So, I was just trying to chill, flipping through stuff online, you know how it is. Ended up watching a clip from that Pat McAfee show. Loud guy, lots of energy, whatever. Normally I just scroll past, but this one time, him and his buddies were going absolutely nuts about something.
They were yelling about some game, some bet, I don’t even remember the specifics. But they had this term, sounded like ‘corbom’ or something equally ridiculous. They were hyping this ‘corbom’ play like it was handed down from the heavens, guaranteed money, easy win. Just screaming and laughing about how brilliant it was.
My Dumb Moment
And look, I’m not usually swayed by that stuff. But I guess the energy got to me? Or maybe I was just bored. I thought, “What the hell, these guys seem SO sure.” It wasn’t even about making bank, more like getting caught up in the certainty they were selling. I didn’t bet the farm or anything, just a tiny bit, more to see if this loud confidence actually meant anything.
- Listened to the hype.
- Thought, “Maybe there’s something here?”
- Followed the ridiculous ‘corbom’ idea, just a little.
Big surprise: it was a total bust. Like, not even close. The exact opposite happened in the game. Total faceplant. Made me feel like a real idiot for even half-listening.
That’s the whole thing right there. It wasn’t some deep analysis of his career or anything. It was just that one time, seeing all that performative confidence, that yelling about some dumbass ‘corbom’ thing, and then watching it crash and burn immediately. Made me think, man, sometimes the loudest voice in the room is just… loud. That’s why when I hear that name now, I just remember that feeling, that whole episode. Just a whole lot of noise signifying nothing, really.
