# Leonard Nimoy has died. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778 "2015-02-27T17:18:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/21 "2015-02-27T17:39:18Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > +1. ☹ > > Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most… human. Aside - I never got why people never thought that was a blatant insult to Spock. Spock always was Vulcan first. And then Kirk goes and insults him at his own funeral! Because we never got NBC in the 60s, Nimoy was always IMF agent Paris to me. Spock came later. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/22 "2015-02-27T17:41:01Z")
As a kid I loved In Search Of. Sad. ---
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/23 "2015-02-27T17:42:54Z")
Well, I guess that pretty much means that he won’t be appearing in any more Star Trek films, unless J.J. Abrams (or somebody else) comes up with a “Star Trek: Zombies!” series. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby\_Slippers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@Ruby\_Slippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby_Slippers)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/24 "2015-02-27T17:44:42Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > Very sad news. He was always my favorite part of Star Trek, from the time I discovered it in the late '70s. > > RIP, Mr. Nimoy. ☹ He was my favorite, too – although I was a Trek fan while the original series was still in its first run. So now he’s joining Scotty and Bones. Very sad. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/25 "2015-02-27T17:45:01Z")
Damn. He will be missed. Such a great actor and presence. He helped change pop culture. R.I.P. Shatner will have to do that funeral scene all over again. Except this time for real. ---
**Author:** ![Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/26 "2015-02-27T17:45:18Z")
He lived long and prospered. He had, without a doubt, an iconic career. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/27 "2015-02-27T17:46:10Z")
> [@racepug](#): > > Well, I guess that pretty much means that he won’t be appearing in any more Star Trek films, unless J.J. Abrams (or somebody else) comes up with a “Star Trek: Zombies!” series. Or if Sheldon manages to clone him from that napkin… I liked him in In Search Of too, when I was a kid. To this day, the spouse and I sometimes talk about hunting for something “with Leonard Nimoy and a team of highly skilled technicians.” ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/28 "2015-02-27T17:46:27Z")
The man was more than just Spock (as he went to great lengths at one point to remind us all). Let us not forget his musical career, for one [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU) Hey…it makes \*\*\*me \*\*\*smile! RIP, Mr. Nimoy. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/29 "2015-02-27T17:46:56Z")
Quick! put him in a torpedo and shoot it at Genesis!. There’s still time… :’( ---
**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:** [February 27, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/30 "2015-02-27T17:49:35Z")
> [@Laggard](#): > > As a kid I loved In Search Of. Me too. I can’t stand that kind of show now, but I loved it as a kid. I’ve always thought _Star Trek III: The Search For Spock_ should have been called _Star Trek III: **In Search Of** Spock_. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/31 "2015-02-27T17:52:15Z")
A silence with you Is not a silence But a moment rich with peace -Leonard Nimoy ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/32 "2015-02-27T17:52:43Z")
His last tweet: “A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP” Will be binge watching Trek this weekend ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/33 "2015-02-27T17:52:45Z")
“He’s dead, Jim!” I grieve not so much for Mr. Nimoy, but for my lost youth…It is hard to see the icons go. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/34 "2015-02-27T17:53:14Z")
He lived long and prospered. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/35 "2015-02-27T17:53:54Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Aside - I never got why people never thought that was a blatant insult to Spock. Spock always was Vulcan first. And then Kirk goes and insults him at his own funeral! > Because we never got NBC in the 60s, Nimoy was always IMF agent Paris to me. Spock came later. Spock was dead. Kirk had no reason to think part of him was lurking in McCoy’s skull. He was speaking to comfort McCoy, Scott, Uhura, Sulu, and Chekov. Who else was there to care about? ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/36 "2015-02-27T17:54:44Z")
☹ RIP Mr Nimoy. A multi talented man & a enormous loss to all geeks everywhere. I _like_ his version of[this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6UepSI6mx0&index=20&list=PLwS1-ZNkzXiHnG4LloWnE7ogztKEBOAae) Also it did not escape my notice [he found beauty in fat chicks.](http://www.amazon.com/The-Full-Body-Project-Photographs/dp/0979472725) Alev ha-sholem. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/37 "2015-02-27T17:55:01Z")
I grieve with thee. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/38 "2015-02-27T17:55:25Z")
Go Boldly, Mr. Spock. ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/39 "2015-02-27T17:58:34Z")
I was never a Star Trek fan, but Spock is so iconic that I don’t think you have to be to feel this. Mostly, I’ll remember him as Mr. Moundshroud from the vastly underrated The Halloween Tree. RIP ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778/40 "2015-02-27T17:59:02Z")
I had an autographed picture of Mr. Spock on my bedroom wall in 1967, when I was 11 years old. I wrote fan letters to the show and asked for stuff like a phaser, a Tribble and one of those earpieces like Uhura and Spock wore. I got photos. I had one of Spock, one of Kirk and one of the the two of them together. I had a certificate naming me a Flight Deck Officer on the Star Ship Enterprise. I wish I still had that. Mr. Spock is no more. RIP Leonard Nimoy [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-nimoy-has-died/713778.md?page=3)