# 'Bye, Scotty **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 20, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304 "2005-07-20T15:46:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/1 "2005-07-20T15:46:29Z")
James Doohan, better known as Scotty on _Star Trek_, has died, Sky News is reporting. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/2 "2005-07-20T15:49:12Z")
[http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/20/obit.doohan.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/20/obit.doohan.ap/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/3 "2005-07-20T15:51:26Z")
He’s not dead. There was a transporter malfunction that caused only his soul to be beamed up. As we speak Spock and Kirk are working on a way now to beam his soul back down to him. R.I.P. Scotty. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/4 "2005-07-20T15:51:55Z")
Nothing pithy or informative to add. Just a fond farewell. ---
**Author:** ![NE\_Texan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@NE\_Texan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NE_Texan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/5 "2005-07-20T15:52:20Z")
Beam him up, Captain. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/6 "2005-07-20T15:53:14Z")
His performances brought a lot of happiness. Not the worst legacy. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/7 "2005-07-20T15:54:14Z")
Ah, that’s a shame. ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/8 "2005-07-20T15:54:28Z")
“She can’t take much more of this, Captain!” Thanks Scotty. ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/9 "2005-07-20T15:56:19Z")
Aww, man! This sucks. Godspeed, Scotty. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/10 "2005-07-20T15:56:46Z")
Reportedly, his last words were “Captain, I’ve found somethi-…” I kid, I kid. A wonderful performer, and I hope he didn’t suffer terribly in the last few years with Alzheimer’s. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/11 "2005-07-20T15:58:05Z")
He lost a finger on D-Day. He is alright in my book. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/12 "2005-07-20T15:58:27Z")
The dilithium crystals! bye, Scotty. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/13 "2005-07-20T16:00:13Z")
“A keyboard? How quaint.” By-bye, Scotty. We love you. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/14 "2005-07-20T16:00:44Z")
At least he’ll be enjoying a glass of green stuff with Dr. McCoy and Harry Mudd. ---
**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/15 "2005-07-20T16:01:24Z")
RIP Mr Doohan, Canadian WW2 veteran, D-Day survivor, and wounded in action. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/16 "2005-07-20T16:04:10Z")
I always liked Scotty. Althuogh this, fromthe CNN site, bugged me: > [@](#): > > LOS ANGELES, California (AP) – James Doohan, the burly chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise in the original “Star Trek” TV series and motion pictures who responded to the command “Beam me up, Scotty,” died early Wednesday. He was 85. I’m pretty sure that phrase was never actually said. The closest was, “Beam us up, Mr. Scott.” But I could be wrong. Anyone know for sure? Snopes didn’t have it listed. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/17 "2005-07-20T16:11:21Z")
I just wish that he would have agreed to be on Futurama. ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/18 "2005-07-20T16:24:49Z")
Who will play the pipes at his funeral? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/19 "2005-07-20T16:26:07Z")
…and a glass of fine Scotch in his honor tonight… ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304/20 "2005-07-20T16:32:48Z")
Now I really feel old. I remember when he was thin and had dark hair. Farewell, Scotty. Engineering wilna be the same without you. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-scotty/313304.md?page=2)