just different word association and then it shows under a microscope what it looks like with the word intention associated with it.

This is widely considered pseudoscience by the scientific community, as word association does not change the molecular structure of water.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

The Great Lakes region is the most valuable land on Earth because of its fresh water

The Great Lakes region is an amazing place for a pandemic. The fresh waters, it's like, it's probably the most valuable land on earth. No, but seriously, the fresh water source. If there was like a serious situation... we should bunk up.

Inherently subjective and based on a hypothetical doomsday scenario.
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Adam RichmanAdam Richman

Drinking a gallon of water in five minutes will stretch your stomach for an eating challenge

Joey [Chestnut] taught me I would drink a gallon of water in five minutes, either the morning of the challenge or the night before because then through breathing, pissing respiration, perspiration, the, the water is gone but your stomach is stretched out.

While potentially dangerous due to water intoxication (hyponatremia), this is a known technique reported by several competitive eaters including Joey Chestnut.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If you're swallowing you're wallowing — players shouldn't need water breaks

I turn off the water supply of the building, too. If you're swallowing, you're wallowing. I want players who don't need water breaks. It's also an unnecessary expense, and the owner will be very appreciative of my cost-cutting efforts.

Satirical take mocking dangerous old-school coaching practices around hydration. 'If you're swallowing, you're wallowing' is an all-time PFT line.
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HankHank

Jumping off a bridge into water is the best hangover cure

First one, jumping off a bridge. Like jumping off a bridge into water. You get an adrenaline rush, and then you get the water, and then once you're in the ocean, then you're unhungover.

A matter of personal preference, though not medically recommended as a standard cure.
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HankHank

An Oreo is a frosting sandwich, not a cookie

If you took an Oreo and took, you know, the top part off, that single black chip is a cookie... What do you think Oreos are cookies? It's a frosting sandwich.

Oreo is legally and colloquially marketed as a 'sandwich cookie'.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Water Dogs are terrible and I will fire everyone if they don't get their shit together

The Water Dogs... fucking suck. I'm so sick of this team. They're terrible. I watch every game... We need an enforcer... get your fucking shit together guys. This is the last call. Otherwise, I'm firing everyone. I don't think I have that authority. But if I do, I will fire everyone.

He did not fire everyone, and the team actually improved later that season.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am going to get a food trend to go viral by claiming New Yorkers dunk cereal in toilet water

I'm going to tweet from the Pardon My Take account right now... Anyone else dunk their cereal in toilet water before they eat it, or is that just an NYC thing? I'm saying at minimum 10,000 retweets by tomorrow morning.

While the tweet got some engagement, it did not reach the status of a major viral food trend like the bagels, nor did it hit the 10k retweet goal immediately.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Patriots' lighthouse is not a 'real' lighthouse because it's not visible from a federal body of water

It's not a lighthouse if it's not visible from a federal body of water... It's a fucked up stupid lighthouse. They call it a non-traditional lighthouse. A.k.a. not a lighthouse.

The Coast Guard definition PFT cites is technically for 'federal aids to navigation.' Whether the public considers it a 'lighthouse' is subjective.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Water makes you weak — real football players do swish and spit

When I was a high school football player, I used to always tell the underclassmen that water makes you weak. So we do like swish and spit.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Deliberately wrong and dangerous old-school football advice played for comedy during the Waterboys charity segment with Chris Long.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Russell Wilson 'invented' the concept of letting time pass to cure a concussion

Russell Wilson invented just how to make time pass. He was just like, here's how you get rid of your concussion. Ready?... Drink five cups of water a day. And in six days, you're going to feel better... and in six days, I will have cured you. So water cures sunburns and concussions.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Wilson's advice is not medically sound for 'curing' concussions, and PFT is mocking the absurdity of it.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Chris Long's Waterboys should focus on building gyms, not wells

Don't you think human beings -- aren't you doing them a disservice? Shouldn't you be focusing your efforts to build them a gym or a foam room?

Satirical suggestion that Chris Long's clean water charity should instead build gyms in Africa, consistent with PFT's anti-hydration character bit.
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Teddy Bridgewater would be better if Adrian Peterson wasn't on the Vikings

I developed a semi hot take that [Teddy Bridgewater] would be better off if Adrian Peterson wasn't on the team. I just think that when you have a running back that is one of the all time greats... I think you get to the point just psychologically where the other 10 guys are counting on Adrian Peterson, and they're not counting on the quarterback the way that other offenses count on their quarterback.

Bridgewater suffered a catastrophic knee injury before the 2016 season, so we never saw this fully tested in the dome that year.
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Big CatBig Cat

I don't want the Waterdogs to win the championship if it is played on an NFL Sunday

If the Waterdogs want to be the best dogs possible, they would lose in the semifinals. So we don't have to watch them in the finals... I don't want to have to be burdened with them on an NFL Sunday.

OpinionSoccerHotSarcastic
The Waterdogs lost in the semifinals in 2021, meaning Big Cat's 'wish' to not have to watch them in the final on an NFL Sunday was granted.
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Bart ScottBart Scott

Stopped calling Flacco 'Fucko' after watching him throw a perfect 15-yard out — his arm strength is one of the strongest in NFL history

I used to call [Flacco] Fucko, that was my nickname for him. But that's when I stopped calling him [Fucko] — when he threw a 15-yard out, which is the hardest throw to make. It's the farthest ball. And he threw it on point. I stopped calling him Fucko. [Flacco] has one of the strongest arms in the history of football, in my opinion.

Bart Scott's firsthand account of being converted from a Flacco doubter to a believer. The 'one of the strongest arms in history' claim is a strong opinion from someone who played against him.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Philadelphia Waterdogs will kick the shit out of the Atlas in the semifinals

We guarantee victory. We're gonna kick the shit outta the Atlas... Print it, put it on the paper. Fuck the Atlas.

This is a PLL lacrosse playoff prediction. Cannot verify the specific result of this lacrosse semifinal matchup.
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Teddy Bridgewater will play for the Vikings before the 2017 season ends

I don't know what in the hell they're expecting at this point. So I think, yeah, we'll see Bridgewater before the end of the year on the field.

Bridgewater did return to the field and played in Week 15 against the Bengals, his first action since the injury.
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HankHank

I would rather watch the playoffs fan-free than have the Patriots make it just to get smoked

Honestly, I know I have to watch these games anyway. I would rather just watch the playoffs completely fan free because I know it's get my hopes up and be like, oh, you know, I have to worry about and like, kind of put myself up for them winning. Even though if they won the first game, they're getting smoked the second game. They're probably getting smoked the first game.

This is a subjective opinion on his own fandom experience.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Trevor Lawrence is Teddy Bridgewater 2.0

He's like a six-month-old dog... His paws are big. He's got skinny shoulders. He's got skinny hips. Skinny knees. He's like Teddy Bridgewater 2.0.

Lawrence went on to be much more successful than Bridgewater in both college and draft stock, and his frame filled out significantly. They are very different archetypes of QBs.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Vikings are actually better without Teddy Bridgewater

I think the Vikings are actually better without Teddy Bridgewater. They have a guy now that can get the job done. Sean Hill, he's a gamer... he's a guy that can win a game for you.

While the 2016 Vikings started 5-0, they finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs. Sean Hill was quickly replaced by Sam Bradford as the primary starter.
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MaxMax

Saint Mary's was the worst team I've ever watched and their game against Alabama was boring and terrible.

That was the worst college basketball game I think I've ever seen. It was so bad, like boring and bad to watch. Saint Mary's is the worst team ever, worst team I've ever watched. How was this team a fucking seven seed? They sucked.

The game was statistically low-scoring and featured poor shooting, though 'worst ever' is hyperbole.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I could break the underwater bench press record

The underwater bench press record was broken... repped it out 77 times, beating the previous record of 62 times. Only 110 pounds... it's more of just a holding your breath thing. So I'm kind of, you know, in the back of my head, I'm like, I could do that. I could break that record.

Billy Football never broke this record.
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Big CatBig Cat

Pat Bev's interaction with the reporter wasn't that bad; it's just something he's been doing all year to everyone.

I'll start with the, the reporter thing. I didn't think it was that bad. Reporters love defending reporters. Pat Bev's been doing this all year. Subscribe to the pod... People making it like a misogynistic thing is crazy. He's been doing it to guys too.

The take is subjective as it concerns the interpretation of social behavior and etiquette.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

October football results don't matter; wake me up when it's playoff time

Actually, you know what? I might just flip my mentality. I might, I might put on my, my Hank hat for a second. We're talking about October football game. Like, it wake me up when it's playoff time. This team doesn't, we don't, we don't even take things seriously until the playoffs.

This is a subjective mindset parodying another host, not a verifiable prediction about football results.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Derek Jeter was only the second-best shortstop on the Yankees

Second best shortstop on that Yankees team. Behind A-Rod.

Statistically (WAR, OPS+), Alex Rodriguez was a superior player to Jeter, even while playing 3rd base for the Yankees.
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Keegan BradleyKeegan Bradley

The USGA's ban on the belly putter was a major mistake that cost me money and potential Ryder Cup appearances

I would think a lot of times of how much money this [belly putter ban] cost me or how many Ryder Cups maybe this cost me or majors or whatever... it was a tough time but I now when I look back, it's great cuz I shoved it, you know, screw them and now I feel better than ever.

This is a subjective assessment of his own career trajectory, but he did experience a notable dip in performance immediately following the ban.
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Big CatBig Cat

Teddy Bridgewater is not a better quarterback than Blake Bortles

Can I just say fuck everyone for thinking that Teddy Bridgewater is better than Blake Bortles? ... Blake had a bad wrist last year, and he got it cleaned up. And he was a quarter away from the Super Bowl, so everyone just shut up.

Bortles was benched later in the 2018 season, while Bridgewater eventually revived his career as a starter and high-end backup, suggesting Bridgewater was the superior talent.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Chicago Bears will win the NFC North because Teddy Bridgewater got hurt

I got the Chicago Bears [to win the NFC North]... Teddy Bridgewater got hurt. So, the only team I was worried about was the Vikings and now they're out of the way.

The Bears finished 3-13 in 2016, last in the NFC North.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Marquis Noel is the best individual performance I've ever watched in the tournament

It was the best game I've ever watched in my life out of a single player. Like you can, you can point to other individual performances in the tournament... but the way that he took over the entire court was unreal.

This is a subjective evaluation of a single performance compared to all others in tournament history.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Packers' all-white 'Winter Warning' uniforms are a disgusting affront to football

The Packers going with the all-white uniforms and all-white helmets are a disgusting affront to football color rush. It's a disgusting front. The Green Bay Packers—and I hate them—their football jerseys and color scheme are football. They should never do any type of gimmicky alternate bullshit. If you're a Packers fan, you should be disgusted by this.

Purely subjective aesthetic opinion.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Teddy Bridgewater's injury is actually a positive for Vikings fans because it removes the stress of expectations

I mean, right off the bat, it's kind of nice. You don't have to get your hopes up. It's vacation season for Vikings fans. Like, you know, just relax. Take your shoes up. You don't have to stress yourself out during the games. You get to kind of take it easy.

The 2016 Vikings started 5-0 without Teddy but collapsed to 8-8 and missed the playoffs, largely fulfilling the 'doom and gloom' despite the brief hope.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Toronto Raptors are the softest team I've ever watched

The Raptors are the softest team I've ever watched. And having Fred VanVleet take the game-winning shot in overtime, how do you have DeRozan and Lowry and you have these guys... they shrink in every big moment. They're so soft that they made Kevin Love look like the tough guy.

The Raptors were swept by the Cavaliers in this series, confirming the 'soft' narrative for that season, which led to the firing of Dwane Casey and the trade for Kawhi Leonard.
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Big CatBig Cat

Chris Webber was definitely betting on the Thunder-Spurs game

Chris Webber, I'm pretty sure Chris Webber was betting on this game because I've never heard anyone so emotionally invested in a game... It was clear that Chris Webber had money on this game.

While Chris Webber's broadcast was highly emotional, there is no public record or proof that he had a wager on the game.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mitch Trubisky is now the number one quarterback of the 2017 draft class following Deshaun Watson's injury

I think you have to give it to [Mitch Trubisky] at this point [as the number one quarterback in the 2017 draft].

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes both turned out to be significantly better than Mitch Trubisky, even with Watson's injury-prone career later on.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick keeps blackmail files and secret surveillance videos on all his former coaches

I bet you Bill Belichick keeps files, and he not only does that, but he installs videotapes in their homes, he pulls a big Putin move, and he observes them, and he has dirt on all his coaches. Any coach that leaves him, he's got blackmail.

Fact ClaimFootballHotSarcastic
There is no public evidence of blackmail tapes, though Belichick's attention to detail and 'Spygate' history fuel the joke.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jalen Brunson's foul baiting has made him hard to watch as a basketball fan

The foul baiting has gotten to a point where it's just hard to watch. And it's not just the foul baiting... the Knicks in this fourth quarter, they just go to straight iso ball foul baiting. No one else touches the ball. Jalen Brunson just trying to score. And it's bad basketball to watch.

This is a subjective opinion on playing style that many fans and analysts debated during the 2024 playoffs.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I'm betting on Lamar Jackson because he plays better with diarrhea

Another important thing to note is that Lamar Jackson has been out two days this week with diarrhea. Again, he's the most diarrhea quarterback in the NFL and he always plays great. He plays lighter when he's at diarrhea. So this is a big time intestinal bug issue for the Ravens and for Lamar Jackson. So I'm going to bet on Lamar Jackson.

Lamar Jackson ended up being inactive for the game due to his illness. The Ravens won with Tyler Huntley, but PFT's specific bet on 'diarrhea Lamar' playing didn't happen.
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Big CatBig Cat

Ted Cruz only watches porn on Twitter to avoid his wife seeing his browser history

I just love the fact that Ted Cruz doesn't know that private browsing is a thing, so he watches his porn on Twitter to not get caught by his wife. That is the most quintessential Ted Cruz thing. He only watches porn that he can find on Twitter so that no one knows he's watching porn, and now everyone knows he watches porn.

This is speculative satire and cannot be proven as Cruz's official explanation was that an 'aide' made a mistake.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Steelers are better when they have a shitty quarterback

I think the Steelers are better when they have a shitty quarterback... I think that they're better when their defense knows that they have to be like impregnable.

It's a psychological theory that can't be objectively proven but fits Mike Tomlin's historic patterns.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Colts would be better with Ryan Fitzpatrick than Philip Rivers

I have a take that's going to hurt my own myself, but I think the Colts would be better with Ryan Fitzpatrick. That would be wild wouldn't it? That would be wild now we're now that you said it it kind of makes sense.

Rivers led the Colts to an 11-5 record and a playoff berth. Fitzpatrick remained in Miami.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Oregon will beat Arizona in the second round and Caleb Love will shoot 3-for-21

I have Oregon, beating Arizona in the second round. Because that will be, I think that's gonna be the Caleb Love masterpiece. Yeah. I think he'll go three for 21 for 14 points.

Arizona defeated Oregon 87-83 in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Caleb Love actually scored 29 points for Arizona, leading them to victory, not shooting poorly as predicted.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Giants are probably better without Odell Beckham Jr.

Should we just embrace debate right now? Are the Giants better without Odell Beckham? Hmm. Probably.

The 2017 Giants finished 3-13. While they won their first game without Odell in this episode, they were historically worse without their star receiver.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

JJ Watt's fast recovery from surgery is a result of using steroids

Steroids are back. JJ Watt had two huge sacks, not implying anything. I'm just saying. He had a really serious surgery a couple weeks ago, right? ... Jesus and steroids, shout out.

The claim is speculative and satirical, with no evidence JJ Watt failed a drug test during this period.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL gave Deshaun Watson an 11-game suspension specifically so his return would be against the Texans

Why is it 11 games? That's a weird number. Right? So you look at the schedule that game that he'd be coming back would be against the Houston Texans. So they have to talk about it all the time throughout the entire game... Homecoming.

Deshaun Watson did indeed make his return from suspension in Week 13 against the Houston Texans on December 4, 2022.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Saints are officially on 'Quit Watch'

The Saints are officially on quit watch. Dennis Allen, Richard Sherman said at halftime, he's like, they're trying to get Dennis Allen fired. I wouldn't be shocked. And the Saints are just like—this was so—this was a bad game.

The Saints eventually fired Dennis Allen in November 2024 after a 7-game losing streak, validating the 'Quit Watch'.
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John FantaJohn Fanta

Deshaun Watson is on par with Bryce Young and Daniel Jones and should be benched

He's not great. He's not good. He's not even average right now. I put him on par with Bryce Young or Daniel Jones. He can go stand in line with them, rip the bandaid off before it's too late. Deshaun Watson's done... folks, he can't play. I'm ticked.

Watson's stats and film in Week 1 were statistically comparable to the league's worst performers.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Browns signed Jameis Winston so Joe Flacco's popularity wouldn't overshadow Deshaun Watson

I think they brought in Jameis because they could have resigned Joe Flacco. I think Flacco was too popular... maybe some of Jameis Winston's leadership qualities will motivate Deshaun Watson to be a better human being.

OpinionFootballHotSarcastic
While the motive is speculative, the Browns did let Flacco walk and signed Winston, making the literal roster move correct.
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Jameis WinstonJameis Winston

Florida wide receivers have a better work ethic than receivers from other states

Florida wide receivers are probably the most one. ... I believe that Florida receivers have an entire different work ethic and grind than receivers from other places. ... They're working on their feet. Like what you looking for? They got ta ta they got some of this, they got some of that. But you know, I feel like all of them, you know, they need to get a psychiatrist and, and just, and just share with them some of the things that they went through.

Subjective regional stereotyping within football culture.
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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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