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James Doohan Not In A Coma and Likely To Survive

Posted by chrisd on from the slightly-sketchy-sources dept.

ThreeHamsWillKillHim writes "Apparently, it's rumored that actor James Doohan, from Star Trek fame, is in a coma." The article notes that he's not likely to come out of it. James Doohan is 82 and is known best for his role as Engineer Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott on Star Trek. CD: Update, he's home undergoing rehab for his bout of pneunomia.

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  1. Let me be the first... by Roto-Rooter+Man · · Score: 2, Funny

    He's dead, Jim.

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    The goatse guy for president. Win one for the gaper!
  2. RIP by linzeal · · Score: 1, Funny

    Scotty: Beam me up god

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    An Education is the Font of All Liberty
  3. Hate to break it to ya, Doohan was an actor.... by Blaede · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...not a techie. When he messed with the stuff on Star Trek, he was PRETENDING. Yep, that's right, it was all an act. He really didn't know how to calibrate a plasma relay, etc.

    Tommorow I'll let you know about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny (warning: bad news).

    1. Re:Hate to break it to ya, Doohan was an actor.... by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 4, Funny
      . When he messed with the stuff on Star Trek, he was PRETENDING. Yep, that's right, it was all an act. He really didn't know how to calibrate a plasma relay, etc.

      He may only be an actor, but he knows the only technical principle you need to know on a starship: if something doesn't work right, reverse the polarity.

    2. Re:Hate to break it to ya, Doohan was an actor.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      > He may only be an actor, but he knows the only technical principle you need to know on a starship: if something doesn't work right, reverse the polarity.

      Not to mention his expertise with management types:

      "Oh, lad - you didn't tell him how long it would really take, did you!?!?!?...."

    3. Re:Hate to break it to ya, Doohan was an actor.... by Alan_442 · · Score: 2, Funny

      When they reversed the polarity, did they reverse the diodes too?

  4. JAMES DOOHAN IS DYING by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I just heard the sad news on talk radio. Actor James Doohan from Star Trek fame was found dead in his home this morning. I am sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his role as Engineer Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott on Star Trek, there's no denyying his contribution to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

    1. Re:JAMES DOOHAN IS DYING by connorbd · · Score: 4, Funny

      I just heard the sad news on IRC. Poster Anonymous Coward from Slashdot fame was found dead in his home this morning under a pile of BSD CDs and Stephen King books. I am sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his role as the vector for half-witted trolls and idiotic Beowulf and First Post posts, there's no denying his contribution to the communal bowl of hot grits. Truly a (naked and petrified) /. icon.

      /Brian

  5. heheh: from the update by Telastyn · · Score: 5, Funny
    made news just two years ago with the birth of his daughter, Sarah, when he was 80 years old. His wife, Wende, was 43 at the time.


    Apparently she can take more of it Cap'n!
  6. The best career advice I ever got by Linux_ho · · Score: 5, Funny

    LaForge: "Yeah, well I told the captain I'd have this analysis done in an hour."

    Scott: "How long would it really take?"

    LaForge: "An hour!"

    Scott: "Oh, you didn't tell him how long it would *really* take, did you?"

    LaForge: "Well of course I did."

    Scott: "Oh, laddie, you've got a lot to learn if you want people to think of you as a miracle worker!"

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    include $sig;
    1;
  7. James Doohan not dead by gwernol · · Score: 3, Funny

    This article reminds me of the headline from the Times newspaper (London, not New York) that is said to have won a most boring headline competition: "Small Earthquake in Chile. Not many dead".

    I can see tomorrow's Slashdot headlines now:

    CmdrTaco not dead.
    JohnKatz (sadly) not dead.
    Dick Cheney: is he dead yet?

    etc.

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    Sailing over the event horizon
  8. Re:Greatest Engineer Ever by dimator · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's interesting. Captain Kirk inspired me to be a captain, but I have yet to score with any alien females.

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    python -c "x='python -c %sx=%s; print x%%(chr(34),repr(x),chr(34))%s'; print x%(chr(34),repr(x),chr(34))"
  9. Re:This "Rumor" is completely FALSE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    We told everyone you were dead. Want to do an inteview with us?