# RIP Autolycus **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/141 "2012-11-06T13:16:13Z")
So sad… he will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/142 "2012-11-06T13:20:06Z")
This is so tragic and shocking. He will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/143 "2012-11-06T13:36:51Z")
So damn sorry. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/144 "2012-11-06T13:37:54Z")
What terrible news. He will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/145 "2012-11-06T13:38:03Z")
I’m so sorry to hear this. He was a sweetheart. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/146 "2012-11-06T13:45:27Z")
> [@nikonikosuru](#): > > His facebook is starting to get a lot of comments now. It’s not a hoax, guys. ☹ > One person said he died in his sleep. That’s the only post about how he died so far. If it’s true, I hope it was painless and quick and that he went peacefully. You can tell he was loved by so many people, he’s one of the Dopers I’d hoped to meet in person someday. I’ve been hoping we’d hear it was a misunderstanding or even a hoax - dealing with the silly fallout from a hoax would be a pain, but nothing compared to this reality. So sorry to hear this. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/147 "2012-11-06T13:48:07Z")
Put me in the ranks of those extremely shocked at this. How saddening. RIP, Auto. You were one of the good guys. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/148 "2012-11-06T13:48:47Z")
Damn that sucks. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/149 "2012-11-06T14:10:39Z")
Shocking disbelief!!! When I saw the title, I thought, “That Auto, he’s up to something…” My deepest sympathies to his family and friends, on such a shocking loss. Our community suddenly feels somewhat smaller. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/150 "2012-11-06T14:11:42Z")
Gah. Sad to hear. Waaaaay too young. ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/151 "2012-11-06T14:22:10Z")
I’m so sad about this. I remember his name but I didn’t really know him. In reading the tributes here I have a feel for what kind of young man he was. My sincere condolences to all of you. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/152 "2012-11-06T14:31:39Z")
This just sucks! We weren’t ready to lose him. RIP **Auto**. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/153 "2012-11-06T14:33:00Z")
If anyone finds out what happened exactly, please post it. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/154 "2012-11-06T14:38:52Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > If anyone finds out what happened exactly, please post it. Of course. But I’m not finding out anything. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/155 "2012-11-06T14:45:50Z")
I suspect that with his living in Japan, information is going to be hard to come by. ---
**Author:** ![BottledBlondJeanie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/156 "2012-11-06T15:01:51Z")
Autolycus was awesome. He took everything in stride after the results of his first few enthusiastic forays here and just became a very cool, witty, wry poster. Perhaps his parents and closest loved ones are too grief stricken right now to confirm things for acquaintances on a message board. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/157 "2012-11-06T15:17:17Z")
What a terrible tragedy. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. He will be missed. RIP **Autolycus**. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/158 "2012-11-06T15:17:50Z")
> [@BottledBlondJeanie](#): > > Autolycus was awesome. He took everything in stride after the results of his first few enthusiastic forays here and just became a very cool, witty, wry poster. > > Perhaps his parents and closest loved ones are too grief stricken right now to confirm things for acquaintances on a message board. I agree - for someone with a sort of rocky start, he quickly settled in and learned our ways. A good kid. StG ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/159 "2012-11-06T15:18:02Z")
“Shared pain is lessened. Shared joy is increased. Thus we refute entropy.” -Spider Robinson He shared his joy. We share our pain. We go on, not in spite of this, but because of this. Thank you and goodbye, Autolycus. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-autolycus/640014/160 "2012-11-06T15:23:39Z")
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