STEVE IRWIN R.I.P

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:31 pm

Just heard it. Stingray got him with a barb in the chest (ouch!) from what I can gather. Full-on!

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:33 pm

elysium · Post by **elysium** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:33 pm

I just heard this too and was quite shocked. Doesn't he have a young daughter and stuff?

Post by **lynt** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:34 pm

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

R.I.P!

Lauer · Post by **Lauer** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:34 pm

Heard this as well.

Was bound to happen sooner or later.

Poor bastard

calstro · Post by **calstro** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:35 pm

Crikey!

elysium · Post by **elysium** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:37 pm

And its not even stinger season.

Wasn't he diving off the low isles? Tourism in Port Douglas is about to take a turn for the worse I think...

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:37 pm

calstro wrote:Crikey!

In the 5min since I've heard of this event - I have heard that comment about 6 times.... And I'm most likely destined to hear it many more times before the day's out!

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:38 pm

should have been a croc.

calstro · Post by **calstro** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:38 pm

I couldn't resist.

Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!
Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!
Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!
Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!
Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!Crikey!

shepherd · Post by **shepherd** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:39 pm

i can't believe stingray had it in him!

Post by **Friday** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:40 pm

not really that surprising... what just a matter of time.

my little brother is going to be upset!

Post by **breaksRbest** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:40 pm

watching the News now

I thought Steve was an awesome ambassador for Australia.

R.I.P

calstro · Post by **calstro** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:40 pm

shepherd wrote:i can't believe stingray had it in him!

lolz

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:43 pm

Bound to be a bit of light hearted banter about this, but still, got to respect the guy.

The old videos of him and his old man out in the dingy restling crocs and that before he began Mr. Entertainment still amaze me...

Probably recognised as Australia's leading living icon.

RIP.

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:44 pm

i reckon he was a propper champ. man threw so much of his money back into animal conservation and stuff.

this is a shame.

calstro · Post by **calstro** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:44 pm

DBoy wrote:
Probably recognised as Australia's leading living icon.

RIP.

Grey Son · Post by **Grey Son** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:45 pm

What a loss...Aussie icon if ya ask me..R.I.P.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:47 pm

Holy shit

Well rest in peace good sir.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:48 pm

Fuck.

R.I.P

*Lighter

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:49 pm

at least he died doing what he loved... terrorising animals

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:50 pm

Only the 2nd or 3rd death in Australian hitory from a ray. Must have got the heart for him to die that soon. I always thought he behaved pretty iresponsably around dangerous animals so it's no suprise that is how he would go, bit of a goose. But you have to admire anyone who is that enthusiastic about what they do. RIP.

calstro · Post by **calstro** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:51 pm

Live by the croc....

Die by the croc (well Stingray in this case...)

almax · Post by **almax** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:52 pm

Lighter

but still was bound to happen one day. Wonder if they got it on film and whether it will be on youtube

Guyno · Post by **Guyno** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:53 pm

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:i reckon he was a propper champ. man threw so much of his money back into animal conservation and stuff.

this is a shame.

word AO. The vast majority of his earnings went into animal conservation. Love him, hate him whatever I reckon he was a well decent dude.

R.I.P.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:57 pm

RIP steve...

but honestly, i dont think he was a 'great ambassador for australia'
i think he took the misconceptions of what crocdile dundee did for OZ and made em WORSE.

for the rest of the world, he was living proof that we are all walkin around goin 'you think THATS a knife?"

but still, pity he left a family behind....

Post by **breaksRbest** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:57 pm

I think we jinxed him

We were talking about this just the other day (the likelihood that he would eventually be killed by an animal)

betson · Post by **betson** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:58 pm

it was inevitably inevitable.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:04 pm

ghetto kitty wrote:RIP steve...

but honestly, i dont think he was a 'great ambassador for australia'
i think he took the misconceptions of what crocdile dundee did for OZ and made em WORSE.

for the rest of the world, he was living proof that we are all walkin around goin 'you think THATS a knife?"

but still, pity he left a family behind....

meh. He was real, he was not a film character, he did walk around going - Crikey, not putting it on, he came from a real part of Australia where they really do wrestle crocs and move them off farms to save the animals etc.

If parts of the world are ignorant enough to believe we are all like that, let them believe it.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:06 pm

yeah i guess....

he was a good guy...

but the rest of the world is only as ignorant as the info they recieve sometimes, thats all.

Guyno · Post by **Guyno** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:11 pm

breaksRbest wrote:I think we jinxed him

We were talking about this just the other day (the likelihood that he would eventually be killed by an animal)

I think we did. We had this conversation on the weekend and I was like, Nah, he'll be right.......

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:21 pm

shepherd wrote:i can't believe stingray had it in him!

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:26 pm

That's really sad

I also think he was a great Aussie ambassador. What a loss

Rob M · Post by **Rob M** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:30 pm

All hail...

Bob the Stingray Hunter.

...in 16 years time that is -- he's left a legacy for sure. Hope his family is coping ok.

ukime · Post by **ukime** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:53 pm

Wow - pretty shocking. Sad too - for the his family, the zoo and the Australian tourism scene.

Lauer · Post by **Lauer** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:57 pm

Apparently his wife is trecking in Tassie and doesn't even know yet.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:59 pm

That's what I heard too. Hell of a way to find out...

Scholtzy · Post by **Scholtzy** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:01 pm

He really did die the way he lived!

valuetime · Post by **valuetime** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:05 pm

i really hope eddie mcguire isn't flying down to tassie again...

Scholtzy · Post by **Scholtzy** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:10 pm

hahahahahahahahahaha

hahahahah

wouldnt put it past him.

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:11 pm

Man, I was in the middle of class when Lindemon sent me the text. Gave extra credit to the first student to look it up on the web. Everyone was pretty shocked.

Feel like the easter bunny just died, to tell you the truth. Much of what sold this country to me and my wife came from his shows on the Discovery Channel. The end of an era. Love him or hate him, he sold this place to a lot of people around the world.

RIP

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:13 pm

obliveus wrote:. Love him or hate him, he sold this place to a lot of people around the world.

RIP

i take back my previous comments > you are right.
anyone who is true blue and reps oz in a good way has to be good for us...

kitty is back in her litter box.

RIP steve.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:17 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVEVUxyx ... =google-st

Can't say he didn't love it... crying at a crocs death.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:19 pm

He actively encouraged Americans to come to Australia?

And here I was thinkin' he was a good bloke.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:21 pm

shit...

it must be my fragile state of mind today

but that was vewy sad.

i didnt shed a tear for steve, but for the loss his compassionate self.

FliP · Post by **FliP** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:30 pm

in my travels i copped a lot of crikey jokes and croc wrestling lines..
-but its people like that that keep australia reminded of the place it is.. im from the country but I often forget that in the life of the city..

Everytime someone overseas asked me if i really had wrestled a croc or downed a roo.. i couldn't help but feel a little proud of the sunburnt country.

there's lovable bogans too.

PahMaLa · Post by **PahMaLa** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:32 pm

Yeah was shocked too.
What a way to go, but much respect for how much he cared about animals.

mr lob · Post by **mr lob** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:46 pm

Respect is due, Oz has just lost a real larrikan, one of the finest there ever was I reckon, check the pics here, there are some classics!

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2006/ ... 70x314.jpg

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:27 pm

It is sad, i liked that crazy fucker, but it was bound to happen sooner or later.

mr lob · Post by **mr lob** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:37 pm

shine on you crazy diamond...