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A sad day!, Steve Irwin

paul	Sep 4 2006, 09:57 AM Post #1
Moderator [Ringer Patrol] Group: [Ringer Patrol] Posts: 2081 Joined: 14-March 01 From: Sandhurst - Berkshire!! Member No.: 42	QUOTE Mr Irwin, 44, died after being struck in the chest by the stingray's barb while he was filming a documentary in Queensland's Great Barrier Reef. Paramedics from Cairns rushed to the scene but were unable to save him. Mr Irwin was known for his television show The Crocodile Hunter and his work with native Australian wildlife. Police in Queensland confirmed the environmentalist's death and said his family had been notified. Mr Irwin was married with two young children. "It is believed that Mr Irwin collapsed after being stung by a stingray at Batt Reef off Port Douglas at about 1100 (0100 GMT)," a police statement quoted by AFP news agency said. "His crew called for medical treatment and the Queensland medical helicopter responded. However Mr Irwin had died." It was obvious he was going to be killed this way but a world without Steve Irwin is a duller place thats for sure!!! It makes me wonder if it was actually filmed and how long it will take to hit the internet if it was. I can see it now - (In Aussie accent) " What this angry little stingray doesn't know is I'm gonna grab its tail and then aaggghhhhh......." -------------------- Of course I'm arrogant...The best always are!

Inspector Weasel	Sep 4 2006, 11:36 AM Post #2
Group: Full Members Posts: 482 Joined: 15-September 03 From: Lurking in a bush Member No.: 175	A sad (but inevitable) end to a real character. May he "Ray Sting Peace" -------------------- Main Entry: in?spec?tor a : a police officer who is in charge of usually several precincts and ranks below a superintendent or deputy superintendent b : a person appointed to oversee a polling place Main Entry: 1wea?sel or plural weasel : any of various small slender active carnivorous mammals (genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae, the weasel family) that are able to prey on animals (as rabbits) larger than themselves, are mostly reddish brown with white or yellowish underparts, and in northern forms turn white in winter.

michael	Sep 4 2006, 06:47 PM Post #3
[Ringer Patrol] Group: [Ringer Patrol] Posts: 1480 Joined: 4-March 01 From: Yateley, Hampshire Member No.: 56	I think we can summarise this great man's life in just one word... crikey! --------------------

cptnightwalker	Sep 6 2006, 08:10 PM Post #4
Group: Full Members Posts: 67 Joined: 13-July 06 From: England wooot Member No.: 260	na i didnt like him i thought he was complete idiot and overreacted 1000000x more we used to to take the mick outta him all the time but yeh lame he died, now it would just be lame to take tha mick outta him now. gotta find some1 else, maybe tht crazy snake guy? xD -------------------- "n00b" buster i did actually say sorry xD

paul	Sep 7 2006, 07:21 PM Post #5
Moderator [Ringer Patrol] Group: [Ringer Patrol] Posts: 2081 Joined: 14-March 01 From: Sandhurst - Berkshire!! Member No.: 42	By over reacted do you mean made it interesting to thousands of kids and adults alike? He has educated and made animals interesting to people that probably would not care if he had not have lived. He has created a legacy that is Australia Zoo. Yes he was a nutter and called his kid Bindy but we all have our problems -------------------- Of course I'm arrogant...The best always are!

cptnightwalker	Sep 7 2006, 07:52 PM Post #6
Group: Full Members Posts: 67 Joined: 13-July 06 From: England wooot Member No.: 260	lol as i said he is a nutter but its lame he died -------------------- "n00b" buster i did actually say sorry xD

james	Sep 9 2006, 10:23 AM Post #7
Group: Super Administrators Posts: 3296 Joined: 2-March 01 From: Surrey, UK Member No.: 13	Gutted about this - no matter how the great man overreacted (I bet going to the cinema with him was even funnier than with Mikey) and how questionable some of his actions were (I'm thinking about the baby in one hand/croc food in the other incident), he undoubtedly had great enthusiasm and love for animals of all sorts and anyone who can enthuse and promote that kind of message has got to be a good person. I'm pretty sure he would also want to go with his boots on doing what he loved rather than sucumb to a terminal illness or ill-health, so all respect to the great Steve-o and all that he did. Crikey! -------------------- "We are number one, all others are number two or lower!" - The Sphinx, Mystery Men "A computer without a Microsoft operating system is like a dog without bricks tied to its head" - annon "What a terrible thing to have lost one's mind. Or not to have a mind at all. How true that is." - Dan Quayle

Emily	Sep 10 2006, 11:13 AM Post #8
[Ringer Patrol] Group: [Ringer Patrol] Posts: 717 Joined: 21-May 01 From: Old Woking, Surrey Member No.: 26	I used to detest this man with a passion when I first saw 'the crocodile hunter' on TV. After watching a show about Australia Zoo and how all the Money raised from 'the crocodile hunter' is used in the preservation of wild life, it became obvious that this man was not just in it for the fame and attention, but he really cared about something more important. He contributed more to the world in his short life than most people could even comprehend doing in a whole one. I warmed to him further after witnessing the love and care that he was clearly overwhelmed by at the birth of his first child. It then became apparent to me that although i couldn't relate to this man as a showman - as a human being and caring father and husband he was clearly one to be admired and an example for all of us. I have never been saddened quite so much by the death of someone I have never met and am sorry to see him go, he will me missed! This post has been edited by Emily: Sep 11 2006, 12:13 PM -------------------- its all fun and games till somebody looses and eye!

Aly	Sep 12 2006, 12:48 PM Post #9
Group: Full Members Posts: 76 Joined: 5-September 03 Member No.: 171	I've just got back from Bestival on the Isle of Wight (highly recommended by the way) and on the Saturday they have a fancy dress competition. There must have been about 15 Steve Irwins walking around with an inflatable croc, safari shirt and shorts and a black armband! The only one who got any grief was the bloke who went a bit far and had blood on his chest and a cardboard cut out stingray which was a little insensitive.

cptnightwalker	Sep 12 2006, 05:25 PM Post #10
Group: Full Members Posts: 67 Joined: 13-July 06 From: England wooot Member No.: 260	3 beached dead sting rays hve been found in australia wid there tails cut off- aparently revenge attacks what kinda supporter of steve would kill animals that he loved, somehow i dont think they are true fans -------------------- "n00b" buster i did actually say sorry xD

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