RIP CROCODILE HUNTER

[2112]

Steve irwin killed today in a freak accident

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html

[blueballs]

CRICKEY
!!!

[KcMizzou]

It was only a matter of time. Sounds like he pulled a Treadwell.

That's too bad. I enjoyed his show.

[TrickyNicky]

He lived doing what he loved. How many people can say that?

RIP

[KcMizzou]

A "stingray barb through the chest" has to be one of the more uncommon ways to die.

What say you, Rainman?

[Spott]

I thought it was a hoax until I saw it on CNN's website.

Well, this wasn't a surprise. Actually, it was more of a surprise that it didn't happen earlier. I wonder if the video of it will get out.

[Thig Lyfe]

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[stevieray]

:(

Few men can match his zest for life and love of animals.

[tk13]

Wow. Ouch. Who would've thought it wouldn't be a crocodile...

[Rain Man]

Seriously?

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I worked at a radio shack in college. we used to sell these stupid rc trucks outfitted safari-style with a steve irwin action figure inside. maybe i should have picked one up...

[Rausch]

Though I'm still not convinced this is true since his death has been reported on teh web for years, I did have to snicker a little...moron.

http://www.forumspile.com/Misc-AOL-Luv.jpg

[Rain Man]

He lived doing what he loved. How many people can say that?

RIP

He loved having stingray barbs pushed through his chest?

[TrickyNicky]

That's how he died, not how he lived.

[Rain Man]

A "stingray barb through the chest" has to be one of the more uncommon ways to die.

What say you, Rainman?

It barely even shows up on my list.

[Rausch]

He loved having stingray barbs pushed through his chest?
ROFL

[Spott]

He loved having stingray barbs pushed through his chest?


ROFL

I always appreciate sick humor.

[RealSNR]

That's quite tragic. After some of the stuff he did in his shows, I thought this guy was invincible around animals.

A shame that it was a relatively nonharmful animal too.

RIP

[Rain Man]

That's how he died, not how he lived.

Oh. Okay.

[SPchief]

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:shake: poor taste

[Demonpenz]

Damn now espn can't show him tackling that gator anymore

[Rausch]

He lived doing what he loved. How many people can say that?

RIP

Heroin addicts and hookers?...

[luv]

Wow. I was just watching Animal Planet. You'd think they'd have said something about it.

[Rausch]

:shake: poor taste

True.

Aussies spend entirely too much time in the sun and end up chewy...

[Frazod]

Well, I always figured one of the things he f#cked with would do him in one day. But he was entertaining. Directly out of his mind, but entertaining.

RIP, you crazy bastard.

[Deberg_1990]

what exactly is a stingray barb??

[Spott]

True.

Aussies spend entirely too much time in the sun and end up chewy...


That explains why the crocs never ate him before.

[TrickyNicky]

"Their stinger is a razor-sharp, barbed or serrated cartilaginous spine which grows from the ray's whip-like tail (like a fingernail). It is coated with a toxic venom. This gives them their common name of stingrays, but that name can also be used to refer to any poisonous ray."

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

[2112]

what exactly is a stingray barb??
it's the tail..and it has a barb on the end of it..it's nasty..and anything in australia is nasty x100

[Spott]

what exactly is a stingray barb??


Their stingers have a little barb at the end, kind of like a fishing hook.

[JBucc]

So can we sue the stingrays?

[Frazod]

what exactly is a stingray barb??

I assume its the tip of its tail. Whatever it is, it sounds very unpleasant.

[JBucc]

Oh and RIP and whatnot. Enjoyed his first show when it came on. Then suddenly every animal guy with an accent decided to run around playing with snakes and ruined it a bit.

[Deberg_1990]

Pretty sad......but considering the line of work he was in, it was only a matter of time...

[Demonpenz]

It wasn't really a accident i am pretty sure stingrays know what they are doing

[KcMizzou]

I'm not finding anything about it on CNN, Foxnews, Fark...

[JBucc]

I'm not finding anything about it on CNN, Foxnews, Fark...
it's at the very top on CNN.com

[Spott]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14663786/

[cdcox]

I'm not finding anything about it on CNN, Foxnews, Fark...

check cnn again

[carlos3652]

CNN is reporting it on Breaking news:

www.cnn.com

[carlos3652]

RIP

[KcMizzou]

check cnn againSure enough.

[tk13]

I'm not finding anything about it on CNN, Foxnews, Fark...
I did a Yahoo News search and it came up on several Austrailian news outlets, most posted within the last 30 minutes or so.

[JBucc]

Really though, what are the chances of that? I mean people swim around with stingrays all the time and I've never heard of someone even getting hurt. He was probably trying to get a sperm sample or something weird like that.

[luv]

I'm not finding anything about it on CNN, Foxnews, Fark...
http://news.google.com/news?q=Steve+Irwin&hl=en&lr=&sa=X&oi=news&ct=title

Here's what I found by googling his name.

[Spott]

He was probably trying to get a sperm sample or something weird like that.

So maybe the stingray got a little excited and poked him?

[TrickyNicky]

Poison near the heart plus not being able to make it to shore to treat it in time were probably the reasons he died. Just a guess.

[greg63]

RIP Steve.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200609/s1732439.htm

[Halfcan]

Wow that really sucks!!! I liked the guy, his wife is hot too.

[Halfcan]

RIP

[BigRedChief]

Hey the dude was an orginal. About as far removed from Marlin Perkins stuffy animal kingdom as he could be. I'll never forget the first time seeing the guy he was handling a poisinous snake and it was lunging at him and he just kept talking into the camera about the snake. I thought the dude had some big balls. He lived large.

[RealSNR]

So if the barb is at the tip of the tail, why are the people at SeaWorld so careless? They pet and touch their tails all the time. You'd think they'd be more careful

[Demonpenz]

the ones i have seen at sea world have been debarbed

[JBucc]

How do they even use their stinger? Can they whip it around like a scorpion or do that have to swim backards into you? Great mysteries of the deep....

[tk13]

I was going around looking at stingray info, and somebody already put that Steve Irwin died from a stingray attack on Wikipedia.

Are stingray deaths even that common? At least among people that get stung? I only found one thing on it so far that said it was rare, but that was with North American stingrays... I'm sure the ones down there might pack a different punch.

[Smed1065]

stingrays, look out now....................your in trouble rip.

[stevieray]

How do they even use their stinger? Can they whip it around like a scorpion or do that have to swim backards into you? Great mysteries of the deep....


don't feed the animals.

[Ugly Duck]

"Their stinger is a razor-sharp, barbed or serrated cartilaginous spine which grows from the ray's whip-like tail (like a fingernail). It is coated with a toxic venom. A stringray whipped its barb right through my tennis shoe. Sunk 2 1/2 inches into my foot in an instant. EXTREMELY unpleasant.....

[JBucc]

I think this calls for action. From this day forth the month of September should be used to promote stingray awareness. Like Black history month but for stingrays.

[Ugly Duck]

How do they even use their stinger? Can they whip it around like a scorpion or do that have to swim backards into you? Great mysteries of the deep....The barb is near the base of their tail, sometimes they'll have several barbs. They whip their tail over their head like a scorpion, but the barb is not at the tip of the long, whiplike tail.

[Thig Lyfe]

I think this calls for action. From this day forth the month of September should be used to promote stingray awareness. Like Black history month but for stingrays.

So the purpose of Black History Month is to make sure people are safe from getting killed by black people?

Just following your logic here.

[JBucc]

The barb is near the base of their tail, sometimes they'll have several barbs. They whip their tail over their head like a scorpion, but the barb is not at the tip of the long, whiplike tail.And those bastards on that Carnival cruise wanted me to swim with those damned devil fish. Crazies. I'll take my chances with the UV rays in the hot tub thank you very much.

[JBucc]

So the purpose of Black History Month is to make sure people are safe from getting killed by black people?

Just following your logic here.Duh. MLK was a psychopath.

[Demonpenz]

Don't stand don't stand no close to me

[badgirl]

I really hate to hear this :shake:

[Ugly Duck]

Here's the kind that stung me.... big dudes, 3-4 ft wingspans. You can see the barb near the base of the tail:

http://www.mexfish.com/fish/bray/braysnow1.jpg

[boogblaster]

RIP STEVE-O you were one crazy bastard..Frick a bunch of stingrays..BOOG....

[ChiefsKing]

The stinger is like a fingernail, they file the stinger down at sea world so they are not dangerous. Besides I am sure the one that killed him was a big one.

[Mecca]

RIP STEVE-O you were one crazy bastard..Frick a bunch of stingrays..BOOG....

Steve-O is even nuttier than Steve Irwin..........but nothing can kill him.

[Ugly Duck]

The stinger is like a fingernail, they file the stinger down at sea world so they are not dangerous. Besides I am sure the one that killed him was a big one.Them Aussie stingrays get like 6 ft across, weigh 160 lbs, & have 8-inch barbs:

"It usually has one venomous spine (the sting) halfway along the tail which is capable of inflicting severe or potentially fatal wounds. This species is sometimes observed raising its tail above its back like a scorpion."

http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/images/dbreviatk2.jpg

[big nasty kcnut]

Rip croc man you are hardcore.

[Ugly Duck]

The stinger is like a fingernailLike a REALLY long fingernail thats as hard as bone, coated with poison, and looks like this:

http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/images/dthetidspine2.jpg

[Mecca]

It looks like Rambo's knife.

[Rausch]

So the purpose of Black History Month is to make sure people are safe from getting killed by black people?

Just following your logic here.

Good idea.

Being that I'd prefer not to be killed preventing anything or anyone from ending my life is a good thing.

Islamo-fascist History Month should be informative...

[Rausch]

Like a REALLY long fingernail thats as hard as bone, coated with poison, and looks like this:

http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/images/dthetidspine2.jpg

Just like a fingernail, only in no way similar...

[Amnorix]

Holy crap. That's really sad. With 2 little kids too.

I really enjoyed his shows. After all that time playing tag with huge-ass crocodiles and other poisonous reptiles, it seems beyond belief that he was killed by a stingray. Damn. RIP.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

That is sad, but fitting.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

He went out the way he wanted, doing what he loved.

Also though, I think God looked down and was like, "yeah, Steve...um...that's gonna be enough right there..."

[Ultra Peanut]

That nigga was crazy. :(

Also, this is further proof that the ocean is nothing but concentrated evil and should be nuked for our safety.

[KcMizzou]

Also though, I think God looked down and was like, "yeah, Steve...um...that's gonna be enough right there..."LMAO


I admit, it's a combover.

[chief2000]

Quit fu*king with stingrays.

They ain't toys.

Dude wanted to die. Always goofing with crocodiles and deadly snakes.

He made big bucks $$$ because of it and now pays the price.

[KcMizzou]

Quit fu*king with stingrays.

They ain't toys.

Dude wanted to die. Always goofing with crocodiles and deadly snakes.

He made big bucks $$$ because of it and now pays the price.I agree that guy way a crazy bastard, but he was no Tim Treadwell. (Grizzly man)

I alluded to that earlier, but I was only joking.

Hell, I still feel bad for that poor bastard on Wild Kingdom that had to go wrestle wild animals while the old dude sat in the jeep and talked about it.

Probably showing my age there...

[Ugly Duck]

Quit fu*king with stingrays.

They ain't toys.

Dude wanted to die. Always goofing with crocodiles and deadly snakes.

He made big bucks $$$ because of it and now pays the price.Geesh.... give the dead guy a break. Conservation of Aussie wildlife was his thing, not money. He's like the second guy in history to die from a ray spine to the heart - it was a freak accident.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

LMAO


I admit, it's a combover.

hehe pretty much

[Chiefs Pantalones]

In memory of him, we should all go to the zoo and flip off the monkeys.

[Ultra Peanut]

This is probably the saddest thing that's ever happened in the month of September.

[Halfcan]

This is probably the saddest thing that's ever happened in the month of September.

Yeah okay.

[Hoover]

I'm so upset I think I'll stay home from the office tomorrow.

[Ultra Peanut]

.

[Rausch]

He went out the way he wanted, doing what he loved.

Once again, so does a heroin addict.


Also though, I think God looked down and was like, "yeah, Steve...um...that's gonna be enough right there..."

Definitely a combover...

[Rausch]

I agree that guy way a crazy bastard, but he was no Tim Treadwell. (Grizzly man)


Exactly.

He was the type of stupid that thought he could **** around with ANY creature and come out in time for tea, not just one deadly animal...

[Smed1065]

Anyone got her number.......Early worm gets the hooooo...............

[headsnap]

"I'm gonna swim around this Stingray and stick my thumb up it's ass."

[keg in kc]

Knew it was only a matter of time; dude was crazy (in a good way). RIP.

[HemiEd]

Well that sucks, he was fun to watch. What a way to go, damn.

[Bwana]

Wow, a fricken Ray took him out? I figured a croc or a black momba or some nasty jungle thing, but a Ray? Well that blows, RIP you crazy SOB.

[HemiEd]

Wow, a fricken Ray took him out? I figured a croc or a black momba or some nasty jungle thing, but a Ray? Well that blows, RIP you crazy SOB.

Wow Greg, you are up early. Or is it late? LMAO

[MichaelH]

RIP Steve. My son and I watched his show all the time. :(

[Bwana]

I have been getting get up at 5 AM for about a month. I was running into the old, I am not tired at night issue and couldn't go to sleep until 1 of 2 AM. I had to reprogram my system. If I get up a 5, I am ready to crash at 10 PM. :) Besides, I have a paper boy that is a sloth so I get to give him the "HEY! how's it going!?" The kid jumps back and laughs and says, "you get me everytime." :p

[HemiEd]

I have been getting get up at 5 AM for about a month. I was running into the old, I am not tired at night issue and couldn't go to sleep until 1 of 2 AM. I had to reprogram my system. If I get up a 5, I am ready to crash at 10 PM. :)

It is better in the morning IMO! I thought you might be headed out fishing. I am playing golf in half an hour. Have a great day.

[Bwana]

It is better in the morning IMO! I thought you might be headed out fishing. I am playing golf in half an hour. Have a great day.

LOL I have to wait until the Derby fire is out to go fishing. It is burning around my fishing spot, that thing is HUGE, 180,000+ acres so far!

http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/09/04/news/state/30-derby_g.txt

I hope you have a great day golfing Ed! :thumb:

[Crush]

Crikey

[2112]

LOL I have to wait until the Derby fire is out to go fishing. It is burning around my fishing spot, that thing is HUGE, 180,000+ acres so far!

http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/09/04/news/state/30-derby_g.txt

I hope you have a great day golfing Ed! :thumb:


not to be off topic in my own thread but...

holy shit!!
is that normal in the summer in montana??

[Hound333]

RIP I don't look forward to only seeing the Irwin ripoff animal shows now.

[Bwana]

not to be off topic in my own thread but...

holy shit!!
is that normal in the summer in montana??

It was a very wet spring, which in turn produced a bumper weed crop. We had the hottest July and first half of August since 1934 with no rain which made for some very dry conditions. With that much fuel, combined with no rain and dry lighting, it has been a giant tinderbox around here. There are LOTS of fires burning right now around the state. The Derby is the second biggest burning in the country right now from the reports I heard yesterday. I had my Ford Super Duty and trailer rolling last week to go help a friend out who has a big ranch in the area, but by the time I got up there the fire had already made it within 400 yards of his house and the wind changed directions producing a back burn...........Lucky! I think he would have been ok because he has it clear cut around his house. The people that got burned out had trees right up to the front of their door step. (Stupid) I'm sorry, but if they are dumb enough to live in the middle of the mountains and not clear cut, I have a hard time feeling sorry for them. It's just mother nature doing what mother nature does on her time. It's not a matter of if a fires going to roll through, it’s a matter of when and how a person prepares for the inevitable firestorm. At this point in time, the Derby fire is only 20% contained.

[2112]

It was a very wet spring, which in turn produced a bumper weed crop. We had the hottest July and first half of August since 1934 with no rain which made for some very dry conditions. With that much fuel, combined with no rain and dry lighting, it has been a giant tinderbox around here. There are LOTS of fires burning right now around the state. The Derby is the second biggest burning in the country right now from the reports I heard yesterday. I had my Ford Super Duty and trailer rolling last week to go help a friend out who has a big ranch in the area, but by the time I got up there the fire had already made it within 400 yards of his house and the wind changed directions producing a back burn...........Lucky! I think he would have been ok because he has it clear cut around his house. The people that got burned out had trees right up to the front of their door step. (Stupid) I'm sorry, but if they are dumb enough to live in the middle of the mountains and not clear cut, I have a hard time feeling sorry for them. It's just mother nature doing what mother nature does on her time. It's not a matter of if a fires going to roll through, it’s a matter of when and how a person prepares for the inevitable firestorm. At this point in time, the Derby fire is only 20% contained.

wow..I hope you guys get some rain over there soon to get a grip on those fires...
thanks for the info..and for enlightening me on Montana ;)

[Bwana]

wow..I hope you guys get some rain over there soon to get a grip on those fires...
thanks for the info..and for enlightening me on Montana ;)

My pleasure........

[Chieftain58]

jeesh, That sucks.. He seemed to be a very good guy

[Ugly Duck]

Quit fu*king with stingrays.

They ain't toys.From CNN: "He came over the top of a stingray that was buried in the sand, and the barb came up and hit him in the chest."

Maybe he wasn't sticking his finger up the ray's ass. Maybe he was just swimming over some sand, and a ray was burried uner it.

[headsnap]

From CNN: "He came over the top of a stingray that was buried in the sand, and the barb came up and hit him in the chest."

Maybe he wasn't sticking his finger up the ray's ass. Maybe he was just swimming over some sand, and a ray was burried uner it.
did you ever see the South Park episode?

[Brock]

hard to believe it took this long.

[Kylo Ren]

I thought it was a hoax until I saw it on CNN's website.

Well, this wasn't a surprise. Actually, it was more of a surprise that it didn't happen earlier. I wonder if the video of it will get out.

I also saw it on CNN, but I still thought it was a hoax until I saw it reported by Fox News! Sheeeeeeesh! Too bad. RIP.

[JBucc]

So how long until Jeff Corwin dies of methane inhalation from a Rhino fart?

[dirk digler]

RIP Steve. This is truly a huge loss

[2112]

So how long until Jeff Corwin dies of methane inhalation from a Rhino fart?
I cant stand that Jeff Corwin..he is a cheap ripoff of Steve Irwin

[JBucc]

I cant stand that Jeff Corwin..he is a cheap ripoff of Steve IrwinAustin Stevens is te biggest ripoff every. They couldn't even find someone without "steve" somewhere in his name?

[blueballs]

maybe he should not rest in peace
he would make a kick ass ghost

[Ugly Duck]

did you ever see the South Park episode?"I'll stick my thumb up his ass - that'll REALLY piss him off!"

[Archie F. Swin]

Anyone have a link to the ESPN promo? That was classic!

[Zebedee DuBois]

You can only go around defying death for so long.

Let that be a lesson to you death defiers.

[OldTownChief]

maybe he should not rest in peace
he would make a kick ass ghost

ROFL

[Baby Lee]

Hell, I still feel bad for that poor bastard on Wild Kingdom that had to go wrestle wild animals while the old dude sat in the jeep and talked about it.

Probably showing my age there...
Jim?

[PastorMikH]

This was a real shock when I heard in on the news today. The wife and I loved watching the guy. He was amazing with animals. Like others, I can't believe he hadn't been hurt or killed sooner.

[Nightwish]

Ah, man! This sucks, I liked Steve Irwin. Very entertaining character. Oh well, it was bound to happen sooner or later.

On a side note, I have to say that if I wanted someone to reassure me of the painlessness of a loved one's death, I don't think I'd ask his producer:
"It's likely that he possibly died instantly when the barb hit him, and I don't think that he ... felt any pain." Those words in combination don't exactly add much certainty to the equation.

[Ugly Duck]

Ah, man! This sucks, I liked Steve Irwin. Very entertaining character. Oh well, it was bound to happen sooner or later.

On a side note, I have to say that if I wanted someone to reassure me of the painlessness of a loved one's death, I don't think I'd ask his producer:
"It's likely that he possibly died instantly when the barb hit him, and I don't think that he ... felt any pain." Those words in combination don't exactly add much certainty to the equation.Anybody else here been jabbed by one of those barbs? I tell ya.... that poison causes some serious pain. I was holding my foot & staring at it wondering how it could have so much pain packed into it. That stuff oughta be illegal....

[Nightwish]

Anybody else here been jabbed by one of those barbs? I tell ya.... that poison causes some serious pain. I was holding my foot & staring at it wondering how it could have so much pain packed into it. That stuff oughta be illegal....I've never been stabbed by a stingray (never been close enough to one), but I've been barbed by a catfish, and I know how intense that pain is. I imagine, though, that it probably pales next to the punch a stingray's venom causes, so I can imagine it is pretty bad.

[JBucc]

Man I hate the ocean and I've never even been. Too much stuff that's all hidden with giant poisonous barbs sticking out and invisible jellys floating around waiting for you to swim into them. Even those little snail things can kill you. If I ever go diving it will be in a personal sub or full chain mail suit.

[Nightwish]

Man I hate the ocean and I've never even been. Too much stuff that's all hidden with giant poisonous barbs sticking out and invisible jellys floating around waiting for you to swim into them. Even those little snail things can kill you. If I ever go diving it will be in a personal sub or full chain mail suit.
I hear ya, although the full chain mail would probably kill you faster than the creatures!

[2112]

Man I hate the ocean and I've never even been. Too much stuff that's all hidden with giant poisonous barbs sticking out and invisible jellys floating around waiting for you to swim into them. Even those little snail things can kill you. If I ever go diving it will be in a personal sub or full chain mail suit.
come on man!!! :)
thats australia!!
everything is deadly there!!!
the ocean is fun!!dont knock until you try it!! :)

[JBucc]

I hear ya, although the full chain mail would probably kill you faster than the creatures!I've heard that between 0 and I think 30 feet you're neutrally buoyant, but beyond that you sink like a rock.

[memyselfI]

I'm really sorry for this man's death. He educated and entertained a lot of people including my hubby and sons who are really bummed about this.

Me, I thought the guy was really a hoot but I thought he was rather wreckless at times. The baby incident comes to mind. I feared he may end up one day like his comrad, Tim Treadwell, on the wrong end of an experiment gone bad. I think both men though brave were a bit too trusting of their own abilities to understand the animals they studied. In the end, their comfort level and knowledge contributed to their death instead of preventing it. Very sad and ironic.

[stevieray]

I'm really sorry for this man's death. He educated and entertained a lot of people including my hubby and sons who are really bummed about this.

Me, I thought the guy was really a hoot but I thought he was rather wreckless at times. The baby incident comes to mind. I feared he may end up one day like his comrad, Tim Treadwell, on the wrong end of an experiment gone bad. I think both men though brave were a bit too trusting of their own abilities to understand the animals they studied. In the end, their comfort level and knowledge contributed to their death instead of preventing it. Very sad and ironic.

translation: the post in the lounge that allows the next 200 in DC.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Irwin and Treadwell were in NO WAY alike.

[memyselfI]

Irwin and Treadwell were in NO WAY alike.

Irwin was definitely more conservative than Treadwell but that is relative, isn't it? In the end they both died doing what they love* and probably taking less precautions than they should have.




*We should all be so lucky...

[4th and Long]

*We should all be so lucky...
Being transformed into bear kibble is lucky? :spock:

[Ultra Peanut]

Irwin and Treadwell were in NO WAY alike.Irwin: "Crikey, she's a beaut! This girl could kill you in the blink of an eye..."
Treadwell: "They feel a kinship with me! They're such loving creatures!"

Irwin did some crazy shit, but he knew his stuff, and fully understood the beauty and danger of nature. Treadwell, on the other hand, had no real clue whatsoever.

[JBucc]

*We should all be so lucky...It may be good for me, but dying during orgasm is bound to be a little disturbing for her.

[BigRedChief]

The tribute videos start making the rounds on the internet.

http://www.break.com/index/steve_irwin_tribute.html

[pr_capone]

I'm not gonna go through 10 + pages just to post this so if its alreay been posted then bite my shiny metal ass.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/big_al_1983/stingrayxr7.jpg

[cheffz]

and what did he do to make the chiefs better?
kinda feel bad you are dead.
did it to yourself.

[KcMizzou]

and what did he do to make the chiefs better?
kinda feel bad you are dead.
did it to yourself.

are you related
to blueballs

[cheffz]

no, not related. how did Irwin influence my life...in no way. he influenced his own life and he is no longer.

[stevieray]

no, not related. how did Irwin influence my life...in no way. he influenced his own life and he is no longer.

that's really deep.

[BigRedChief]

and what did he do to make the chiefs better?
kinda feel bad you are dead.
did it to yourself.
He was an orginal. Noone who came before him had ever done a TV show like he was doing it. Alas he was not able to help Sims get his azz into the backfield of opposing teams but his passing warrants mention on this part of the planet also.

Chit there is already web sites and domains in his name springing up.

http://www.tributetosteve.com/

[Ultra Peanut]

and what did he do to make the chiefs better?
kinda feel bad you are dead.
did it to yourself.He had a better chance of being struck by lightning than being fatally stung by a stingray. Yeah, he totally brought it on himself.

[Rain Man]

Irwin was definitely more conservative than Treadwell but that is relative, isn't it? In the end they both died doing what they love* and probably taking less precautions than they should have.




*We should all be so lucky...


This makes me think of autoerotic asphyxiation.

[Nightwish]

He had a better chance of being struck by lightning than being fatally stung by a stingray.
That's probably because the average person has a much better chance of being on dry land, where lightning strikes occur, than of being in the ocean, where stingray attacks occur!

[Ugly Duck]

did it to yourself.
Dang... you ChiefsFanz are a cold-hearted bunch. 'Cept for guyz like Ultra Peanut who recognize that Irwin had a better chance of getting hit by lightning than getting a ray barb in his heart. There's about 1,500 stingray wounds reported in the US each year. Having a barb rammed through one's heart is an outlandishly improbable freak occurance. You can say the snake bites were his fault for handling them. You can blame us divers and swimmers for our stingray wounds because we tread on them. Irwin deserves no more blame than the rest of us do for his wound. He just happened to be one of the very few in history to be unfortunate enough to get his in the heart.

[Hammock Parties]

I bet some Aussies are glad he's dead, because they hated how he gave the wrong idea about australians. I had some friends from australia that just went on and on about how no aussies talked like that, that he was a disgrace and whatnot. Personally i didnt care what they thought, Croc man was really entertaining and at one point made me want to do what he did. Crazy ass is now in a better place though where he can't have any more fear of death, he can just jump in the crocs mouths now if he wants to.

[HolmeZz]

Wikipedia's list of unusual deaths:

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

[Ugly Duck]

Wikipedia's list of unusual deaths:

"Chrysippus, Greek stoic philosopher, died of laughter after watching his drunken donkey attempt to eat figs."

If Irwin had the same death as Chrysippus nobody would be blaming him......

[Garcia Bronco]

crazy

[WilliamTheIrish]

That's probably because the average person has a much better chance of being on dry land, where lightning strikes occur, than of being in the ocean, where stingray attacks occur!

Lightening strikes don't occur on the ocean?

Landlubber.

[Jenny Gump]

My son is upset. I'm not that sympathetic. Guy does dangerous life-threatening work---guy dies. Whatever.

[memyselfI]

"Chrysippus, Greek stoic philosopher, died of laughter after watching his drunken donkey attempt to eat figs."

If Irwin had the same death as Chrysippus nobody would be blaming him......

I don't think too many folks, Germaine Greer and similiar whackos aside, are blaming Steve Irwin for his death. I do think there are folks like me who believe he gambled with life and finally lost. I've heard/read that he didn't carry emergency supplies such as anti-venom because he said his anti-venom was 'to not get bit.'

I guess in the end, he was right. He didn't need a-v for a bite. Still, it makes you wonder if he was traveling with adequate emergency medical supplies on board or on standby, just in case. Given what I've read and heard from him, I doubt it. That is what is making some people shake their heads.

[Rain Man]

I bet some Aussies are glad he's dead, because they hated how he gave the wrong idea about australians. I had some friends from australia that just went on and on about how no aussies talked like that, that he was a disgrace and whatnot. Personally i didnt care what they thought, Croc man was really entertaining and at one point made me want to do what he did. Crazy ass is now in a better place though where he can't have any more fear of death, he can just jump in the crocs mouths now if he wants to.

Sounds to me like a paperwork snafu accidentally got him sent to crocodile heaven.

[2112]

they said that he pulled the barb right out of his heart without knowing it..(a natural reaction)and bled to death..it was all taped..we shall see it I'm sure one day on the internet

[morphius]

Shame this happened to the guy. While he could easily wear on you a bit, there are not that many people you will ever see that really truly loved what they do for a living. That is what I always liked about him.

[WilliamTheIrish]

I don't think too many folks, Germaine Greer and similiar whackos aside, are blaming Steve Irwin for his death. I do think there are folks like me who believe he gambled with life and finally lost. I've heard/read that he didn't carry emergency supplies such as anti-venom because he said his anti-venom was 'to not get bit.'

I guess in the end, he was right. He didn't need a-v for a bite. Still, it makes you wonder if he was traveling with adequate emergency medical supplies on board or on standby, just in case. Given what I've read and heard from him, I doubt it. That is what is making some people shake their heads.

Do tell doctor, what you can do for a stingray barb piercing your heart?

Say, Ugly Duck, what did you carry to stay alive underwater when in the presence of rays? A surgeon? An entire emergency room? Cardiothoracic surgeon? Podiatrist?

[PastorMikH]

they said that he pulled the barb right out of his heart without knowing it..(a natural reaction)and bled to death..it was all taped..we shall see it I'm sure one day on the internet


On the late night CNN news last night the guy had Steve's producer on the phone and asked him about that and the guy said he was quite offended at the news guys question.


If the thing was in his heart and he was 30 minutes away from a landing site for a chopper, then who knows how long of a flight to a hospital, I doubt he'd have made it anyway.

[JBucc]

If I was the camerman I would have smashed the tape as soon as I could