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Take Slip·Nov 19, 2021
#PMT-2021-1119-10707
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Rams are a soft football team

My other side of the coin, I will make you say it, but I'll say it, the Rams are soft. The Rams are soft football team right now. And part of it, I think has to do with bringing a bunch of guys in. That's always gotta be hard, right? When you add guys mid season.

The Rams eventually won the Super Bowl this season, proving they were resilient and not 'soft' in the most critical moments.
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Take Slip·Nov 19, 2021·Picks
#PMT-2021-1119-10710
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.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 15, 2021
#PMT-2021-1115-3505
Billy FootballBilly Football

Zach Wilson might actually be good because the rest of the Jets are the problem

That Zach Wilson actually might be good because Mike White is bad. So maybe it's not just Zach Wilson... The Jets are just like, you know, it might not be a quarterback problem. So we could have a quarterback in the future. They've identified the problem, which is the entire team.

Zach Wilson was eventually benched and traded after failing to develop into a franchise quarterback.
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Big CatBig Cat

Vegans have nothing to look forward to in life

Vegans gross. Like what do you do? What do you look forward to? Bread? Ice cream? If you're a vegan, tell me what you look forward to? The day you die and you get the sweet release of this hellhole of a life.

Inherently subjective lifestyle opinion.
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Take Slip·Nov 12, 2021
#PMT-2021-1112-5469
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Russell Wilson is currently the number one quarterback in the NFL

Lamar [Jackson] is number two... My number one's Russell Wilson.

Wilson was returning from injury and the Seahawks struggled; he was not the consensus #1 in 2021.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 12, 2021
#PMT-2021-1112-5473
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Cam Newton should move to tight end

I would like to see Cam [Newton] move to tight end. I still think that Cam would be an awesome tight end right now. He's big enough. He's strong enough still. He's fast enough to get the job done as a tight end.

Cam Newton never switched to tight end and remained a quarterback until his retirement from the NFL.
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#PMT-2021-1112-5487
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Coach K is currently coaching for his job and legacy

I think that their [Duke's] players are so good that Coach K would be on the hot seat if he didn't win a title with these players. He is coaching for his job. We need to update that as the year goes on because if Coach K does not win a title with this extremely talented team, this would go down as the worst job coaching that he ever did in his entire life.

Hot TakeCBBFireSarcastic
Duke lost in the Final Four to North Carolina; while Coach K didn't 'lose his job' (he retired), many fans consider failing to win with Banchero a missed opportunity.
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#PMT-2021-1112-5482
Big CatBig Cat

Jimmy Butler is a top-one player in the NBA

Jimmy Butler is a king, top one player in the NBA. He got fined due to attempting to escalate the situation and also for not snitching.

Hot TakeBasketballHotSarcastic
Butler is a star, but was not the MVP or undisputed #1 player in 2021.
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Take Slip·Nov 10, 2021
#PMT-2021-1110-19902
Big CatBig Cat

Based on Week 10 results, Michigan should be the #2 team in the country

If you want to go just from week 10 results, Michigan should be the number two team in the country because they actually handled their business against Indiana, and Indiana never was in that game.

At the time, Michigan had already lost to Michigan State, making them a one-loss team while others were undefeated. They were not ranked #2 until much later in the season.
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Take Slip·Nov 10, 2021
#PMT-2021-1110-19904
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Odell Beckham Jr. should just do pregame one-handed catch clinics like Red Panda instead of playing

Odell Beckham shouldn't be on a team. He should just do pregame and halftime performances like Red Panda, where he goes out there with a jugs machine and puts on a clinic of one-handed catches.

Beckham Jr. signed with the Rams and helped them win a Super Bowl shortly after this, proving he was still a very valuable roster player.
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Take Slip·Nov 8, 2021
#PMT-2021-1108-5095
Big CatBig Cat

The 49ers are officially a broken group of guys

I think the 49ers are officially a broken group of guys. If [Garoppolo] makes that pass, that one pass... That he overthrew Emmanuel Sanders. Everything changes.

The 2021 49ers actually rallied to reach the NFC Championship game, contradicting the 'broken' narrative.
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#PMT-2021-1108-5097
HankHank

San Diego State punter Matt Araiza should be a first-round pick

Someone should draft [Matt Araiza] in the first round. ... If he can punt like this all the time, it actually is an incredible game changer. ... You think that if the Patriots took him... I think they should take him. That's the perfect end of first round draft pick.

Matt Araiza was drafted in the 6th round (180th overall) by the Buffalo Bills in 2022.
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Take Slip·Nov 5, 2021
#PMT-2021-1105-16723
Big CatBig Cat

Aaron Rodgers should be in jail for life for lying about being immunized

Aaron Rodgers should be in jail. All those that agree say aye... I just have a very cut and dry take that Aaron Rodgers should be in jail for life. Regardless of what he's done... jail until the COVID pandemic is completely over.

He was obviously not jailed for life; it was a satirical exaggeration of the public outrage.
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Take Slip·Nov 3, 2021
#PMT-2021-1103-4442
HankHank

The Red Sox would have beaten the Braves if they made the World Series

Absolutely. Absolutely. Congratulations to the Boston Red Sox. Thank you. 2021 World Series champions.

Hot TakeBaseballHotSarcastic
The Red Sox did not make the World Series, so they could not have beaten the Braves. The Braves won the title.
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Take Slip·Nov 3, 2021
#PMT-2021-1103-4447
Big CatBig Cat

The ACC should not be a Power 5 conference in football when Clemson is bad

The ACC is so down, they don't have wins against ranked teams. I don't think the ACC should be a Power 5 conference in football. When Clemson's bad, it hurts. I really don't. It hurts.

The ACC remains a Power 4/5 conference, but this is a subjective argument about competitive quality.
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#PMT-2021-1103-4449
Big CatBig Cat

Kyrie Irving is refusing the vaccine as part of a viral marketing scheme for the new Matrix movie

My cool throne is Kyrie Irving, because I'm pretty sure he's not getting vaccinated for an entire like prolonged ad for the new Matrix thing that's coming out in December... I think he's not getting vaccinated as part of a viral marketing scheme for the new Matrix.

Kyrie Irving was not actually a paid marketer for The Matrix Resurrections; his refusal was personal/political.
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Take Slip·Nov 3, 2021
#PMT-2021-1103-4453
Big CatBig Cat

Almost having sex is better than actually having sex

I am a long-standing believer that almost fucking is better than fucking. Because you can go home, and one, you didn't cheat... Two, you can go home and get the late-night piece of pizza and be like, man, I would have fucked. And it would have been awesome. Still got it.

This is a highly subjective and humorous lifestyle take.
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Take Slip·Nov 1, 2021
#PMT-2021-1101-1548
Big CatBig Cat

Trevor Lawrence is showing bust-like tendencies

I'm not going to say [Trevor Lawrence] is a bust just yet, but he's showing me bust-like tendencies. I can't really judge anything in this system and the whole Urban [Meyer] environment.

While Lawrence struggled in his rookie year, he improved significantly under Doug Pederson, making a Pro Bowl and leading a playoff comeback in 2022.
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#PMT-2021-1101-1550
Billy FootballBilly Football

Arch Manning might be a bust because his high school competition is mid-tier

Is he a bust? Is Arch Manning a bust... To have the discussion. No, because he's lost in high school, which I think is important for a quarterback's progression point... [but] his league's a little, like it's kind of mid tier.

Arch Manning is still in his collegiate career at Texas and has not yet established himself as a full-time starter or draft prospect.
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Take Slip·Oct 27, 2021
#PMT-2021-1027-7726
Big CatBig Cat

The Clemson dynasty is officially dead and Dabo Swinney is a system coach

Clemson is officially—is the dynasty over? Clemson is dead. The dynasty's dead. Dabo was a system coach. He can't do it without an elite quarterback. He can't do it without Deshaun Watson or Trevor Lawrence.

Clemson has not returned to the College Football Playoff since this take (as of early 2024), though calling Dabo a 'system coach' remains highly debatable.
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#PMT-2021-1027-7728
HankHank

Peyton Manning essentially admitted to cheating by doctoring footballs on the ManningCast

Peyton Manning starts going off this rant about how the ball boys in Indianapolis use the special sauce and they did all these tricks of the trade and did all this shit with the ball... and it's just crickets. Why not have that conversation when Brady is on the air... and Peyton is just like, yeah, we had our special sauce.

Peyton Manning did indeed describe elaborate processes for preparing footballs, which Hank interprets as being fundamentally the same as what Brady was punished for.
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#PMT-2021-1027-7730
Big CatBig Cat

The Chicago Bulls are officially back

My cool throne is the Bulls because Bulls are back. They're the last undefeated team in the East. They are good.

The Bulls finished 46-36 and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. They were better than previous years, but 'back' was an overstatement.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 25, 2021
#PMT-2021-1025-18513
Big CatBig Cat

The Kansas City Chiefs are broken

I'm officially they're broken if you think otherwise you're, you're, you're deluding yourself. Because like I said, if you just go through their schedule and who they've played, they've played four of the—outside of the Bengals who are the best team in AFC right now... they lost all of them. So it's, it's a real problem.

The Chiefs fixed their issues, went on an 8-game winning streak, won the AFC West, and reached the AFC Championship Game.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 22, 2021
#PMT-2021-1022-19982
Bill BurrBill Burr

The internet should be shut down or strictly monitored

It's really a, it's a low point, you know, point in, I think the internet should be shut down and, or at least monitored. You gotta somehow, like I've been doing this bit about in cells that, you know, a bunch of people who aren't don't know how to talk to women, talk to a bunch of other people don't know how to talk to women. And in the end, they're all blaming women.

This is a subjective policy opinion.
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Take Slip·Oct 20, 2021
#PMT-2021-1020-14482
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ben Simmons should just quit playing basketball

I think at this point, Ben Simmons should just quit playing basketball. I think he should quit. I think he just doesn't like it. I think it's pretty obvious that he doesn't like playing basketball... if he doesn't like doing it, he should just quit.

Simmons continued his career with the Nets and later the 76ers, but his career has been marred by lack of availability and decreased performance, though he did not quit.
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Take Slip·Oct 20, 2021
#PMT-2021-1020-14494
Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

The Maple Leafs will finally get over the playoff hump this year

I'm confident that they're going to be able to get over that edge this year... I've doubled down on my four skin challenge where I'm going to double down and you can chop my whole cock off and keep it if that fucking team can't make [a run].

Hot TakeHockeyScorchingSarcastic
The Leafs lost in the first round to the Lightning in 2022. They didn't win a series until 2023.
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Take Slip·Oct 18, 2021
#PMT-2021-1018-410
Big CatBig Cat

Trevor Lawrence is the greatest rookie quarterback of all time given the circumstances

Trevor Lawrence is actually the greatest rookie quarterback of all time given the circumstances, given the fact that his coach [Urban Meyer] is the horniest guy in the world, the team stinks... he's providing a steady hand and he's guiding this franchise during a tumultuous time.

Lawrence had a mediocre rookie season statistically but the Urban Meyer situation was indeed historically dysfunctional.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 18, 2021
#PMT-2021-1018-412
Big CatBig Cat

You cannot trust a left-handed quarterback

I do think when you're a wait and see guy and your guy that might not be very good is also a lefty... I don't know, I really do think lefties, I think we've heard players say that it's weird, it's different catching a ball from a lefty... I've just always thought lefties are weird.

There is no statistical evidence that left-handedness correlates with NFL failure, though the spin is different.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 18, 2021
#PMT-2021-1018-418
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Washington Football Team exploited Sean Taylor's death to distract from front office scandals

If they literally were exploiting Sean Taylor's death, the one player that I care about... to get the stank off of their front office, that's a new low. And I think they were. I might be out.

The timing was widely criticized by national media as a transparent PR distraction from the Jon Gruden email fallout and WFT investigations.
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Take Slip·Oct 18, 2021
#PMT-2021-1018-421
Big CatBig Cat

Tony Romo is no longer a top-tier announcer

That's probably if like in 20 years when they write the book about Pardon My Take, I think that like us being the first to say Tony Romo not that good. That'd be a big one.

The sentiment toward Romo shifted significantly among general NFL fans in the following years.
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Take Slip·Oct 15, 2021
#PMT-2021-1015-11815
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am selling all my Jalen Hurts stock

He drifts in the most unproductive angles. He runs backwards into the sideline and tries to throw the ball away. He's had a couple games where he's played well. I'm not buying Jalen Hurts. If he's a stock, I think I'm selling all my stocks that I have in Jalen Hurts.

Hurts significantly improved his pocket presence and became a top-tier QB, leading the Eagles to a Super Bowl the following season.
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Take Slip·Oct 13, 2021
#PMT-2021-1013-5744
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Chiefs should trade Patrick Mahomes

A lot of people around the league, league circles, are saying the story out of Kansas City is that the Chiefs should trade Patrick Mahomes. They're saying that a lot of willing partners out there... Washington football team would be one, probably. But if I'm a Chiefs fan, man, I'll tell you, I'd run that guy out of town on a rail.

Mahomes was obviously not traded and remains the face of the franchise.
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#PMT-2021-1013-5754
Big CatBig Cat

Signing Blake Bortles will change the entire culture of the Seahawks

Following Russell Wilson's injury, the Seahawks are working out the boat. Blake Bortles. Yes, yes, Blake. Oh, my God. I love it... You bring him in to change the whole culture. You bring him in with a contract already signed.

Bortles was signed to the practice squad but never played for the Seahawks and did not change their culture.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 11, 2021
#PMT-2021-1011-1872
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Urban Meyer is addicted to lying

I actually think that Urban Meyer is addicted to lying. I think he loves to lie. I think even when he doesn't have a reason to be lying about something, he opens his mouth and the first words that come out are not the truth. That's just how he operates. His reality is different from what you and I see.

This is a character judgment, but history of his coaching career supports a pattern of obfuscation.
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Take Slip·Oct 11, 2021
#PMT-2021-1011-1876
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Trevon Diggs is the NFL MVP

I'd like to renew my call for Trevon Diggs to get the MVP. Six interceptions in five games. He should be the MVP right now. On pace for 24 interceptions.

Trevon Diggs did not win MVP; Aaron Rodgers did. Diggs finished with 11 interceptions, far short of the 24 pace.
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Take Slip·Oct 8, 2021
#PMT-2021-1008-14529
Big CatBig Cat

I think Geno Smith might be a franchise quarterback

I think Geno Smith, I think he might be a franchise quarterback.

Geno Smith did eventually become a successful starter for the Seahawks in 2022, though at the time this was viewed as a total joke.
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Take Slip·Oct 8, 2021·Picks
#PMT-2021-1008-14537
Big CatBig Cat

The Cowboys are currently #2 in the NFL if we used BCS rankings

If we did BCS rankings for the teams right now, I think the Super Bowl would maybe be the Cardinals versus the Cowboys because the Cowboys have the best loss. I think the Cowboys might be number two in the BCS.

This is a subjective ranking based on a hypothetical system.
Void
#PMT-2021-1008-14543
Billy FootballBilly Football

Ted Bundy is a wildly overrated serial killer

Ted Bundy is wildly overrated. I mean, I... Ted Bundy was overrated as a killer. He's just good looking.

This is a highly controversial and morbid subjective take.
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Take Slip·Oct 4, 2021
#PMT-2021-1004-9597
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Trevon Diggs should be in the MVP discussion and is the Defensive Player of the Year

I think that Trevon Diggs, if the season ended today, should get credit and consideration for MVP. Five interceptions in four games... He is the defensive player of the year right now, and he should be in the MVP discussion. At least he's really, really good.

Diggs finished with 11 interceptions and was 1st Team All-Pro, but TJ Watt won DPOTY. No defensive player received an MVP vote in 2021.
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Take Slip·Oct 4, 2021
#PMT-2021-1004-9609
Big CatBig Cat

Ben Roethlisberger might retire in the middle of the season

I really think Big Ben might just - he should just retire halfway through... I'm going to say it right now. I think it's bad, man. It's bad... I don't want to watch you every Sunday. Depressing. It's depressing.

Roethlisberger played the entire season and led the Steelers to the playoffs before retiring after the season.
Void
#PMT-2021-1004-9611
Big CatBig Cat

Urban Meyer's wife sent him to the bar to get his charisma back

I think Shelly Meyer might win wife of the year... led me to believe that she was like, 'Urban, go out and remember why you're Urban Meyer. Go out and hit on some chicks and get that swagger back. Get that charisma back. Get that fucking confidence back.' I think she actually sent him out to be like, go out, pick up a chick. Don't have sex with her, but pick her up and remind yourself why you're the alpha.

This is a satirical theory about Meyer's personal life that cannot be verified, but it captures the PMT style of humor perfectly.
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Take Slip·Oct 1, 2021
#PMT-2021-1001-16266
Justin ThomasJustin Thomas

Max Homa's Fortinet Championship win should have an asterisk

I'm glad you brought it up. Cause I was going to bring it up, but yeah, I think it's got to be right? [Not a real tournament]. Yeah man, I boy, I hate to do that to Max. I mean, you could also argue that it really wasn't even Max because with that mustache, it doesn't even look like him.

Hot TakeGolfHotSarcastic
Homa's win is an official PGA Tour victory; the 'asterisk' is purely a joke among friends.
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Take Slip·Sep 29, 2021
#PMT-2021-0929-8761
Big CatBig Cat

Jalen Hurts might be the best backup in the NFL for the next decade

I think [Jalen Hurts] might be, here's something nice about Jalen Hurts. I think he might be the best backup in the NFL for the next decade.

Jalen Hurts became an MVP runner-up and led his team to a Super Bowl the following year, proving he is a top-tier starter.
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Take Slip·Sep 27, 2021
#PMT-2021-0927-17413
Big CatBig Cat

Matt Nagy purposefully threw the Browns game to prove that Andy Dalton is better than Justin Fields

I think he threw that game to try to prove that he's right. That Andy Dalton's a better quarterback than Justin Fields right now because that's the only explanation for the play calling and the game plan that he put out there.

While the game plan was disastrous, there is no evidence a professional coach intentionally lost a game to prove a point about personnel.
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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2021
#PMT-2021-0924-822
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Davis Mills is not an NFL-caliber quarterback.

There's a lot of stuff that I'm sure Davis Mills is really, really good at... but playing NFL quarterback isn't one of them.

Mills proved to be a fringe starter/backup rather than a franchise guy, making this largely correct.
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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2021·Picks
#PMT-2021-0924-825
Big CatBig Cat

The Las Vegas Raiders are the most fraudulent 2-0 team in the NFL.

The Raiders are the most fraudulent 2-0 team... I don't know if they're that good. I think they're okay. They're not that good.

The Raiders finished 10-7 and made the playoffs, which usually disqualifies 'fraudulent 2-0' status.
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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2021·Picks
#PMT-2021-0924-827
Big CatBig Cat

NFL teams should sit their starting quarterback when playing against Aaron Donald to avoid injury.

Anytime a team plays Aaron Donald, they should sit their starting quarterback.

While funny, teams do not actually do this.
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#PMT-2021-0924-830
Big CatBig Cat

Kirk Cousins is statistically the best quarterback of all time.

Statistically, the best quarterback of all time.

Literally incorrect in terms of records/rings, though Cousins does hold high completion percentage rankings.
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#PMT-2021-0922-18585
Big CatBig Cat

If you haven't been to the dentist in over three years, just never go again

Anyone who has not been there for more than three years, just never go again ever... she was the dental hygienist was just ripping up my mouth, blood everywhere. And she was like, if you did, if you came in every six months, none of this would have happened. And I was like, well, what if I just never came in again? None of this would've happened... I would recommend it to all of you... It is absolutely the worst.

Medical advice against dental hygiene is factually incorrect for long-term health, but as a 'take,' it's subjective to his own misery.
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Take Slip·Sep 20, 2021
#PMT-2021-0920-16294
Big CatBig Cat

Michael Jordan is the GOAT because he could pull off a Hitler mustache without criticism

That also proves why he's the GOAT because he could do a Hitler mustache and still survive. No one says anything. Imagine LeBron does that. We wouldn't let them off the hook.

Subjective comparison of cultural immunity.
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