I wasn't a huge fan or anything, but I respect that he was a conservationist and put the money to good use.
Irwin was an interesting guy who did a great deal for the environment and various species of fauna. His show was very entertaining and I am very sad that he has died. However, it does not bother me to see people trolling his "death thread." Dude was craaazy!
Stingrays are a very important part of our fishing, gaming and ecosystem....Amateurs should keep their distance....Those that care about these precious creatures catch & release them after punching holes in their bodies with a homemade device to make scallops...
It is fun to watch them swim with all those holes in their wings.... (Don’t worry, they grow back & in fact the meat even more tender the following year!)
All of a sudden I want to punch holes in your body ...Stingrays are a very important part of our fishing, gaming and ecosystem....Amateurs should keep their distance....Those that care about these precious creatures catch & release them after punching holes in their bodies with a homemade device to make scallops...
It is fun to watch them swim with all those holes in their wings.... (Don’t worry, they grow back & in fact the meat even more tender the following year!)
You don't eat fish?
I don't eat seafood ... but your comment could have been a different post. Already knew about it, but eh.You don't eat fish?
Ev'ry day the bucket a-go-a well One day the bottom a-go drop out
R.I.P. Steve.
Steve Irwin poses for a picture for marie claire Australia's september issue for their father's day tribute. Australian father's day is celebrated in September, which was last sunday.
The text:
Steve: "The most important thing in Bindi's life is that she's grown up in a zoo. Crikey, we're all over the crocs, the snakes, the birds, the turtles, the kangaroos and the koalas. Bindi's passionate about animals, but she's also into singing, dancing and dress-ups, like any other girl.
We were up in Cape York Peninsula catching crocodiles and this particular croc that I'd caught was over four metres and he was scary! Bindi walks down from the camp to find me hanging off this crocodile and says, 'Excuse me, Daddy, when you're finished here could you please come back to the camp and play with Barbie?' So when I finished with the croc, I went back to camp and played with the Barbie dolls. I'd do anything to spend time with my daughter."
Bindi: "I love that he's funny, he's entertaining and he's always there when I need him most. I'm proud to have a dad like that, who takes on conservation issues around the world. I love him very, very much."
Source: marie claire
That just breaks my heart!
lol... someone actually quoted me in their sig... should i be proud or ashamed?
I heard on the radio that they may actually release the video of him being killed. I think the family wants it to be seen as one of Steves wishes. Saying he always wanted to keep the camera rolling no matter how edgy or graphic it may get. Im curious to know how many people actually want to see it?
Last edited by sa_butta; 09-06-2006 at 09:21 AM.
Are you kidding me. As sad as it is and all, this gives us a chance to see a stingray stab someone in the heart and that is awesome. like that usually only happens in the movies, I'd love to see it.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14690979/
'Croc Hunter's' father says he lost his best mate
Bob Irwin refuses state funeral for Steve, saying he was an 'ordinary bloke'
Updated: 4:19 a.m. CT Sept 6, 2006
SYDNEY - Steve Irwin’s father said on Wednesday he lost his best mate when the TV naturalist known as the “Crocodile Hunter” died in a freak diving accident, adding that his son would hate the fuss of a state funeral.
In the first public comments by Irwin’s family since his death on Monday while diving off Australia’s northeast coast, Bob Irwin thanked his son’s many fans from Australia and around the world for their messages of condolence.
“Steve and I weren’t like father and son, we never were,” Bob Irwin told reporters outside Australia Zoo, the animal park in tropical Queensland state known to his son’s millions of viewers around the world.
“We were good mates. I’ll remember Steve as my best mate ever,” he said.
Irwin, 44, died after the serrated barb of a stingray’s tail pierced his heart.
He had flirted with death many times on his “Crocodile Hunter” do entaries, seen by 200 million people, wrestling with some of the world’s most dangerous creatures.
“Both of us over the years have had some very close shaves,” Bob Irwin said outside the zoo his son took over from him.
“We made jokes of it. That’s not to say that we were careless but we treated it like it was just part of the job,” he said.
News of Irwin’s death clogged Internet news sites and drew tributes from around the world. Prime Minister John Howard interrupted parliament on Tuesday to pay tribute to him, saying he was distressed by the loss of a remarkable Australian.
Irwin’s death continued to dominate local newspapers, with the tabloid Daily Telegraph devoting seven pages to the story as well as a full-page color poster on Wednesday.
'Just an ordinary bloke'
Authorities have offered Irwin’s grieving family a state funeral but Bob Irwin, dressed in khaki shirt and shorts like those his son made famous, said they were unlikely to accept.
“The state funeral would be refused ... because he’s an ordinary guy, he’s just an ordinary bloke,” Bob Irwin said.
Irwin is survived by his U.S.-born wife, Terri, and two young children. Terri Irwin has thanked staff at Australia Zoo for their support but has not spoken publicly since his death.
“Terri’s holding up very well, considering,” Bob Irwin said.
Bob Irwin, who taught Irwin how to handle dangerous animals, said he was burying a cow which had died while calving on his farm when he heard of his son’s death.
He said that his son had died doing something he loved.
“That’s a lot better than getting hit by a bus. But there is no comfort for me at this stage in anything at all.”
That has got to be an excruciatingly painful way to die.I've seen grown men bawl like babies getting hit on the foot while fishing...
cosmic.. why did you just quote yourself?
ugh...I was trying to edit and quoted instead...not sure how it happened...and Kori has the "delete" function disabled so I couldn't correct it...
Didn't Steve Irwin just post here yesterday?
Indeed!
I'm still here!
Unfortunately you are still here.
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