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Steve Irwin Dead

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fighting-muffin-to-the-chest dept.

mkosmo writes "News.com.au is reporting that Steve Irwin was killed in a freak accident while filming one of his well known documentaries. Surprisingly it wasn't a crocodile, it was a sting-ray."

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  1. Why Slashdot? by sam991 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I know he was a great guy and despite his clearly loony behaviour, we all have a fondness for him.
    That being said, why is this story on /.? How is this 'news for nerds'? Why is this in the science category?

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  2. Re:oblig by Pahroza · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I see what you did there.

  3. Re:oMG ROFL SKATES!! by xtracto · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    M!!i

    Your sig gave me the idea =oP

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  4. Re:oblig by evilviper · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Freedom? Safety? Anti-terrorism? Right, freedom from Saddam's rule? He wasn't stopping you from buying widgets from Wal-Mart.

    That's the funny thing about the USA. Unlike other countries, we don't just fight wars for our own interests... The EU is working on becomming a world power, but they're still not willing to make tough decisions, that are against their own short-term interests.

    There were no US interests in Somalia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Kosovo, Haiti, etc. When US troops were tied up in Afganistan, and Iraq, none of the other western powers volunteered to go into Darfur. ...
    Of course you're just a 9/11 denial/conspiracy troll, so I don't expect any intelligent discussion on the topic.
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