PMTPMT DB

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#PMT-2017-1030-7825
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Razors in Halloween candy is a total myth

That's fake news. That never happens. You hear it every year, and you're like, parents, be careful... That's not true. There's nobody out there that's ever done the razor trick, in my opinion.

Sociological research into 'Halloween sadism' shows almost all reports of poisoned or tampered candy from strangers are urban legends or hoaxes.
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#PMT-2017-0703-5280
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Thomas Jefferson forged signatures on the Declaration of Independence to look cool

I'm a big 7-4 truther because I don't think that all these guys actually signed the Declaration of Independence because only a few people could actually write back then. And all the handwriting looks very similar to me. I'm thinking that a lot of the signatures were actually forged by Thomas Jefferson just so that it would look like he had a bunch of people that supported his cause so he'd look cool.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Historical consensus and forensic analysis of the document contradict this theory.
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#PMT-2016-1230-9934
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The only way to avoid male pattern baldness is to murder your grandfather before he loses his hair

Yeah, the only way to not inherit male pattern baldness from your mom's father is if you murder him before he goes bald.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Biologically, murdering someone does not change the genetic traits you have already inherited from them.
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#PMT-2016-1123-17899
Blake BortlesBlake Bortles

Thanksgiving should be a full holiday, not just a meal as Will Muschamp suggests

Will Muschamp came out and said for South Carolina, Thanksgiving's a meal, not a day. We're going to practice in the morning... I also totally disagree with that. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and it is fully worth having a full day for.

This is a subjective preference for holiday celebration.
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#PMT-2016-0916-5770
Blake BortlesBlake Bortles

I am a stand-up wiper

I'm gonna say I'm a big stander and I was kind of like scarred because when I was like 10 or 11... I went to wipe and just dunked my hand like right in the bowl with like the shit and water in there so from then on out I just I'm standing.

This is a personal habit, so it's subjective but verified by the speaker.
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#PMT-2016-0916-5771
Big CatBig Cat

People who stand and wipe have 'poop in their butt' for life

People who stand and wipe, they do not get a clean wipe, and they end up walking around their entire life with poop in their butt.

While scientifically debatable, this is a core PMT belief that cannot be objectively proven as a universal fact for every stander.
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#PMT-2016-0819-4897
Big CatBig Cat

Men should not wear shorts; we should bring back the rule that shorts are only for little boys

It turns out that in like the 19th century, shorts were only for little boys. And then when you became a man, you got your long trousers. I think they should bring that back. Your big boy pants.

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#PMT-2016-0819-4898
Blake BortlesBlake Bortles

The Jaguars have a better chance of making the playoffs than the Bears or Bills

[Big Cat]: Which of those three [Bears, Bills, Jaguars] do you think have the best chance of going to the playoffs? [Blake Bortles]: I would have to say us.

In 2016, the Jaguars finished 3-13, the Bears finished 3-13, and the Bills finished 7-9. None made the playoffs.
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#PMT-2016-0819-4899
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Jaguars will have a better season in 2016 than they did in 2015

You guys [the Jaguars] are going to have a better year than last year. That's just my take.

The 2015 Jaguars went 5-11. The 2016 Jaguars went 3-13, which was a regression.
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#PMT-2016-0718-17262
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Wearing hats and helmets causes baldness because hair needs sun and rain to grow

If you're wearing a hat, it's like you can't grow plants indoors, right? So therefore, if you go your whole life wearing hats and helmets, I can see how like your hair doesn't get enough sun and rain, and so it would not grow as well later on.

Fact ClaimLifeMildSarcastic
The idea that hair needs direct 'rain' and 'sun' like a plant to prevent baldness is biologically incorrect.
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#PMT-2016-0718-17264
Big CatBig Cat

Intellectual activity can cause baldness

Intellectual activity can cause baldness. ... Most professors have glasses and they're bald.

Intellectual activity is not a scientifically recognized cause of male pattern baldness.
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#PMT-2016-0718-17266
Blake BortlesBlake Bortles

I will either get hair plugs or grow a beard to deal with my balding

I think, I mean, it's just one or the other. You got to go either that route [hair plugs] or you go the, I'm just going to own it and grow out a beard and just try and look like a badass.

Bortles has generally kept his hair short or shaved and has at times grown a beard, but there is no public confirmation of hair plugs as of 2024.