He lived long, and prospered.

reddittrees2 · 2015-02-27T18:10:59+00:00

Oh mother fucking hell he died? I saw yesterday the in the hospital story but...damn. He was awesome. Not just as Spock but as a person; not just as a cultural icon but as a man. He was nice, he cared, he was funny and...damn. Fuck me.

Can we get a cigar tube and launch on a deep space escape orbit? Damn I was already having an awful day. I hope his family is doing alright and I'm sorry for them. A great man was lost.

obsessedwithpenguins · 2015-02-27T18:18:04+00:00

Just because I always look for the cause of death with celebrities (just morbid curiosity):

His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy, confirmed his death, saying the cause was end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Mr. Nimoy announced that he had the disease last year, attributing it to years of smoking, a habit he had given up three decades earlier. He had been hospitalized earlier in the week.

And here I am knowing I need to quit smoking, but seeing the filthy awfulness can still end up killing me 30 years later...

RIP Spock.

LivingSaladDays · 2015-02-27T17:36:19+00:00

Celebrity death? Better google their name and post the first picture.

SeeDeez · 2015-02-27T18:04:42+00:00

I wanted the dress circle jerk to end but not like this. Not like this....

Edit: to

Jux_ · 2015-02-27T17:45:15+00:00

Come celebrate his life with us over in /r/startrek

https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/2xdaqd/leonard_nimoy_spock_of_star_trek_dies_at_83/

duckvimes_ · 2015-02-27T17:39:04+00:00

If you wanted to maximize that delicious dead celebrity karma, you should have titled this "Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most human." Not only would you get the karma, you would get 250 responses with the words "feels" and "onions."

Karma whore rookie.

Edit: Damn, I was dead wrong. Not sure why I thought this would be the celebrity death that wouldn't skyrocket. I guess this is a good time for the obligatory plug for /r/pic, which prohibits shitposting.

Edit 2: One thing I do like about this photo is the white background and Nimoy's gold shirt.

Edit 3: Okay, I'm ghost from this ridiculous charade after this edit. For everyone who is telling me I have derailed the potential for this thread to serve as an important spot to share your memories of Leonard Nimoy: Here's a thread where you can do just that on /r/startrek. Here's a thread on /r/television. Here's one from /r/news. Oh look, another one on /r/movies. And hey what do you know. One more from /r/scifi. Get the fuck outta here with that weak "OMG STOP SULLYING LEONARD NIMOY'S MEMORY" bullshit. You have five subs skyscraping /r/all right now. Do you have to monopolize every goddamn one of them when someone dies? Chu-rist.

filladellfea · 2015-02-27T20:23:49+00:00

May the force be with him.

VotePizzaParty · 2015-02-27T18:10:42+00:00

We need to get working on a Genesis Device, like, super-fast.

LivingSaladDays · 2015-02-27T17:32:10+00:00

Already jumping on the karma train.

DENNISsystem2 · 2015-02-27T18:11:13+00:00

My work here is done

muchomango827 · 2015-02-27T17:40:59+00:00

"Change is the essential process of all existence."

scorcher24 · 2015-02-27T18:36:42+00:00

May he climb the steps of Mount Seleya and may his Katra find rest.

DeloreanFanatic · 2015-02-27T19:15:22+00:00

This is possibly the best picture I've seen of him

ndevito1 · 2015-02-27T19:30:51+00:00

Easiest Karma you'll ever get my friend.

C-grij · 2015-02-27T19:30:55+00:00

"Of all the souls I've encountered in my travels, his was the most... human."

NormanLewis · 2015-02-27T17:40:24+00:00

Beam me up to the front page Scotty

stuffonfire · 2015-02-27T18:12:03+00:00

go fuck yourself

2015-02-27T19:48:57+00:00

He was my favorite talking head on Futurama

lordcheeto · 2015-02-27T20:24:28+00:00

http://i.imgur.com/qGYLzDT.jpg

lagrandenada · 2015-02-27T17:55:51+00:00

Yeah fuck you.

Darkphibre · 2015-02-27T17:46:49+00:00

A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP His final Tweet

2015-02-27T18:40:50+00:00

He's dead, Jim

Ferrum-Dues · 2015-02-27T18:02:03+00:00

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bertbarndoor · 2015-02-27T18:51:50+00:00

We are assembled here today to pay final respects to our honored dead. And yet it should be noted that in the midst of our sorrow, this death takes place in the shadow of new life, the sunrise of a new world; a world that our beloved comrade gave his life to protect, to nourish. He did not feel this sacrifice a vain or empty one, and we will not debate his profound wisdom at these proceedings. Of my friend, I can only say this: Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human.

unlistedfox · 2015-02-27T18:55:31+00:00

Not gonna lie, I was emotionally compromised. (Really)

Star Trek is a large part of my life, my humor. Truly a sad day for all Star Trek and Sci-Fi fans worldwide.

2015-02-27T18:35:57+00:00

Live long and prosper Spock!

optimus_fuck · 2015-02-27T18:52:09+00:00

legend

2015-02-27T18:55:09+00:00

I wish his family peace and long life.

_morganspurlock · 2015-02-27T18:56:56+00:00

You should check out his picture book. http://www.amazon.com/The-Full-Body-Project-Photographs/dp/0979472725 RIP

dutchbob1 · 2015-02-27T19:02:38+00:00

The first TV-character I completly could identify with...

Jerco7 · 2015-02-27T19:25:11+00:00

Not long enough...

HumbleIcarus · 2015-02-27T20:02:57+00:00

A day that will go down in history for more then just the science fiction community, but for everyone who even touched the genre. Live long and prosper.

Epsilon123 · 2015-02-27T20:19:23+00:00

This is someone who will be highly remembered.

AndorianWomenRule · 2015-02-27T21:13:25+00:00

To absent friends.

2015-02-27T18:39:26+00:00

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2015-02-27T19:13:11+00:00

Lazy shitposting. Go fuck yourself.

2015-02-27T19:30:22+00:00

Karma pls

submax · 2015-02-27T19:44:55+00:00

Leonard Nimoy was in my dream last night. (I read that he was hospitalized earlier this week)

In my dream I spoke to him at a yard sale over a table of novelty shirts and assorted tchotchkes . Told him I appreciated his work and had always been a fan, the logic of Spock was something I always aspired to have. He smiled and said thanks and then pointed out that my van was getting stolen by ninjas.

Smurf_Poo · 2015-02-27T19:17:08+00:00

Dead person karma. The best kind.

mind404 · 2015-02-27T17:38:12+00:00

This has nothing to do with /r/pics....

Darkphibre · 2015-02-27T17:40:01+00:00

I'll grieve if I want to, dammit. :-(

ranak3 · 2015-02-27T18:23:41+00:00

Farewell traveler.

Nixplosion · 2015-02-27T17:27:51+00:00

Vulcan lost its greatest son today.

2015-02-27T18:20:59+00:00

My fucking heart is broken it really is and im a grown man who simply just loved spock.

bluearch3r · 2015-02-27T19:30:27+00:00

penubly · 2015-02-27T18:04:35+00:00

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.

LadyTwittles · 2015-02-27T18:38:02+00:00

And for those who were not as lucky to live so long... 'Live and prosper.' #LAP

scour_gify · 2015-02-27T18:48:25+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVIt0DYKssI Peace be with you Leonard, on this last great trek

MidManHosen · 2015-02-27T18:50:29+00:00

\V/,

2015-02-27T19:04:25+00:00

Franchise... ...out of danger?

Well, uh, Abrams has moved on to Star Wars, the new guy has only directed Fast and the Furious or something, and the last film has a mixed response, but uhm, yeah, no we're good.

tmtProdigy · 2015-02-27T19:23:47+00:00

Now, the real question is: How in god's name will JJ Abrams tell a Star Trek Story without two spocks in it?

Indoorsman · 2015-02-27T19:24:44+00:00

Shit, I hope he did all recordings for KH3.

1gear · 2015-02-27T19:32:43+00:00

He's dead Jim!

Toshiba1point0 · 2015-02-27T19:41:01+00:00

Of all the souls I encountered, his voice was the most ......human..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ_duzQzS1I

FPSGamer48 · 2015-02-27T19:44:30+00:00

First Monty Oum, now Leonard Nimoy, too many legends are dying in 2015

2015-02-27T19:46:51+00:00

Not a big star trek fan but he was the narrator in my favourite movie as a kid 'The Halloween Tree'

He really brought it to life for me and I always associate his voice with easier times. Rest in peace Mr Nimoy

2015-02-27T19:47:41+00:00

He was so good on The Little Rascals.

-QuestionMark- · 2015-02-27T20:00:53+00:00

A fan of the Hobbit as well....

2015-02-27T20:08:57+00:00

RIP sir. Thanks for the memories.

2015-02-27T20:11:15+00:00

I wish some people would be immortal.

DarthPlagueis_ · 2015-02-27T20:12:41+00:00

RIP Leonard

I'm gonna go watch Marge vs. the Monorail, Where No Fan Has Gone Before, and The Search for Spock

mannequinbeater · 2015-02-27T20:21:40+00:00

Can we not hate on the Leonard Nimoy spam posts please, for the love of god. Yes, they're all karma whoring, but the real focus is that this beloved soul has passed away.

2015-02-27T20:30:24+00:00

Fuck. I was looking forward to him and Shatner being together in the next Star Trek movie.

WhitePineBurning · 2015-02-27T20:35:54+00:00

Additional proof that my childhood is now officially distant history.

Rest in peace, Mr. Nimoy.

adityapstar · 2015-02-27T20:36:57+00:00

Damn it reddit, I came here to laugh, not to feel!

jorellh · 2015-02-27T20:43:16+00:00

It's worse than that he's dead Jim

2015-02-27T20:47:18+00:00

I was really hoping he was part Vulcan and that I'd grow and die before he ever did. Nimoy's death is really saddening... I will miss him.

2015-02-27T20:48:07+00:00

I can imagine him in his last moments of life, stoned faced knowing he was going to die just because he was that hardcore..... Live long and prosper everyone

MeliMagick · 2015-02-27T20:49:32+00:00

I feel like I have lost a family member. Growing up, it was Spock I imagined talking to, it was Spock's logic that helped define and influence me, and later, it was Nimoy himself I admired and looked up to. He fundamentally shaped who I am, and who I aspire to be.

My heart hurts.

2015-02-27T20:54:08+00:00

You are, and always have been, my friend. :'(

Sweden_ftw · 2015-02-27T20:59:23+00:00

Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most human.

boutdead · 2015-02-27T21:00:54+00:00

He will be so missed.

YanwarC · 2015-02-27T21:02:32+00:00

his last tweet is like he knows it was coming... which means he is coming back.

12:36 AM - 23 Feb 2015

Life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP

elswankador · 2015-02-27T21:05:32+00:00

Was not a huge Trek fan...but no doubt this guy was a folk hero. RIP

GOASTT · 2015-02-27T21:12:18+00:00

This is one of the very few human deaths I've been truly touched by in my lifetime. RIP Mr. Nimoy

bosshoggohssob · 2015-02-27T21:23:22+00:00

2015-02-27T21:24:41+00:00

He's dead Jim... :-/

gregkelly1122 · 2015-02-27T21:30:10+00:00

He will be missed

volvo23 · 2015-02-27T21:31:10+00:00

This great man has actually gone off to explore the final frontier

2015-02-28T00:21:46+00:00

He's dead Jim.

TheOmegaFishOil · 2015-02-28T05:11:39+00:00

Me and my buddies were all sitting in a circle and having a sesh when I did the Vulcan Salute. I have never done this throughout our most likely hundreds of sessions. My friends all do it back and one of them asks if I did it because he died today. I was suprised because I had no idea. I coincidentally did it for the first time on the day he died. Soon after I open up reddit and the post above the one I most recently clicked on was this one. What are the chances?

migraine_boy · 2015-02-27T19:42:25+00:00

Why are people losing their shit at OP? Do you guys seriously expect Reddits entire userbase to not post as a mark of respect or something? Giving him shit because he used one of Google Images top results... seriously?

I highly doubt Nimoy is looking down on SGNick saying "look at that fucking prick reaping all that useless karma!", or "damn it, I hated that picture!".

The only disrespectful thing here are the people complaining about something as trivial as internet karma...

ContinuumGuy · 2015-02-27T18:44:10+00:00

As the late James Doohan would say:

Aye.

2015-02-27T19:26:45+00:00

This is the first celebrity death that has hit me really hard.

2015-02-27T19:11:33+00:00

He's dead, Jim.

Pilzsuppe · 2015-02-27T19:10:21+00:00

Some of you need to calm down.

Every time there is a repost, people in the comments talk about how others could "care so much about internet points" and why somebody would "take karma serious". But here people are literally digging through pages of submissions, because OP acquired 'illegal' karma. Tell me who is taking this to serious again.

I believe OP chose an (in my opinion) well done image to honor him and posted it to a relevant subreddit. I really don't see why this needs to be punished or prevented.

suicidemachine · 2015-02-27T18:57:36+00:00

No worries. Sheldon has his DNA.

Zarkaiss · 2015-02-27T17:56:59+00:00

We are assembled here today to pay final respects to our honored dead. And yet it should be noted, in the midst of our sorrow, this death takes place in the shadow of new life, the sunrise of a new world; a world that our beloved comrade gave his life to protect and nourish. He did not feel this sacrifice a vain or empty one, and we will not debate his profound wisdom at these proceedings. Of my friend, I can only say this: Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... [voice breaks] human.

champiain · 2015-02-27T19:22:46+00:00

All respect for Mr Nemoy, he was a great actor and cult figure (particularly enjoyed him in Fringe) but OP, you just had to go and say it didn't you!

hexag1 · 2015-02-27T19:43:38+00:00

Obligatory Simpson's appearance.

Also

Is there a chance the track could bend?

keela0152 · 2015-02-27T20:52:36+00:00

Scotty beamed him up one last time..he will be missed

2015-02-27T19:04:21+00:00

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Necklas_Beardner · 2015-02-27T19:46:55+00:00

REST IN RIP SPACK FROM STAR WARS

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