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If we need the likes of Irwin to increase our awareness of the diversity of creation, the beauty of animals, plants, waters and rocks, the majesty of the animal world, if we really need people doing the kind of stuff he made himself a name by doing, in order to accomplish all those good things people often credit him with, then, I would have to start believing that, for example, reality TV is, far from a misguided attempt of the powers that be to disengage the average citizen even further from actual reality, actually the best stuff that TV corps can come up with in order to quench our present expectations for "nature journalism" or, the way I call it, "animal abusive bush-clowns".

One very effective way to engage with the animal and vegetal order around us is... GO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

Another very effective way to gain awareness of the diversity and beauty of nature is GO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT.

And, for those who would like to deepen their joy in the contemplation of the natural world, its creatures, rocks, seasons and wonders,
GO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT, THIS TIME WITH A FRIEND WHO KNOWS ABOUT IT MORE THAN YOU DO. My own friend is 65 and knows a huge deal about trees. I always forget what he tells me, though.

And I did mean it when saying how sorry I was for this dude and his family. None deserves the kind of suffering he went through and his loved ones are going through now and will go in the future (oh, the tape.... THE TAPE!). But, then again, what were we expecting? Seeing him age, unharmed while still given to the really, really strange habit of "sticking his thumb up any odd animal's a$$"?

He had it coming.

(It's like... "Paris man who used to jump from Eiffel Tower every year has just broken his neck. Nation in tears" WTF )

And, man, that tape. It's so awful that the camera was even on. I only hope no bloodless exec releases it...... and I hope they don't , cuz it will be only up to then that jokes like this won't ensue any ethical chaos....

- "Mom, where's that Lion King DVD?"
- "Up there, honey, right next to your dad's death tape"

Ugh.



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which is fine. nothing would be more terrible than foro people thinking the way I do! It's booooooring.





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@LAB ..I'm glad to know Im not the only one thinking the same...

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He died doing what he loved best.
Weird luck though cause most people that get stung by a Stingray survive.
It actually rare for a fatality to occur.
He's been exposed to more vicious wild animals and it was a Stingray that got him.


I feel for his family.



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Im gonna miss him saying "crikey"

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looks like LAB has a touchy touchy feeling for wild animals


maybe if we give him one of these he will calm down lol!!!




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You are accurate that Irwin did appear to be rough and invasive with the animals.  But think about the fact that he hardly used any equipment to subdue these wild animals (I may be mistaken but I don't recall seeing him with any tranquilizers, nets or sophisticated capturing devices).   In a man vs. wild animal scenario, I would say 'F@ck yeah, be as swift and brute as you have to be'.


I disagree that Irwin dangled his baby for posterity or for celebrity reasons.  He and his family lived for the animals.  I think it was a momentary brain fart.  It was a combination of show boating and inclusion of his baby to the business that just hit the wrong nerve with many people.


The guy was in a class of his own.  I really can't say many bad things about him because he lived and died doing what he loved, and he was an enthusiastic embassador for his country and wildlife studies.


 


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Now, just a moment here....

Isn't this the same guy who spent 80% of his show's time, like, literally, PISSING OFF wild animals who did not ask to have him come over and pull their tails and grab their ears and hug them and fall on them and all those things?
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I am sorry for whatever suffering this dude may have gone through, I am sorry for his family, friends and, of course, producers (the ones that are gonna miss him the most and the longest, I am afraid... his animal-molesting antics were selling really well in that exclusive, high quality art club we all call t e l e v i s i o n). But, as I think of what he did for a living, the guy had it coming.




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I agree with Xavy here! I think he not only made things entertaining but educated!  SO DID CHARLES DARWIN AND SO MANY OTHERS WHO'VE DIED OF OLD AGE!

This was his second brush of death and unfortunently he died! I remember watching when he almost died of a snake bit and it was horrible but he survived. Its sad that he leaves behind a wife and DAUGHTER (BTW only has one child) - NO, HE HAD AN 8-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND A 3-YEAR-OLD SON, THE BABY OF THE INFAMOUS CROC FEEDING INCIDENT.







but accidents at work happen all the time.....it makes no diff just because he was a celebrity.....work is work, whatever way u put it, and u r right about the kids, 2 not 1.

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"good things"? "bad things"?

I mean, of course u r entitled to your own opinion. But, may I drop another 2 cents here?

I don't see how could we even begin to talk about "good" or "bad" things if it's about a guy who whored himself to the showlife soooo bad that not even his toddler son was too precious to risk. And, some time later, he would defend what he did with some loose rant about the experience having being some sort of "learnig process" for the baby.

The baby was F@CKING ASLEEP. Babies that age don't learn s h i t.



It's like, holding a 6 months old baby out of a window from an 8th floor apartment.







Oh, by the way, that's EXACTLY what another attention whore did to his own "son". And that was Michael Jackson.

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whored himself!?!? sorry my friend but he was nowhere neer being an attention whore, and the only attention he got was from his work that he did reason it separated him from the rest.....now u try to compare jacko to him is like comparing apples and oranges, and by the way humans start their learning process even before they are born.




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I agree with Xavy here! I think he not only made things entertaining but educated!  SO DID CHARLES DARWIN AND SO MANY OTHERS WHO'VE DIED OF OLD AGE!

This was his second brush of death and unfortunently he died! I remember watching when he almost died of a snake bit and it was horrible but he survived. Its sad that he leaves behind a wife and DAUGHTER (BTW only has one child) - NO, HE HAD AN 8-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND A 3-YEAR-OLD SON, THE BABY OF THE INFAMOUS CROC FEEDING INCIDENT.






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Like most of you, I do feel sorry for the guy, but I have to somehow agree with Lab here... He did have it coming. I remember that incident with the baby... that one really pi$$ed me off. I mean, I do understand that he brought a lot of attention to animals and for Australia was a godsent 'cause he promoted the country so well and all, but he was too much of a risk-taker. I guess some people just have to go that extra mile (or that extra inch, in his case). But who I feel the most sorry for are his wife and kids. It's so sad when these "adventurers" go and risk their lives that way, when it's not really necessary, and then they leave little children behind.







but thats what made him so diff and so popular, everyone looks at the "bad things" like some people might say but they don't see the good things that his show brought to a country/animals.

In my opinon he found a way to be diff and separated him from the rest, yes is too bad it took his life but sometimes u got to do, what u got to do.

X@vier



I agree with Xavy here! I think he not only made things entertaining but educated! I had no idea of how many deadly speices of animals there was and everytime i watched his show i learned something new! how to take care of a snake bit, where u can hit an aligator if he were ever to attack, just stuff like that! That one may think u will never need to know but its cool if u do!


This was his second brush of death and unfortunently he died! I remember watching when he almost died of a snake bit and it was horrible but he survived. Its sad that he leaves behind a wife and DAUGHTER (BTW only has one child)


May he rest in peace! at least the man can say i died doing what i love! how


 



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"good things"? "bad things"?

I mean, of course u r entitled to your own opinion. But, may I drop another 2 cents here?

I don't see how could we even begin to talk about "good" or "bad" things if it's about a guy who whored himself to the showlife soooo bad that not even his toddler son was too precious to risk. And, some time later, he would defend what he did with some loose rant about the experience having being some sort of "learnig process" for the baby.

The baby was F@CKING ASLEEP. Babies that age don't learn s h i t.



It's like, holding a 6 months old baby out of a window from an 8th floor apartment.







Oh, by the way, that's EXACTLY what another attention whore did to his own "son". And that was Michael Jackson.

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Like most of you, I do feel sorry for the guy, but I have to somehow agree with Lab here... He did have it coming. I remember that incident with the baby... that one really pi$$ed me off. I mean, I do understand that he brought a lot of attention to animals and for Australia was a godsent 'cause he promoted the country so well and all, but he was too much of a risk-taker. I guess some people just have to go that extra mile (or that extra inch, in his case). But who I feel the most sorry for are his wife and kids. It's so sad when these "adventurers" go and risk their lives that way, when it's not really necessary, and then they leave little children behind.




but thats what made him so diff and so popular, everyone looks at the "bad things" like some people might say but they don't see the good things that his show brought to a country/animals.

In my opinon he found a way to be diff and separated him from the rest, yes is too bad it took his life but sometimes u got to do, what u got to do.

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Like most of you, I do feel sorry for the guy, but I have to somehow agree with Lab here... He did have it coming. I remember that incident with the baby... that one really pi$$ed me off. I mean, I do understand that he brought a lot of attention to animals and for Australia was a godsent 'cause he promoted the country so well and all, but he was too much of a risk-taker. I guess some people just have to go that extra mile (or that extra inch, in his case). But who I feel the most sorry for are his wife and kids. It's so sad when these "adventurers" go and risk their lives that way, when it's not really necessary, and then they leave little children behind.



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you said it....



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LAB_ wrote:


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LAB_ wrote:



Now, just a moment here....

Isn't this the same guy who spent 80% of his show's time, like, literally, PISSING OFF wild animals who did not ask to have him come over and pull their tails and grab their ears and hug them and fall on them and all those things?







^^^ya and thats the reason why he was soo entertaining you dumb f***



may he RIP








entertaining?

oh, it's you, D416.

never mind.

and "dumb ****", if you remember correctly, is YOUR second name.

meh.





hahah your the only one who seems to show some sord of gay compassion towards the animals he messed around with..


or are you some wannabe homo green peace working motha**** lol!!!




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Danny416 wrote:

LAB_ wrote:

Now, just a moment here....

Isn't this the same guy who spent 80% of his show's time, like, literally, PISSING OFF wild animals who did not ask to have him come over and pull their tails and grab their ears and hug them and fall on them and all those things?






^^^ya and thats the reason why he was soo entertaining you dumb f***


may he RIP






entertaining?

oh, it's you, D416.

never mind.

and "dumb ****", if you remember correctly, is YOUR second name.

meh.




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LAB_ wrote:

Now, just a moment here....

Isn't this the same guy who spent 80% of his show's time, like, literally, PISSING OFF wild animals who did not ask to have him come over and pull their tails and grab their ears and hug them and fall on them and all those things?






^^^ya and thats the reason why he was soo entertaining you dumb f***


may he RIP



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Now, just a moment here....

Isn't this the same guy who spent 80% of his show's time, like, literally, PISSING OFF wild animals who did not ask to have him come over and pull their tails and grab their ears and hug them and fall on them and all those things?



Wasn't this the same arsehole who thought his personal circus was somehow extensive to his months old son and therefore didn't think it twice before dangling his -also, non-consenting- toddler less than 2 inches away from a wild cocodrile?



Wasn't this the same "naturist" who was asked by, ooops, nature-protecting NGOs to STOP trespassing wild life areas and habitats and drop his non-stop harassment of whales, seals and others?







How did he die?

"The events were caught on camera, and the footage was handed to the Queensland Police.

After reviewing the footage of the incident and speaking to the cameraman who recorded it, marine documentary filmmaker and fisherman Ben Cropp speculated that the stingray "felt threatened because Steve was alongside and there was the cameraman ahead."

In such a case, the stingray responds by automatically flexing the serrated barb on its tail up to a maximum of 25 cm (10 in) of length. Cropp said Irwin had accidentally boxed the animal in. "It stopped and twisted and threw up its tail with the spike, and it caught him in the chest. It's a defensive thing. It's like being stabbed with a dirty dagger."

The stinging of Irwin by the Bull Ray was "a one-in-a-million thing," Cropp told Time magazine. "I have swum with many rays, and I have only had one do that to me."
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"A one in a million thing".

Just what it takes to understand why would have this guy dangled his baby son in front of a wild animal. It takes one in a million to find such a stupid, self-adoring "celebrity".

I am sorry for whatever suffering this dude may have gone through, I am sorry for his family, friends and, of course, producers (the ones that are gonna miss him the most and the longest, I am afraid... his animal-molesting antics were selling really well in that exclusive, high quality art club we all call t e l e v i s i o n). But, as I think of what he did for a living, the guy had it coming.








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shocking news indeed.... I'm amazed by the way this guy interacted with animals, it's very sad to know that an actual animal (a fish in this case) took away his life...






the irony of things

@bonita
thats what i tell xtasis all the time "be careful or te ban a matar" specially after all the stories i have about him


X@vier






stories????...intriguing i must say...please do speak...



p.s. be careful????  of me???  why...i wouldnt hurt a fly






all in good time, like they say "good things come to those who wait "

ooooooh.....and lets not forget about the pics

X@vier


great...cant wait!

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Bonita wrote:

X4v13r wrote:


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shocking news indeed.... I'm amazed by the way this guy interacted with animals, it's very sad to know that an actual animal (a fish in this case) took away his life...




the irony of things

@bonita
thats what i tell xtasis all the time "be careful or te ban a matar" specially after all the stories i have about him


X@vier



stories????...intriguing i must say...please do speak...


p.s. be careful????  of me???  why...i wouldnt hurt a fly




all in good time, like they say "good things come to those who wait "

ooooooh.....and lets not forget about the pics

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OMG I can't believe it!!! What a great loss.

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X4v13r wrote:


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shocking news indeed.... I'm amazed by the way this guy interacted with animals, it's very sad to know that an actual animal (a fish in this case) took away his life...




the irony of things

@bonita
thats what i tell xtasis all the time "be careful or te ban a matar" specially after all the stories i have about him


X@vier



stories????...intriguing i must say...please do speak...


p.s. be careful????  of me???  why...i wouldnt hurt a fly



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Wow! This is shocking! I used to watch his shows and loved it when he would be on the David Letterman's show!


May he rest in peace!!



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McOSIRIS wrote:

shocking news indeed.... I'm amazed by the way this guy interacted with animals, it's very sad to know that an actual animal (a fish in this case) took away his life...


the irony of things

@bonita
thats what i tell xtasis all the time "be careful or te ban a matar" specially after all the stories i have about him


X@vier


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shocking news indeed.... I'm amazed by the way this guy interacted with animals, it's very sad to know that an actual animal (a fish in this case) took away his life...

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THIS IS SO SAD!!


MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO HIS WIFE AND KIDS...MAY HE REST IN PEACE



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when i heard this i was shocked to hear it...seeing as how i am currently in australia, i know just how much of an icon he was to this society.  news of his death spread like wild fire and a sense of sadness engulfed the entire country.  he was a hero!  what it truely meant to be australian...


on my flight here, the video that the airplane showed about "why you should declare through customs" featured him as the spokesperson for australia.  thats how big he was here!


so on wednesday their is gonna be a special on Steve Irwin's life...a tribute to the hero and australia's loss...


this is kinda wierd...when i went to cuba, their icon, Celia Curz, dies while i was in the country...now im in australia and their hero dies while im here...maybe i should stop travelling


 



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Yup pobre senor y familia.  At first I thought a croc snapped his back meanwhile reading another link it was a stingray.   

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WOW!  I couldn't believe it when I read that!!  That's just crazy!  What a shame. 


At least he died doing something he loved. 



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THE Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead.

He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said today.

It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest and reportedly into his heart .

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




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