Goodbye Steve Irwin

Kamille · #1 09-03-2006, 09:28 PM

Yep the crocodile hunter is gone he was killed by a stingray what a lame creature to be killed by, well perhaps this is karma for all the crocodiles he humiliated we miss you already.

the brew master · #2 09-03-2006, 11:17 PM

Bah crappy paint.

Geez i live here and people overseas found out before i did.

Goodbye Croc Hunter!

Leto · #3 09-03-2006, 11:21 PM

Thank god the bastards dead. He shant be missed. ^^

DarkHoodness · #4 09-04-2006, 12:15 AM

Yeah, Anna (Middlesboogie) told me about this this morning - Funny that out of all the animals to finally get him, it was a Stingray! :P They're my favourite fish and I didn't know they were that dangerous - Thought you had to be either really stupid or really careless to get killed by one. . .

Anyway, story here :P
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...34-952,00.html

She also posted this picture:

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Rofl ad placement! http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/7013/wtfirwinzn6.jpg

Poor guy, but still funny as hell. :P He had it comming. lol

***Nate*** · #5 09-04-2006, 12:15 AM

The news here have been treading an interesting tight-rope between "How tragic" and "How ironic". Personally, I think it's the way he would have wanted to go. Either this or gobbled by a croc. At least this way he leaves something to bury.

One, Two, Middlesboogie · #6 09-04-2006, 12:50 AM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/neb/725198/ The culprit?

Slig_Cake · #7 09-04-2006, 01:09 AM

"They're my favourite fish and I didn't know they were that dangerous - Thought you had to be either really stupid or really careless to get killed by one. . ."

They're bloody poisonous, and he copped its barb straight through the heart.

"Thank god the bastards dead. He shant be missed."

Fair enough if you don't miss him, why is he a bastard? My brother can vouch that he is a very good bloke and dosn't deserve to cop a lot of the shit he's given.

"Well perhaps this is karma for all the crocodiles he humiliated"

I don't think so, see he actually preserved the reptiles. Not humiliated.

DarkHoodness · #8 09-04-2006, 01:16 AM

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They're bloody poisonous, and he copped its barb straight through the heart.

I knew that, I just didn't think they were dangerous to humans unless you were careless. :P They don't deliberately chase you and spear you with thier stings.

Fuzzle Guy · #9 09-04-2006, 01:24 AM

The moment my brother said his name I thought "He was killed doing what he loved".

Fez · #10 09-04-2006, 01:29 AM

The death of a legend

Fuzzle Guy · #11 09-04-2006, 01:30 AM

I second that.

And he WILL be missed.

looney-bin · #12 09-04-2006, 01:45 AM

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Thank god the bastards dead. He shant be missed. ^^

STFU if you're going to talk that way about a legend who put his life in danger many times for our amusement.

Also, yes Steve will be missed, but knowing him he'd probably laugh at the sheer irony.

the brew master · #13 09-04-2006, 02:02 AM

I already miss him...WHY DID YOU TAKE MY CROCODILE HUNTER AWAY YOU STUPID STINGRAY!

I watched all the stories on the all the channels here and they keep showing the video of him feeding a croc and holding his baby boy...even when hes dead they wont leave him alone.

Fuzzle Guy · #14 09-04-2006, 02:37 AM

He shall be remembered throughout history. Hundreds of TV shows spoofed him. Almost every TV show I can think of has had it's astralian dude with a crocodile always saying "crikey".

He IS a ledgend, and he will be remembered forever.

E'l Scrabino · #15 09-04-2006, 02:56 AM

Crikey!

Poor, poor Steve...

Bullet Magnet · #16 09-04-2006, 02:57 AM

Stingrays... so unlikely to kill you. They rarely use their stings, and the poison can only cause pain. It is the sting itself that causes most damage, most fatalities happen when major arteries are severed. Of all the animals to get him, it was one that has no teeth. Steve shall be missed by many.

Havoc · #17 09-04-2006, 03:27 AM

Sucks for the guy. R.I.P with a crock in your pants Stevey! :P

Seargentbig · #18 09-04-2006, 03:28 AM

I'll point out that he is only the third (Correction!) documented death by a stingray in Australia's history - now that is unlucky.
It's a shame for him to have died at all - he was one hell of a character. RIP, I guess.

***Nate*** · #19 09-04-2006, 03:55 AM

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He shall be remembered throughout history. Hundreds of TV shows spoofed him. Almost every TV show I can think of has had it's astralian dude with a crocodile always saying "crikey".

Yup. Larry The Cable Guy attempting to do an impression of Steve Irwin - that's one that will stick with you.

Oddpaw · #20 09-04-2006, 04:31 AM

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I'll point out that he is only the second documented death by a stingray in Australia's history - now that is unlucky.
It's a shame for him to have died at all - he was one hell of a character. RIP, I guess.

I thought he was the third?

Anyway I loved the guy, and well I've already said what I think of this on my livejournal.

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For 15 years Steve Irwin has shown us and taught us things about animals that we otherwise would never have known.
He was a great man, and he will be sorely missed.

My heart goes out to his family.

DarkHoodness · #21 09-04-2006, 05:58 AM

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I'll point out that he is only the second documented death by a stingray in Australia's history - now that is unlucky.

Damn, that poor guy. . . But at least he went out with a bang in an almost unique way.

Anyway, I feel a little guilty for laughing over his death earlier, he was a bit insane and did many silly things, maybe he got a bit too careless this time around - After all, it's not an obvious way to die. :S But he was a good guy in the end. Did a lot for wildlife and respected it. . . Shame it got him in one of the most unlikely ways possible.

Condolances to his family. :\

***Wil*** · #22 09-04-2006, 06:27 AM

I'm not surprised. La la la.

Mutual Friend · #23 09-04-2006, 07:01 AM

In the words of someone great: someone's gotta stop these fucking stingrays.

SeaRex · #24 09-04-2006, 07:24 AM

I'm tired of these motherfucking stingrays on this motherfucking plane.

*copy and paste "what an ironic animal to be killed by" comments here*

AquaticAmbi · #25 09-04-2006, 08:08 AM

Adding to (my personal) irony, I learned about his death in one of my marine science classes, right after I learned I will be working with sting rays at some point this semester. The proffessor gave us this big talk on how we could end up in the hospital if we don't handle them cautiously.

My initial reaction was "Oh my gosh! It finally happened!" followed by some laughter, but then I remembered how close he and his wife were and that they had a young little girl. I think it's more tragic than anything.

Mutual Friend · #26 09-04-2006, 08:16 AM

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I think it's more tragic than anything.

Yeah, death tends to be.

DarkHoodness · #27 09-04-2006, 08:23 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_deaths

It's funny how quickley Wiki update things. . . :P Hehe.

used:) · #28 09-04-2006, 08:41 AM

Hmmm, so that person on DeviantART wasn't lying.

Ah well, I'm sure he feels no regrets over dying like this. He even used to joke about his possible death by wildlife on television commercials. I guess I'll miss him in a sense. I used to watch his shows a lot when I was younger.

Cullen Heath · #29 09-04-2006, 08:53 AM

Yeah, I saw this on Yahoo. It's a shame, I really thought he was funny.

At least he died doing what he loved doing! RIP, Steve.

Kamille · #30 09-04-2006, 09:03 AM

He cheated death so many times and arrogantly made a movie about it, but stingrays are super lame his wife is probably embarrassed I wouldn't want anyone to know I was killed by a manta especially if I was a legend, doom comes to all.