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Steve Irwin Is Dead! Oh noez!

#1   Split Infinity 

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    Posted 04 September 2006 - 12:07 AM

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    Steve Irwin, eccentric television personality, has died in a tragic marine accident. He was speared through the heart by a stingray's tail, and died instantly. He was proclaimed dead an hour later, at 12:30 PM. His wife is away mountain-climbing in Tasmania, the authorities have yet to bring her the news. Those poor children...I guess Mysterious Adept is not alone.

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      Posted 04 September 2006 - 01:13 AM

      Update: Small thing but her wife knows. She was hiking in Cradle Mountian. Also, some expert said that stringray's are normally placid, so theres some rumor Steve Irwin was stuffing around.

      But yea, big Australian (and overseas I believe) icon dead.

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        Posted 04 September 2006 - 03:24 AM

        Fairly big overseas, but I assume he's more popular in Australia. Sad to hear he's died, you rarely see ecentrics like him on TV anymore.

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          Posted 04 September 2006 - 03:38 AM

          Split. Don't try and sound smart in the opening post. It didn't work.

          Anyway. Sting-rays are quite easily aggitated. If you move in the wrong direction it may strike you. They are placid, yes. But can be very deadly. It is also said that the species of sting-ray that attacked him is not known. So it may not have been the usual species found in the area, and possibly a more aggressive.

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            Posted 04 September 2006 - 04:03 AM

            View Postsibsag, on Sep 4 2006, 07:38 PM, said:

            Split. Don't try and sound smart in the opening post. It didn't work.

            I was just stating the facts, and nothing more. Is there a problem with that?

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              Posted 04 September 2006 - 05:25 AM

              It was hardly stating facts . ' Procalimed dead...' & ' Authorites yet to bring...'

              Well that ends an Era of Australian stereotyping. You ask some random person about australia and they say: ' Steve Irwin, mate'

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                Posted 04 September 2006 - 05:34 AM

                Oh, oh! I apologize! Allow me to reiterate...

                View PostSplit Infinity, on Sep 4 2006, 04:07 PM, said:

                So there's this bloke, Steve Irwin, yeah? You hear the news? Guy got knocked off by a stingray...whoa! What a way to go! That sheila Terry's off out and about in Tasmania, she doesn't know yet, but they're trying to get a message to her. Well, good luck with that mate, as I always say. Crikey!


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                  Posted 04 September 2006 - 07:04 AM

                  What a shame. I quite liked him, and watched his show on Animal Planet. He was a good person, for trying to help animals.

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                    Posted 04 September 2006 - 07:34 AM

                    Was he that crocodile dude? i have no cable, so I couldn't watch im...I did here about him though. Sucks, eh?

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                      Posted 04 September 2006 - 08:35 AM

                      I couldn't believe he died. I thought they made a mistake and said he was hospitalized. What a shame though. :D

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                        Posted 04 September 2006 - 08:54 AM

                        Crikey! He was possibly the best Australian stereotype out there. The hunt must begin!

                        http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/2512/1157347908807bt9.png

                        I'm surprised it wasn't a crocodile that got him at the end.

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                          Posted 04 September 2006 - 10:57 AM

                          Sad to see him go. He was pretty cool, handling all those animals like that. Awesome guy.

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                            Posted 04 September 2006 - 11:27 AM

                            Aww man... I loved that guy! Pop culture is running out of good icons...

                            He was a larger-than-life kind of person. It's hard to believe he could die.

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                              Posted 04 September 2006 - 12:10 PM

                              He always seemed to be invincible to wild animals. If I can recall this was his first and only time he was caught off guard.

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                                Posted 04 September 2006 - 12:20 PM

                                He was always on the ready when dealing with dangerous animals. I guess he just wasn't prepared this time. Since these stingrays attack so rarely he probably thought nothing would happen. Poor guy...

                                Toad King, I hope that picture you posted doesn't become true. I hope people don't start hunting down stingrays now. It would be, in many ways, the totaly wrong thing to do...

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                                  Posted 04 September 2006 - 12:48 PM

                                  Can't be good. It's the last thign Mr. Irwin would have wanted. No hard feelings for the Stingray.

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                                    Posted 04 September 2006 - 01:24 PM

                                    Yeah it is sad, but he kinda has been pushing his luck over the years... in all honesty... But how big must that stingrays tail have been to get him in the heart? the can usualy only get you in the legs can't they?

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                                      Posted 04 September 2006 - 01:30 PM

                                      I take it he was bending down. I recall 30 centimeters. I wouldn't underestimate those guys.

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                                        Posted 04 September 2006 - 02:18 PM

                                        Still I read that the chances of dying from a stingray attack is rare. He must have been very unlucky.

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                                          Posted 04 September 2006 - 02:33 PM

                                          Speared in the heart, the worst possible place. The venom would get pumped throughout the whole body along with the blood...

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                                            Posted 04 September 2006 - 02:35 PM

                                            I was just saying what was in the paper today. I guess it was the worst possible place though.

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                                              Posted 04 September 2006 - 03:33 PM

                                              He wasn't walking with the stingrays. I'm pretty sure he was diving. If he was walking, chances are he could have reached down to touch one and it may have felt threatened and attacked.
                                              I blame Al Kaida! (Sp?)

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                                                Posted 04 September 2006 - 04:08 PM

                                                View Postsibsag, on Sep 4 2006, 04:33 PM, said:

                                                I blame Al Kaida! (Sp?)


                                                Not cool.

                                                The only good thing about this is that he died by the hands (tail?) of what he loved. An animal.

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                                                  Posted 04 September 2006 - 04:41 PM

                                                  A household icon has fallen.

                                                  He brought a bit of unique flavor and style to a rapidly deteroriating world of television broadcasts.

                                                  RIP Steve Irwin.

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                                                    Posted 04 September 2006 - 05:01 PM

                                                    Well, it's kind of ironic that he spent his whole life telling us not to be afraid of 800 pound stingrays, and he ends up getting killed by one.

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                                                      Posted 04 September 2006 - 05:05 PM

                                                      I didn't think Irwin had such a positive opinion. I thought people were looking down on him because of that baby-and-the-gator incident.

                                                      Oh well, it sucks to hear that he died like that though. How ironic.

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                                                        Posted 04 September 2006 - 05:10 PM

                                                        Well, the baby incident did happen around the same time as Michael Jackson's baby-dangling incident. It was kind of over-run.

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                                                          Posted 04 September 2006 - 06:06 PM

                                                          Wait, what baby incidents are these? I never heard of them...

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                                                            Posted 04 September 2006 - 06:17 PM

                                                            Steve Irwin fed a crocodile up close and personal (as per usual) while carrying his baby son during one of the shows. I wouldn't want Steve Irwin to be remebered on a controvercial note, however.

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                                                              Posted 04 September 2006 - 06:47 PM

                                                              There's actually another camera angle on that event that shows he was a lot longer away than it first seemed.

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                                                                Posted 04 September 2006 - 07:55 PM

                                                                Only 3 people have died off attacks from stingrays. Only 17 fatal stingray injuries have been reported worldwide.

                                                                It was a freak accident, so don't bet on something like this happening too often.

                                                                Still, dammit... Steve Irwin is dead! This sucks!!

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                                                                  Posted 05 September 2006 - 01:13 AM

                                                                  I don't get it. Three people have died off attacks from stingrays, but seventeen people have died off injuries from stingrays. What's that supposed to mean?

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                                                                    Posted 05 September 2006 - 07:36 AM

                                                                    Fatal doesnt always mean you die. It means not much chance of survival. Well, along the lines of that.

                                                                    Oh it was horrible this morning. On the news, it showed footage of Steve trying to pull the sting out of his chest. Really horrible

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                                                                      Posted 05 September 2006 - 08:41 AM

                                                                      That is sick, the ****heads who showed that on tv should be ashamed of themselves. You don't show that on TV. It's personal. The crocodile hunter, off the TV. :'( I loved his shows.

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                                                                        Posted 05 September 2006 - 12:48 PM

                                                                        I heard about his death yesterday. The clothes store I was in had the radio on, and it said it on the news. I seriously can't believe it, I thought Steve Irwin was awesome. I always used to watch the documentary show he did for kids, "Croc Files" or something like that, I think it was called. I was even watching it the day before he died.
                                                                        I always used to do Steve Irwin impressions, too... the whole "Look at this beautiful snake!" routine.

                                                                        The way he died sucked. You'd think that Steve Irwin would die from a shark attack, or a poisonous snake, or an alligator. Not a stingray. Wind Dude said this earlier, i know, but his death is only the third recorded death caused by a stingray in history. The last one was in the 1940's.

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                                                                          Posted 05 September 2006 - 01:53 PM

                                                                          View PostMindpatch, on Sep 5 2006, 03:41 PM, said:

                                                                          That is sick, the ****heads who showed that on tv should be ashamed of themselves. You don't show that on TV. It's personal. The crocodile hunter, off the TV. :'( I loved his shows.

                                                                          http://uk.news.yahoo.com/05092006/364/croc...-broadcast.html
                                                                          It seems that he wanted it to be shown on TV if it ever happened. The showing even has his family's consent as his 'last wish.' Still it seems like a bad idea to me. It'll definietly cause controversy if it is shown.

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                                                                            Posted 05 September 2006 - 02:03 PM

                                                                            Even if it was his last wish, watching someone being impaled and dieing isn't really that much of a "family moment", you know I mean?

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                                                                              Posted 05 September 2006 - 03:11 PM

                                                                              If one of your family had just died wouldn't you want to fufill their last wish? Sure it's a bit unusual but it's not like you'll get strapped to a chair and be forced to watch it.

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                                                                                Posted 06 September 2006 - 01:17 AM

                                                                                View PostCaael, on Sep 5 2006, 11:36 PM, said:

                                                                                Fatal doesnt always mean you die. It means not much chance of survival. Well, along the lines of that.

                                                                                Try looking it up. Fatal relates to any physical incident which will eventually result in death.

                                                                                And it seems that I was wrong. He couldn't have died instantly, because he still had enough energy to pull out the barb. That was the earliest news I heard. At least he would have been unconscious by the time he drowned.

                                                                                And another thing. Why am I being criticised for trying to be serious in the parent post? Apparently I was being too smart, which isn't my fault if some of you can't understand certain 'big words'.

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                                                                                  Posted 06 September 2006 - 04:31 AM

                                                                                  You weren't trying to sound smart, you were trying to sound smart-alecky. Big difference. Now don't troll.

                                                                                  I'm opposed to having someone's death broadcasted across the media, but since it was his and his family's last wish, I'm willing to watch the video to respect them.

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                                                                                    Posted 06 September 2006 - 04:57 AM

                                                                                    View PostMysticWarrior, on Sep 6 2006, 08:31 PM, said:

                                                                                    You weren't trying to sound smart, you were trying to sound smart-alecky. Big difference. Now don't troll.

                                                                                    You've got to be kidding me. What else would you expect? This is a tragedy we're talking about, don't you think it deserves to be taken seriously? I would very much like to know what anybody else would have said in the same situation! This is just ridiculous.

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                                                                                      Posted 06 September 2006 - 10:48 AM

                                                                                      One of you guys said it was broadcasted that very same day. How the hell did they get the footage if it was in hands of queensland police?

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                                                                                        Posted 06 September 2006 - 10:50 AM

                                                                                        View PostMindpatch, on Sep 6 2006, 05:48 PM, said:

                                                                                        One of you guys said it was broadcasted that very same day. How the hell did they get the footage if it was in hands of queensland police?

                                                                                        I was thinking that as well. Maybe it got leaked out.

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                                                                                          Posted 06 September 2006 - 12:24 PM

                                                                                          That is one great police station if they managed to leak the tape only a few hours after the incident.

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                                                                                            View PostSplit Infinity, on Sep 6 2006, 03:57 AM, said:

                                                                                            You've got to be kidding me. What else would you expect? This is a tragedy we're talking about, don't you think it deserves to be taken seriously? I would very much like to know what anybody else would have said in the same situation! This is just ridiculous.


                                                                                            I would expect things to be taken seriously. Therefore, you should be serious. You seem to like arguing, so stop.

                                                                                            And the video was indeed broadcasted. I have no idea how, though.

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                                                                                              Posted 07 September 2006 - 02:54 PM

                                                                                              It was hard to watch his Dad talk yesterday. Watching that was kind of the moment that I stopped finding this ironic situation amusing, and started taking it dead seriously.

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                                                                                                Posted 07 September 2006 - 05:55 PM

                                                                                                The most ironic thing is...there was a one-in-a-million chance that the sting ray could have pierced his chest like that. He didn't die when he was handling crocs and snakes and such, but he dies by an incredibly slim chance like that.

                                                                                                When the news anchors were talking about his family and showing scenes of them, I felt so bad...D=

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                                                                                                  Posted 08 September 2006 - 09:54 AM

                                                                                                  View PostSea_of_Time, on Sep 7 2006, 10:54 PM, said:

                                                                                                  It was hard to watch his Dad talk yesterday. Watching that was kind of the moment that I stopped finding this ironic situation amusing, and started taking it dead seriously.


                                                                                                  How could you find this amusing? I'm sorry, but I just don't understand how somebody can be amused by something like this.

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                                                                                                    Posted 08 September 2006 - 01:58 PM

                                                                                                    *snf* No more will the Crocodile Hunter's Australian accent echo from our hallowed television set...
                                                                                                    Atleast till they start showing reruns.

                                                                                                    (No, I don't think it's funny, just trying to find SOME humor, somewhere.)

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                                                                                                      Posted 08 September 2006 - 02:52 PM

                                                                                                      I read somewhere that a public memorial could take place in a stadium somewhere in Australia. I can't remember where it was supposed to be but they could fit 50,000 people there.

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                                                                                                        Posted 08 September 2006 - 02:58 PM

                                                                                                        They'll need a bigger stadium. The whole of Australia are probably mourning. But then again, they wont all turn up at the memorial if its on the opposite side of Aussie to where they are.

                                                                                                        I dont think they should start showing re-runs though. It's too close to his death. Not that many people will burst into tears as soon as the re-runs start, but usually, after a big event, it takes a while to get over. Like when a family member dies, you get over it in time.
                                                                                                        I'm sure this wont be as serious for any of us, as I dont think any of us forum members are related to Steve, but the re-runs should wait.

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                                                                                                          Posted 09 September 2006 - 09:02 AM

                                                                                                          Over here they showed all episodes of crocodile hunter in a marathon as a memorial for Steve. Sometimes watching re-runs can help you find the nice moments as well.

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                                                                                                            Posted 09 September 2006 - 09:11 AM

                                                                                                            http://uk.news.yahoo.com/09092006/344/fune...win-monday.html
                                                                                                            Apaarently his funeral will be held on Monday, though it's undecided where it will be.

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                                                                                                              Posted 09 September 2006 - 10:45 AM

                                                                                                              What better way to honour one of the most famous faces in Animal Conservation than to show all of his greates moments.

                                                                                                              I hope they do something special for the funeral, like raise a statue or something in his Zoo.

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                                                                                                                Posted 10 September 2006 - 07:22 AM

                                                                                                                View PostMars Djinni, on Sep 9 2006, 06:45 PM, said:

                                                                                                                I hope they do something special for the funeral, like raise a statue or something in his Zoo.


                                                                                                                That's a great idea. They really should do something like that, since he deserves that and so much more... I hope his kids continue his work.

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                                                                                                                  Posted 10 September 2006 - 07:43 AM

                                                                                                                  It'll not be the same. :'(

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                                                                                                                    Posted 10 September 2006 - 11:51 AM

                                                                                                                    View PostMindpatch, on Sep 9 2006, 10:02 AM, said:

                                                                                                                    Over here they showed all episodes of crocodile hunter in a marathon as a memorial for Steve. Sometimes watching re-runs can help you find the nice moments as well.

                                                                                                                    There's very little chance of that happening, though, because 9/11 is right around the corner, and even though Steve Irwin was important to so many people, 9/11 specials will be getting more ratings. And when it comes right down to it, ratings is really what it's all about.

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                                                                                                                      Posted 11 September 2006 - 04:18 AM

                                                                                                                      His family denied a state furnal but are having a public memoral thingy up in Queensland. Something like 500,00 people have been through his zoo in the last week or something.

                                                                                                                      Also, on top of Steve Irwin a racing legend down here Peter Brock just died on the weekend racing. Hell of a week for Aussie Icons.

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                                                                                                                        Posted 11 September 2006 - 08:10 AM

                                                                                                                        View PostSea_of_Time, on Sep 10 2006, 07:51 PM, said:

                                                                                                                        There's very little chance of that happening, though, because 9/11 is right around the corner, and even though Steve Irwin was important to so many people, 9/11 specials will be getting more ratings. And when it comes right down to it, ratings is really what it's all about.


                                                                                                                        What do you mean very little chance, it already happened...


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