# He Crossed The Streams: RIP, Harold Ramis **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118 "2014-02-24T17:35:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/1 "2014-02-24T17:35:07Z")
[Harold Ramis Dead At 69](http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-harold-ramis-dead-20140224,0,2259309.story) ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/2 "2014-02-24T17:39:11Z")
The ever-comedic [Harold Ramis](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000601/) [has died](http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-harold-ramis-dead-20140224,0,2259309.story). I remember him best as Moe Green, among many other characters from his days on SCTV. Until the advent of wikipedia, I had always assumed he was Canadian because of this. I wonder if Ghostbusters 3, something he was working on, will now die also. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/3 "2014-02-24T17:41:45Z")
Well, shit. ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/4 "2014-02-24T17:42:03Z")
That’s surprising and sad. Stripes is still pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/5 "2014-02-24T17:43:24Z")
RIP, Egon. ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/6 "2014-02-24T17:43:56Z")
No more Ghostbusters 3? > **[Harold Ramis Dead -- 'Ghostbusters' Legend Dies at 69](https://www.tmz.com/2014/02/24/harold-ramis-dead/)** > > Hollywood legend Harold Ramis -- famous for his films "Caddyshack," "Ghostbusters," "Groundhog Day," and "Animal House" -- has died. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/7 "2014-02-24T17:44:38Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > Well, shit. That about sums it up. So much for Ghostbusters III. RIP, MR. Ramis. Thanks for the laughs. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/8 "2014-02-24T17:45:54Z")
:eek: ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/9 "2014-02-24T17:46:43Z")
I read the subject line and thought, “Well, that would be _ **bad** _.” It is. A funny actor and an even more talented comedic writer and director. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/10 "2014-02-24T17:49:35Z")
Aw that’s sad, I didn’t even realize that he was ill. Stripes, Ghostbusters, Caddy Shack, Groundhog Day, Vacation, and SCTV were all great and he was truly talented. IMDB shows that he directed several episodes of the Office, which I did not realize. Who is going to maintain his collection of spores, molds, and fungus? ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/11 "2014-02-24T17:50:23Z")
In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, “Au revoir, Harold.” ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/12 "2014-02-24T17:55:44Z")
Haha, it looks like the Moderator has crossed the streams, and quickly merged 3 threads before we could get all covered in ectoplasm! Great job **Marley23**! (assuming it was you…) ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/13 "2014-02-24T17:55:46Z")
Well, I think we now know the answer to [why he was in a wheelchair two years ago](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=661400) (vasculitis, in the Chicago Tribune article). ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/14 "2014-02-24T17:56:41Z")
Well, shit. That’s not allowed, not at all. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/15 "2014-02-24T17:58:47Z")
“Black guys help the white guys”. Loved him. RIP ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/16 "2014-02-24T18:00:25Z")
It’s only fitting to have three threads about Ramis’s death, as he did direct Groundhog Day. And I betcha more people think of the movie than the holiday when they hear the phrase. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/17 "2014-02-24T18:01:50Z")
“See you on the other side, Egon.” ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/18 "2014-02-24T18:03:31Z")
I always wanted to be Winger, but grew up much more Ziskey. Son of bitch. Shit. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/19 "2014-02-24T18:03:51Z")
> [@Dr\_Doom](#): > > Haha, it looks like the Moderator has crossed the streams, and quickly merged 3 threads before we could get all covered in ectoplasm! > > Great job **Marley23**! (assuming it was you…) Though I suspect there’s more gravy than grave about **Marley**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/20 "2014-02-24T18:06:32Z")
☹ ☹ Sorry Egon. Don’t know what to say, I’m saddened beyond the capacity for rational thought. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118.md?page=2)