"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin Dies!

[DJ Leon]

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[Stumpy Tim]

You're really saying the joke is OK, but saying he had it coming isn't? Blimey.

Correct. Well done

 

[Man of Harveys]

BTW - good piece by Marcus Brigstocke on Irwin here - http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/marcus_brigstocke/2006/09/post_335.html

It is a good piece. And it raises another good point: would anyone here watch the "death porn" which is the footage they were filming when he was attacked by the ray?

 

[DJ Leon]

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[y2dave]

It is a good piece. And it raises another good point: would anyone here watch the "death porn" which is the footage they were filming when he was attacked by the ray?

I would watch it. RIP Steve.

 

[Les Biehn]

Lets be honest there are people on here going well over the top with their 'Steve Irwin was the second coming 'while DJ Leon knew what his comment would do and while it was not strickly necessary I don't think he meant it in the way it came across. Irwin did put himself in these situations so it was likely that something would happen to him but he seemed like a nice bloke with a wife and 2 young kids so it is sad.

 

[Meade's Ball]

It is a good piece. And it raises another good point: would anyone here watch the "death porn" which is the footage they were filming when he was attacked by the ray?

Its not something i wish to spot.
I wouldn't mind seeing Rod Hull get electrocuted though and watch him and his loveless, wingless bird plummet to the earth.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

RIP Steve - legend

 

[Dave the OAP]

Its not something i wish to spot.
I wouldn't mind seeing Rod Hull get electrocuted though and watch him and his loveless, wingless bird plummet to the earth.

We are not really worthy

 

[DJ Leon]

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[magoo]

Its not something i wish to spot.
I wouldn't mind seeing Rod Hull get electrocuted though and watch him and his loveless, wingless bird plummet to the earth.

now he had it f***ing coming!!

 

[Basil Fawlty]

A superb entertainer, will be very sadly missed by everyone.

RIP.

 

[British Bulldog]

All of which I have said myself, but I had a bee in my bonnet about people like Irwin (and risk takers generally) before he died and I'm not about to be hypocritical now. Sorry, but those getting really offended are the grief tourists normally seen on these RIP threads.

I think you've made some fair points. As much as I think it's a sad loss at the end of the day he chose that life & the risks that went with it.

 

[Lokki 7]

One thing that seems to have been lost in this discussion is that Irwin didn't jump on crocs just for a laugh, it was part of his mission to save the creatures from slaughter, and usually it was to rescue or treat an animal under threat. All of his contact with wild animals helped to raise awareness and that was his goal. It wasn't mindless showmanship like the bloke climbing skyscrapers that DJ Leon quotes. He did risk his own life knowingly, but it was for the long term benefit of the animals, not his ego.

 

[Trufflehound]

A superb entertainer, will be very sadly missed by everyone.

RIP.

I do hope you're referring to Steve Irwin here, and not Rod Hull.

 

[tedebear]

For DJ Leon to assume Steve Irwins life was simply all risk taking and thus is someway "had it coming" shows a very naive and callous understanding of the man. Irwin has openly admitted that the shows are merely a tool to raise funds and highlight the plights of some creatures and land that is very close to him. He took risks to show us what was happening to the world around us.

Very sad opinion Mr DJ Leon.

 

[Man of Harveys]

I do hope you're referring to Steve Irwin here, and not Rod Hull.

How does Rod Hull wash his clothes?
With "aerial" and "bounce".

 

[British Bulldog]

How does Rod Hull wash his clothes?
With "aerial" and "bounce".

 

[CHAPPERS]

He took risks to show us what was happening to the world around us.

How did dangling his kid in front of a crocodile show us what was happening to the world around us?

 

[DJ Leon]

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