Brad's"punishments" are a lot like OPL's curse-ye-hame-ha attacks in that they do neither jack nor shit, but the moment the "victim" stubs their toe, Brad and Chris rejoice and take full responsibility while they jump and clap like the idiots that they are.
I wouldn't put it past Brad's biased, selective perception to completely ignore anything good, just to claim victory over a minor inconvenience.
If someone said "I won a million dollars in the lottery, but unfortunately, I have to pay 50.000 bucks in taxes.", all that would register with Brad is the payment the guy has to make but not the massive amount of money he keeps.