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Big CatBig Cat

Jim Nantz's wallet toast card was actually a prank on a reporter

So the card is a prank, but he does like his Toast Nantz style... Nantz ordered his special brand of toast... I made sure the reporter saw the card and when he asked about it, I said, well that card has saved me a lot of hours.

The story from golf.com confirms it was an intentional gag by Nantz's assistant.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mike Florio's idea of the Bengals and Bears sharing a stadium in Chicago is absurd

The Bengals... Could be to partner up in a new Chicagoland stadium. I disagree. That is not the best outcome for the Bengals. No, not at all. Not even close... I feel like Florio didn't, Florio's the problem always. He's, you, you point at he's the reason that, that you would accept a, a new team that you don't care about.

Florio's theory never happened; the teams did not share a stadium in Chicago.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Putting beans in chili is 'woke'

I think I agree with him that beans and chili are woke... it is like Texas chili is just meat... This is like nerfing chili. It's not letting dudes fart. Dudes can't even fart anymore because we're taking the beans out of chili.

This is a purely subjective and satirical cultural take.
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Big CatBig Cat

Lactose intolerance is a fake condition that everyone actually has

Lactose intolerant... that's fake. It's as fake as fake gets. No, it's fake. Everyone's lactose intolerant. If I eat too much ice cream, my tummy hurts. Am I lactose intolerant? A little bit probably. So everyone is.

Biologically, about 68% of the world has lactose malabsorption, but 'everyone' is hyperbole.
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MaxMax

Skiing is a fitness vacation

[You're going on a diet a week before vacation?] Skiing is basically a fitness vacation. Yes.

While skiing is physically demanding, it is rarely categorized as a 'fitness vacation' by the PMT crew context.
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HankHank

Joel Embiid believes the current LeBron James is not the same as the dominant version from years ago

The LeBron now is not the LeBron that was a couple of years ago. So it's a big difference. Everybody would also tell you, and you can see for yourself, the athletic LeBron dominant that he was a couple years ago is not the same that he is now.

LeBron's stats and impact at age 39 are arguably lower than his peak, but he remains an All-NBA caliber player. Embiid's claim is subjective but grounded in reality.
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Big CatBig Cat

Taylor Swift fans did not invent 'gig tripping'; hippies have been doing it for decades

This is from the article. Gig Tripping Combines travel with music, with people willing to merge vacation plans with a music event... This is literally what hippies have been doing for decades. Decades and decades and decades.

The concept of 'following' a band (Deadheads, Phish phans) is well-documented long before the Eras Tour.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Any side dish works with any main course

I don't believe in in Correct the idea that one type of meal, like if you order a steak, then mashed potatoes is the side to that. But if you order pasta, guess what? Mashed potatoes is a great side for pasta too... All sides. If you like a side it works with any main course that you also like.

Subjective dietary philosophy.
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Big CatBig Cat

Ordering delivery from two different places for the same meal makes you a 'fat ass'

I would order from both places for dinner. Yeah. And just do 'em... it would be like three entrees and an appetizer from two different places. Oh. For myself... I am a fat ass and you are a fat ass if you ordered delivery dinner from two different places at the same time.

Subjective self-assessment.
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Big CatBig Cat

Kyler Murray is right for using cheese plays in Madden

I am on Kyler Murray's side... Kyler Murray's in the right... you got your ass beaten in the Madden League... And then you went online to be like, well Kyler Murray's a bad guy cuz he beats me with the same play and I can't figure out a defense to stop it.

Subjective opinion on gaming ethics.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Men have an innate psychological need for physical 'adventures' like digging holes

I think that like, as we're growing up, I was under the assumption that I would have just non-stop adventures. And I think that guys just need adventures sometimes. It sounds like he's found his adventure, which we should be applauding... guys will literally dig a giant hole in their backyard for years at a time, instead of going to therapy.

Subjective philosophical take on male behavior.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

The Liver King is shorter because he didn't go through the agricultural revolution

He's come for short too... Well, you see, he didn't go through the agricultural revolution. So he was, he's still the size of the early ancestor, tall for his era. You didn't go to the agricultural revolution yet.

Fact ClaimLifeHotSarcastic
The 'agricultural revolution' occurred thousands of years ago for all humans; individuals today cannot opt-out of its genetic and developmental impact through diet.
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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.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I can turn Ben Mintz into a 'lab rat turned muscle hamster' by controlling his diet and supplements

I now have the perfect opportunity [to] control all the variables and turn Ben Mintz into a lab rat turned muscle hamster... Basically I control all the variables. Like literally he's not going to be able to eat a meal without me. I'm going to pump this guy full of creatine, get him squatting heavy and see what happens.

Ben Mintz did engage in some fitness content with Billy, but he did not undergo a massive, lasting transformation into a 'muscle hamster' as Billy described.
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Big CatBig Cat

Waffle House is the best night, breakfast, and drunk food in the world

Let's not shame people that eat at waffle house because now if you're a millionaire, you should still be going to waffle house on a regular basis. It is the best night food. It's the best breakfast and it's drunk food. It's great. Waffle house shrunk waffle house is one of America's finest institutions.

This is a subjective opinion on food preference.
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Big CatBig Cat

Having a rival or a point of principle to beef over is healthy for an adult

I honestly don't. I think this guy is actually the most well adjusted adult I've ever heard because he seems like a great guy, but having a grudge or a point of principle that you will not let up... It's like a bulldog with a tennis ball in his mouth. Sometimes guys just have to do that... Having something to drive you every single day is healthy.

This is a subjective lifestyle and psychological opinion.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Logan Paul will catch Floyd Mayweather once, and that will wake Floyd up

I think that Logan is going to catch him once. I think he's going to catch him one time. And then that'll wake Floyd up. Because remember, we saw the Mayweather-McGregor fight a few years ago. Same type of thing happened.

Mayweather was never significantly caught or wobbled by Paul; he controlled the exhibition entirely, making this incorrect.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul fight is the start of the 'participation trophy era'

The fight ended. No one won. For the first time, I'm going to say the participation trophy era is real. I think that's my takeaway from this. Like, what did we just watch?

The fight literally ended without a winner, making the 'no one won' part correct. The broader cultural claim is subjective.
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Big CatBig Cat

House cats are prima donnas that can be easily defeated by any human.

A house cat means that that cat's drinking milk, that cat's sleeping in beds... that cat is fucking total prima donna... I'll fucking strangle a house cat.

Physically, a human significantly outweighs a house cat, though the human would suffer scratches.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I could defeat a bald eagle in a fight by grabbing it and slamming it on the ground.

The move would be to jump up in the air and to grab it like you're mossing nature. And you just grab it and then you slam it on the ground. Smother it... while it's trying to do that, just boom, stamp him on his head.

Bald eagles have powerful talons and beaks; an unarmed human would likely suffer severe injury before 'mossing' it.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I would defeat a King Cobra in a fight by letting it bite me and then strangling it.

I would simply let it bite me. And then after it was latched on, then you just strangle it. And hope it doesn't kill you... if you kill the cobra first, but you die after, you still win.

The take acknowledges death is likely, which makes the 'win' purely technical and debatable.
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Big CatBig Cat

Crocodiles are easier to defeat on land than cobras because they cannot move laterally.

I actually think I'd have more trouble with the cobra than I would a crocodile. It's at foot level, so it's perfect kicking... I would just run around it to its back and then just fucking get him from behind. He can't move laterally.

While crocodiles have limited lateral movement, their strike speed and power would likely overwhelm an unarmed human.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I would have a 50-50 shot in a fight against a full-grown elephant if I could trick it or make it dizzy.

I'm going to say elephant 50-50 shot... elephants are another case of an animal being so smart that you can trick it. So you could probably get an elephant really dizzy just by running in circles around it.

A human has essentially a zero percent chance of defeating an elephant in an unarmed fight. PFT would be crushed instantly.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Writing an article about what is 'cheugy' is the most 'cheugy' thing you can do

I think the most cheugy thing you can do is to write an article about whether something is cheugy or not.

The take accurately reflects the internet sentiment that once the NYT covers a slang term, that term is officially 'dead' or uncool.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Everything is 'cheugy' if someone dislikes you enough to label you as such

I think everything can be cheugy. Everything can be cheugy if somebody dislikes you enough to want to force you into a cheugy category.

This accurately describes the lifecycle of internet 'cringe' and 'basic' labels, which are fundamentally subjective.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Disney 'wokeness' critic is a compelling weirdo

I actually think this guy might rule. I think he might rule. I think I might be a fan of his... the fact that he spends this much time thinking about Disney is weird, but also kind of cool because it's just cool to be that excited about anything.

This is a subjective opinion on a person's personality.
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Big CatBig Cat

Fear of missing out (FOMO) is the correct reason to get into Bitcoin or Top Shot

If the only reason you're getting into it is a fear of missing out, that's the wrong reason? No, no, no, no. That's exactly the only reason to get in. The only reason to get into all of these things is that you don't want to someday be pumping the gas for a fucking Bitcoin billionaire's boat.

This is a subjective philosophy on investment motivation.
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Big CatBig Cat

Society is trending into the toilet

What we're saying is our society is heading to the toilet. So in 12 years when my son has to go through middle school and high school, it is going to be a landmine... It's going to be way worse in 15 years. Like the world's not going to be better.

The quality of society is an inherently subjective measurement.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Jake Paul is lying about being 6'1" and is actually 5'9" because he is the same height as Dave Portnoy

Jake Paul is lying about his height. He's listed at 6'1", but is really 5'9"... I have a picture of him next to Dave Portnoy. And he is basically the same height as Dave Portnoy. He's two inches taller than Dave, who is 5'10".

Jake Paul is generally verified to be around 5'11" to 6'0", making Billy's 5'9" claim likely incorrect, though Paul often wears platform shoes.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I would rock Jake Paul's shit because I have fewer commitments than anyone else

I legitimately have the least amount of commitments out of the whole company at this moment... I also like to work out and have endured a good amount of head trauma, which make me suitable for boxing... I would make him think I was easily beatable, but I would rock his shit.

The fight never happened. Billy did eventually fight in Rough N' Rowdy, but never against Jake Paul.
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Big CatBig Cat

You can't beat a Waffle House cook on his home turf; you need to use sneaky tactics

I obviously I'm very much on this guy side. I want him to win. I think he needs to start thinking a lot smarter though... you're not going to beat him on his home turf. No, you have to find a sneaky way to do this.

The outcome of this hypothetical rivalry is unknown, but the logic follows PMT's brand of 'grit'.
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Big CatBig Cat

The 'Soup Tube' business idea is an absolute wave of the future

I would pay, I'd probably have like five or six different soup tubes installed in my kitchen right now... Out of the Monday readings we've done, Dave & Buster's guys is number one... Soup Tubes is number two... I would unironically purchase this.

Soup tubes have not become a reality as of 2024, but the take is about the 'genius' of the idea, which remains subjective.
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Big CatBig Cat

The world should move toward 'human tubes' for transportation so we never have to drive or leave our houses.

I'm ready to go as far as to say that we should tube everything. Like, we should have human tubes instead of cars. I never want to leave my house. No, just like imagine if you wanted to come to work and you just got sucked up in your human tube and spat out here.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
This is a satirical vision of the future that is not currently feasible.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Mets should either fully commit to using the word 'fuck' in their branding or not use it at all; 'LFGM' is a half-measure

You got to either own it or not. Don't give me the 'F' go all the way just to emphasize anything. If you're going to say it, say it. Either fucking say it or don't... If you know the f-word is so vulgar and inappropriate that it must hide behind its initial, why use it?

This is an aesthetic/moral opinion on branding and vulgarity.
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Big CatBig Cat

Shitty sports columnists like Phil Mushnick make sports more fun

We need shitty columnists. Shitty columnists make sports more fun while they're trying to make it less fun. Every time I see [Phil Mushnick's] column pop up online it's always for the same reason, which is this column sucks ass, but you know what, he's out there doing it.

This is a subjective opinion on entertainment value.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Short guys wearing high heels is an alpha move compared to wearing lifts

If you wore lifts in your in your shoes. That's a clown move if you were heels, that's a I'm so confident in myself. I don't give a fuck. It's an alpha move, right? I will dress up as a woman Checkmate and be six feet tall Checkmate.

Subjective comedic take on social signaling and height.
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Big CatBig Cat

The only way to cure a Dave & Buster's obsession is to beat the person and get a higher score on every single game

The only way that you can actually beat this [Dave & Buster's obsession] is if you get better at Dave and Buster's than him. That's the only way. ... The only solution, if you really don't want to go to Buster's, is you have to get the high score on every single fucking game. ... You have to win more tickets than him one time. ... And he will never go again.

This is a humorous and subjective piece of relationship strategy.
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Big CatBig Cat

The husband starting the magician restaurant is going to go bankrupt

Guess what? You're opening a magician's restaurant and you're putting all your life savings into it and your kids aren't going to college because their dad is going to be opening a magician's restaurant that's probably going to be pretty sweet until you go bankrupt like three months into it.

This is a prediction based on an anonymous Reddit post; the actual outcome of the family is unknown, but the take is standard PMT humor.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Jeffrey Epstein decoy body conspiracy is my preferred theory

I'm going to defer all my conspiracy theories to the band Foster the People... they tweeted out that it's not his body. It's a decoy body. So he's alive probably on a private jet somewhere, and they killed somebody else that looked kind of like him.

Inherently unverifiable conspiracy theory.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

There is no difference between being a hardcore football fan and someone who treats mouse figurines like family

There's zero difference between what we do and these people pretending that their mouse figurines are part of their family. ... We're paying so much attention to football and watching Hard Knocks and breaking down all 22 for no reason on Twitter, they would probably be like, these guys are a bunch of weirdos.

A philosophical/humorous comparison that is inherently subjective.
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Big CatBig Cat

Communicating with in-laws through mouse figurines would actually be a godsend for avoiding awkward conversations

You're actually lucky because guess what? You don't have to actually ever have a conversation with your in-laws. You just have to have a conversation with their figurine mice. That's a fucking godsend. You never have to be like, oh, when are you having kids? ... Just fucking talk to Timothy the mouse and you're good.

A purely subjective and comedic outlook on relationship management.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am less confident in humanity's survival after hearing about people who eat live bugs.

You have people who have been eating bugs their entire life think that they need to share their story with the internet. ... Now we know about him. And I feel like 0.01% less confident that humanity will continue.

This is a humorous hyperbolic reaction to a disgusting story.
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Big CatBig Cat

Dodgeball is a great game and researchers shouldn't overthink its 'oppressive' nature

I kind of disagree with [the research]. I feel like physical education should just be like, play a bunch of shitty games, don't have to be in class for an hour, and don't overthink it. It's just a game that you just fucking pass the time with when you're shitty gym teachers like here just throw balls at each other.

Subjective opinion on school curricula.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Life skills like gambling and buying weed teach more math than school classes

I've learned 50 times as much math from gambling and smoking weed and buying weed than I ever did in any sort of math class.

Subjective personal assessment of learning.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Admitting you have had sex thousands of times without a pregnancy while relying on 'pulling out' means you have 'beta sperm'

Actually, admitting that you've never gotten [a girl] pregnant when your main point is just pulling out... That tells me you've got beta sperm, bro. You got a little tiny like dead fish in there.

Subjective comedic insult based on Joey Salads' own claims.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mike Francesa invented the concept of a podcast co-host

He invented co-hosts. Mike Francesa, in addition to Daily Fantasy, has invented co-hosts. My idea.

Fact ClaimMediaMildSarcastic
The statement is factually incorrect and intended as a joke.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Identifying your own white privilege but not changing your behavior is 'Schrodinger's White Privilege'

It's like Schrodinger's white privilege. Just identifying it makes it something. But it also makes it exist and not exist at the same time? Like, if you identify that you're acting like a dick... Newsflash, you're still acting like a dick. If you stop acting like a dick, then you're no longer acting like a dick. I don't think that it can be Schrodinger's dick or not.

This is a satirical commentary on an interview style.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Men evolved to nut fast to avoid being killed by woolly mammoths

From a Darwinian perspective, it's actually an advantage. Guys evolved to nut fast. Right. So we can spread our seed and be more efficient so that we don't get killed when we're like having a romantic tryst by a wandering woolly mammoth or T-Rex.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Biologically inaccurate and comedic; mammoths and T-Rexes did not live at the same time, nor is this the accepted evolutionary reason for human biology.
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Big CatBig Cat

A documentary of Lenny Dykstra looking for God would be the most watched thing ever

This is the greatest story of all time. Lenny Dykstra's pursuit to find God. How is this not a Netflix documentary? This would be the most watched thing of all time. Lenny Dykstra just walking around the world looking for God.

Given Dykstra's reputation, such a documentary would undoubtedly be a viral hit among sports fans.
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Big CatBig Cat

The writer of the 'I Miss Northwestern Losing' article is dangerous to society

Pat Fitzgerald actually is an awesome coach. We have friends on that team... But their alumni, when they're writing shit like this, you're dangerous to society. If you are struggling this much with watching sports, they're not for you.

Subjective reaction to a controversial piece of sports journalism.

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