This makes me so depressed...

He was my idol growing up... (I'm only 14, mind you. I've been watching his show for as long as I can remember.) News of his death destavated me. It was a shock...

but as everyone said, he died doing what he loved.

I just hope it didn't hurt too badly...I mean...yah...I feel horrible about it...

I also feel bad for Terri and the kids...

So sad, I'll miss him.

But, he died doing what he loved, at least.

I thought it was a joke report the first time I read it D:

Of all the things he's done, and of all the ways to go, as memorable as it may be, I'd have to agree with the sentiment that going down to a stingray is... well, lame. It's like being Houdini and doing all those death-defying stunts and dying to something like appendicitis... oh wait.


I guess the lesson comes in that we never really know how or when we're gonna go. He was a crazy guy to be sure, but I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't miss him at all. At least we know he certainly lived his life to the fullest, ne?

Could that footage also be used for him though? Like.. to show he was a family man and beloved father aswell?

Not really. People made it look much worse than it was, cause as far as he was concerned he knew exactly what he was doing - but it still looked bad.

I'm a horrible person, but I'm happy he's gone.
I even offered dollar off drinks at work for a "Steve Irwin's finally dead" discount.
We took in twice what we normally would.
^.^

yrael ur a bad man ur going 2 hell

He just does it for the reactions. He has a sad, sad life.

Wow. For a second, I thought you were still talking about Steve Irwin. Hell of a thing to do just for a reaction.

I was sad when I heard about his death... I loved watching Steve Irwin on Animal Planet in his various shows. He was always doing insane things like riding in the back of a truck going like 60mph down the road, seeing a black momba on the side of the road and jumping out of the moving vehicle, rolling to a stop right next to the snake and picking it up with his bare hands and just gushing over how awesome the snake was. He made learning about animals fun cause you were so busy laughing at his stunts that you didn't realize you'd learned something, but I know people who didn't absorb a darn thing in school who are able to discuss all sorts of exotic critters cause of Steve Irwin.

Like everyone else has said, at least he died doing something he loved and hopefully it was quick and the very last thing he saw was a beautiful reef teeming with the living things he so enjoyed.

To be honest I did find his personality and the way he pretty much harrassed animals pretty annoying, but he did a lot of conservation work for them too which is what I respect him for.

I disagree with the "molesting and annoying" part..., I mean, Crocodiles don't have an insane memory span and nothing he did effected them negatively, and his show did a good deal of "positive publicity" for many less understood and hunted animals. I would rather see them being collared then used as hand bags.

Also, the fact that a stingray is usualy docile doesn't mean that he is by no means dangerous. Anything with a 10 inch sting is dangerous, in my humble opinion- wild animals are not 100% predictable, he did a mistake... and this one, he could not correct, sadly.

I agree he brought about a lot of positive publiciity, that's part of the conservation work I commend him for. But jumping around and wrestling a croc for no real reason is, well, obviously pointless. You wouldn't like someone thrashing you about for the sake of it (and yes I know he did 'wrestle' some crocs to relocate them, but it was often just for the camera).

I agree he brought about a lot of positive publiciity, that's part of the conservation work I commend him for. But jumping around and wrestling a croc for no real reason is, well, obviously pointless. You wouldn't like someone thrashing you about for the sake of it (and yes I know he did 'wrestle' some crocs to relocate them, but it was often just for the camera).

Germaine Greer publicly had a go at the whole situation, basically saying he was an embarrassment to the country, with the way he harrassed animals and showed no respect for their deadliness, et cetera, et cetera. And I can quite honestly say I agree with her, it's not like Princess Diana or Mother Teresa or the Queen or someone died (though you'd think so from the way some people are overreacting).

He was an embarrassment, however he became more tolerated over time because we were tired of giving him attention. Yes, he did good work. That doesn't stop him being an embarrassing icon for Australia.

I'll shush now, because someone's going to up and have a hissy fit over this post, I'm sure.

That does suck. He was pretty cool whenever I was able to sit down and watch him. (Usually at a hotel.. I don't have cable at home)

Sucks as much as when Scotty (From Star Trek) died about a year ago or so.

I'm close.

I think your country needs a reality check when a brave, caring man is considered an embarassment. "What? He's a family man? He loves his work? He's got a sense of adventure? And you say he actually cares about the state of his field? Dear god, man, what sort of bad image is he giving us!?!?"

Yeah. Wow.

And I especially like how you include Princess Diana with Mother Teresa, considering Princess Diana did nothing but be a Princess and run a few charities. Other than that, she was just paparazi bait. Steve Irwin was a far greater positive role model than Princess Di could ever hope to be.

Just wow.

He harassed animals? Ok, so he wrestled crocs, and he wasn't afraid of them. Stop treating animals like they're human--they aren't. Are all Australians vegetarians? If not, you're all ing hypocrites, to accuse him of mistreating an animal. Yeah, how about that burger you're eating? I bet the cow preferred being bludgeoned with a sledge hammer over the possibility of having a guy wrestle and tag it.

Damn those bullriders, and equestians. Damn them all! They're all embarassments to the world! I demand retiribution!

Yeah. Save the Whales, Nuke Australia..

I would just want to comment in regard not the "not appriciating their deadliness" part.

That is exactly the point he was trying to make. Human beings, throughout the course of history hunted and killed anything they considered dangerous. He tried to show that these animals act only in self preservation and I have seen quite a few of his shows- he did nothing that was insanely our of order. When you seek to preserve an animal and keep track of it, some measure of handling will have to be made.

He put his life on the line... wether or not you or even he understands that, Crocodiles -can- kill a human beings. The fact that he handled them(by the way, all captures must start with "wrestling" because if you tranquilize them under water, they might die) in order to either get positive publicity for them or in order to re-locate them means that he was putting his life on the line for what he believed in.

None of us knew him, I don't think it is insane to ask that now that he is dead, that his name will not be tarnished in such a manner. I make it a point to watch animal rescue shows and I will be starting my studies to eventualy become a vet, so possibly later, I will change my opinion, but for now... I don't think it is appropriate to slander him as Germaine Greer did.

The fact that he portrayed a country as a bunch of loud and annoying people is pretty embaressing in my opinion. We both made a distinction between the good work he did and his annoying nature, however, and commented that he did a lot of useful things.



Princess Di did a lot more than just run a few charities. Even if that were only the case, that's nothing to scoff at. Steve Irwin was positive insofar as he promoted conservation, I don't see much else positive about him.



Humans are animals, however, we all seem to forget that we really aren't that far up the ladder in the grand scheme of things. Crocs, snails, birds, etc, all do many things better than humans can ever hope to do them.

Your link between eating to live being the same as harrasing animals is pretty weak, I hope you realise that. There's no need to jump out of a moving jeep and pick up a snake, jut because you can, for example.

And yes, I do oppose bullriding/spearing for sport, horse racing, etc.

I've said all of these things before he died. Just because he's gone now doesn't mean I should suddenly change my opinion.

A good tribute to him, hope he rests well...

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Actually, he mostly 'wrestled' crocs that needed to be transported to a location suitable for them ( Read: far away from humans ). It wasn't mostly for the camera. I mean, come on.

Also, the sad thing is, if he were a foot in any other direction, he might've survived with little more than a puncture wound.