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Take Slip·Aug 4, 2023
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Jared GoffJared Goff

The 2018 NFC Championship non-call was not pass interference

Was it pass interference? No, not, it wasn't. Was it called Pass interference? It was not. I've had a million pass interferences that weren't called. They can be mad. I every once in a while... I'll like, kind of, you know, just toss it out there.

The NFL officially admitted it was a missed call and changed the rules to allow PI review because of this play.
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MaxMax

Titty fucking is only fun to do once

I think guys, if you guys, the one person will agree with me... It is the man. We're doing it. Drum roll: titty fucking. It's simply fun [only] once. That is something that like you're in middle school, you dream about and then you do it and it's like, this isn't that fun. I've literally only done it once 'cause I was like, I don't need to do this shit.

Entirely subjective, though the rest of the room's reaction suggests Max is in a tiny minority.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Travis Kelce is a pussy for fighting Jack Cochrane in training camp

Jack Cochrane's the dude who pissed off Travis Kelce. So shout out that guy for exposing Travis Kelce for being a pussy. ... That was getting into it. 'cause he got hit once just like a little bit after the play and he got pissed off.

Subjective trash talk about a player's toughness.
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Take Slip·Jul 28, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Shohei Ohtani took the coward's way out by staying with the Angels

After the pressure of the trade deadline gets lifted, he decided to stay with the Angels. A team that has no expectations on it. That's interesting. He took the coward's way out. Is he afraid of the bright lights? If I was Shohei Ohtani, I would be demanding a trade to the New York Yankees or the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Ohtani eventually signed with the Dodgers in free agency, fulfilling the 'bright lights' desire PFT mentioned, but the characterization of staying as 'cowardly' is subjective.
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Take Slip·Jul 28, 2023
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LeSean McCoyLeSean McCoy

Dak Prescott is playing like ass

And Dak [Prescott], the Dak one was more, he's playing like he's playing ass... I can't be making this up. Every time I see a Cowboy fan, I can be anywhere in the world. They be like, stop talking to my Cowboys. And the next question I'll say, what's the reason why y'all can't win a Championship? Do you know the first player they say? Dak Prescott. Ass.

Dak had a very strong 2023 regular season following this (leading the league in TD passes), though he struggled in the playoffs. Calling him 'ass' is an extreme subjective exaggeration.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 21, 2023
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Modern fans don't care about Marshall Faulk because he is overshadowed by better players

Marshall Faulk was not a—no one gives a fuck about Marshall Faulk. I'm sorry. Besides you guys. His name gets overshadowed by like, so much better players. If you throw a Christian McCaffrey in there, that's more of a spike for like modern fans.

Statistically, Marshall Faulk is a Hall of Famer with production levels McCaffrey hadn't reached at that point. The claim that 'no one cares' is a classic Billy provocation.
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Take Slip·Jul 21, 2023
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Who even remembers Johnny Unitas anymore?

Does anyone remember Johnny Unitas? They do but like, not as a great... Who the fuck's Johnny Unitas?

Johnny Unitas is widely considered one of the greatest QBs ever and revolutionized the passing game. He is very much remembered.
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Take Slip·Jul 19, 2023
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Rick ReillyRick Reilly

LIV Golf players sold their souls and should be shunned by golf fans

I hope everybody in LIV dies in a fiery boat accident. I hate LIV, I hate the whole idea. But imagine you guys, if they took half the NFL and said, 'hey, half the teams are gonna move to Saudi Arabia, we're gonna pay 'em five times what they're worth'... That's what happened to my sport... Tiger didn't [take the money]. And so I love Tiger for that.

Inherently subjective moral and sporting stance.
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Take Slip·Jul 19, 2023
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Kirk MinihaneKirk Minihane

The Masters is the best major, but the American Century celebrity tournament is second

I'd go Masters still first. I'd go American Century second. I have Steph Curry this week to finish top 10... A good British Open is like tied second with a Ryder Cup for me. But I would say Masters first no matter what.

Purely subjective ranking of tournament importance.
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Take Slip·Jul 17, 2023
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Travis Kelce 'runs soft' and doesn't run enough people over

I don't think he runs that... like he does get crazy yak, but I don't think he, like, he doesn't run anyone over... I just would like to see him do it... it comes up in the him versus Gronk debate.

This is a highly subjective and provocative take that ignores Kelce's elite efficiency in favor of a specific 'toughness' aesthetic.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 14, 2023·Next Up
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Victor Wembanyama is a bust

Victor Wembanyama from France. The Frenchman not played in Summer League. Bust. Oh, okay. I like that take.

Wembanyama went on to win NBA Rookie of the Year and had one of the most statistically dominant rookie seasons in history.
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Big CatBig Cat

Dan Snyder will rebuy the Washington Commanders

My other one is Dan Snyder's gonna rebuy the Washington Commanders. Wouldn't that be the funniest thing ever? There's no chance that happens.

The Commanders were sold to the Josh Harris group, and Dan Snyder has not rebought the team.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mohammed bin Salman will buy the LPGA and ban drivers for women

I'm just gonna say that Mohammed bin Salman is gonna buy the LPGA and the women aren't gonna be allowed to use drivers anymore.

PredictionGolfScorchingSarcastic
While PIF has looked at various sports, they have not bought the LPGA nor implemented such rules.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Chief Aholic is a modern-day Robin Hood who we shouldn't be castigating

Chief Aholic is basically a modern day Robin Hood. Stole from the banks, gave to himself and we're, we're castigating him for it. We're throwing him in jail maybe for the rest of his life. It feels messed up.

Chief Aholic (Xaviar Michael Babudar) was sentenced to prison in 2024 for a multi-state bank robbery spree.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Urban Meyer would be a great choice for the next Northwestern head coach

I think one thing we can all agree on though is a great choice for the next Northwestern head coach would be Urban Meyer. Ooh, yes. Let's get urban back in the conversation. Not afraid to get his hands dirty. The guy is a molder of young men and let's just get urban back into the Big 10.

Hot TakeCFBScorchingSarcastic
Northwestern did not hire Urban Meyer; they promoted David Braun to permanent head coach after the 2023 season.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Football players who don't play and then transfer are 'snitches' for reporting hazing

No dudes who don't play in transfer are the biggest snitches ever. ... Cuz they're, they're the only ones who's like, there's something wrong with this program. It's not wrong with me. It's the program that's wrong.

This is a moral/social judgment on whistleblowing in sports culture.
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Take Slip·Jul 3, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

Joey Chestnut belongs on the Mount Rushmore of all-time athletes with Jordan, Tiger, and Secretariat

I'm being serious Joey like I know you're a humble guy and I appreciate that, but when I think of like the greatest athletes of all time, it's like Michael Jordan secretariat, tiger Woods, Joey Chestnut. I think that'd be my Rushmore right there.

This is a subjective Mount Rushmore take.
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Take Slip·Jun 30, 2023
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Pat FreiermuthPat Freiermuth

I guarantee the Steelers will go 16-1 this season

Guarantee it 16 and oh... 16 and 1. [Loss in week 17] Because you pull all your starters cuz you have the number one seed locked up. Exactly.

The Steelers finished the 2023 season with a 10-7 record.
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Take Slip·Jun 28, 2023
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Adam DeVineAdam DeVine

Nebraska Football will go undefeated and win the National Championship in 2023

Dude. We're winning it. We're winning it all. National [Championship]. Undefeated. Undefeated. There's, it's not even a possibility that we're gonna lose a game this year.

PredictionCFBScorchingSarcastic
Nebraska finished the 2023 season with a 5-7 record and did not make a bowl game.
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Take Slip·Jun 26, 2023
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Travis Kelce 'runs soft' and should try running someone over more often

I just think you could be a little more... you could end a couple of those, like run someone over. You could run a little more physical. He thinks you run soft... I think it's because you can, but you don't and that's what... can you just like run someone over like, like, you know, dude?

Kelce led the NFL in YAC among TEs multiple times and is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Most analysts view his 'soft' running as elite self-preservation that has led to his longevity.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

The Russian Wagner Group rebellion was a PSYOP intended to dupe Ukraine

It was a PSYOP for the market. There was a PSYOP. Okay, Putin's Gucci. He just did that whole thing to make Ukraine think they could take back Bakhmut and then they're gonna do a pincer move on him... They were able to move troops under the guise that they're doing a coup. And now Ukraine thought they were going to Moscow, but now they're just North [of Bakhmut].

While confusing, the mutiny resulted in the death of Prigozhin months later and significant reorganization of Russian military structures, contradicting the 'fake coup' theory.
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Take Slip·Jun 19, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Chris Paul is going to win a championship with the Washington Wizards.

I don't think that this is a buyout situation. I think that Chris Paul's gonna win a championship in DC.

Chris Paul was traded to the Golden State Warriors just days later and never played for the Wizards.
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Take Slip·Jun 19, 2023
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Ja Morant flashes guns on Instagram Live as a safety precaution to deter potential threats.

I kind of get why he's flashing a gun on Instagram live. Because his location is revealed. He wants anyone watching his Instagram live to know that he's strapped. It's a safety thing.

This is a subjective interpretation of Morant's motives, which Morant himself later apologized for and attributed to poor judgment, not safety.
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Take Slip·Jun 12, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I could beat up any legit 10-year-old in the world

People were saying that baby Gronk could beat me up, not a chance in the world. I would beat the shit outta baby Gronk. Like if it was one-on-one, me and him in a cage match, I would make him tap. It'd be, it'd be so easy. No, I could beat up any 10 year old in the world. Any 10 year old in the world.

This is a hypothetical claim that cannot be verified without legal and ethical violations.
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Take Slip·Jun 7, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

Jay Monahan is the biggest scumbag in the world

Jay Monahan, the biggest scumbag in the world, the biggest scumbag in the world. He invoked 9/11 if they were to accept a hundred million dollars to go play golf on the LIV tour. So he said that to his players with a straight face. He brought in 9/11 families to act as a human shield for what he was doing behind the scenes, which was negotiating with the LIV tour.

Whether someone is the 'biggest scumbag' is subjective, but the facts about his past comments vs. the merger are accurate.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The US government uses Taylor Swift news to distract from alien craft revelations

In fact, I went up to our friend Kelly Keegs, who is maybe the biggest Taylor Swift fan in the entire world. I was like, so did you hear about The Aliens? And she was like, what Aliens? Taylor might be working for the United States government and they just told her like, Hey Taylor, please dump your boyfriend right now because we need to cover up the alien thing.

It is a satirical conspiracy theory that cannot be factually proven or disproven.
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Take Slip·Jun 5, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I could kill any bird in a fight, including a Great Horned Owl or an Ostrich

I'd fucking smash a baby owl... Fucking kick [a Great Horned Owl] to the moon. Listen, that's any bird dead. I will kill any bird. If you put an ostrich in front of me, I tie its neck into a knot... Choke it out.

Physically improbable and never tested, but he is 'locked in' for the bit.
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Take Slip·May 30, 2023
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MaxMax

The Celtics need to blow the team up

First is stop talking about that video because Celtics lost and it doesn't matter. First they, you gotta blow it up. You gotta blow it up. How many times can you get close? I mean, as a Celtics fan, I cannot stand watching this team get so close year after year and then falling short. It's bullshit.

The Celtics did NOT blow it up; they traded Marcus Smart but kept Tatum/Brown and won the title the next year (2024).
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Billy FootballBilly Football

The Russians are radicalizing orcas to attack ships in NATO waters

So the Russians have been training beluga whales to be spies in NATO waters and with all these recent orca attacks are the Russians, radicalizing orcas? ... The orcas haven't been acting like that before.

There is no evidence that orca attacks on boats are orchestrated by the Russian military.
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Take Slip·May 24, 2023
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HankHank

The Celtics will become the first team in NBA history to come back from down 3-0

They [the Celtics] just need to win two and if they win two, they're winning four. And everyone in this room knows this... It was exactly reminiscent of the Yankees and Red Sox game three. They lost like 19 to eight. Got absolutely blown out... They came back, they won. They shocked the world First team to ever do it. Why not us?

The Celtics won three straight games to force Game 7, but they lost Game 7 at home to the Heat, failing to complete the comeback.
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Take Slip·May 24, 2023·FAQ
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Big CatBig Cat

PFT and I should do a tattoo bet on the Bears vs. Commanders Week 5 game

Pft, the bears and commanders play week five Thursday night football. ... We should make it a tattoo bet. ... Tattoo bet for week five. Thursday night football.

The bet happened. The Bears won 40-20. PFT had to get a 'Major Tuddy' tattoo because the Commanders lost.
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Take Slip·May 12, 2023
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Kenny SmithKenny Smith

The 1990s Rockets would have beaten the Bulls even with Michael Jordan on the court

They would not have won eight in a row. They would have been a small team trying to defend Dream [Hakeem Olajuwon] and us. We would have beat them. Now if you ask me the same question and go, can you beat that first three-peat team or the second? I don't know... But those teams, that how they were constructed and just add Mike to it, we would've beat them for sure.

A classic historical 'what if' that can never be settled.
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Take Slip·May 10, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kobe Bryant's spirit won Game 4 for the Lakers, not Lonnie Walker IV

I think we can all agree that Kobe Bryant actually won that game for the Lakers, not Lonnie Walker. RG3 said Lonnie Walker's performance in the fourth quarter was out of this world. We know it was you Bean.

This is a satirical claim about a ghost influencing a basketball game.
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Take Slip·May 10, 2023
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Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are the best duo since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen

I say he's Pippen and Jordan, I say the best duo since Pippen and Jordan. Wow. They're gonna, I think they're gonna win win a championship.

This is a subjective comparison between athletes in different sports.
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Take Slip·May 8, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Meghan Markle attended King Charles' Coronation in a disguise

They're saying that that was Meghan Markle wearing a prosthetic, pretending to be a dude to sneak into the coronation. I have no idea if it's true or not, but I now I believe it because these people care so very deeply about it.

Meghan Markle was in California during the coronation; the person in the photo was Sir Karl Jenkins, a composer.
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Take Slip·May 5, 2023·Null
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Sam Darnold might be the most talented pure thrower in 49ers history

There was another great hot take out there in the world of football. Did you guys see what they said about Sam Darnold today?... He said Sam Darnold might be the most talented thrower of football that the 49ers have ever had... Most talented thrower. He didn't say best quarterback... basically what he said was, 'I wanna fuck his spiral.'

Extremely subjective and controversial. While Darnold has a strong arm, comparing him to Hall of Famers like Montana and Young in 'pure throwing' is generally considered hyperbole.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

AI-powered robots will kill us all in less than a year

If you guys watch the episode metalhead [from Black Mirror], that's actually happening in real life... They gave Boston Dynamics robots brains and now they can do whatever they want. Think for themselves. ... I still think we got less than a year left. We're cooked.

The human race was not killed by AI-powered robots within the year following May 2023.
Open
Take Slip·Apr 21, 2023·Null
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The LIV Tour will eventually do for golf what Tiger Woods did in the late 90s

You just give the live tour three years. And I predict that every kid, every young kid across America, it's gonna do for golf what Tiger Woods did for golf in 19 98, 19 99. It's gonna be a phenomenon.

While LIV merged with the PGA Tour in a sense, it hasn't created a 'Tiger-level' youth phenomenon, and its popularity remains contentious.
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Take Slip·Apr 21, 2023·Picks
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Anthony Richardson is a 'follower' because he copied Will Levis hitting the ceiling at his pro day

Anthony Richardson did it and said that he hit the roof on purpose because Will Levis did it. This is my red flag. I want my quarterback to be a leader, not a follower. Like he was copying someone else. He was like following the lead.

Richardson has been praised for his leadership in Indy, rendering this 'pro-day ceiling' concern irrelevant.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 21, 2023·Picks
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Hendon Hooker will be the best quarterback of the 2023 draft class

Hendon Hooker wins... I think Hendon Hooker has the best combination of falling to a bad spot and having good enough talent to like make it in the long run.

Hooker has barely played behind Jared Goff, while Stroud and Richardson have shown significantly more promise/production.
Loss
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HankHank

AI robots will take over and kill everyone within a month

I'm fully convinced, I figured I should just get it on record that probably within like a month, AI is going to build robots, take over the world and we're all gonna die.

A month passed and humanity was not eradicated by AI robots.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 17, 2023
#PMT-2023-0417-6710
Big CatBig Cat

If Connor McDavid doesn't win the Stanley Cup this year, he is a 'bum'

My big bet is gonna be on the Oilers... because I'm sick of you telling me how Connor McDavid's the best athlete in all of sports... this is a personal one-on-one legacy match... If he doesn't win the cup this year, he is a bum.

McDavid did not win the Cup in 2023. While calling him a 'bum' is obviously sarcastic hyperbole, the 'incorrect' label applies to the literal prediction of a Cup win.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

No one should be judged for their actions when their heart rate is over 150 BPM

No one should be, no one should be judged for their actions when their heart rate's over 150 beats per minute. I agree with that. That that's what I believe.

This is an ethically and legally dubious opinion that the rest of the crew immediately mocks.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Taylor Swift is better than Beyonce

Who you got? Taylor Swift or Beyonce? It's Taylor Swift. Easy. Nah, it's so easy. It's all day... No, you guys, girls, no one knows a single Beyonce song, right? Yeah, she's super old. Taylor Swift. Much better vocalist.

Purely a matter of opinion in a musical debate.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The pull-out method is a 100% effective birth control method

This is why the pull-out method's just, it's the best. So much more effective. It's the best. Yeah. Works a hundred percent. You know where the semen's going? Yeah. Never have a problem pulling out. Yeah. You know. Exactly. You can, every last drop of come is accounted for you pull out.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Scientifically and medically incorrect; the withdrawal method has a significant failure rate.
Open
Take Slip·Apr 10, 2023
#PMT-2023-0410-7252
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I will drive my car into a ravine or off a cliff if Tiger Woods wins another Masters

I will drive my car into a ravine on purpose if Tiger Woods wins another Masters. I'm gonna go ahead and say there's no chance that Tiger wins another masters. If it means that Tiger wins another masters, I will, I will drive off a cliff.

Tiger Woods has not won a Masters since this take was made and his physical condition continues to decline, though he has not retired.
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Take Slip·Apr 7, 2023
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Patrick Mahomes would not perform well in Kyle Shanahan's highly structured offense

I don't actually think Mahomes would do that well in [Shanahan's offense]... I think it's too structured for Mahomes' play style. [The Chiefs] let him cook more often than not.

Mahomes is widely considered the most adaptable QB in the league, and Shanahan's system has made stars out of far lesser talents like Brock Purdy.
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Take Slip·Mar 31, 2023
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HankHank

Anthony Richardson is a better talent than Cam Newton was at the same age

Anthony Richardson is better than Cam Newton right now... When they were both this age, whatever age they were. Yeah... That SEC wasn't the same as today's SEC? No. It's much harder. It's much harder to win in today's SEC.

Cam Newton won the MVP and led his team to a Super Bowl; Richardson has yet to match that collegiate or professional peak.
Loss
Take Slip·Mar 29, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Drinking your own piss once a month provides long-term health benefits

I drink my own piss at least once a month. It's supposed to help long-term health benefits. I haven't been sick yet... when you think about it, your lower digestive system gets a lot of piss going through it. But your upper doesn't really get the taste of that.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Medical science does not support drinking urine for health benefits; the body is literally excreting it as waste.
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Take Slip·Mar 24, 2023
#PMT-2023-0324-13527
Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James is a better Laker than Kobe Bryant

I started just doing a bit that LeBron is the best Laker of all time. And I had like my top fives and Kobe wasn't on it. [Ari: Kobe's the sixth best]. Yeah. It was like Nick Van Exel. It was like Shaq. So all these like... Will Chamberlain, Kareem, Magic, I'll give Worthy. And then LeBron.

Purely subjective and meant to trigger a specific fanbase.
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