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Mon Sep-04-06 10:27 AM
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Whatever your feelings about Steve Irwin, he died doing what he loved most |
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He inherited his passion for animals from his father, and he worked hard on wildlife conservation projects in Australia. His great love, aside from his wife and children, was his job.
If his life and death serve to increase our collective awareness of threats to Australia's fragile ecosystem and the truly magnificent animals that are native to Australia, then his death has not been in vain. Much has been done, but there is still so much to do.
My heartfelt condolences go out to the entire Irwin family.
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Mon Sep-04-06 10:29 AM
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It doesn't make his death less funny.
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Mon Sep-04-06 10:30 AM
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2. I'll be searching the obituary columns for you |
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And making sure I have a full bladder.
Funny, isn't it?
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Mon Sep-04-06 10:30 AM
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Mon Sep-04-06 10:39 AM
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6. He died on a toilet - I don't see your point |
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The best death I can hope for anyone, other than dying peacefully in your sleep, is that you give up the ghost while doing what drives you the most in life, whether you're a firefighter, a paramedic, a conservationist, or whatever.
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Mon Sep-04-06 10:42 AM
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7. I must have a different sense of humor then you. This is just very sad. |
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Mon Sep-04-06 10:58 AM
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11. OK, show me how his death was funny. |
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Because I just don't see it.
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Mon Sep-04-06 10:59 AM
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12. Dying on a toilet is per se funny |
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look up funny on wikipedia
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:06 AM
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16. which has nothing to do with this guy. |
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:36 AM
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If you can't keep your poisonous thoughts to yourself, can you please express them somewhere else?
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Mon Sep-04-06 02:02 PM
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47. Leaving aside the funny things I could think of to do with your body parts |
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in response to you thinking the death of my favorite singer was funny, let me just say that dying while on the toilet is not at all uncommon and that -- if that's how you go -- I'll be sure to wear a clown nose and squirty lapel flower and bring a kazoo to the funeral, just to get everyone in the proper mood.
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:16 AM
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17. You owe me a keyboard |
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I shot milk through my nose...
He tempted fate, and harrassed animals for profit.
It was just a matter of time.
Weird way to go though.
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:37 AM
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Mon Sep-04-06 12:04 PM
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36. I didn't realize Steve Erwin was a Democrat |
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I don't mourn his death because he tempted fate everyday for profit. He was no conservationist.
I don't care if he bought a bunch of land for animals or not. He tackled, harassed, pinched and prodded animals unnecessarily for a living, and karma caught up with him. He fed crocs with his infant child in his arm for crying out loud.
Sorry for his family he is dead, but he was an irresponsible parent doing such idiotic things when he had young children.
I do wish his family the best. But I don't mourn his death. He was absolutely asking for it, and it was not ever even remotely necessary to harass the animals to teach about them. Observing them in their natural habitat exhibiting natural behaviors would have been far more instructive than watching some Aussie redneck harrass wildlife. If I recall correctly, he was even fined at one point for harrassing endangered species.
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Mon Sep-04-06 01:26 PM
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42. He was a major conservationist |
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Don't like him if you don't want to -- but don't make up stuff about why.
And, he was never fined for harassing animals.
And, if the "stunt" with Bob and the croc freaked you out, I'm glad you didn't grow up with the farm kids and crabber kids I did -- you would have been calling DSS on their parents.
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Mon Sep-04-06 01:58 PM
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You're not anywhere near the truth, and all you're doing is letting yourself be seen as a disgusting pig. There're other boards more suited to that...
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Mon Sep-04-06 01:20 PM
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41. Get your mom to buy you another one. |
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Either that, or do your chores around the house so you can get your allowance and buy another one.
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:28 AM
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he swam over a stingray that was buried under the sand. It could have happened to anyone who dives.
tragic, not funny. Conservation and animal education lost a hero in his death.
shame on you.
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:38 AM
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31. The GOP troll count has increased in recent days |
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its a shame people have nothing better to do with their time.
You're absolutely correct and I'm sure most other DU'ers agree with you.
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Mon Sep-04-06 01:26 PM
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:37 AM
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30. And You Sir, Are A Grade A Jackass. |
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Mon Sep-04-06 01:18 PM
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40. Put down your comic book long enough to type that, did you? |
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Edited on Mon Sep-04-06 01:19 PM by Balbus
Ah, that's right, today is Labor Day - no junior high today.
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Mon Sep-04-06 10:36 AM
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4. I'm just very surprised to read that anyone was "shocked" |
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to hear of Irwin's death. My first reaction was it all caught up with him.
Regardless, his death is tragic and a big loss for all.
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Mon Sep-04-06 10:45 AM
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8. Ok. So we're all gonna die. But when it happens it is always a shock |
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unless you are a psychic. Who knew it was going to be today vs a week from now.
I mean God. WTF.
WTF DU liberals with no heart. Kinda like the righties we hate.
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Mon Sep-04-06 10:37 AM
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5. I just read... he was stabbed by a stingray |
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whil filming an underwater documentary.
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:31 AM
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24. Quite a freak accident |
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Mon Sep-04-06 10:50 AM
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9. He was so full of life and energy |
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And he accomplished so much for nature and the environment. What a great loss.
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Mon Sep-04-06 10:55 AM
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10. I hope he is herding freepers in the great beyond.... showing |
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them the error of their ways... contributing to global warming and polluting the natural world he loved so much.
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Mon Sep-04-06 10:59 AM
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Mon Sep-04-06 10:59 AM
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14. i am a huge chicken. i miss a lot in life, and i am ok with that. |
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it is who i am
he is not. he did what he loved. he gave a lot to my kids alone. he was true to self. i can certainly respect and admire the man. i dont need to trash him and suggest he live my life of cowardness because i will never be eaten by a shark, or crocidile or stung by a sting ray.
i couldnt agree with you more.
being true to self. living life in our passions. that is what we are put on this earth for, imo.
thank you for your post
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Mon Sep-04-06 01:38 PM
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45. I enjoyed your post, and your input here seabeyond |
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And, it is indeed a common fact that most people die in their homes, or near them, instead of enjoying the great outdoors...at least, that's what I've always heard. I don't know the exact statistics. My point, to this post, though, is to thank you for being a true liberal...that is, seeing other people for who they are and respecting their other viewpoints on life. :)
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:01 AM
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Edited on Mon Sep-04-06 11:10 AM by JitterbugPerfume
it always surprises me to see such uncaring attitudes in DUers .
I did not personally watch him much , but he was a conservationist , and for that alone he deserves respect , not scourn . And as for Elvis , he brought happiness to MANY I don't care for him either but it doesn't take away his value as a human being
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:25 AM
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18. It doesn't surprise me much, any more |
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We've got our share of scum on this side of the political fence, too.
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:30 AM
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Note to those to whom it applies: being an obnoxious, vindictive fuckwit does not make you cool. Most folks learned that lesson by the time they made it through junior high.
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:26 AM
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19. that's my take on it too.... |
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Edited on Mon Sep-04-06 11:29 AM by GloriaSmith
I can't help but roll my eyes when people pile on Steve Irwin for having a risky job/hobby. Breaking news: we all die. I hope I get the opportunity to die while doing something I love...it's better than dying from a drunk driver, suffering a heart attack from the years of fast food eating or slowly wasting away from cancer. While Irwin's risks were more "in your face" so to speak, the truth is we all take risks every day. People should keep this in mind the next time they just have to answer the cell phone while driving in rush hour traffic.
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:30 AM
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21. and, the risks he took were taken long before the international exposure |
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started. he was making his own little films that no one saw for years. He was passionate long before anyone knew his name, as his father taught him to be...
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:34 AM
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26. it would have been a shame to change him |
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I loved his sense of adventure and his almost child-like curiosity about the environment around him. Could you imagine sticking him behind a desk in a cubicle his whole adult life? That would have probably been torture for the guy.
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Mon Sep-04-06 12:11 PM
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37. I found him to be an adorable character ... |
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... on top of the wonderful conservation work he did.
His untimely death is tragic.
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:30 AM
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22. And he's passed this passion on to his daughter |
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Who has already showed quite a bit of expertise with animals.
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Mon Sep-04-06 11:36 AM
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27. My Heartfelt Condolences To The Family As Well. He Was A Great Man. |
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Mon Sep-04-06 12:01 PM
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34. I saw the story of his death just after 5 AM |
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I have felt "sad" about his tragic death all day.
He was an interesting character:), that brought his passionate love of animals into homes all over the world.
I will miss him.
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Mon Sep-04-06 12:23 PM
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38. The first time I watched his show, I said |
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this fuckin guy is gonna get killed some day doing all this crazy daredevil shit. Yes I feel bad but you just knew it had to happen.
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Mon Sep-04-06 01:11 PM
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39. It's true, only the good die young! |
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Steve is gone way to soon and will be sorely missed by millions. Our family loved him and he leaves a great big hole in our world. Who else approached animals with the kid like wonder he was able to hang on to even as an adult?! His enthusiasm was contagious because even someone like me who never cared one bit about crocs or snakes (ick!) could happily spend hours watching his shows alongside my kid! Steve was truly special and one of a kind! And yes, we should all be so lucky to be able to do what we loved and share it with the world!
RIP Steve, you still ROCK! :yourock: :cry:
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Mon Sep-04-06 01:34 PM
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44. The obnoxious comments here are pathetic. |
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As I said in the thread in Breaking News, being a naturalist is a dangeous job because Mother Nature is a dangerous bitch. His death is nothing to be laughed at.
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Mon Sep-04-06 07:30 PM
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Steve left behind a wife and children. They'll have the whole gang at Australia Zoo to see that they're taken care of, but they're still not the same as having Steve around.
I am perplexed yet saddened at the level of vitriol directed at Steve. The way some folks around here trash him, you'd think he was a supporter of al-Qaeda or something just as loathsome.
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