# Goodbye Linn "Barnaby" Sheldon

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-linn-barnaby-sheldon/353965>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 24, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-linn-barnaby-sheldon/353965 "2006-04-24T11:53:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-linn-barnaby-sheldon/353965/1 "2006-04-24T11:53:31Z")

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For those of us who grew up in Northeast Ohio, there was [this storyteller,](http://www.sunnews.com/barnaby.htm) "…who assured you it was all right to dream, that it was OK to have imaginary friends, such as an invisible parrot named Longjohn. "  
Good memories, thanks.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-linn-barnaby-sheldon/353965/2 "2006-04-24T16:08:23Z")

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If anyone calls, tell them Barnaby says hello.

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**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-linn-barnaby-sheldon/353965/3 "2006-04-25T00:37:41Z")

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Ahh, the memories. Gonna miss him.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-linn-barnaby-sheldon/353965/4 "2006-04-25T01:14:32Z")

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Maybe this can be the theme of the party in June at **elmwood’s**?

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-linn-barnaby-sheldon/353965/5 "2006-04-25T02:03:12Z")

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I bet we can get a bunch [boaters](http://www.millerhats.com/straw4.htm) to wear 😛

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**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-linn-barnaby-sheldon/353965/6 "2006-04-25T02:07:58Z")

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That’s too bad… I remember him well. Is Ron “Captain Penny” Penfound still around?

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**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-linn-barnaby-sheldon/353965/7 "2006-04-25T02:17:51Z")

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Wow, I can’t believe he was still around. I still remember an April Fool’s episode he did one time where he announced at the beginning of the show that Big Bird was coming by to visit. He kept building up the visit through out the entire show. At the end of the show he revealed it to be an April Fool’s prank. First time I was introduced to April Fool’s Day. They don’t make them like that anymore.