Live Long And Prosper Mr Spock: Twitter Says Farewell to Leonard Nimoy

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Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played Mr Spock in the cult sci-fi series Star Trek, died yesterday at the age of 83. Mr Nimoy wore many hats - actor, director, photographer, singer and poet - and commanded a fan-following as loyal as it is large. Tributes for the legendary actor, who played the half-human and half-Vulcan starship Enterprise officer of finger-splitting salute fame, have been pouring in on social media.

From US President Barack Obama to the nerd- next-door, Spock fans are everywhere and these tweets and memes are a testimony to that. The captain did indeed live long and prosper and his fans would like everyone to remember that. Hashtags #RIPLeonardNimoy, #RIPNimoy and #SpockisDead are trending worldwide on Twitter today. Here are some of the most touching tweets of homage that we could find:

The spirit of Spock will live long and prosper. #RIPLeonardNimoy#LLAPpic.twitter.com/WyqQgTNDod

- The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 27, 2015

 

The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few......or the one #RIPLeonardNimoypic.twitter.com/muYQtpOjec

- andrew (@andrewclarance) February 28, 2015

 

#RIPLeonardNimoy You were always (& will always be) my friend in those not-so-long-ago years when I was weird & alone pic.twitter.com/DCKzmec2E6

- Amy Li (@adleriarty) February 28, 2015

 

This broke my heart. #RIPLeonardNimoypic.twitter.com/aNNiZrxhIL

- Dane Brost (@ADanishMan) February 28, 2015

 

With death, there is always new life. http://t.co/EK9OtBDbF8#RIPLeonardNimoypic.twitter.com/ERoAlwNxLG

- Imgur (@imgur) February 28, 2015

 

All i can think about is how sad Sheldon (Jim Parsons) must be #RIPLeonardNimoy#TBBTpic.twitter.com/PrvekmSY74

- Kelly Marie Laurent (@KellySFCLaurent) February 27, 2015

 

#RIPLeonardNimoypic.twitter.com/2pNCyMK628

- Keith Greenstein (@writing_wrongs) February 27, 2015

 

I dream of a heaven, far far away... #RIPLeonardNimoypic.twitter.com/PTQxBZpRnI

- Superman (@SupermanTweets) February 27, 2015

 

This pretty much sums it up... #LLAP#SpockIsDead@TheRealNimoypic.twitter.com/rkgmFg933R

- Nerderific (@Nerderific) February 27, 2015

 

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

- God (@TheGoodGodAbove) February 27, 2015

 

Wherever there is mystery and the unexplained, cosmic forces shall draw me near. #RIPLeonardNimoypic.twitter.com/lp7qtpwoD5

- The Simpsons (@Simpsons_tweets) February 27, 2015

Remembering Leonard Nimoy, Vulcan-style: