# RIP Autolycus
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [November 5, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014 "2012-11-05T23:13:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/1 "2012-11-05T23:13:16Z")
I just got word that **Autolycus** passed away unexpectedly this morning. I don’t have any details.
Here’s to you, John. ☹
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### Author:  [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/2 "2012-11-05T23:14:32Z")
But . . .
Oh, _hell_. He was a neat guy. I liked him.
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### Author:  [@Tio\_Gringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tio_Gringo)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/3 "2012-11-05T23:17:32Z")
What?! What happened? I’m sorry for his family…
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### Author:  [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/4 "2012-11-05T23:18:45Z")
Wow. I just did a double-take when I saw this thread title. So very sorry to hear this.
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### Author:  [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/5 "2012-11-05T23:20:22Z")
My first thought was that this HAD to be a joke.
Shit.
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### Author:  [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/6 "2012-11-05T23:20:47Z")
I can’t believe this…he was so young! I’ll miss him very much. ☹
Do we know what happened yet? I haven’t seen anything on his facebook page saying how he died.
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### Author:  [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/7 "2012-11-05T23:20:57Z")
☹
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### Author:  [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/8 "2012-11-05T23:21:50Z")
☹
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### Author:  [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/9 "2012-11-05T23:21:56Z")
What the #$?!!! Oh man! I’m so sorry!
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### Author:  [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/10 "2012-11-05T23:22:24Z")
Oh no. Goddammit.
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### Author:  [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/11 "2012-11-05T23:22:40Z")
Aw, man, this is terrible news! I can hardly believe it! A young, funny guy and one of my favorite posters. What a shame!
RIP indeed, **Auto**!
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### Author:  [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/12 "2012-11-05T23:23:16Z")
What?
Is this some kind of joke? ☹
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### Author:  [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/13 "2012-11-05T23:23:29Z")
This is just horrible news.
But…is this confirmed?
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### Author:  [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/14 "2012-11-05T23:23:52Z")
Oh, no … ☹
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### Author:  [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/15 "2012-11-05T23:24:15Z")
Dear God, he was just posting a few days ago. That sucks.
Sympathies to his family! ☹
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### Author:  [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/16 "2012-11-05T23:24:47Z")
That’s terrible. I’ll really miss his posts.
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### Author:  [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/17 "2012-11-05T23:26:05Z")
His profile says he was active last night at 11 pm. Damn.
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### Author:  [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/18 "2012-11-05T23:28:08Z")
28 really is too young.
I ws wondering a few days ago: When people only know each other from online contact, what are the ways in which they learn of each other’s death?
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### Author:  [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/19 "2012-11-05T23:28:43Z")
> [@Tio\_Gringo](#):
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> What?! What happened? I’m sorry for his family…
I’ll post updates as I get them. I’m seriously hoping that this is a joke, but it came from his best friend, who I don’t think would make that kind of a joke.
I feel especially for his parents, who are also good friends of mine. He was an only child.
I sent a message to his father, but haven’t heard back yet.
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### Author:  [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/20 "2012-11-05T23:29:56Z")
Please give my condolences to his family for me.
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