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Old 09-04-2006, 06:07 PM   #16
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Plenty of tragedy to go around: now what will Animal Planet do without the Croikey!-Guy?
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Old 09-04-2006, 07:06 PM   #17
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Steve was a world class noodler. I'll miss him.

*prepares for weeks of highlights, tributes, and marathons* ... which I will enjoy. A great loss.
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Old 09-04-2006, 08:08 PM   #18
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Said tributes have started. Turn on Animal Planet right now.
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Old 09-04-2006, 09:29 PM   #19
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Being stabbed in the heart with this thing, covered with venom, must have been a great shock.
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Old 09-05-2006, 02:10 AM   #20
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Well, at least he "died with his boots on." He was quite the showman and I'll miss him for that.
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Old 09-05-2006, 03:33 AM   #21
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Tis an awful thing, I wasnt a great "fan" but I really admired his spirit and dedication plus the things he has done for endangered and misunderstod animals worldwide.

His Australia Zoo is the cleanest and best presented place I have ever been too. Plus he wins big brownie points for the hundreds of acres of land he has been buying up around the globe that has been restored back to "natural" and left to the animals.

It was filmed, he was filming a docu and the 'ray "panicked" because it had a cameraman one side and Stevo above him...so it lashed out.

If he had been stung anywhere else on the body it most likely wouldnt of killed him.

A bit of a "wally" but an honest man with a really good heart.

See ya Stevo!!
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Old 09-05-2006, 10:39 AM   #22
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A bit of a "wally"

I assume this meen Kook ???

On Stevo , well if you swim with sharks you WILL get BIT !!!!
It sucks on MANY levels , but he seemed to be haveing fun doing his thing .
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Old 09-05-2006, 10:53 AM   #23
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He was definitely one of a kind. He may well have been the world's worst overactor, but his passion for conservation and critters in general made him more lovable than irritating. I was in a funk all day yesterday because of the news

The irony was humorous, though. Steve Irwin getting killed by a stingray is like Keith Richards dying from bad aspirin or something. He seemed a self-deprecating sort, I think he would've gotten the joke.
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Old 09-05-2006, 12:22 PM   #24
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He could make anything seem exciting. "there's a common earthworm! Look at that blighter - what a beauty! Watch how it curls around when I pick shim up. Wow, check out all those segments!"

Last night they showed some home video of him as a youngster. He truly had a love and fascination with animals.
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Old 09-05-2006, 12:27 PM   #25
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He believed that the future of conservation was dependent on people getting to see and know the animals, so they could come to care about them.
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Old 09-05-2006, 06:02 PM   #26
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I'm holding my breath now waiting to see how the syndicated radio community will respond to this tragedy. Steve was a target for spoof artists.

Should they leave it alone awhile out of respect, or should they play the skits as an honorable tribute?

I won't mention any radio persons' names as you are all prooly already aware who they are.
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Old 09-05-2006, 06:19 PM   #27
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counterpoint.
caution: distasteful remarks ahead.
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Old 09-05-2006, 06:34 PM   #28
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good link.

That seems to be the consensus view locally. Their points are valid, but maybe slightly rigid.
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Old 09-05-2006, 07:01 PM   #29
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I might as well take this upon myself:

"'The way to a man's heart is between the fourth and fifth ribs.' -- Steve Irwin"

<hastily dons hardhat>
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Old 09-05-2006, 07:05 PM   #30
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Should they leave it alone awhile out of respect, or
I awoke this morning to my local station's morning show starting out discussing Irwin's demise, then playing an "interview" with him they did last year.

It was a parody. Never let it be said that commercial radio will let anything go by with respect. But I *do* agree about Irwin's sense of humor. I think he would, indeed, get the joke. After all, he is the guy who took his baby into a croc pit. Since that wasn't intended to be horror, it must have been humor, and dark humor at that.
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