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Steve Irwin Dead

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  • #62
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,113 ✭✭✭subway


    rip steve, and a big crikey to people who think that he wouldnt have had it any other way.


  • #63
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Rest in Peace Steve :(


  • #64
    Fanny Cradock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,240 ✭✭✭✭Fanny Cradock


    Snowbie wrote:
    He died what he loved doing.
    R.I.P Steve.

    I dunno about that. I would have assumed that he probably wouldn't have wanted to go down to a stingray's barb in the ticker.


  • #65
    6th
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,247 ✭✭✭✭6th


    He knew what he was doing so he knew the animals were unpredictable. Still though he respected the animals.


  • #66
    Lirange
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,140 ✭✭✭Lirange


    squrm wrote:
    RIP

    "I'm going to sneak up on this croc and jam my thumb in his butthole"

    The episode of south park where they spoofed him still makes me chuckle :)
    Yeah that was good cracks

    As others have said at least he died in his element.

    Very sad to see that in addition to his grieving wife he leaves behind two very young tykes.

    I guess stingray fatalities are rare.

    But Lookie here and here


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  • #67
    Rb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    They're talking about it still on Sky News at the moment.

    Very sad loss.


  • #68
    Setun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,805 ✭✭✭Setun


    Legend tbh. Sparked a number of schoolyard catchphrases.


  • #69
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    A larger-than-life character, his shows were both hilarious and fascinating.

    RIP.


  • #70
    Blazer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,512 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    RIP Steve.

    Loved his shows. You could see he loved his work and how many of us can say that.


  • #71
    ronbyrne2005
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,494 ✭✭✭ronbyrne2005


    Crikey! What A Sheila Way To Go! The Crodile Hunter Is Dead, Long Live The Crocodile Hunter!


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  • #72
    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Oriel


    Most annoying **** on the face of the planet. The fact that he's dead won't stop me from admitting that. Still, RIP.


  • #73
    OctavarIan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭OctavarIan


    No way, that's a terrible loss :( Even though he worked with dangerous animals, I could never imagine this happening. He seemed invincible. Sad indeed :(

    RIP Steve


  • #74
    HashSlinging
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,411 ✭✭✭HashSlinging


    RIP.. loved his shows.


  • #75
    Shabadu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,659 ✭✭✭Shabadu


    6th wrote:
    I didnt mean to make out it was just entertanment, he did bring a worthy topic into the general masses but I'm just saying was it worth leaving 2 kids without a father?

    If i wasnt a dad i most likely wouldnt be posting like this.
    This is not the thread for discussing it. Go start a thread in humanities if you want to express a polemic.

    RIP Steve :(


  • #76
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    very sad news :(


  • #77
    ronbyrne2005
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,494 ✭✭✭ronbyrne2005


    Expect a global glut of Khaki shorts and shirts on world apparel markets very soon.


  • #78
    crosstownk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    A legend in his own lifetime..................
    RIP Steve.
    Untitled Image




  • #79
    r3nu4l
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,392 ✭✭✭✭r3nu4l


    Mathew Reilly wrote:
    You could see he loved his work and how many of us can say that.

    Exactly, I don't think he ever saw it as work either! I think he just thought he was really lucky to be able to do what he really enjoyed. If I got a fraction of the enjoyment from my work as he did from his, I'd be happy.


  • #80
    Irish Gardener
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭Irish Gardener


    RIP Steve Irwin.

    You gave me lots of laughs and taught me a lot along the way.


  • #81
    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,144 ✭✭✭DonkeyStyle \o/


    Have to say I was expecting some punch-line here, unfortunately not :(


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  • #82
    azezil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭azezil


    I sniggered... I couldn't help it!

    RIP


  • #83
    Snowbie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,033 ✭✭✭Snowbie


    Fanny Cradock wrote:
    I dunno about that. I would have assumed that he probably wouldn't have wanted to go down to a stingray's barb in the ticker.

    It would have been an awful shame if he where hit by a car or crossing the road.FFS all i am saying is that he died at what he loved doing even if it was a stingrays barb or a crocs tooth,christ its a tragedy that he died no matter what.


  • #84
    Fanny Cradock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,240 ✭✭✭✭Fanny Cradock


    Relax. It wasn't a personal attack on you.


  • #85
    MonkeyWrench
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 385 ✭✭MonkeyWrench


    Very sad for his family, friends and Australia in general. I went to his zoo just outside brissie and it was great to see the impact he had on wildlife and Australia.
    RIP Steve


  • #86
    beefa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 39 ✭beefa


    py2006 wrote:
    In fairness, it is not like he was playing with fire! He always knew what he was doing! It was a freak acccident!


    People, this was not a freak accident! An accident is something you can't avoid. This man played with allegators and other dangerous animals this was inevitable.


  • #87
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    beefa wrote:
    People, this was not a freak accident! An accident is something you can't avoid. This man played with allegators and other dangerous animals this was inevitable.

    Yes, and he was killed by a stingray. Not exactly a highly dangerous creature are they?


  • #88
    mcgarnicle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 779 ✭✭✭mcgarnicle


    I wouldn't say inevitable not totally surprising though and given how most fans of his (including me) viewed him as almost invincible it came as a big shock to me. I'd planned on visiting his zoo at some stage, I still will but it will be a far more somber occasion than I would have liked.


  • #89
    tj-music.com
    Closed Accounts Posts: 981 ✭✭✭tj-music.com


    Yeah, he always got a wee bit close to the most dangerous animals but I always thought he´ll manage to survive.

    My thoughts are with his wife Terri and his kids. At the end of the day it doesn´t really matter to a widow and her kids if their husband/father died because he put himself too often in harms way or not.

    I enjoyed his TV appearances a lot and his passing is really sad.


  • #90
    Shabadu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,659 ✭✭✭Shabadu


    beefa wrote:
    People, this was not a freak accident! An accident is something you can't avoid. This man played with allegators and other dangerous animals this was inevitable.
    More people are killed by dogs & horse accidents than stingray tbh.


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  • #91
    empirix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭empirix


    Top bloke, always up for a laugh and an adventure, pity theres not more like him in this world of ours. RIP


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