Talk:David Brent

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Contents 1 Anonymous Props 2 Football 3 Quote 4 Bogus Quotes 5 Asperger's syndrome 6 In his 40s? 7 Boss from hell? 8 Spaced 9 Drawings

[edit] Anonymous Props

Good work on this article, 81.174.241.227.

[edit] Football

The bit about Ricky Gervais supporting Reading FC is contradicted by the main Ricky Gervais article.

[edit] Quote

"Funny and true, the essential genius behind 'The Office'."

I'm not sure what you mean by this? Do you mean you agree with the quote? Or is this explaining the context?

[edit] Bogus Quotes

I don't know who first ascribed quotes like "You have to be 100% behind someone before you can stab them in the back" [1] and "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines" to David Brent (e.g. [2]), but they're all bogus.

chocolateboy 06:54, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

The first quote is attributable to Humphrey Appleby in Yes, Prime Minister. Sebastian789 15:27, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Asperger's syndrome

Hi, I added this into the see also section because this is something David Brent has, isn't it? Along with Alan Partridge, and various other comical fictional characters. Let me know if I'm wrong about this! :-s --Rebroad 23:40, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

You're wrong about this! :-)

chocolateboy 12:38, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

WTF?????!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Has the OP ever seen the show?? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.14.208.190 (talk) 11:27, 10 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] In his 40s?

IIRC, doesn't he kind of admit to being 39 in one of the episodes? --Dingbats 19:41, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Yes - a couple of times. One time he points out to Tim that they are both in their 30s, and Tim says, "I'm only just 30, and you're... what? 39?" Brent responds "Doesn't matter - both in out 30s is the fact" (and he draws a rectangle in the air with his fingers, to put the fact in a 'box'). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.96.164.105 (talk) 22:00, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Boss from hell?

To add to the bit about David Brent not being as bad a manager as he was portrayed, the fact that he was offered promotion at the end of series 1 (but failed the medical) would seem to suggest that he couldn't have been that incompetent... Paul-b4 10:00, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Spaced

This paragraph is interesting but is original research and is compromised by weasel words:

Ricky Gervais' cameo appearance in the sitcom Spaced may have been intended as a reference to the David Brent character or a portrayal of David Brent in his younger, office junior days before he has become employed by Wernham Hogg and made manager. Obvious signs include him working in an office, his name "Dave" being spoken by his colleague and the way he bites his bottom lip. His cocky swagger also foreshadows the future David Brent. However, Ricky Gervais and Spaced creators Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and Jessica Stevenson have never commented on the cameo.

Brad (talk) 14:00, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Drawings

In the list of attributes Brent think he excells in, I removed drawing. Can't remember a single time when this came up in the series. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.96.164.105 (talk) 22:02, 9 March 2008 (UTC)