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Steve Irwin Dead
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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Noo, noooo... F*cking sting-rays!
this is just the start of the crocidile sting-ray alliance. Their next target is the host of that Funniest Videos show
This man will be missed even by the ignorant people who crack jokes about his death. He has done so much for so many, and loved every minute of his life. There are some people that this world really is better off WITH. Steve was one of them.
This is showbiz news, not science news!
Engineering is the art of compromise.
you know, you have to be careful when you do that.
Look, everyone knew that this was going to happen to Steve Irwin at some point. It didn't take a genius to see that he was unlikely to live to a ripe old age. He wasn't a complete idiot and he knew the risks he took. It was the game he played.
Personally, I am not too heartbroken about it. To me he was just another celebrity. I found his manner irritating and never gained anything particularly insightful from his documentaries or TV series. While he pumped a decent amount of money into environmental conservation, I feel that his contribution to raising envrironmental awareness was almost cursory, as his work normally relied upon shock value and "action" shots rather than highlighting the fragile nature of the environment or even nature's splendor.
To me, all Steve Irwin's death means is that I no longer have to put up with that ridiculous accent when I watch TV. (He did a lot of advertisments for his Zoo and Australian quarantine.)