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KevinLesko
Alien Abductee
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 Posted - 09/04/2006 : 03:44:37 AM
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Man, this sucks. I always liked this guy, but at the same time, I always saw this coming. Its a headline that doesn't suprise me one bit, kinda like if I woke up tomorrow and saw a headline reading "Johnny Knocksville dies in stupid stunt".
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/australia.irwin/index.html |
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PJK
Alien Abductee
USA
4159 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2006 : 08:18:38 AM
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| Wow, that is sad. He was getting more and more careless in his stunts though. Kind of a fitting way for him to die, by one of natures creatures. Sad that he leaves behind a young wife and two little children. |
"It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!"Friedrich Nietzsche |
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Arthen
Alien Abductee
USA
4845 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2006 : 2:06:07 PM
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| He died doing what he loved at least. He always seemed like a nice guy and always fighting for the environment. |
Steve Hackett: "I'm my own opening act, you see."
Tim (before "Faceoff"): "Peace, love....and SEX!"
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guitarisPIMP
Yak Addict
Niue
587 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2006 : 4:51:32 PM
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| It was the proper way for him to go. Can you imagine a headline like "Croc Hunter Hit By Mac-Truck"? |
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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
2579 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2006 : 5:25:37 PM
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I heard about this on TV in Austria and was very sad.  |
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BenPezzner
Try A Little Harder
USA
75 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2006 : 5:54:55 PM
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Originally posted by PJK
Wow, that is sad. He was getting more and more careless in his stunts though. Kind of a fitting way for him to die, by one of natures creatures. Sad that he leaves behind a young wife and two little children.
The sad part is that he wasn't really being careless during this incident. He was swimming over a stingray, not provoking it, not trying to get a reaction, just getting footage for his daughter's new tv series. Only 17 people in the world have died from stingray attacks... it was a very freakish incident. Heck... every Sunday I swim with the stingrays in La Jolla cove in San Diego, even accidentally stepped on a few, and have never even been stung... just to give you an idea of how rare something like this is.
On a lighter note - I used to read the morning announcements in high school and every Friday I'd do a different guest celebrity voice. By far, the most popular one was Steve Irwin. So popular that this morning my inbox was filled with old high school buddies asking if I heard the news...  |
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Robin
Yak Addict
USA
598 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2006 : 8:02:24 PM
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| I loved Steve, he was a really great example for kids, he didn't do things to provoke the animals he was working with. He always explained so much in a really respectful way. Its a freak thing that occured, and true at least he went doing what he loved.I used to watch his show with my son and we always enjoyed him so much. Really sad,Peace, Robin |
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therippa
Fluffy-Esque
Kazakhstan
1099 Posts |
Posted - 09/05/2006 : 01:44:55 AM
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| crikey! |
Aspiring to Be Fluffy-Esque an Alien Abductee! |
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rubylith
Fluffy-Esque
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Posted - 09/05/2006 : 4:14:00 PM
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| He LOVED the environment as well. R.I.P. |
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guitarisPIMP
Yak Addict
Niue
587 Posts |
Posted - 09/05/2006 : 6:33:01 PM
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| he used to be my Jesus of sorts, my idol. Fucking loved him. Damn this is depressing... |
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Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin killed....
