Brody question

[John Anderson]

Kevin Crosby wrote:

>In Lot49, the suicide of Driblette by walking into the ocean is later
>referred to as "taking a Brody."  Anyone know the origin of this
>expression?

I have no ref., but supposedly named for Steve Brody, first (?) person to
kill himself by jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge.  And in proper postmodern
fashion, I remember this from an old Warner Bros. cartoon rather than any
"official" source.

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