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#PMT-2017-0412-5065
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tony Romo is a coward if he doesn't check into the Mavericks game

I'd just like to say that if Tony Romo doesn't play, if he doesn't choose coach out to get in that game, he's a coward. Doesn't love the game.

Romo did not play in the game. Whether that makes him a 'coward' is subjective but the event (not playing) occurred.
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#PMT-2017-0412-5066
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Patriots brought in Adrian Peterson specifically to injure him so no one else could sign him

The Patriots specifically just brought Peterson in to try to injure him in a workout so that no other team could get him.

Hot TakeFootballFireSarcastic
Peterson was not injured in a Patriots workout and signed with the Saints shortly after. There is no evidence this happened.
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Take Slip·Apr 10, 2017
#PMT-2017-0410-14781
Big CatBig Cat

The Bears are officially 'back' because Aaron Rodgers broke up with Olivia Munn

Aaron Rodgers versus the Bears while dating Olivia Munn. The Bears were 1-5... Before he was dating Olivia Munn, he was 10-3... So the Bears are back is what you're telling me right now.

The Bears went 5-11 in 2017 and did not improve significantly immediately following the breakup, though Rodgers' performance against them remained dominant for years.
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Take Slip·Apr 7, 2017
#PMT-2017-0407-7880
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

LeBron James would not be an all-time great if you removed the 30 feet around the basket

If you took away the 30 feet around the basket, though, LeBron James would not be an all-time great basketball player. He relies way too much on driving and his jump shot... On the high percentage shots. And dunks and, yeah, anything inside the logo.

The premise is physically impossible, making the claim nonsensical.
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Take Slip·Apr 7, 2017
#PMT-2017-0407-7885
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

In the Eastern Conference playoffs, you should always bet against teams wearing red

All the red teams are pretty much the same team. They might win one playoff series. If you're the Heat, if you're the Raptors, if you're the Bulls, if you're the Hawks, you're going to win maybe one series and then you're done... Always bet against Red.

Hot TakeBasketballHotSarcastic
The 2017 East Finals featured the Cavs (Wine/Red) vs Celtics (Green). The Raptors (Red) also won a series. The general point that non-Cavs red teams were mediocre held somewhat true.
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Take Slip·Apr 7, 2017
#PMT-2017-0407-7891
Curt SchillingCurt Schilling

Modern starting pitchers are soft for only throwing 180 innings

Today it's going to be harder [for pitchers to get in the Hall] because they're doing less. You've got starters who go out and have a full season and have 180 innings. I mean, that's the equivalent of having a vagina... As a starter, your job is innings.

This is a subjective opinion on the 'toughness' of modern athletic standards.
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Take Slip·Apr 7, 2017·Jimbos
#PMT-2017-0407-7894
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Men and women can't be friends unless they are having sex

Can guys and girls be friends? No. Unless they're fucking. Then they're really good friends.

This is a subjective social opinion.
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Take Slip·Apr 5, 2017
#PMT-2017-0405-14946
Big CatBig Cat

Tony Romo will not be a good broadcaster

Tony... he's not going to be – I don't think he's going to be very good in the broadcast booth. Hot take, Tony Romo is not – this is the classic media loving the guy who smiled a lot, who had his backwards hat... who answered questions, and was generally likable.

Romo was an immediate sensation at CBS, praised for his ability to predict plays and his enthusiasm, though some criticism emerged in later years.
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#PMT-2017-0405-14954
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Phil Mickelson intentionally reported Lexi Thompson's rules violation to ensure the PGA Tour was on notice

I think Phil Mickelson called in this rules violation ahead of the Masters to make sure everybody was on their game. ... Also stay woke. Maybe he was just making this quote to get the headlines that he paid $2 million to his bookie last year, pushed down a little bit on the Google search results.

Hot TakeGolfHotSarcastic
While Phil's gambling debts were real, there is no evidence he was the anonymous caller in the Lexi Thompson case.
Void
#PMT-2017-0403-7683
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL should let fans call in penalties from their couches like the LPGA

I love this rule. This is my favorite part about golf by far. Anybody at home has deputized themselves as a rules official... the NFL could deal they could adopt this rule I want to sit at home I want to call face masks from my couch and i want dean blandino to have to review the tape.

This is a satirical suggestion for an officiating change.
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#PMT-2017-0403-7684
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tim Tebow's lifetime of competition will help him hit a curveball

He was actually competing before he was even born because he was supposed to be aborted... He beat an abortion doctor. Yes. He's been winning for so long... And again, that will help him hit a curveball.

Tebow never made the major leagues and struggled significantly against professional curveballs.
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Take Slip·Mar 31, 2017
#PMT-2017-0331-9054
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A man cave should function as a legal safe haven where murder doesn't count

I think being in a man cave is basically like a lawyer's office for dudes... Murder doesn't count in a man cave. I don't know what they were doing. They were hanging up St. Pauli girl neon beer signs... whatever, just guys being guys in the man cave.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Obviously, a man cave provides no legal immunity for murder.
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Take Slip·Mar 31, 2017
#PMT-2017-0331-9063
Chris LongChris Long

Every single movie in the Rocky franchise is good, including Rocky V

I'm actually one of the few that likes every single movie out of the whole franchise... [I like Rocky V] I do.

Movie quality is subjective, though Rocky V has the lowest critical consensus of the original series.
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#PMT-2017-0331-9065
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Eating dinner with a woman who isn't your wife is a form of cheating

I think that eating is a form of cheating. I think eating is actually worse than sex. Because if you think back to cavemen, cavemen, they wouldn't share a meal, right? But they go around fucking everything. That's guy stuff. Guys like to fuck... But eating, it's like, no, this is my sacred energy source. I'm not going to share it with you.

The take is satirical social commentary and cannot be factually evaluated.
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#PMT-2017-0331-9066
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Golden State Warriors are a worse team with Kevin Durant

I said that they were going to be worse with [Kevin Durant]. I said that. I was the only one. You called me an idiot. Guess what? The black hole is leaving Oakland, but he's the new black hole. You pass the ball to him, it disappears... I think he's the second best player in the NBA, but I think that they're a worse team with him.

The Warriors won the next two NBA championships (2017, 2018) with Durant, and he won Finals MVP both times.
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#PMT-2017-0331-9067
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

John Madden is actually dead and the NFL is just faking his endorsements

I think that John Madden's actually dead. I think that the NFL is just attributing quotes to John Madden when they make changes to the game of football so that everybody would be like, oh, well, John Madden's a football guy. He approves of this change.

John Madden was alive in 2017; he passed away in December 2021.
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#PMT-2017-0329-5381
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick already has conditions on the Browns' number one overall pick for a Jimmy Garoppolo trade.

I think that it's Belichick's pick if he wants it for Garoppolo. Belichick's just such a dick that he institutes his own conditions on other teams' draft picks before he even takes them. So he's like, I'm going to take that draft pick from you, but my condition is you're not allowed to talk about your draft pick.

The Browns kept the #1 pick (Myles Garrett) and Garoppolo was eventually traded to the 49ers for a second-round pick.
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#PMT-2017-0329-5385
Big CatBig Cat

Tony Romo is the biggest sucker alive for believing Jerry Jones would be loyal to him.

Is Tony Romo the last person in the world to realize this was what was going to happen? He's like a high schooler in this situation. He actually thought that Jerry Jones was going to be like, hey, Tony, don't worry. We'll take care of you, man. We're not going to do what's in the best interest of the Dallas Cowboys.

The Cowboys did ultimately release Romo shortly after this episode, and he retired to join the CBS broadcast booth.
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Take Slip·Mar 27, 2017
#PMT-2017-0327-1924
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The South Carolina Gamecocks should change their name to just 'The Cox' because Gamecocks is offensive

South Carolina should change its name from the Gamecocks, which is offensive, to just the Cox. Which is not. It's 2017.

The team remains the Gamecocks; the suggestion was entirely satirical.
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Take Slip·Mar 27, 2017
#PMT-2017-0327-1929
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Every coach who doesn't win the National Championship should be fired

Every coach that doesn't win the national championship should probably get fired. I agree. It's a failure.

Inherently satirical and not a serious suggestion of athletic department policy.
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#PMT-2017-0324-2506
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Golden State Warriors are soft 'candy-ass'

If you can put a live cam on Steph Curry and the rest of the soft candy-ass Golden State Warriors watching the finals that they should be in. That would be great.

Hot TakeBasketballHotSarcastic
Subjective, but the Warriors won the 2017 NBA Finals with a 16-1 playoff record.
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#PMT-2017-0324-2507
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Getting a Triple B brand tattoo right now is a great way to go viral

Right now, we all have the opportunity to be the first person to get the Triple B tattoo. Because no one's got that tattoo yet. So if you want to get a couple headlines, you want to see your face on Bleacher Report, now's the time.

This is a commentary on viral culture rather than a testable prediction, but 'Triple B' tattoos did indeed become a viral meme for a short period.
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#PMT-2017-0322-3278
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If they took away shots over 20 feet, Steph Curry would be an average player

If they took away the 20 to 50-foot shot, then Steph Curry would probably only average like 22 points a game.

Curry's entire game is built on spacing; removing the 3-point line would fundamentally change the sport, making this unverifiable but literally incorrect as he is an elite finisher.
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#PMT-2017-0322-3277
Big CatBig Cat

The Golden State Warriors are baby back bitches

Anytime the Warriors get discussed on this show, it gets hot. Because they're baby back bitches.

Purely subjective expression of team hatred.
Void
#PMT-2017-0322-3281
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Colin Kaepernick's humanitarian aid in Somalia is actually supporting piracy

He flew like 60 tons of food to Somalia, which if you want to take it to its logical conclusion, which we always do, he is supporting piracy, right? Because some of those kids are going to grow up and become pirates.

Satirical slippery slope argument that cannot be verified.
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#PMT-2017-0320-17168
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jay Wright is a big-time choker if you take away his one ring

Jay Wright on CBS coverage... People forget if you take away that one ring, it's a big-time choker.

Hot TakeCBBHotSarcastic
Wright won another championship in 2018, further debunking the 'choker' label.
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Take Slip·Mar 20, 2017·Picks
#PMT-2017-0320-17177
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bob Huggins will have a heart attack in the finals because of the desert heat

Bob Huggins is going to have a heart attack during the game or at the end of the game. Leave it all out on the court, and they're going to win... And it's in the desert, too. Way too hot for Huggie Bear.

Hot TakeCBBScorchingSarcastic
West Virginia lost in the Sweet 16, and Bob Huggins did not have a heart attack during the 2017 tournament.
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#PMT-2017-0315-12145
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Eddie Lacy is only signing with the Seahawks for a Skittles sponsorship

Lacey might just be angling for a Skittles sponsorship. So we saw Marshawn's locker. Maybe Marshawn's locker is still filled with Skittles, and Lacey was like, you guys don't even have to pay me as long as I can live in this locker.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
This is a joke; Lacy signed a standard NFL contract.
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Take Slip·Mar 10, 2017
#PMT-2017-0310-13278
Big CatBig Cat

The Washington Redskins are the worst organization in professional sports

I mean, i think that they're the worst organization in pro sports name me one that's worse than the Redskins... the Browns are above the Redskins right now.

While subjective, the Redskins (now Commanders) remained mired in scandals and poor performance for years under Snyder's ownership until he finally sold the team.
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Take Slip·Mar 10, 2017
#PMT-2017-0310-13288
Bill WaltonBill Walton

Performance-enhancing drug use in sports is the moral equivalent of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme

I am opposed to performance-enhancing drug use because in competition where you have a level playing field because that world is the same as what Bernie Madoff did. Because Bernie Madoff, he lied. He cheated, he stole, and he bullied his way to the top.

This is a philosophical and moral judgment that cannot be verified as factually correct or incorrect.
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Take Slip·Mar 10, 2017
#PMT-2017-0310-13292
Bill WaltonBill Walton

Larry Bird, John Wooden, and Jerry Garcia are all effectively the same person

Understand that Larry Bird and John Wooden and Jerry Garcia are all the same person. And this sense of humanity, the sense of selflessness, the sense of leadership, the sense of assuming responsibility to be the guy and to be able to deliver every single night.

Metaphorical and philosophical stance from Walton.
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#PMT-2017-0310-13294
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tim Tebow's performance in spring training proves he only knows how to contribute

He grounded into a double play, but he drove in a run... All Tim Tebow does is contribute. I think that's one of those things that you have to look at and be like, you know, this is one of these intangibles that we talk about.

Tebow hit .223 in the minors and never made the majors, though he did technically 'contribute' runs occasionally. The take is satirical.
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#PMT-2017-0310-13296
HankHank

Kevin Durant is a front-running coward and a baby back bitch

Kevin Durant, pros. He's probably top three NBA player, probably best scorer, pure scorer in the NBA. Cons, skinny knees, slouches, and is a coward, front-running coward, and a baby back bitch.

Entirely a subjective character judgment common in sports media at the time.
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Take Slip·Mar 8, 2017·Mvp Talk
#PMT-2017-0308-13742
Big CatBig Cat

Kevin Durant is the real NBA MVP because the Warriors are struggling without him

But you forgot the dark horse, the guy who gets injured, and the team's not as good, Kevin Durant. When he gets his knee injury and everyone says, well, look at the Warriors now. They're 2-2 since he got injured. Maybe he's the MVP, even though he's not going to play the entire season.

Durant did not win MVP; Russell Westbrook won it. Missing significant time usually disqualifies a player in the eyes of voters.
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#PMT-2017-0308-13751
Big CatBig Cat

Mike Glennon is going to be great and perfect for the Chicago Bears

Mike Glennon's gonna be great for the Bears he's gonna be perfect and he is exactly he's exactly who the Bears would get in this situation because when you look at all the Bears quarterbacks they all suck... you need the guy who half the city is like, I think he could be okay. And then the rest of the city is like, you guys are all idiots.

Glennon was notoriously poor for the Bears, starting only four games and throwing 4 touchdowns to 5 interceptions before being benched for Mitchell Trubisky.
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Take Slip·Mar 6, 2017
#PMT-2017-0306-3981
Big CatBig Cat

I could easily kill a wolf one-on-one with my bare hands

I would be able to take a Wolf one-on-one... His point is exactly right. Wolves don't have thumbs. People forget that. So I would just grab the wolf's little neck and snap that thing. Wolf wouldn't even know what hit him.

Biologically, a human (especially one not trained in combat) is very unlikely to kill a healthy adult wolf with bare hands.
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#PMT-2017-0306-3983
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Hometown saviors always work out well for the Cleveland Browns

He said that he would go play in Cleveland. He's a hometown kid. We all know that hometown quarterbacks work out really well for Cleveland. They're always saviors.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Trubisky never actually played for the Browns, and Cleveland's QB carousel continued for years, proving the sarcasm correct.
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Take Slip·Mar 6, 2017
#PMT-2017-0306-3988
Big CatBig Cat

Michael Jordan could still average 15 points and 5 assists in the NBA right now

I don't want to say it, but I think he knows that I know that he knows he could probably still drop like 15 with maybe five assists a night in the NBA.

It is physically impossible for a 54-year-old, even the GOAT, to average 15/5 in the modern NBA.
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Take Slip·Mar 3, 2017
#PMT-2017-0303-17907
Big CatBig Cat

Patrick Mahomes' small hands are a reason not to pick him in the draft

I also saw that Mahomes had small hands, so be careful of that. Don't worry about the fact that he played in a Kliff Kingsbury offense, and it was an air raid... His hands, a little undersized. That's why you shouldn't pick them. I actually like him. I think he actually would be good for them.

Patrick Mahomes became arguably the greatest QB of his generation. Hand size proved to be entirely irrelevant.
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#PMT-2017-0303-17922
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 49ers having no quarterbacks is liberating for Kyle Shanahan's play-calling

If you don't have any quarterbacks on your roster, then there's no chance that Kyle Shanahan is going to be able to call too many passing plays late in a game that they're winning... Shanahan's just taking away his ability to throw the ball too much.

Purely satirical analysis of Shanahan's coaching tendencies.
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#PMT-2017-0303-17924
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Redskins GM Scott McCloughan has been dead for a year

I think he's been dead for a year... it's Bruce Allen who's just pretending like Scott [is alive]... If you want to deflect blame to somebody else, have a dead guy in the closet. Never bring him out in front of the media. And every time he fucks something up, be like, it's the dead guy's fault.

McCloughan was not dead; he was struggling with personal issues and was fired shortly after this episode.
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Take Slip·Mar 1, 2017
#PMT-2017-0301-12779
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kirk Cousins is the best quarterback that sucks

I think Kirk Cousins will perpetually be, is he good or not? Yes, he is the best quarterback that sucks.

Cousins has maintained a high statistical floor while often struggling in high-pressure playoff moments, making this an eternal debate.
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Take Slip·Mar 1, 2017
#PMT-2017-0301-12783
Big CatBig Cat

Female orgasms and the G-spot do not actually exist

Raven told Nick that her ex-boyfriend never gave her an orgasm. That's because orgasms don't exist for chicks. Oh, yeah. The old G-spot? ... That's the, hey, you know the Loch Ness Monster and Sasquatch in the G-spot?

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
This is a factually incorrect claim made for comedic effect.
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#PMT-2017-0301-12786
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Concussions are a private family matter and the government should stay out of it

Whether or not a kid has a concussion, that's a private matter. That's a family matter. It's nobody's business. Handle it behind closed doors. Keep your government Dr. Obamacare death panel hands off my son. I'm going to be the one to tell whether or not he's seeing double.

Clearly a satirical position; medically, concussions are serious injuries that require professional oversight, not just 'family discussion'.
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Take Slip·Mar 1, 2017
#PMT-2017-0301-12791
Jay WrightJay Wright

The New York Knicks are the NBA team I would coach (kidding)

[What NBA team would you coach?] The Knicks. Madison Square Garden. But we're kidding, of course, because I don't want to leave.

Wright never coached in the NBA, retiring from Villanova in 2022.
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#PMT-2017-0301-12794
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tim Tebow hitting home runs in batting practice proves he's a star

Is that an all-time record for home runs in batting practice? ... can he go deep? That's the question. ... He hit four home runs in five pitches. So there you go.

Tebow never made it to the Major Leagues, proving BP power doesn't translate to MLB success.
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Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017
#PMT-2017-0224-8298
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Adam Schefter is a system newsbreaker who can't report NBA trades

It's a really tough day, though, for Adam Schefter. He got scooped on every NBA trade today. He didn't report a single one of them. So you got to think, is Adam Schefter a system newsbreaker?

Hot TakeMediaHotSarcastic
Schefter focuses exclusively on the NFL, so him not breaking NBA news is expected, making the 'system' label comedically accurate but factually irrelevant.
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Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017
#PMT-2017-0224-8302
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Wikipedia pages are better than the books they are based on

A lot of nerds out there like to say, oh, the book was better than the movie. Guess what? The Wikipedia page was better than the book. Correct.

This is a subjective lifestyle take that defines the show's ethos.
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Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017
#PMT-2017-0224-8303
Big CatBig Cat

Hidden Figures is the best movie of the last four to five years

I haven't seen this movie, but I want to see this movie because it looks unbelievable... If they don't give this one the Oscar, I might boycott the Oscars. Yeah, well, it's head and shoulders above anything else that's been made in the last five or six years... I'm giving it a 101 out of 100.

Hidden Figures was well-received but calling it the best in 5-6 years without seeing it is purely a satirical company-man bit.
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Take Slip·Feb 24, 2017
#PMT-2017-0224-8304
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Actors should only be eligible for Oscars if they are from America

Not to be xenophobic, but I don't think you should be eligible to win an Oscar if you're not from America. I kind of agree. This is our thing. This is our show.

The Oscars (Academy Awards) have always been international, though based in the US.
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