All they know is they've found killed stingrays. Occam's Razor prohibits introducing extraneous assumptions. But since there is nothing but dead fish, all assumptions would be extraneous. No speculation allowed? That's no fun, not being able to introduce conspiracy theories.:(

A lame attempt to gin up some news viewership. Like when they start covering wildfires, missing blond girls, or whatever the flavor of the week is. Nothing of new significance has happened; they just want to make you think that it has so that you'll tune in and watch their commercials.

The stingray fad doesn't have the momentum they're looking for, so coverage will cease shortly,, regardless of how many actually die.

On one hand, how do they know the stingrays are not dying of natural causes...perhaps grief over Steve?

On the other, if people really are seeking revenge...what do they think is going to happen? Stingrays are like "Oh shit, Bob Stingray ruined it for everyone. I TOLD him not to go around killing people. They are teaching us a lesson...stay away from humans, guys."

I doubt that the approach is a deterrent for stingrays, either.

Any time now, somebody's going to inject the missing blonde into the wet suit of the diver found dead of internal trauma in the middle of a burn area when the forest fire is out story.

[OT, I know, I know] As a forester's son, I rather object to the current fashion for calling forest fires "wildfires" -- that should be reserved for prairie fires being driven by forty-mph winds through dry country, crowned-out blazes, and other extreme fire conditions mean enough to chase you away from the fire line. Calling them wild fires just because they aren't neatly domesticated in fireplaces is stretching.

:(

I lit a stick of incense
 

My wife and I just finished watching the PDT broadcast of the public Steve Irwin memorial on Animal Planet, which has been bidding Steve-o a long farewell these two weeks. I'm not really Catholic enough to be lighting ritual candles, but I did pull some incense from the canister and light that.

I'm not ashamed to say tears came. Not surprised, either.

I liked the songs, both of them; the short Aussie-country and the longer Aussie-folky. Even the poem the guy recited -- "The Crocodiles Are Crying" -- a most curious and remarkable mix of eloquent phrase and greeting-card rhyme. Hardly verse for the ages, but still I was leaking at the top and sniffling.

Then there were the totally unexpected bits. Daughter Bindi reading a statement that was a battle cry for conservation. The great big yellow Crikey -- no exclamation point needed -- at the very end.

I'm full up and spilling over.

"Flowers Of The Forest" -- if you know the tune, you know what I'm saying.

We were all teary at work too.

Two days of it now with Peter Brock's farewell yesterday.

Bindi did not sound like an 8 yr old.

I didnt know whether to be mortified or giggle at the fact that they *gave* away 2,000 tickets to the memorial last week and it didnt take more than a few hours for those tickets to appear on ebay.

Just one more example of how Pop Culture isn't really very cultured.

amen

More like an 8 year old robot. I'd heard she had her own TV show and she sounded like it. :eek6:

I agree Bruce, I've gotten a lot of flack over voicing my opinions on Bindi Irwin..but i dont care.

Its sad to me that an 8 yr old can make a *speech* like that about her departed Father and NOT show any emotion, but also give a big *show* smile at the end.

This week we are being bombarded by Terri and Bindi on the TV again. This time they are via Current Affair and 60 minutes type shows...where they are talking about *life without Steve*.

:3_eyes:

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Wow. Where did those come from?

I honestly thought they would never see the light of day.

She's the duck's nuts. Whadda ya expect? I'm sure she knows high people in places.

Still, he went diving in his clothes?

I heard the original film footage would never see the light of day.
However...there was an artist's rendition (photo shop or whatever) of what they believe happened after listening to the firsthand accounts of the eyewitness(s).

Not diving, snorkeling. I'd read the shooting of his show had been held up so he and the cameraman(men)
went over to this area to shoot some quick footage for his daughters show.

Had he been wearing diving gear he might have survived. Just the additional protection would help, plus snorkeling his chest would be puffed up like a balloon and easy to penetrate.

The pictures could be phony, but they're possible. ;)

Animal Planet is airing a show with Steve and Bindi--footage I had not seen, even with the continuous shows right after his death.

He was talking about Bindi and how proud and happy he was that she inherited his passion for crocs and wildlife. It was incredibly poignant.

Shes a precious little brat in my opinion :)