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Police were inundated with comments from social media users after issuing an appeal for an alleged thief bearing a resemblance to the Friends star David Schwimmer.
Blackpool police posted a picture of a suspect on Facebook showing him as he left a restaurant carrying what looked like a crate of cans.
Facebook users quickly piled into the comments section to point out the suspect looked like Schwimmer’s character Ross Geller in the US sitcom. Many posted references to some well-known lines by Geller from the show.
One wrote: “Shouldn’t he be at work … or is he on a break?”
Another posted: “I bet he was shouting ‘PIVOT’ as he picked those beers up.”
Others picked up on the show’s theme tune, with one user writing: “So no one told him life was gonna be this way. His jobs a joke, he’s broke. Love life DOA. It’s like he’s always stuck in second gear. And when it hasn’t been his day, his week, his month or even his year, well, HE WILL STEAL FROM YOOOOUUUUUU.”
Another, referencing a Friends episode in which Ross says he is an expert in self-defence, wrote: “Please approach with caution. He is known to have studied karate and we believe he has mastered the art of Unagi, the state of total awareness.”
Following numerous responses, Lancashire constabulary replied: “Thank you to everyone for your speedy responses. We have investigated this matter thoroughly and have confirmed that David Schwimmer was in America on this date.
“We’re so sorry it has to be this way.”
(THE GUARDIAN)
