An open R.I.P. thread

[EgonSpengler]

One of my favorite Bostonians.

 

[Cheetah]

I need Star Trek III 2: The Search for Nimoy!

 

[Borachio]

Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon has died following a long and difficult battle with colon cancer.

The 59-year-old had initially been diagnosed with the terminal illness in 2012 when he was given just three months to live.

A big animal rights advocate, Simon had previously announced that he would donate his $100 million fortune to his charity once he passed. He died at home in L.A. on Sunday surrounded by his family and his beloved dog.


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Simon left the programme in 1993, and his settlement deal entitled him to "tens of millions of dollars" every year. He told Vanity Fair in 2014 that he did follow religious precedent when it came to donating money.

“I’m an atheist, but there’s a thing called tithing that a lot of religions do. Ten percent was the minimum you were supposed to give to charity every year. And I always outdid that,” Simon said.




As well as giving money to American Atheists, he also founded the Sam Simon Foundation in 2002, part of which rescued animals from Los Angeles kill shelters and trained some of them to be 'hearing' dogs for the deaf, and some to help soldiers suffering with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

American Atheists described him as a "strong advocate of atheist activism".

"He was a life member of American Atheists and an ardent supporter of our billboard campaigns," the groups said, "as well as the 2012 Reason Rally. We were honored to call him our friend and we will remember him warmly."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/sam-simon-how-the-simpsons-cocreator-donated-his-comedy-millions-to-atheist-cause-10098698.html

 

[EgonSpengler]

Mike Porcaro, age 59, American musician, bassist for Toto.


Link to video.

 

[Narz]

Creator of LSD dies @ 102

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/world/europe/30hofmann.html?_r=1&

 

[Borachio]

On the following Monday, he deliberately swallowed a dose of LSD and rode his bicycle home as the effects of the drug overwhelmed him.

Er. Okaaaay. And he still managed to get home?

 

[Narz]

I've rode my bike tripping before (not on LSD which I don't particularly care for). It's fun & probably less dangerous than riding severely drunk.

 

[Farm Boy]

If I get lost trying to determine the meaning of a stop sign in the history of the universe, I shouldn't ride my bike. If I don't, I need to find a new dealer.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

If I get lost trying to determine the meaning of a stop sign in the history of the universe, I shouldn't ride my bike. If I don't, I need to find a new dealer.

This shows your rural lifestyle. Stop signs are meaningless. The real mystery is the red, green, and yellow faces in the traffic lights.

 

[Hygro]

WHY ARE THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS BLEEDING?

 

[Zelig]

Founder of CapGeek.com

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...forgettable-impact-on-hockey/article23567321/

Wuest’s creation was the go-to source for salary and contract information for everyone interested in hockey. When he shut it down in January, fans and NHL insiders shared in the disappointment, not realizing that Wuest was battling colon cancer.

Wuest died Thursday at the age of 35.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

WHY ARE THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS BLEEDING?

Bleeding!

At least they've stopped looking at us!

 

[Borachio]

In a town near me, some merry prankster put cannabis transfers over all the green lights.

 

[Narz]

WHY ARE THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS BLEEDING?

I think thats a myth, I've never seen anything bleeding & I've gone hard on the psychedelics!

 

[Farm Boy]

Every man is his own experiences. The man on the moon is a particularly judgmental pest. But only sometimes. Like a female housecat.

 

[Borachio]

I heard tell of a guy who was stopped racing full pelt along a crowded seafront promenade one summer.

His story was that he was a carrot and the sun was chasing him.

He claimed later that this made perfect sense to him at the time.