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#PMT-2020-0810-4274
Billy FootballBilly Football

The seeds from China are 'murder gourds' designed to destroy American pumpkins and cancel Halloween

He planted him seeds and a gourd pops out. Personally I think that the gourd was... going to try to harm American gourds with some sort of disease or murder gourds. And guess what's a very American gourd? Pumpkin... trying to cancel Halloween exactly. Wow, and guess what? That's Because no pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. Oh my gosh trickle down. Christmas gets ruined.

The seeds were later identified by the USDA as mostly common garden plants like mint, rosemary, and hibiscus, part of a 'brushing' scam, not a biological war on pumpkins.
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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2020
#PMT-2020-0807-17884
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick might opt out of the 2020 season to sabotage Josh McDaniels and tank for Trevor Lawrence

My big-time stay woke on this is that Bill Belichick, he might opt out if coaches can opt out... he's got so many players on defense that are out, right? If Bill Belichick opts out McDaniels probably takes over, right? They go 4-12. All of a sudden no one wants to sign Josh McDaniels to a head coaching contract next year. He keeps the team together maybe gets Trevor Lawrence.

Belichick did not opt out of the 2020 season, and the Patriots finished 7-9, missing out on Trevor Lawrence.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

You should definitely plant mystery seeds sent from China even if the government says not to

I saw the story over the weekend and I get the US government was saying do not plant seeds that come ship to you from China. Fuck that. If I get mystery seeds. The first thing I'm going to do is plant those.

The seeds turned out to be common herbs and flowers, not 'Golden Gooses' or 'Ticket Trees', but they were discouraged for being invasive.
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Take Slip·Jul 27, 2020
#PMT-2020-0727-12632
Deion SandersDeion Sanders

I could still play a limited role in the NFL or MLB today

I assume that if you put on the pads or grab the bat you could make a NFL or MLB team today. Do you think that that's true or am I maybe exaggerating your skills? [Deion]: That is true, but I would have to play a limited role... I could play nickel at a free safety and football and baseball I could pinch Runner.

Highly unlikely a 52-year-old could compete in the NFL or MLB, regardless of their hall-of-fame pedigree. It remains a hypothetical but is factually incredible.
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Take Slip·Jul 17, 2020
#PMT-2020-0717-4319
Kenny the Jet SmithKenny the Jet Smith

Ben Simmons will hit a three-pointer in his first game back in the NBA bubble

I guarantee in [Ben Simmons'] first game, he'll hit a three... in this environment, he'll shoot it because the anxiety won't be there.

Ben Simmons did not hit a three-pointer in his first bubble game against the Indiana Pacers on August 1, 2020. He finished 0-0 from deep.
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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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Take Slip·Jul 8, 2020
#PMT-2020-0708-1833
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am better at kicking field goals than 50% of the players on the New York Red Bulls

I think I am better than 50% of New York Red Bulls soccer players at kicking field goals in football. From 35 yards, yes. Then 50% of MLS, yes.

While untested, it's highly improbable an amateur could out-kick professional athletes whose entire job is ball striking.
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#PMT-2020-0706-6800
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Clay Travis had the worst prediction of the year for saying COVID-19 deaths would not reach the thousands

Clay Travis... said I'd be surprised if we get into the thousands when talking about total coronavirus deaths in the U.S. however turns out he's actually right because there's 20 times more people that have been infected than not [sarcastic delivery].

Fact ClaimPoliticsFireSarcastic
U.S. COVID-19 deaths reached over 1 million, making 'under a few thousand' an extremely incorrect prediction.
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#PMT-2020-0629-16237
HankHank

The Patriots are going to make the Super Bowl with Cam Newton

Cam Newton is going to be the starter. It's going to be electric. The Patriots are going to make the Super Bowl. It's going to be the Patriots and the Bucs and I'm going to be so excited.

The Patriots finished 7-9 and missed the playoffs. While the Bucs won the Super Bowl, the Patriots were nowhere near it.
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#PMT-2020-0626-9743
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I could kitesurf right now by just letting the wind do the work

I don't think windsurfing is at heart I said for those I don't think it's nice I just fucking hang on I said right here I think I could kitesurf yeah just let the wind do all the while I watch it I was like dude all you gotta do is listen up and then bring you down.

Kitesurfing is notoriously difficult and dangerous for beginners, especially without training.
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Take Slip·Jun 24, 2020
#PMT-2020-0624-15732
Matt RyanMatt Ryan

I currently consider myself the best quarterback in the NFC South

I think currently I'll go with myself [as the best quarterback in the NFC South].

In the 2020 season, Tom Brady won the Super Bowl and outperformed Ryan statistically in TDs and efficiency. Ryan's Falcons also finished 4-12.
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#PMT-2020-0610-17459
Big CatBig Cat

Jameis Winston will be a Hall of Fame quarterback

Jameis Winston has told himself that he is one of the best quarterbacks... 'I know what I'm worth and I know day in and day out without publicly coming in and saying it that historically I'm one of the best quarterbacks to play the game.' ... Janice Winston has told himself that he is one of the best quarterbacks. According to history, Jamis is a hall-of-fame quarterback... Jameis Winston is going to be a Hall of Famer.

While Jameis has had a productive career, he is widely considered far from a Hall of Fame lock, primarily serving as a backup in later years.
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#PMT-2020-0515-5270
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Porn sites are pushing specific genres to collect blackmail dirt on the entire country

I think that the porn sites have been complicit recently... on most major porn sites, they feature heavily the whole stepson-stepdaughter dynamic even if you never click on those videos and watch them, they're pushing those on you. I think that they've been doing that so that now they know that anyone that's been to one of these websites has either accidentally or on purpose clicked on one of those, so they have dirt on everybody in America almost.

This is a comedic conspiracy theory and cannot be verified as factual intent by adult websites.
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Take Slip·May 4, 2020
#PMT-2020-0504-9382
Horace GrantHorace Grant

Michael Jordan's claim that I was the source for 'The Jordan Rules' is a lie

For MJ to say I wasn't the source of this book, that's a lie. That's a downright lie and he knows that... Sam Smith spent more time with Bill Cartwright, BJ Armstrong, Paxson, Tex Winter, Johnny Bach... I don't know where that comes that I was the source behind the book. It's a straight-up lie.

While Sam Smith has protected his sources, he has stated that several players were sources, and the blame shouldn't fall on just one person like Grant.
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#PMT-2020-0422-8358
Big CatBig Cat

The NBA will never play again in 2020

I don't think they're going to play again ever. I heard a nasty rumor today... I've canceled sports for 2020 you guys got mad at me for that.

The NBA did return in 2020 with the Orlando Bubble.
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#PMT-2020-0420-14046
Billy FootballBilly Football

The T-Rex is an absolute fraud of a dinosaur

T-Rex is an absolute fraud. We got Giganotosaurus, that's like the alpha of all the roars. It's just basically T-Rex with functional arms but like four times as big. Looks like a dragon.

While Giganotosaurus was slightly larger, T-Rex had a significantly stronger bite force. Calling it a 'fraud' is a characteristic Billy Football exaggeration.
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Take Slip·Apr 15, 2020
#PMT-2020-0415-5361
Kendrick PerkinsKendrick Perkins

Mark Jackson deserves more credit than Steve Kerr for the Warriors dynasty

Mark Jackson built that coach over there. Mark Jackson is on record calling the Splash Brothers the Splash Brothers. He's on record talking noise saying 'I got the best two shooters in the world.' Steve Kerr just happened to see the stroke go right.

While Jackson laid groundwork, Kerr's offensive overhaul is widely credited by the players and analysts for unlocking their championship ceiling.
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#PMT-2020-0413-16367
Billy FootballBilly Football

Donating blood and platelets frequently is like an oil change for the body

I like the idea of donating my blood more frequently because it's like a car oil change, right? Yeah, like if my body if I'm walking around with old blood then I'm going to act sluggish. It's not going to be as efficient. But if I give a bunch of my blood, the new blood's better.

Hot TakeLifeFireSarcastic
While the body does regenerate blood after donation, medical professionals do not compare it to an 'oil change' for efficiency and warn against donating too frequently.
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#PMT-2020-0406-12655
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Rick Pitino is definitely a guy who has nipple rings

I think the two of them probably have a lot in common as you like Cuomo Rick Pitino has probably a nipple ring guy. Yeah. Oh, yeah big time nipple ring guy if he doesn't have them he loves them.

This claim is unverified and likely meant as a joke.
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#PMT-2020-0403-7030
Big CatBig Cat

I could take a boa constrictor in a wrestling match

I think I could take a boa constrictor. I don't think a boa constrictor could take down like a fucking well... I just punch it in its brain over and over. I would you kick a boa constrictor up doesn't have to take down a boa constrictor our python an anaconda might get you.

A large boa constrictor or python is biologically capable of killing a human, making this a very risky claim.
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#PMT-2020-0401-6368
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NBA owners should marry their players to circumvent the salary cap

Could an owner theoretically marry a player in order to circumvent the salary cap? It's actually brilliant, isn't it? I don't think any holes in that... Michael Jordan could probably adopt his son or he could just have a son play and just write more and more into the will every year.

NBA bylaws have anti-circumvention rules that would definitely cover spousal gifts or inheritance-based pay.
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Take Slip·Feb 28, 2020
#PMT-2020-0228-10266
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If Tom Brady wins with the Chargers, he's officially better than Eli Manning

If he went to the Chargers and then read far back and prove once and for all... if he's able to win with the Chargers [he is better than Eli Manning].

Brady did not go to the Chargers, and the comparison to Eli Manning is inherently a comedic/subjective take.
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#PMT-2020-0224-5259
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Short guys wearing high heels is an alpha move compared to wearing lifts

If you wore lifts in your in your shoes. That's a clown move if you were heels, that's a I'm so confident in myself. I don't give a fuck. It's an alpha move, right? I will dress up as a woman Checkmate and be six feet tall Checkmate.

Subjective comedic take on social signaling and height.
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Take Slip·Feb 19, 2020
#PMT-2020-0219-5106
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers is over the hill and not good anymore

Aaron Rodgers is over the hill. He's not good anymore. I don't know your Rodgers... you guys got screwed on that spot.

This take was spectacularly incorrect as Aaron Rodgers went on to win back-to-back NFL MVPs in the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
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Take Slip·Feb 17, 2020
#PMT-2020-0217-698
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The DC Defenders could beat the Washington Redskins right now.

I'm actually saying that I think that the Defenders could beat the Redskins, but right now I'm saying like the Redskins roster as it stands. They all had to show off. They just showed up. The stadium fair without practicing.

Even the worst NFL teams are comprised of top-tier talent compared to the XFL. This is an impossible hypothetical but almost certainly false.
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Take Slip·Feb 14, 2020
#PMT-2020-0214-3956
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Washington Nationals should be awarded the 2017 World Series title

I actually think that [the Nationals] should get the Astros' 2017 World Series because they beat the team that [was cheating]. They acquire the Astros' cheating World Series because they beat them while they're—the only team that has ever beaten the cheating Astros in a World Series is the Washington Nationals.

The 2017 World Series title was not vacated or awarded to the Nationals (who weren't even in it).
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Take Slip·Feb 7, 2020
#PMT-2020-0207-5729
Big CatBig Cat

The Browns might not win a game next year

So the Browns are going to stink next year. ... I'm going to say it's not behind your back like a regional. You guys might not win a game. It's a bold strategy. ... We're going to dunk on everyone. Physically, we're not going to do anything. But you will, and then we will reap all the benefits.

Hot TakeFootballFireSarcastic
The Browns went 11-5 and won a playoff game in 2020, making the 'stink' and 'not win a game' claims completely wrong literally, though Big Cat was clearly joking.
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Take Slip·Jan 31, 2020·FAQ
#PMT-2020-0131-4975
Big CatBig Cat

I will get Kevin Durant on the podcast before my 36th birthday

I will say if we don't get Kevin Durant on this podcast in our age of 35, cancel my birthday next year. I'll just stay 35 forever.

Kevin Durant appeared on Pardon My Take for the first time on September 21, 2020, well before Big Cat's next birthday in January 2021.
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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020·Picks
#PMT-2020-0124-4145
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am a better kicker than the kickers at Alabama

Alabama could do a lot worse. Dude, I'm a better kicker than Alabama. Saban would have another chip if he had you as a kicker. That's a fact.

Alabama had significant kicking struggles around this time, but PFT is not a D1-caliber athlete.
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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020
#PMT-2020-0124-4148
Dog the Bounty HunterDog the Bounty Hunter

Truth serum would fix the American justice system

Hit him with truth serum for $69.50. You find out everything. So I think that is real justice. And we don't do it enough. Because the lawyers got to make money, the courts have to make money... let's get down to the real nitty gritty. Hit him with that and find out what's really going on.

This is a philosophical opinion on justice, though scientifically and legally 'truth serums' are largely discredited and inadmissible.
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2020
#PMT-2020-0117-9808
Barry SandersBarry Sanders

I could still run for 500 to 600 yards in a season if I played in the NFL today

Maybe I can put up, I don't know, 500, 600 yards, something like that for the season... at 50, I feel like I could run maybe a 4.5, 4.6 [40-yard dash], right?

This is a hypothetical claim that can never be verified as Sanders did not return to the NFL.
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2020·FAQ
#PMT-2020-0117-9814
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I can outkick Jay Feeley

Could PFT outkick Jay Feeley now if they were both wearing suits and reporting on the sideline and immediately got called in to start kicking field goals? Definitely. Jay Feeley's a fucking loser. He needs his two little weird gloves to be able to kick. I don't need that shit... I kicked Raw Dog. No glove, no love. I absolutely would [fuck him up]. And consider that a challenge.

This is a hypothetical competition between a media personality and a former professional athlete.
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#PMT-2020-0115-4720
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am a better and more accurate kicker than Chad Ochocinco

I'm not scared of you Chad. I'm coming for you Chad. I'm a better Kicker than you. I'm more accurate. They call me mr. 35 yards. Hmm. That's what they call me because I go I go 99 percent from 35 yards so I don't care if I can't kick a 60-yarder but I can hit a 35-yarder twice.

PFT did not make an XFL roster, and Chad Johnson (Ochocinco) actually did kick in professional settings like the preseason.
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Take Slip·Jan 13, 2020
#PMT-2020-0113-7903
Stanford SteveStanford Steve

I would take Trevor Lawrence over Joe Burrow right now

I'm getting killed also, too, because I would take Trevor Lawrence over Burrow. What he showed in that Fiesta Bowl, the amount of times he got hit... the Clemson has the goods.

Burrow had arguably the greatest college season ever and went on to have early NFL success. Lawrence was also highly successful, but Burrow was the clear star of 2019/2020.
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Take Slip·Jan 13, 2020
#PMT-2020-0113-7900
Big CatBig Cat

Scoring a high amount of points is a curse that prevents winning championships

Scoring points is bad, and you should actually be bad on offense... The 12 highest scoring teams in NFL history have zero championships. Zero. That's good enough for me. Zero championships. Scoring points is bad. You do not want to score points.

At the time, the highest-scoring teams like the '07 Patriots, '13 Broncos, and '18 Chiefs had all failed to win the Super Bowl in those seasons.
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Take Slip·Jan 10, 2020·FAQ
#PMT-2020-0110-7346
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Human hearts have a finite number of beats, so running is bad for you

As far as I'm concerned, your heart only has a finite amount of beats programmed into it at birth. It's like eggs in a woman. So I don't want to raise my heart rate too high because then it's not going to be around to beat when I'm past the age of 70.

Fact ClaimLifeFireSarcastic
This is a long-debunked biological myth (famously associated with Donald Trump). While a human heart has an average number of beats over a lifetime, cardiovascular exercise improves heart efficiency, lowering resting heart rate and typically extending life.
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Take Slip·Jan 3, 2020
#PMT-2020-0103-11834
Big CatBig Cat

Urban Meyer coaching the Cleveland Browns would be assisted suicide

Urban Meyer coaching the Browns would be assisted suicide. He cannot—he is the man who losses kill him. They take away part of his life like the battery life in his body. If he goes to the Browns he will die.

Urban Meyer did not coach the Browns; he eventually coached the Jaguars, which was indeed a catastrophic failure that ended early, supporting the spirit of the take.
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Take Slip·Dec 30, 2019
#PMT-2019-1230-591
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Drew Lock will be a five-time Pro Bowler

I'm going to take your original question say [Drew Lock] will make he will be in five pro/5 Pro Bowl. Damn. Okay. Okay, Drew lock five-time pro bowler.

Drew Lock has yet to make a single Pro Bowl and has largely been a backup since 2021.
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#PMT-2019-1218-8168
Big CatBig Cat

Jim Boylen is the worst coach in the history of basketball

Yeah, he is the worst coach in the NBA. He might be the worst coach in the history of basketball... He called a timeout with 33 seconds left in the third quarter to stop the run... there is a timeout that's naturally [between quarters]... He's such a fucking idiot.

Boylen's .317 winning percentage with the Bulls is among the worst in franchise history for a non-interim coach, but 'worst in history' is subjective hyperbole.
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Take Slip·Dec 16, 2019
#PMT-2019-1216-6975
Joe BurrowJoe Burrow

Skyline Chili is disgusting

I hate that stuff. It's not real chili. It's just sauce... Cincinnati's going to hate me, but I hate that stuff.

Purely subjective food opinion, but legendary given his eventual drafting by the Bengals.
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#PMT-2019-1204-14884
Big CatBig Cat

The Chicago Bears are definitely going to make the playoffs

The Bears are going to make the playoffs. So Thursday night tune in. If the Bears lose, devastation... my team is still alive, just say fuck it and let's just hope that the best thing possible happens because then at least you get to watch games that feel meaningful. I've convinced myself fully.

The Bears finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs in 2019.
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#PMT-2019-1202-619
Big CatBig Cat

Michigan football is a myth that is not on the same level as Ohio State or Alabama.

I'm actually kind of agree just because the Michigan myth is one of the greatest myths going in all of college sports. They have won half a national title in the last 60 years. And they make you think that they matter and that they're on the level of Alabama and USC and Ohio State and Clemson even now. ... realistic Michigan fans probably were like... We aren't going to get better.

Michigan eventually broke through and won a national championship in 2023, though they struggled significantly for the duration of 2015-2020.
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#PMT-2019-1120-3504
Big CatBig Cat

Luka Doncic is the best player of all time

Is Luka Doncic the best player of all time? Yes. I think so. I think he's going to be—he's really good. Of all time. He's crazy. 42 point triple double.

Luka is a generational talent, but calling him the GOAT after one season is hyperbolic and currently incorrect.
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#PMT-2019-1106-14117
Big CatBig Cat

Anthony Davis will sign with the Bulls in free agency next year

Anthony Davis was at like a school speaking... and he called Chicago the mecca. And he said they asked about like him coming back to Chicago to play and he said I am a free agent next year, but we will see. Door is wide open. Those are just fans already sick LeBron. Those are just facts.

Anthony Davis signed a 5-year, $190 million contract extension with the Lakers in December 2020 and never joined the Bulls.
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Take Slip·Nov 6, 2019
#PMT-2019-1106-14122
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tom Izzo is overrated because he hasn't won a title since 2000

Tom Izzo is overrated. That's because he's other... He just hasn't won the big one. This is coasting. He's coasting.

Izzo is a Hall of Famer with 8 Final Fours, but his only title remains in 2000. Fans who prioritize championships might agree, but most analysts consider him elite.
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Take Slip·Nov 4, 2019
#PMT-2019-1104-10540
Big CatBig Cat

The Jets should draft Tua Tagovailoa and move on from Sam Darnold

If the Jets were somehow to get the first pick, do they take Tua? I think you would. I think you'd take Tua. Sam Darnold doesn't look like a quarterback anymore... You gotta get star power, you gotta get that name that pops in the Big Apple.

The Jets did eventually move on from Darnold, but not for Tua. They drafted Zach Wilson in 2021. Tua went to the Dolphins.
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Take Slip·Oct 25, 2019
#PMT-2019-1025-2532
Big CatBig Cat

The 7th PLL expansion team will be named the Waterdogs

The Waterdogs are going to be the name. I'm excited for it... Go Waterdogs.

The expansion team was indeed named the Waterdogs Lacrosse Club in 2020.
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Take Slip·Oct 7, 2019
#PMT-2019-1007-10459
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Lamar Jackson is poised for a big drop-off in the second half of the season

Lamar Jackson stinks talk about him. He stinks again... I think that this is a team that is poised to take a big drop-off in the second half of season. Lamar Jackson to notice. I notice this take he he looked a step slower than he has the first few weeks.

Lamar Jackson won the 2019 MVP unanimously and the Ravens went 14-2.
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Take Slip·Oct 4, 2019·Whoas
#PMT-2019-1004-11117
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

It is selfish to live past 100 years old

Once the clock strikes 100, at that point, you should just let go. You're being selfish if you live past 100. Yeah, you're kind of trying to show everyone up.

Hot TakeLifeFireSarcastic
The value of human life is not capped at 100 years by any consensus moral or biological standard.
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#PMT-2019-1002-17913
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

LeBron James only supports NCAA likeness rights to keep elite competition out of the NBA

He wants to players to get paid. So they're more likely to stay in college the elite players so they don't come to the NBA and compete against him. That's what's really happening.

While funny, there is no evidence this is LeBron's actual motivation, and the NBA age limit is a league rule, not individual player influence.
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