Crikey! The Croc. Hunter is dead!

[Illuen]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/crocodile-man-reported-dead/2006/09/04/1157222051512.html

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html

http://theaustralian.news.com.au/

This news has seemed to explode over the net. Steve Irwin, the crazy Crocodile Hunter, has died in a freak accident with a stingray.

It is kinda sad. I always joked that one of these days, he was going to piss an animal off while messing with it, and get killed... and I guess it happened.

[Mog]

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Damn it! That's really sad. I loved his show. Why'd he have to go and die? ;;

[Spazz]

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Crikey! . . . ~ no comment ~ . . . /cry

[Murphie]

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Well, it was bound to happen. If you poke a bear with a stick, he's going to get mad eventually.

[Telera]

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But I loved his show! Aww...

I'm gonna go cry now.

{Run away!} {/cry}

[Illuen]

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Well, it was bound to happen. If you poke a bear with a stick, he's going to get mad eventually.

Yeah, thats the way I see it. A entry for the Darwin awards if there ever was one.

[Thott]

Reports: Stingray kills 'Crocodile Hunter'

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/australia.irwin/

SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Steve Irwin, the Australian TV presenter known as the "Crocodile Hunter," has died after being stung in a marine accident off Australia's north coast.
Australian media reports say Irwin was diving in waters off Port Douglas, north of Cairns, when the incident happened on Monday morning.
Irwin was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest, according to Cairns police sources. Irwin was filming an underwater documentary at the time.
Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality Monday morning off Port Douglas, according to Australian media.
Queensland Police Services also confirmed Irwin's death and said his family had been notified. Irwin, 44, was director of the Australian Zoo in Queensland.
He is survived by his American-born wife Terri and their two children, Bindi Sue, born 1998, and Robert (Bob), born December 2003.
Irwin became a popular figure on Australian and international television through Irwin's close handling of wildlife, most notably the capture and relocation of crocodiles.
Irwin's enthusiastic approach to nature conservation and the environment won him a global following. He was known for his exuberance and use of the catchphrase "Crikey!"
But his image suffered a setback in January 2004 when he held his then one-month-old baby Bob while feeding a crocodile at his Australian zoo.
In a statement released to Australian media, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer expressed his sorrow and said that he was fond of Irwin and was very appreciative of all the work he had done in promoting Australia overseas.
In 2003, Irwin spoke to the Australian Broadcasting Corp.'s Australian Story television program about how he was perceived in his home country.
"When I see what's happened all over the world, they're looking at me as this very popular, wildlife warrior Australian bloke," he said, the ABC reported.
"And yet back here in my own country, some people find me a little bit embarrassing. "You know, there's this... they kind of cringe, you know, 'cause I'm coming out with 'Crikey' and 'Look at this beauty'."

[Kazuki]

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Steve always gave me lots of laughs. Sad to see him go.

[Ryouken]

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That's a shame... but what does that have to do withh FFXI?

The mods should lock this or relocate it to another forum.

[dirtyclown]

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I lol'ed. Does that make me a bad person?

[Murphie]

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I lol'ed. Does that make me a bad person?

Not really, no.

[Murphie]

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http://www.ffxionline.com/forums/off-topics/60810-crikey-croc-hunter-dead.html

Not that I don't appreciate your post, but...yeah.

Ryouken - This is the Off Topics section. It has nothing to do with FFXI, because it is Off Topic.

[Legal Fish]

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On another topic, the IQ of all posters in this topic happen to be the temperature of my room.

HAHA PEOPLE DIE, LETS LAUGH.

Boy, I wouldn't want to call someone a noob in FFXI, then people would really get offended. People dying in real life, that's kids play. Hey, anyone have pictures of dead American soldiers in Iraq? How about old pictures of the holocaust? Or starving African children? Hmm, more on topic, how about people who die doing their job? I'm sure there is a few images of dead people dying while doing their job out there. Feel free to post them for their comedic value.

[dirtyclown]

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/r/ rule 34 on Steve. >.>

[Telera]

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Oddly, Mr. Fish, I wasn't laughing. I was quite serious in how I was saddened by this. He was a great conservationist, and had inspired me towards my major in college. He was a great man who did alot of things for the wildlife over there. I mean nothing but respect to the man.