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Remembering #JamesDoohan on his 104th

For those who don't know who he is, he was Scotty on the original Star Trek
 
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James Montgomery Doohan (/ˈduːən/; March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005) was a Canadian actor and author, best known for his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the television and film series Star Trek. Doohan's characterization of the Scottish chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise has become one of the most recognizable elements in the Star Trek franchise, and inspired many fans to pursue careers in engineering and other technical fields.[1] He also made contributions behind the scenes, such as the initial development of the Klingon and Vulcan languages.

 

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10 hours ago, linuxgurugamer said:
Remembering #JamesDoohan on his 104th

For those who don't know who he is, he was Scotty on the original Star Trek

I don't think I ever told this story on this forum. So, back in the mid-70s, my dad's best friend, Joe, was in the market for an RV. He kept checking the Penny Saver, finally found an ad for one that seemed like a good deal to him. He called the guy up, and he drove it over to Joe's house. It turned out that the guy who was selling the RV was James Doohan. But, the punchline is: Joe was a 60-something retired war vet. He didn't watch Star Trek, he watched Gunsmoke. He didn't know James Doohan from Cain. But while they were talking about the RV, they figured out that both of them had gone ashore on D-Day. So they sat down in the back of the RV and swapped war stories for four hours.

We were talking to Joe about it afterwards, and he's all, "You won't believe who I bought this camper from! That Scotty guy off that crazy show. He was in the war!" Collateral damage of growing up in Southern California. :)

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On 3/4/2024 at 8:17 PM, TheSaint said:

I don't think I ever told this story on this forum. So, back in the mid-70s, my dad's best friend, Joe, was in the market for an RV. He kept checking the Penny Saver, finally found an ad for one that seemed like a good deal to him. He called the guy up, and he drove it over to Joe's house. It turned out that the guy who was selling the RV was James Doohan. But, the punchline is: Joe was a 60-something retired war vet. He didn't watch Star Trek, he watched Gunsmoke. He didn't know James Doohan from Cain. But while they were talking about the RV, they figured out that both of them had gone ashore on D-Day. So they sat down in the back of the RV and swapped war stories for four hours.

We were talking to Joe about it afterwards, and he's all, "You won't believe who I bought this camper from! That Scotty guy off that crazy show. He was in the war!" Collateral damage of growing up in Southern California. :)

post of the month imho.

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I just received news that Joe Flaherty (SCTV, actor/comedian) has passed away on Twitter.

 

I hope not.

 

 

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5 minutes ago, AlamoVampire said:

@GDJ i think its true. Says he passed after a short illness.

Joseph Flaherty (June 21, 1941 – April 1, 2024) 
 

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Aww damn.

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9 hours ago, Nuke said:

oj simpson was killed by flattus maximus' battleaxe prostate cancer. whether he did it or not is an exercise for the reader.

Yeah, the imgur community has not been kind about this. IMO he's not worthy of making the thread title.

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41 minutes ago, StrandedonEarth said:

Yeah, the imgur community has not been kind about this. IMO he's not worthy of making the thread title.

i can agree there.

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Daniel Clement Dennett III (March 28, 1942 – April 19, 2024) was an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centered on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science.
 

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39 minutes ago, DDE said:

Bernard Hill, most well-known as King Theoden of Rohan, dead at 79.

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Aww damn. RIP Bernard.

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