Co-Worker Trying to Fit In Mistakes NFL Pro Bowl as Topic People Care About

"You guys gonna watch the game this weekend?”

We’ve all been there: offering up a conversation topic to endear ourselves to our co-workers.

Typically, sports are a surefire way to elicit comradery with our co-workers.

Classic sports conversation starters might include:

• "Hey, did you see the game?"

• “Oh my god, did you see that call?”

• “Do you think O.J. did it?”

But not all sports events are ripe for conversation. Chiefly among them:

The NFL Pro Bowl.

Unfortunately, one local man didn’t get the memo and found out the hard way.

When Chip Enis, an analyst at KPMG, made an attempt to fit in with new co-workers by asking about the NFL Pro Bowl, all hell broke loose.

“He asked us if we were going to watch the Pro Bowl… do I look like a child with Fatheads on my wall?”

- Marcus Lamont

“Look, I’ll watch pre season games, I’ll watch Hard Knocks, sure. But the NFL Pro Bowl? It’s insulting frankly.”

- Linda Devers

“I left the room as soon as he brought it up. Went straight to HR; filed a complaint for time wasting behavior.”

- Connor McCall

Realizing he’d insulted his co-workers’ intelligence, Enis issued a formal email apology:

Subject: For the Hurt I’ve Caused

Hello Dear Colleagues,

This afternoon, I made the grave mistake of asking you all about the NFL Pro Bowl.

I was unaware that it’s a massive waste of time and promise to never bring it up again in a work setting.

I’m ashamed to admit I believed this conversation might lead to you all coming over to my place to watch the Pro Bowl.

I understand Michael has dibs on the Super Bowl party, and thought maybe the Pro Bowl could be my Super Bowl.

I pictured us doing Pro Bowl Squares, placing massive online bets on player props, and absolutely dying over the funny commercials.

But the Pro Bowl is no one’s Super Bowl and I realize that now.

I am human. I am sorry.

Sincerely,

Chip Enis