# A gift for people mourning over umkay **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 26, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355 "2012-06-26T15:37:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/21 "2012-06-26T16:29:20Z")
**Malacandra** , that was awesome. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/22 "2012-06-26T16:29:39Z")
I think her mom helps her. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/23 "2012-06-26T16:31:06Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > Yeah, he was in Jurrasic Lebowski for Pete’s sake. I loved the bowling raptors. They really tied the island together. ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/24 "2012-06-26T16:38:11Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I myself don’t really care about her/him/it/them one way or the other, partly because I never got involved in either of the threads but mostly because I’m a selfish git. Nonetheless, I thought some of y’all might appreciate a link to a page about an [actual comely blonde wheelchair-bound lass](http://brianawalker.com/). Her last name doesn’t seem particularly fitting. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/25 "2012-06-26T16:39:34Z")
> [@Bootis](#): > > He was actually pretty good in the Big Fly I preferred his work in _The Fabulous Fisher Tron_. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/26 "2012-06-26T16:41:41Z")
> [@Strainger](#): > > Her last name doesn’t seem particularly fitting. What’s the opposite of Christopher Reeve? ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/27 "2012-06-26T16:45:11Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > You’re right; I meant Jeff Bridges. Who’s the naked redhead, and is it a she, and if so is she hot? Because if it’s not Julianne Moore I’m not interested. Now you’re just screwing with us. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/28 "2012-06-26T16:46:41Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Now you’re just screwing with us. _Now_ I’m just screwing with you? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/29 "2012-06-26T16:57:46Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > I loved the bowling raptors. They really tied the island together. I think my favorite scene was at the end of _True Grit_ when he turns into a giant fly. It really made you think. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/30 "2012-06-26T17:01:17Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > You must have been quite irate at the end of Jurassic Park. I cried my head off when he died all alone waiting for his master to return. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/31 "2012-06-26T17:02:22Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I cried my head off when he died all alone waiting for his master to return. Those were crocodile tears. He was the one who sold Stark out to the terrorists in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/32 "2012-06-26T17:12:36Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I myself don’t really care about her/him/it/them one way or the other, partly because I never got involved in either of the threads but mostly because I’m a selfish git. Nonetheless, I thought some of y’all might appreciate a link to a page about an [actual comely blonde wheelchair-bound lass](http://brianawalker.com/). I pretty much skipped over the whole umkay thing, too. Did she ever post a picture? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/33 "2012-06-26T17:24:43Z")
Yeah, but it was of Rick Astley. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/34 "2012-06-26T17:43:52Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I pretty much skipped over the whole umkay thing, too. Did she ever post a picture? No, because…_she didn’t exist_. (I know what you mean 😉 ) She did claim to be a hot blonde with green eyes and trendy clothes. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/35 "2012-06-26T17:48:48Z")
> [@lorene](#): > > No, because…_she didn’t exist_. (I know what you mean 😉 ) > > She did claim to be a hot blonde with green eyes and trendy clothes. Yes, but I did read the part where she got busted on another message board by posting a picture she claimed was her, but that someone else knew wasn’t her. I was wondering if she had tried that here or not. I haven’t said hello for a while, **lorene** ; hope you’re well these days. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/36 "2012-06-26T17:55:00Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > What’s the opposite of Christopher Reeve? Christopher Walken! ---
**Author:** ![Minnie\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Minnie\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minnie_Luna)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/37 "2012-06-26T18:04:54Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Yes, but I did read the part where she got busted on another message board by posting a picture she claimed was her, but that someone else knew wasn’t her. I was wondering if she had tried that here or not. I would think that if s/he got called out on it once, s/he would probably hesitant to try it again. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/38 "2012-06-26T18:09:40Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Agreed. Um, sans the naked redhead. There are redheaded _men_, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/39 "2012-06-26T18:11:36Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Those were crocodile tears. He was the one who sold Stark out to the terrorists in the first place. This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355/40 "2012-06-26T18:12:33Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps. In a cave, with a box of chocolates. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355.md?page=3)