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EPISODE · Aug 31, 2026 · 58 MIN

169 - No Useful Purpose

from PGH Dive Bar Talk · host Greg Parshall

How many of you knew that PDBT is the only Category 5 podcast in the universe?... Awesome. This week, your hosts have stories to tell, including how they cheated on tests. The Movie and Music Games continue and Taylor Swift takes over Samurai Chatter. Remember, tell ‘em where you got it!(1:05) – “The worst thing about some men is that when they’re drunk, they’re not sober.” – William Butler Yeats(1:41) – Podcast Numerology…Who is your favorite to don the #69 in sports? Not a lot to pick from…(5:32) - @NewScientist Magazine Headlines:1. Ancient worm preferred to turn right.2. Silicone is vital to many organisms, most obviously diatoms and sponges. 3. Neanderthals and homo sapiens collected a shell that seemed to have no useful purpose. (7:23) – Coach went to what he describes as the “worst” seminar in which he’s ever been. That’s saying something if you know of the one’s he’s been. How can a seminar about cars be bad?!?!(14:24) – Survey time. Our website, www.pghdivebartalk.com and our Facebook page have all the latest surveys and results. Head over to cast your vote and to see all things related to the show. A lot of content to be had on our website. Someone is putting the time in, show your appreciation. (17:06) – Dear Tiny(20:50) – Winners never cheat and cheaters never win…or do they? Hear your hosts stories about cheating on tests. (32:18) – Transylvanian Brain Freeze1. A Florida pizzeria owner accepts dead python’s as a form of payment for a pie. State codes forbid the sale of python pizza, so he gives it away. 2. An Arizona man was arrested in Colorado for surfing….atop a moving freight train…naked.3. There’s a WhatsApp group documenting each beer they drink until they reach 1 million. (38:34) – The Movie Game(42:04) – The Music Game(44:55) – Argy Bargy(45:47) – Hell’s Half Acre. Jane Mansfield vs. Ginger Vitus. You decide. (50:56) – Samurai Chatter1. Tell me a better singer than Taylor Swift2. Yogi Berra quote.

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