Skeptick passed from this forum life early this morning after a freak accident that involved the accidental dumping of the entire contents of a 64 ounce "Big Gulp" softdrink into his laptop computer.
Eyewitnesses stated that it was "horrible".
A neighbor stated, "Skeptick saw it coming, but he just couldn't get his portable computer off of his lap quickly enough. I’ll never forget the look of panic on his face, just before he was electrocuted.
The contents of the "Big Gulp" softdrink consisted of Skeptick's favorite mixture of 75% Diet-coke and 25% Root beer. Samples of the volatile mixture were sent to MAMMUTHUS who, after extensive laboratory analysis, could only sputter, Eine Tasse dieses Zeuges knnte ein ganzes Dorf zerstren!!!
I’ve been telling him for YEARS to stop drinking that garbage! sobbed Skeptick’s surviving wife of 21 years. I always knew that stuff would kill him one day!
Skeptick, whose name was often confused with skeptic, sceptic, septic , and even tick at times, had just completed an exhausting activity that required the securing of raw material to assign to his students of the Fallacy detection in debate class which he began teaching Monday. Skeptick claimed that he almost fried his printer while printing over a full ream of 500 pages of material. The class was to also include usage of negotiating skills and techniques in identifying personality traits and characteristics. The freak spill, of the now-confirmed hazardous concoction, reportedly was the result of Skeptick celebrating that his pre-determined required time on the EvC Forum had expired. Eyewitnesses stated that Skeptic raised his full ‘Big Gulp’ to the sky and said YESSSS!!! at which point the lid popped off the cup.
Skeptick’s final moments before the accident saw him happily discussing the windfall of raw material that he was able to secure as a result of, what he called, a windfall of examples of poor debating skills and habits demonstrated by a certain crashfrog. Skeptic explained how he went through various stages of debate tactics and personalities to demonstrate how predictable human specimens of crashfrog’s personality type can be. He also began to discuss that he will miss many of the people he met on the forum, but won’t miss everyone of course. The tragic accident happened before he was able to elaborate further. His last words however, appeared to have been spoken in the Merovigian’s language of silk: Dites crashfrog, "vous tes si pitoyablement prvisible!"
By press time, editors had been unable to reach crashfrog for comment, but Skeptick’s students are certain crashfrog will pop up by spouting gibberish of some kind, as they predict he will certainly recognize his possession of the upper hand, since Skeptick is no longer able to respond, and proclaim victory by virtue of getting in the last word.
Even the devils believe; and they tremble....
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