Star Trek's Scotty Dies at 85 762
darkworm writes "James Doohan, better known to Trekkies everywhere as Scotty, has died at the age of 85. James was suffering from both Parkinsons and Alzheimer's and died earlier today at his home"
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Star Trek's Scotty Dies at 85
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Beam me up! (Score:1, Funny)
Yes, I am going to hell for this... (Score:5, Funny)
Favorite Quote (Score:5, Funny)
Well, at least (Score:2, Funny)
sad... (Score:5, Funny)
wait...
Re:Cue the jokes... (Score:5, Funny)
I see, but was he a cunning one?
Re:Cue the jokes... (Score:3, Funny)
So I guess his Doohan was still working?
groan
Re:Scotty's Rule of Thumb (Score:5, Funny)
Scotty: "There's nothing wrong with the bloody thing!"
Spock: "Mr. Scott, if we return to Spacedock, the assassins will surely find a way to dispose of their incriminating footwear, and we will never see the Captain, or Dr. McCoy, alive again."
Scotty: "Could take weeks, sir."
Spock: "Thank you, Mr. Scott."
(From Star Trek VI)
Out of respect (Score:5, Funny)
Famous Quote for overclockers and tweakers (Score:2, Funny)
"Ach! If I give 'er any more she'll blow, Captain!"
Thanks for giving us hardcore overclockers and tweakers a such a great quote to remember you by.
We should all reply:
"She'll be fine Scotty..." *wink*
RIP mate.
Re:Yes, I am going to hell for this... (Score:5, Funny)
Quick! You get his tricorder; I'll get his wallet. :-)
In all seriousness, godspeed, Scotty! -- Paul
Sad news... James Doohan, dead at 85 (Score:2, Funny)
Re:sad... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Scotty's Rule of Thumb (Score:2, Funny)
Dialog went as follows (Best guess, sorry if I don't get all the words exactly right)...
Kirk: How much time for the refit, Scotty?
Scotty: Eight weeks, sir. But we don't have eight weeks, so I'll have it done in two.
Kirk: Mr. Scott, have you always multipled your repair estimates by a factor of four?
Scotty: Of course, sir. How else am I going to maintain my reputation as a miracle worker?
Sleep well, Jimmy. Give our regards to DeForest when you seem him.
Re:Favorite Quote (Score:5, Funny)
Re:sad... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Yes, I am going to hell for this... (Score:5, Funny)
I Beam (Score:4, Funny)
[bangs head on I-beam and falls down]
Re:Warp Speed Scotty (Score:5, Funny)
Me too.
But I'm gonna drink it first.
Re:Beem him on up... (Score:2, Funny)
In the words of Scotty . . . (Score:5, Funny)
(Mr. Scott): "Engineering"
(Turbolift Computer voice): "Thank you"
(Mr. Scott): " Up your shaft! "
Re:sad... (Score:3, Funny)
Feel Me Up Scotty (Score:5, Funny)
He arrived as the con chair (who was a big 'Scotty' fan) was speaking to the closing ceremonies. They snuck him in unseen and he walked up to her and gave her a big bear hug from behind.
Swinging around to slap him, a growl of disapproval changed to a squeal of glee almost mid-swing.
They later made her a button that read "Feel Me Up Scotty!".
Re:There goes a good man (Score:2, Funny)
I doubt he'd remember it long even after you were a famous geek.
*ducks bullets*
Re:There goes a good man (Score:0, Funny)
Between ESR and William Shatner, who has the bigger ego?
A question we leave for philosophers to debate for decades to come.
Re:Beem him on up... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Cue the jokes... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Cue the jokes... (Score:5, Funny)
Until now, I was a big fan of the character Scotty. Now I'm a fan of Doohan, the man! Everybody thought Shatner was the player, but who knew that Scotty was the true pimp of TOS. :)
Re:There goes a good man (Score:1, Funny)
No comment.
Re:Beem him on up... (Score:3, Funny)
Sour grapes. Just because you never impregnated a woman ...
I won't believe it... (Score:2, Funny)
Actually, it WILL be Scotty beaming you up. (Score:4, Funny)
John Candy, for example, will be greeting Canadians. Initially, they weren't going to get their own greeter, but Candy was so persuasive that God decided to give him the job anyway.
James will of course, be in charge of greeting all the Sci-Fi fans and assorted geeks. Naturally, this will cheese off the die hard Star Wars fans. There was some concern about what to do with George Lucas when he arrived, until someone pointed out that after the prequel trilogy, George won't be approaching the pearly gates anyway.
I'm told James has already made a few changes. For example, die hard Trekkers will actually hear some transporter sound effects during the transition from a physical body to a divine existence. Die hard Trekkers who are virgins will actually hear "Beam me up Scotty" just before they get beamed up. Deforest will be doing the voice over for now. If Shatner makes it to heaven his voice will be used instead.
Saint Peter and James are reportedly getting along well, as they both have a fondness for good Scotch and Whiskey. James was quite relieved when he found out Saint Peter had set up a distillery in Heaven, and it was literally staffed by some of the best alcohol artisans on all time.
Of course the Prohibitionists were PISSEED when they found out about it, and even tried to shut it down. Of course, it's kind of hard to shut down the heavenly distillery and wine makers when God has a glass or two with dinner.
Anyway, there's no word yet on the other long term changes. For now, dead geeks will be greeted by James' warm and friendly demeanor. James is quoted as saying "When I was told I'd be Scotty long after I was dead, I didn't realize it was going to be quite so literal. I decided to go with the flow and enjoy it long ago, and now I get to welcome new souls into Heaven. I can't think of a better job than that.
Re:Drink green (Score:3, Funny)
"What is this?"
Scotty looks at bottle of liquor: "It's