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This is hitting me really hard....


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His final Tweet

Noooooooooo!

Dammit

Whoa. I heard he was sick but had no idea he was this sick.

Oh man. This one hurts.

You have been and always will be my friend.

KHAAAAAAAAN!

Seriously though, his last tweet... damn. Going out like a boss. He will be missed.

If great things never end you wouldn't know they were great. Thanks Mr. Nimoy.

I've been girding myself for this since seeing him in Into Darkness.

If they don't fire him out of the ISS in a tube, I'll be disappointed.

He wasn't on my list of ten.
I am debating whether to remedy that.
I don't think I will.

He shared his presence with those who sought it. His life was one of quiet dignity.

--Patrick

Man, that's a tough one. That whole cast is going to be hard to accept, when it happens.

Damn.

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Yes of all the souls I've encountered in my travels his was the most human.

And yes i will be watching Wrath of Khan sometime this weekend.

It seems illogical to be so upset by the passing of one who was of such advanced age.

sixpackshaker said:

It seems illogical to be so upset by the passing of one who was of such advanced age.

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83 is practically "late teens" in Vulcan years.

--Patrick

sixpackshaker said:

It seems illogical to be so upset by the passing of one who was of such advanced age.

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...and my Dad is 3 years older.

sixpackshaker said:

...and my Dad is 3 years older.

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Mine's about a decade younger, and it's surprising how much one reminds me of the other.

--Patrick

So very sad.

sixpackshaker said:

...and my Dad is 3 years older.

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My dad is dead.

Yes, I'm joking about my dead dad.

Dave said:

My dad is dead.

Yes, I'm joking about my dead dad.

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You're not the Batman.

This was the second thing to make me tear up on Twitter this week (the first being the passing of Satori, Zen's cat). I need more sleep and less hard news.

Fun Size said:

the first being the passing of Satori, Zen's cat

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Awww Hadn't seen that yet. Booh².

Fun Size said:

This was the second thing to make me tear up on Twitter this week (the first being the passing of Satori, Zen's cat). I need more sleep and less hard news.

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WHAT?!? I hadn't heard this either. Poor Zen.

Dave said:

My dad is dead.

Yes, I'm joking about my dead dad.

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Mine died in his fifties due to a heart attack. His father did too. That's the kind of thing that starts to weigh on you when you hit your mid 40s

Tinwhistler said:

Mine died in his fifties due to a heart attack. His father did too. That's the kind of thing that starts to weigh on you when you hit your mid 40s

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I feel you on that one. My father also passed in his fifties (52) from a heart attack. His father before him in his early 40's. I'm 35 and it weighs on me.

He lived long and he prospered. That's not a life to be mourned.

That's a life to be celebrated.

Had he not been a chain smoker, he would have prospered longer.

RIP Uncle Leonard.

Sucks. I heard about him going into the hospital from George Takei's Facebook, but I was really hoping he'd pull through.

Damn.

Thread Necromancer said:

I feel you on that one. My father also passed in his fifties (52) from a heart attack. His father before him in his early 40's. I'm 35 and it weighs on me.

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I'm adopted. I don't know when the time bomb goes off.

Dave said:

I'm adopted. I don't know when the time bomb goes off.

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Well, depending on your insurance situation, you could always do a little investigation.

--Patrick

Yes, Bill. We all know how important lunch is to you.
Also, that video makes Leonard look like a wonderful fellow.

--Patrick

This one hit me really hard. Some of my fondest childhood memories involve watching various iterations of Star Trek with my dad (it's how I learned my English, mainly), and it feels like I'm losing bits of my childhood every time one of the cast leaves... It makes me think about my dad and how he's not gonna be around forever...

Fuck. I don't know where I'm going with this. Sorry.

I'll never forget you, Mr. Nimoy.

Aw,jeez, Terrik...

From the ISS:

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I was JUST coming to post this. Nearly teared up seeing it.

ThatNickGuy said:

I was JUST coming to post this. Nearly teared up seeing it.

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Me too, man.

Was at Lounge 42 last night in Milwaukee and we all gathered for a shot in his honor. Sad loss for humanity.

Krisken said:

Was at Lounge 42 last night in Milwaukee and we all gathered for a shot in his honor. Sad loss for humanity.

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Just had a shot for him too. He will be missed.

Fuck, it's always astounding to me how much he looked like my recently deceased grandfather.

All these pictures of him floating around is like losing my poppa again, on top of the fact that Leonard Nimoy (Spock was why I loved Star Trek, even as a kid) is gone.

As weird as it is, I don't have any old pictures of my grandpa currently available to me, but as he aged, they looked more and more alike. Here's young Leonard Nimoy and young my grandpa.

Was flipping channels today and came across an episode of Rawhide, guess who was playing one of the Indians:

May he live amongst the stars.

\V/ Live long and prosper...

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Was flipping channels today and came across an episode of Rawhide, guess who was playing one of the Indians:

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Frank's grandfather?!

Sorry for posting this in the eleventh hour -- the cast of Star Trek Beyond is dedicating this week of their charity drive to Leonard Nimoy.

https://premiere.omaze.com/experiences/startrek