PMTPMT DB

Takes

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Take Slip·Oct 17, 2018·Hmm
#PMT-2018-1017-8417
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Coach K has avoided the FBI investigation because his name is too difficult for agents to spell in reports

Coach K has somehow avoided all sorts of investigations and indictments because his last name is so difficult to spell if you're an FBI agent... you have to type out Krzyzewski probably 400 times... I'm saying no thank you, I'm going to investigate Bill Self.

Hot TakeCBBFireSarcastic
This is a joke. FBI agents are capable of copying and pasting a name, regardless of its difficulty to spell.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2018·Hmm
#PMT-2018-0418-4018
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Kawhi Leonard's defiance toward the Spurs is because he tried marijuana once

This kind of reminds me of... signs to tell that maybe your teen is trying marijuana. They develop a new group of friends. They stop listening to your instructions. They become defiant... I think maybe Kawhi Leonard tried marijuana. And it's been all downhill from there. I think he inhaled marijuana at least once, and now he's becoming an issue.

This is a comedic bit and not a verifiable claim about Leonard's drug use.
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Take Slip·Jun 21, 2017·Hmm
#PMT-2017-0621-4560
Big CatBig Cat

Cody Bellinger is definitely on steroids

Cody Bellinger, Los Angeles Dodgers phenom. He just hit his 21st home run of the season... I think if he stays on this pace, he's going to hit like 58 home runs or something, huh? ... That's kind of what Cody's doing with steroids. Because you're not allowed to use them at all. They test you all the time.

There is no evidence Cody Bellinger ever used steroids; he has never failed a test or been suspended.
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Take Slip·Nov 20, 2016·Hmm
#PMT-2016-1120-1501
Big CatBig Cat

Adam Schefter didn't go to Mexico because he's afraid of getting kidnapped because he fits perfectly in a trunk

Maybe because his body is so short and it fits so perfectly in a trunk, he doesn't want to go there and get kidnapped.

Hot TakeMediaHotSarcastic
Cruel comedic bit, not a factual claim.
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Take Slip·Nov 14, 2016·Hmm
#PMT-2016-1114-10534
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Magic Johnson is healthier than LeBron James because he conquered AIDS

I would make the case Magic Johnson might be a little bit more healthy [than LeBron]. Like the guys, he's conquered AIDS. 25 years. But I guess they didn't factor AIDS into this equation. But still.

The take is a joke comparing the ability to survive a once-terminal illness with general athletic longevity. It's not a serious medical comparison.
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Take Slip·Sep 19, 2016·Hmm
#PMT-2016-0919-14404
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Arian Foster's groin injury is a result of kneeling for the national anthem

Couldn't help but notice that Arian Foster kneeled for the national anthem... and he injured his groin severely today. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Just saying. It's kind of interesting. Little God. I mean, God is American.

This is an unfalsifiable metaphysical claim played for comedy.
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Take Slip·Aug 24, 2016·Hmm
#PMT-2016-0824-9962
Big CatBig Cat

Tom Brady's absence from practice is linked to a heist or Roger Goodell's death threats

Tom Brady cut his thumb and missed the second preseason game... he then missed practice on Sunday and Monday... Roger Goodell just said that he received some death threats over the weekend. Hmm. Did Tom Brady take part in a heist? Something happened.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
This was a satirical joke; there is no evidence Tom Brady was involved in a heist or death threats.
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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2016·Hmm
#PMT-2016-0725-17320
Big CatBig Cat

Ken Griffey Jr. likely used performance enhancers given his weight gain

1989 was his debut. He weighed 195 pounds. Late 90s, he was listed at 205. 2004, I dug it up. He was listed at 215. And then when he retired, he was listed at 230. So over the course of 20 years... he gained 35 pounds. Hmm. Just saying.

There is no evidence Ken Griffey Jr. ever used PEDs, and a 35-pound weight gain over 20 years (from age 19 to 39) is considered extremely normal for an adult male.
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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2016·Hmm
#PMT-2016-0713-14877
Big CatBig Cat

Pokemon Go is a CIA government conspiracy to track data and map building interiors

Seriously, though, Pokemon Go is a government conspiracy, and I don't know why anyone... my last one was basically Pokemon Go has somewhere sitting with the CIA and they're saying, huh, how do we get inside people's buildings?... Let's just throw a squirtle right by someone's refrigerator. Picture.

Hot TakeMediaFireSarcastic
While there were data privacy concerns, the 'CIA mapping homes' theory remains a fringe internet conspiracy.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2016·Hmm
#PMT-2016-0711-14209
Big CatBig Cat

It is suspicious that LeBron James still hasn't signed his contract with the Cavaliers

NBA Free Agency... LeBron James still hasn't signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Hmm. Just saying. Hmm. I'm not saying, but. Hmm. Has everybody else signed? Yeah. So... he has not.

LeBron eventually signed a 3-year, $100 million deal with the Cavs in August 2016.