Steve Irwin died...

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exalted512 Posts: 10,735
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
http://au.news.yahoo.com/060904/23/10ebv.html

That sucks, this guy was badass
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  • Holydoc
    Holydoc Posts: 1,048
    edited September 2006
    He will definitely be missed. I cannot believe after all that, a stingray got him.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    edited September 2006
    What a weird way to die...
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  • Holydoc
    Holydoc Posts: 1,048
    edited September 2006
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote:
    What a weird way to die...

    Not if you were Steve Irwin. I would expect no less. :)
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  • Beekyman
    Beekyman Posts: 150
    edited September 2006
    Sad news to hear. I will definitely miss his passion (some say crazy) devotion to the critters that he encountered. Apparently he was doing what he loved when he passed on, I hope that when my time comes I will be happy doing what I wish. RIP Croc Hunter!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,645
    edited September 2006
    "Crikey"

    Ya just never know, do ya!?!
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  • ledhed
    ledhed Posts: 1,088
    edited September 2006
    I never liked him that much, more of a Jeff Corwin fan myself. But still, He definitely was doing what he loved. And he did a lot for that whole genre, which is very interesting and educational. Anyway, to summarize, it is a sad thing but a hell of a way to go out...
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited September 2006
    That totally sucks..........I feel for his family and the fact that his little kids will now be fatherless.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,338
    edited September 2006
    Sad news! He lived a dangerouse life. I'm surprised he lived this long. Prayers for his family:(
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited September 2006
    Always over the top....when Conan O'Brien and Steve wrestled that rubber crocodile into tiny pieces, I laughed my butt off. His own shows were always entertaining and educational. I am shocked and speechless....

    RIP Steve
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  • opus
    opus Posts: 1,252
    edited September 2006
    That dude was one passionate motha. I really enjoyed his earlier shows before he became too commercialized. I feel bad for the kids but respect the way that he lived.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited September 2006
    Sad news indeed, also feel for his wife and kids. Odd news and I'm sure he didn't see it coming.

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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited September 2006
    Very sad news. I really enjoyed his shows. Other than old age, I'm sure he would not have wanted to go out any other way. RIP
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited September 2006
    I just saw this on Fox News. This sucks bigtime.

    Ive been a huge fan of his for years and have been watching his show since the 90's.

    It is ironic how after all the times he shouldve died he goes out by a stingray.

    Man this sucks.

    I feel so sorry for his 2 kids and wife Teri.

    RIP mate.
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited September 2006
    "It was extraordinarily bad luck. It's not easy to get spined by a stingray and to be killed by one is very rare," Collin said.

    out of all the places, just a few inches in any direction he would still be alive right now, RIP steve.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited September 2006
    He was just so good that God probably was scratching his head trying to figure out how to make it his time. All he could come up with was a sneaky Stingray trick.
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited September 2006
    Sting-Ray says he's innocent!

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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited September 2006
    crazy... it just goes to show, at any time it may be your time. RIP Croc huntah!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2006
    as they say.. if you play with fire.. one day you'll get burned.

    it's to bad. I never liked him either.. but 44 is to young to leave this earth. At least he died doing what he loved doing. Hope his family is well taken care of.

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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited September 2006
    I feel the same way. I hope his kids are well taken care of. As for him? You keep **** with a truck, you are sooner or later going to get dumped.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited September 2006
    I was shocked to hear that he died and how he died. Its a sad day.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,786
    edited September 2006
    By all accounts, he didn't just talk the talk, he walked the walk.
    That would be a good enough thing to put on anybody's headstone.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited September 2006
    mrbigbluelight wrote:
    By all accounts, he didn't just talk the talk, he walked the walk.
    That would be a good enough thing to put on anybody's headstone.

    A modern day Marlin Perkins.
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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited September 2006
    RIP Steve Irwin. my kids and i will miss your passion and your love for wildlife.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited September 2006
    Marlon Perkins was NO Steve Erwin.

    "Hello. This is Marlon Perkins and welcome to Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. This week, JIM will swing from a sheer rock cliff by jungle vine into the pterodactyl's nest, and secure one of the babies for us to examine. Meanwhile, AS USUAL, I'll be here at base camp narrating and cheering him on while I get trashed on Beefeater gin."
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited September 2006
    George, absolutely hilarious and so true! Dude sat his arse in a production studio and narrated all that stuff from there.

    Steve Irwin, his body was wrapped around a gator wrestling with it AND narrating at the same time.

    I'll miss the guy! Didn't matter what animal he was talking about. From the smallest and tamest to the wildest and most dangerous....he always had that passion in his voice and never downplayed any of them. They were all equally important and exotic.


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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited September 2006
    George Grand wrote:
    Marlon Perkins was NO Steve Erwin.

    "Hello. This is Marlon Perkins and welcome to Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. This week, JIM will swing from a sheer rock cliff by jungle vine into the pterodactyl's nest, and secure one of the babies for us to examine. Meanwhile, AS USUAL, I'll be here at base camp narrating and cheering him on while I get trashed on Beefeater gin."

    Give Marlin a little credit....He wasn't merely a mouthpiece. During his career, he experienced several bites from venomous snakes. During a rehearsal of Zoo Parade, he was bitten by a timber rattlesnake. He was also bitten by a cottonmouth and a Gaboon viper.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited September 2006
    Okay Steve. Probably a good thing he was a gin man then huh? How did the snakes fair?
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited September 2006
    Interesting report that Steve was always a bit apprehensive about shots in the ocean. He didn't feel like he had the control he had on land, and quite frankly that's true. He had said that if anything was going to happen to him that this is where it would happen. How true that was....

    This was definitely a freak accident, and I feel so bad for his family. Loved watching the show, and I think he did more good than harm like his critics like to say.

    I don't think it was Steve's job to coddle the minds of the morons who wanted to go out and swing deadly snakes around in the air, or tackle crocs without any knowledge. It was to create an interest and an enthusiasim for animals and reptiles. He did a great job with that.

    The show was choreographed so that the staff all knew what he was going to do. What looked reckless on film was planned in advance, at least all of the known variables.

    RIP Steve.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited September 2006
    makes me think of 'ALIENS'. sucks, but now jeff corwin will become numero uno.

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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited September 2006
    George Grand wrote:
    Okay Steve. Probably a good thing he was a gin man then huh? How did the snakes fair?

    After the buzz wore off...fine I would imagine.
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