# Pawn Stars - Something I notice every time that drives me insane **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 24, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-something-i-notice-every-time-that-drives-me-insane/593864 "2011-08-24T04:02:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-something-i-notice-every-time-that-drives-me-insane/593864/21 "2011-08-28T21:55:41Z")
Here’s why I think it has to do with Corey being the low man in his family: He constantly complains about no one taking him seriously, and that he is a manager, dammit, and why do Rick and the Old Man question him, etc. He has issues. 🙂 Can’t blame him, though. I think it would be really hard to work with family. ---
**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-something-i-notice-every-time-that-drives-me-insane/593864/22 "2011-08-29T00:44:06Z")
I’ve noticed that. I just assumed he was so fat it was uncomfortable for him to shake hands any other way. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-something-i-notice-every-time-that-drives-me-insane/593864/23 "2011-08-30T01:28:09Z")
> [@Absolute](#): > > I’ve noticed that. I just assumed he was so fat it was uncomfortable for him to shake hands any other way. Well, now that he’s slimmed down it will be interesting to see if he alters his handshake. mmm ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-something-i-notice-every-time-that-drives-me-insane/593864/24 "2011-08-30T19:03:20Z")
You all are forgetting the most important annoyance of his handshake. He does it on the turn away from the customer, and completely lacks the eye contact. He does the physical portion in an “I’m superior” manner, but the rest of the action is in the “and I’m an ass” manner. Just plain disrespectful IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Blaster\_Master](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Blaster\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blaster_Master)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-something-i-notice-every-time-that-drives-me-insane/593864/25 "2011-08-30T20:17:53Z")
I noticed it quickly and it sticks out to me, but not because I think it’s inherently jerkish. A handshake is very much like a signature, especially in a business like that where one is constantly negotiating and haggling. It seems like his general negotiating technique is much more aggressive in the approach sort of like he’s wrestling the guy down, where Rick and the Old Man are more inclined to try to explain the business aspect and no make the other guy feel like he was just man-handled. This also comes across in the hand shake, where his is much more exaggerated and aggressive and Rick’s is more straightforward. So, yeah, it sticks out, because I don’t usually see that level of overt body language and I think it betrays a lack of confidence on his part, but… meh. ---
**Author:** ![Xoddie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/958977/32.png) [@Xoddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xoddie)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-something-i-notice-every-time-that-drives-me-insane/593864/26 "2012-02-14T15:51:24Z")
It drives me crazy, too. There is nothing more uncomfortable than a guy who has a weird handshake. Every man’s handshake is a personal thing. It says a lot about who he is and how he views other people. Corrie’s "power shake"says that he desperately wants to be in control. He comes in from high up and brings it down fast and hard at an angle, and I would bet that he squeezes too hard. I’ve seen him do this to older people and it looked like he was going to hurt them. I actually found this post because I was watching Pawn Stars and just wondered if other people were as bothered by Corrie’s handshake as I am. I guess I’m not alone. ---
**Author:** ![yankeeinvasion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/c0e974/32.png) [@yankeeinvasion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yankeeinvasion)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-something-i-notice-every-time-that-drives-me-insane/593864/27 "2012-10-08T16:53:38Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Here is what makes my serum sizzle when watching this show (and I’ll bet no one else has ever noticed it but me): The way Big Hoss shakes hands at the conclusion of the deal. > > He has this over-the-top (literally) I’m-so-manly-man arch of his arm that is annoying as fuck-all. Imagine someone with their arm in a full cast, bent at the elbow, reaching over a fence to grab a tomato out of his neighbor’s garden. > > Now, imagine it without the cast, without the fence, and without the tomato. > > I think he thinks this makes him look like a tough guy whose shit don’t steam. > > There, now that I’ve clued you in, you will now notice it every frakin’ time. > mmm I have also noticed this. And it does annoy the shit outta me too. This kid is a punk and a smart-ass and I can’t stand him. You would think by 30 years old most guys would have outgrown this pissy attitude of his, but not him because he’s a spoiled brat. ---
**Author:** ![ricmac57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f08c70/32.png) [@ricmac57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricmac57)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-something-i-notice-every-time-that-drives-me-insane/593864/28 "2023-12-11T16:35:57Z")
I think it is.because of an old injury to his arm. As a survivor of a horrific motorcycle accident myself i have an injury to my left arm and wrist which prevents normal motion. I know he.has had aome bike wrecks himself and his position shows a restriction of normal motion. Something to consider rather than some kind of power play. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-something-i-notice-every-time-that-drives-me-insane/593864.md?page=1)