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Suicidal British Man's Life Is Saved After Watching "The Office"
Jody Parrish, 32, left a note, sent his ex a farewell text and set off to end it all — then trod on the remote.
After his sister’s DVD began playing, he spent five hours laughing so hard at bungling boss David Brent — famed for his catchphrase “Fact” — that he cheered up.
Dad-of-two Jody — devastated after a six-year relationship ended — said: “David Brent saved my life. I’d not seen it in years but I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so much. I realised I had lots to live for.”
The ex-plasterer was at mum Karen’s in Liversedge, West Yorks, when the Ricky Gervais hit show halted his grim bid last week
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4877585/David-Brent-saved-me-from-suicide-FACT.html#ixzz2Q51DLzEe
After his sister’s DVD began playing, he spent five hours laughing so hard at bungling boss David Brent — famed for his catchphrase “Fact” — that he cheered up.
Dad-of-two Jody — devastated after a six-year relationship ended — said: “David Brent saved my life. I’d not seen it in years but I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so much. I realised I had lots to live for.”
The ex-plasterer was at mum Karen’s in Liversedge, West Yorks, when the Ricky Gervais hit show halted his grim bid last week
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4877585/David-Brent-saved-me-from-suicide-FACT.html#ixzz2Q51DLzEe
Wait until he sees the first few seasons of the American version.
