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Game Forum / Action Games / Half Life / September 2006Steve Irwin
The many jokes aside I feel this man should be mentioned for his many conservationist roles and for his wonderful ambassadorship of nature and the endorsement of his native Australia.  SignatureStri.tk Gotta agree, he was a magnificent individual.. I really enjoyed and respected him... He was a lucky dude to find a wife like his... I'll miss him.... >The many jokes aside I feel this man should be mentioned for >his many conservationist roles and for his wonderful >ambassadorship of nature and the endorsement of his native >Australia. -- Jack Harney AKA "Cannon Fodder" AKA "Grumpy Old Fart AKA "Certified Senior Curmudgeon" From Civ - 5 "I have the cultural tact of a Cuban Pig" AGHL points for your effort.... Gracefully accepted :) > Gotta agree, he was a magnificent individual.. I really enjoyed and > respected [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > of a Cuban Pig" AGHL points for your effort.... > Gracefully accepted :) Still can't believe it... That guy had more energy than anyone I know. You could tell he truely loved his work and his family. He will be missed. Rest In Peace Crocodile Hunter, once last "CRANKIE!" for you. > Rest In Peace Crocodile Hunter, once last "CRANKIE!" for you. I thought it was "Crikey!" As in "Crikey! look at the size of those teeth. Shes a beauty!" :) He used to get on my nerves but now I know he's dead I try to think of someone like him and I can't. SignatureStri.tk >> Rest In Peace Crocodile Hunter, once last "CRANKIE!" for you. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > He used to get on my nerves but now I know he's dead I try to think of > someone like him and I can't. You'd be hard pressed to find a more generous individual than he was. I haven't seen any of the tv shows at all. But he came up rather often in many news blurbs. He was very serious about conservation and education. he contributed hugely to both. McG. > The many jokes aside I feel this man should be mentioned for > his many conservationist roles and for his wonderful > ambassadorship of nature and the endorsement of his native > Australia. He will be missed :( My condolencies to his family But - as I have discussed with my wifes in many occasions - he was very controversiel in his approach to animals Obviously he has saved many animals from being shot due to being in the wrong place (dangerous to human) But I have always disliked his way of treating the animals when was visiting their legal playground, making nature movies Lack of respect is probably not the right term to use - but sometimes animals was treated as his favourite toy rather than living beings On the other hand he has taught mankind that crocs are just animals not beasts rgds/Peter > > The many jokes aside I feel this man should be mentioned for > > his many conservationist roles and for his wonderful [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > rgds/Peter Australian blokes one the whole are careless and laid back... .. >> > The many jokes aside I feel this man should be mentioned for >> > his many conservationist roles and for his wonderful [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Australian blokes one the whole are careless and laid back... s/careless/carefree/ Thankyou. SignaturePiG$$ Currently playing : Stubbs the Zombie, GTA:San Andreas Always playing : CS:Source, CS > The many jokes aside I feel this man should be mentioned for > his many conservationist roles and for his wonderful > ambassadorship of nature and the endorsement of his native > Australia. His huge personality aside, the thing which endeared me most to him was his true love of nature and animals, his passion for them was endless, to the last. The world is a sadder place without him, no doubt. /salute > > The many jokes aside I feel this man should be mentioned for > > his many conservationist roles and for his wonderful [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > The world is a sadder place without him, no doubt. Does anyone know the details of how/why the animal killed him? It was a sting ray wasn't it? I thought they were normally harmless to humans. Maybe he was harassing or threatening it in some way? What's it matter how/why the fish attacked. Steve Irwin died in the pursuit of something he loved doing, IMHO, if you're gonna go, might as well be doing something you enjoy. > What's it matter how/why the fish attacked. Steve Irwin died in the pursuit > of something he loved doing, IMHO, if you're gonna go, might as well be > doing something you enjoy. True, but that has nothing to do with the original point. Every time I saw Irwin on TV he was doing something that was not only needlessly dangerous but completely pointless as well (e.g. forcing open the jaws of juvenile crocodiles, etc). Was the audience supposed to learn something from that, or was it just an ego exercise for Irwin? The prior post had it exactly correct IMHO: the odds finally caught up with him, and it was natural selection hard at work. > True, but that has nothing to do with the original point. Every > time I saw Irwin on TV he was doing something that was not > only needlessly dangerous but completely pointless as well > (e.g. forcing open the jaws of juvenile crocodiles, etc). Was > the audience supposed to learn something from that, or was it > just an ego exercise for Irwin? I only watched it a couple of times and my conclusion was #2. > The prior post had it exactly correct IMHO: the odds finally > caught up with him, and it was natural selection hard at work. Harsh, but true. I really hate that he had his daughter with him when it happened. --- Thad > I really hate that he had his daughter with him when it happened. I didn't know that! Where was she? In the water or the boat? > > What's it matter how/why the fish attacked. Steve Irwin died in the pursuit > > of something he loved doing, IMHO, if you're gonna go, might as well be [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > The prior post had it exactly correct IMHO: the odds finally > caught up with him, and it was natural selection hard at work. I think you got him wrong to be honest. Most people fear the animals he worked with, he had no fear of them himself. I believe he was trying to show them in a good light, rather than the bad, which seems to follow any carnivore which isn't human. > I believe he was trying to show them in a good light, rather than the bad, > which seems to follow any carnivore which isn't human. Yeah, but if he'd shown them in a bad light, the picture would be too dark on TV. I'll get me coat... >> What's it matter how/why the fish attacked. Steve Irwin died in the >> pursuit [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > The prior post had it exactly correct IMHO: the odds finally > caught up with him, and it was natural selection hard at work. He was taping a show, he was in the water. It's all on tape. the authorities have that, it is not released to the public. yet. The police have said there was no 'harrassment' going on, no foul play at all. A ray took off when Steve was swimming over, it lashed at him with its tail, the barb struck him in the chest, Steve pulled the barb out himself, and died. McG. > What's it matter how/why the fish attacked. Steve Irwin died in the pursuit > of something he loved doing, IMHO, if you're gonna go, might as well be > doing something you enjoy. Yeah - it'd have been kinda anti-climactic if he'd died of something normal like cancer... Civilian_Target > Does anyone know the details of how/why the animal > killed him? It was a sting ray wasn't it? Yep http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20356303-5005961,00.html > I thought they were normally harmless to humans. They are not agressive at all http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray In '96 the number of known incidents was estimated to 17 since started counting > Maybe he was harassing or threatening it in some way? When the stingray gets scared it has a powerfull defense weapon on its tail The barb on the stingway in question is estimated to be about 30 cm long and it hit Steve Irwin clean in the chest and punctured his heart when the stingray flipped its tail to defend it self - Peter > > Does anyone know the details of how/why the animal > > killed him? It was a sting ray wasn't it? > > Yep Whops, looks like he'd got the final call "He and the underwater cameraman went out to do some pieces on the reef and coral and stuff good for the kids' show and, unfortunately, he came out over the top of a stingray that was buried in the sand and the barb went up and hit him in the chest." http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/05/irwin.death/index.html?section=cnn_showbiz - Peter >> Does anyone know the details of how/why the animal >> killed him? It was a sting ray wasn't it? [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > - Peter Basically it's the same news on several news sources. It's one of those things that can happen, and in this instance, it simply did happen. Sad yes, very tragic for the family. I'm thinking that in some ways, animal conservancy will suffer his loss as well. But he did build a strong network, and it should keep and self sustain. McG. |
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