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Jason Abbadon
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As posted on SSM: quote: Veteran Star Trek actor James Doohan has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The 84-year-old - who is most famous for playing Scotty in the sci-fi program and was often on the receiving end of Captain Kirk's phrase "Beam me up, Scotty" - has been discovered to be suffering from the most common form of dementia. His wife, Wende Doohan, 47, says, "With Jimmy it's the loss of words. He is not so sick yet that he doesn't know people. And there are times when he is sharp as a tack. But it's the older memories that stick. What he had for breakfast might be an iffy thing, but by golly he could tell you all about how he got the part on Star Trek." A Hollywood tribute will be paid to the father-of-three next month.
Probably why his son wanted that star on the Walk Of Fame for him so badly.
Sucks.
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Wes
Member # 212
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In the coming years I expect to hear alot more about our beloved TOS actors fading away. Its sad, but it will truely be the end of a group of legends when the time finally comes.
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TSN
Member # 31
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"...and was often on the receiving end of Captain Kirk's phrase 'Beam me up, Scotty'..." Sure he was.
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Sol System
Member # 30
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Isn't he pretty old for the onset of Alzheimer's?
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Jason Abbadon
Member # 882
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Mmmmmm....I dont think there's any point where you become immune. I recently read thst the only real way to positivly diagnose the disease is post-mortem.
Sad, but there's a lot of kinds of dementia.
Just look at Liam.
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deadcujo
Member # 13
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TSN
Member # 31
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"I dont think there's any point where you become immune." I suspect he simply meant that it typically shows up earlier.
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Alshrim Dax
Member # 258
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quote: TSN : "...and was often on the receiving end of Captain Kirk's phrase 'Beam me up, Scotty'..."
Sure he was.
hehehe... Heard it all the time .. at least once per show... yip!
TSN: I had the same thought as you as i read the article.
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Ultra 2 Legit 2 Magnus
Member # 239
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Buttsex?
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Alshrim Dax
Member # 258
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Not lately - Thanks for the offer; but no thanks.
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Sol System
Member # 30
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Confusing.
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MrNeutron
Member # 524
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Except, as I recall, "Beam me up, Scotty," is one of those "Play it again, Sam," phrases...famous for some reason, but never actually spoken in the production.
I think Kirk might have said, "Beam me up, Mr. Scott," in one episode, though. And in The Doomsday Machine he said, "Gentlemen...beam me aboard."
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Sol System
Member # 30
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That's what Tim and Alshrim were getting at, unless I'm mistaken.
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TSN
Member # 31
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I can't speak for Alshrim, but I was indeed referring to the fact that Kirk never said "beam me up, Scotty" on TOS, much less did he do so "often".
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Alshrim Dax
Member # 258
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Yip.. I was concurring with Tim
In fact .. to my knowledge, i don't even think "Beam Me up, Mr. Scott" was said.. however, he DID say, "Mr. Scott," Dramatic Shatner Pause, "Beam us up!"
Cheers
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Futurama Guy
Member # 968
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Mr. Worf said, "beam me up", right after they found Mr. Scott...
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Dat
Member # 302
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Uh, no he didn't.
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Futurama Guy
Member # 968
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well he would have, if i wrote it.
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Jason Abbadon
Member # 882
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He'd have gutted Scotty in some Klingon ritual of not being a late-season TNG pansy if I wrote it.
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Capped in Mike
Member # 709
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hrmph. i've never trusted klingons. and i never will. i can never forgive them.
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Nim the Merciful
Member # 205
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Pleeeease shut up... That line has been spammed to death and beyond, it is a lich now. Every time I see it I barf two gallons of live flies out through the window. *cough cough*
Nothing personal, Michael, just...oh no...*buzzzzzzzzzzzz*
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Jason Abbadon
Member # 882
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quote: Originally posted by Capped in Mike: hrmph. i've never trusted klingons. and i never will. i can never forgive them.
....for bringing that annoying boy aboard the Enterprise.
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