Crikey! The Croc. Hunter is dead!

[Taskmage]

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I never would have suspected a stingray of being able to bring the man down. Or that a stingray was physically cappable of inflicting grevious harm to a human for that matter.

I heard the barb punctured his heart, which would have been a very lucky shot for the stingray. I think that piece of information is still internet rumor at this point, so take it for what you will. True or not it's a grim reminder of just how fragile a human life really is.

[Caspian]

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Oddest part is that he died from what is by and large a non-aggressive animal. I really figured if it was going to come, that it would be from one of the snakes on his 10 deadliest snakes in the world special, or a komodo dragon or something. Never really thought it would be something thats not really considered a threat.

[Theyaden]

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http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...222051512.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.

It's sad to see him go. He had so much enthusiasm he could get people excited just through his energy levels. I've never had someone able to make nature documentaries so much fun to watch. (From the amount of education kids recieved while being entertained by his antics alone is a great loss)
Also from watching his show your could see however much he goofed arround he was actually much more careful with the crockadiles than his banter would sugest. The job he did was still dangerious and eventually luck does run out no matter how good a person may be at their work.
I always figured he would probably have to quit doing shows at some point after losing a limb to or getting killed by a crocadile, but I never would have suspected a stingray of being able to bring the man down. Or that a stingray was physically cappable of inflicting grevious harm to a human for that matter.
He had a good life and he will be missed.

[Murphie]

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I completely agree, Task. But if someone else finds it funny I don't think they should be hit by a truck.

[Taskmage]

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I feel like it should be funny, but like the obvious pun you see coming from a mile away it's just hard to laugh at. I mean, the guy made a living of getting dangerously close to the most dangerous animals on the planet. I don't think anyone is the slightest bit surprised that the man died from an attack by a dangerous animal. Many of us probably called it years ago.

Jim Fixx dying of jogging after spending his life promoting jogging for health is funny because nobody could've expected that to kill him. Steve Irwin dying from daring death one more time than any man should rightfully get away with is as funny as a fresh clump in a litter box. You knew what you'd eventually find there when you got the litter box.

[Murphie]

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A celebrity is a normal person. But everyone handles the death of someone that they never met and never will meet differently. There isn't any reason to get all up in arms about it because someone else has a darker sense of humor than you do.

No one is laughing at his kids who now don't have a father. Who did that? Yeah, that's sad. Yeah, people die. All the time. I've been to more funerals than I can recall. And it's sad every single time. But this is a message board on the interenet. Getting worked up about what people say about a dead celebrity is a pointless exercise.

That's what I'm saying. Please don't misinterpret me.

[Balfree]

God, you dont need to mourn, you dont need to make a fuss, you dont need to make a thread for it.

Dont laugh at someone dieing though, its simply not funny, is that hard to understand?

And murphie, youre smarter than that. Who cares if it was a celebrity? That wasnt my point. With what youre saying, is a celebrity not a normal person? do you laugh because he was a celebrity? I thought we had nicer people around here. Its not a matter of "internet seriousness". If you make a thread saying a person you know died swimming with sharks, i sure as hell aint gonna "lol" at it and make stupid remarks.

The point is: dont laugh at the 2 kids that lost their father, is it hard to comprehend how much wrongness is in there?

I'm just so hugely disappointed at some of you, im not even gonna keep posting here, i've made my point and i dont like arguments.

[dirtyclown]

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I guess the internet really is serious business.

It is. Srsly.

[Icemage]

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Oy. Rest in peace, Mr. Irwin. Amusing, crazy, or otherwise, the world is still just a little bit darker without him.


Icemage

[Murphie]

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I know someone didn't bring up the "how would you feel if someone in your family died" defense in a thread about a dead celebrity who died doing the same stupid stuff he does all the time.

I guess the internet really is serious business.

[Caspian]

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le merge
and for some reason I thought I'd heard he died like a year or two ago. Guess not.

[dirtyclown]

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Honestly? A great deal of my family is no longer alive. I've gone and mourned over everyone and I'm done being sad. Steve Irwin kicked ass and I'm disappointed to see him go, but oh well. That's life. It took 3 family members for me to see that, no matter how depressed you might get over whatever happens, it changes nothing. Steve won't come back if I cry for him, so I'll laugh instead and think of all those times he made me laugh. Goodnight sweet prince!

[Balfree]

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Well i suggest you get hit by a truck anyway, its horrible how only cool people get hit first though, i just dont think its fair y'know, though maybe its a good thing for them.

Tell me this, will you laugh if one of your family members dies like that? Will you grin "slightly" then too?

[dirtyclown]

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Hahaha, Steve Irwin's dead. Why do I laugh at this? Because he's an idiot.

[Illuen]

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Honestly, I don't think finding this funny makes someone a horrible person. You have to admit, it is a ironic death, at the very least. And People finding Humor in death =/= omfgevilpeople. If that is true, then why are horror/slasher films so popular? Many people can find humor in death, and that does not make them a bad person. Just like some people may be offended by yo momma jokes, or dead baby jokes, and yet other people find them hillarious. Why can we not respect people's feelings? It is not as though anyone on the thread actively said "Hahaha, someone died". People are reacting to the way he died, coupled w ith his profession.