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Jim Gould, also known as Bun-Bun, Pavis, Hykim, Jakaleel Odayla, or Vaimadarsa, among others passed away last night apparently of a heart attack.
He was a friend of mine for decades, and I know he was a friend to many here, which is why I needed to come let you know.
Inveterate punster, and one of the kindest souls I've ever know.
I'll come back and let you know when I know more.
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Oh, my heart is breaking! Thank you so much for letting us know.
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I am stunned. He will be greatly missed.
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Random wonderful recollection: The 11 hour Scholomance clear. I believe it was Tal, Lissa, Bolty, Skan and Bun in there all day long!
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Very sad news indeed.
"I may be old, but I'm not dead."
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As has already been said, this is very sad news. As the Lounge continues, I feel we'll have more of these posts over time. 
Bun always came across to me as the Wise Man who sits in the corner of the room and rarely, if ever, speaks. But when he does, you listen up, because it's always worth hearing what he has to say.
In fact, just looking up his user account here, he visited regularly and recently but his last post was two and a half years ago. A true Lurker.
As Catlyn said, Bun was a punster. He was compelled to throw them out there from time to time. Quite often, in fact. It was clearly a favorite activity. Had enough yet?
Bun was anti-anti-vaccination before it was cool. He took time to repudiate nonsense when he saw it, and as we know the Internet is full of it. He had some very prescient thoughts regarding the 2008 Democratic primaries.
Bun was a Diablo and World of Warcraft player that I had the pleasure to game with back in the day. He didn't have much of the structured free time required to devote to raiding, so my path diverged from his over time, but it was always a pleasure to log in to Stormrage and see Hykim or Pavis tooling about in Azeroth.
You'll be missed, Bun. A quote from him that applies all too well to our modern Internet:
"To wit, I contend that to people of sense, all viewpoints are not equal. One must apply some critical thinking along the way."
Finally, I'll leave us with this. Bun, you might not care, but we will.
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Well said Bolty. I met Bun-Bun during the WoW beta. I had been peripherally aware of him from my Diablo 2 days. We bonded over our mutual love for Halloween, and being involved in Haunt creation. Bun was always there for people, always willing to help out. I think I mentioned in gchat once that I was saving to have one of the motorcycle mounts made because Krys was starting to play wow and it made it a lot easier to move about with her. Not long after he sent me the keys to a mechachopper that he had made on his engineer. I think he gave me the one he had intended for himself and he wouldn't accept any kind of payment. When a fellow Lurker was having trouble buying a replacement computer - Bun was the first to contact me after I started gathering funds to help.
I always leaned heavily on Bun for advice and wisdom. When I veered off the path, he gently helped course correct.
I am a better man for having known Bun.
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Bolty, thank you so much for that wonderful post commemorating Bun. It was so much fun to click through, and that's how Bun would have wanted it to be, I think.
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(02-14-2019, 02:50 PM)Tal Wrote: I am a better man for having known Bun. So say we all.
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Sorry to hear of his passing, he will be missed!
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That is very sad news. I didn't know him well, but he was always one of the best folk to have around the forums.
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I'm truly sorry to hear of his passing. I don't think that I ever had the opportunity to play anything with him, but I do remember his posts.
It is indeed a sad day, knowing that he has passed.
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sad to see, good by Bun Bun. As the bard said in *Twelfth Night* through Feste the Fool:
Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.
Vaya con dios, amigo
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Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
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Damn...I think that's all I can really say.
One of my found memories of Bun was a run that we were both on along with Tal, Loch, and I think Bolty and me and Bun got into a pun war. I think by the time the run was over, Tal wanted to kill us both due to the puns, good and bad.
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Heisenberg said Everything is Uncertain.
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My Favorite Thing that Bun Ever Said to Me:
MMORPG means Many Men online role-playing girls.
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Hardcore Diablo 1/2/3/4 & Retail/Classic WoW adventurer.
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