Comped

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Updated Dec 13, 2024 at 12:46PM EST by LiterallyAustin.

Added Oct 08, 2017 at 10:46AM EDT by Don Caldwell.

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About

"Comped" refers to jokes mocking an October 2017 interview with Eric Paddock, the brother of the 2017 Last Vegas strip shooting Stephen Craig Paddock. On 4chan, many interpreted Eric Paddock's behavior as erratic and specifically drew attention to comments he made about his brother getting expensive meals "comped" at various places in Las Vegas.

Origin

On October 3rd, 2017, CBSN News released an interview with Eric Paddock outside of his home (shown below). In the interview, Paddock makes various statements about his brother's wealth, revealing that he spent large amounts of money gambling in Las Vegas and was given complimentary food, drinks and lodging (shown below).

Spread

On October 5th, YouTuber NHC NEGRO uploaded a montage of clips from the video titled "Best Moments of Eric Paddock Interviews" (shown below). Within 48 hours, the video received upwards of 70,400 views and 420 comments.

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On October 6th, 4chan user posted a thread titled "Paddock memes," in which various image macros mocking the "comped" comment (shown below). In the coming days, several other "comped threads" were submitted to the /pol/ board.^[2]^[3]^[4]