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Bum Me Out, Scotty

20050721Scotty.jpgLike a decent number of Slice readers, I'm sure, I was saddened to learn of the death of James Doohan, a.k.a. Star Trek's "Scotty" or "Mr. Scott." I grew up watching Star Trek and enjoyed the cantankerous commander and his declarations—that he was doin' all he kin, cap'n. That she, the ship, canna take no more.

As is the case here at Slice, when a beloved public figure dies, we hit the Internets and see if the dearly departed had any connection to pizza. Mr. Doohan apparently did not, but we came across this page that posits what toppings Trek characters would order on their pizza.

Scotty's? "No more anchovies, cap'n! The tastebuds cannae hold it!"

Not that funny admittedly, but worth a chuckle or two.

Godspeed, Mr. Doohan! May you fare well in that undiscovered country.

James Doohan to be sent to his final frontier [CNN]
Trek character pizza orders [About.com]

3 Comments:

A long time ago--I'm going to guess 1985 or thereabouts--I was in an RKO Video outlet in NYC when Doohan happened to be there to sign videotapes.

The place was completely empty and I felt really sorry for him--it was kind of like the signing scene in "This Is Spinal Tap." But I didn't feel quite bad enough to buy a tape for his autograph.

I saw him at a convention (DragonCon, in Atlanta) a few years ago... and I felt sorry for him as well. He barely knew where he was, even then. I'm glad he's in a better place, away from the body that he was trapped in.

If you are a 51 year old man named Scott, you aren't going to miss "Scotty" at all. Rest in peace instead of "beam me up Scotty!"

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