Steve Irwin dead

[XCashier]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14663786/?GT1=8506

Collin said he suspected Irwin died because the barb pierced under his ribcage and directly into his heart.

This is so sad. He seemed like such a decent guy, with a genuine love for animals. And his little ones, an 8-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy, will grow up without their daddy, with only videos to remember him by.

[CanadaGirl]

I seem to be the only one on the entire freaking internet not effected by his death. Probably because I've only seen his show once in my entire life and his accent is/was kind of irrtating.

[JuniorMintz]

I seem to be the only one on the entire freaking internet not effected by his death. Probably because I've only seen his show once in my entire life and his accent is/was kind of irrtating.

But you were affected enough to at least post about it, right? Because his accent is/was irritating to you, I'm guessing?

Nice.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

It's a sad day for a lot of fans. While I never watched his series reguarly, I did get to see a few episodes, as well as the movie. I guess it takes a special kind of person to be able to do what Irwin did for a living. Not everyone has the courage to get so close to the more dangerous species of the world.

He did, though. Yes, some people thought he was nuts. But you have to give the guy credit - he CARED about animals. He loved what he did and I'm sure the animals - if they could speak- appreciated him as well.

Nobody expected this. My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and children. . . he's with the angels now and is probably watching over the animals on Rainbow Ridge.

Rest in Peace, Crocodile Hunter.

[Ree]

But you were affected enough to at least post about it, right?

Excellent point.
How can one say they haven't been affected by the untimely death of a fairly famous 44 year old man?
It's possible to not be upset by it, maybe, but the very fact that one would post about it is an indication that the death did have some effect, however minor.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Not to make light of it or anything, but was he trying to jam his thumb up the stingray's butthole? (SP reference)

Anyhow, it's sad he died, but somehow I'm not surprised. You can't predict what a wild animal is going to do when you run right up to it and start grabbing at it.

[Trishlovesdolphins]

so far from what i read, it looks like it was just a freak occurance, his friend that was with him said that the stingray felt boxed in, and stuck him. also, the poison isn't what killed him, it is VERY rare that a stingray kills a human. they said that while the poison does hurt, and can make a person sick, that what killed him was that the stinger punctured his heart. they think he died instantly.

its very sad. while i am a firm believer in some of what he did was nuts, he was a professional, and he was trying his best to educate people about animals and ways to conserve. i feel very sorry for his family. no parent should outlive their child, and no child should have to grow up without a parent.

[Seanette]

I seem to be the only one on the entire freaking internet not effected by his death. Probably because I've only seen his show once in my entire life and his accent is/was kind of irrtating.

My basic reaction was "meh". Never saw the show and don't have the utter terror of death that a lot of people do (my faith helps here). People do die, and at least this person went quickly and doing something he enjoyed. Sad for his wife and kids, but (at risk of sounding insensitive) death happens. No one is immortal, and my own life is busy enough I don't have a lot of energy left over for celebrity doings.

[appliance god]

The guy was larger than life and very passionate about what he did. love him or loathe him, he was a friend of the planet. The fact that he rubbed some people up the wrong way (particularly certain types of people!) only endeared him to many more people.

He was real, passionate, open and honest as only a perosn who cared so much about about so much could be. Sure he made me wince, groan and roll my eyes. He opened himself to much criticism...but we are all worse off without him

Here's to a person who understood where we are in the grand scheme of things. RIP Steve Irwin.

PS. I guess he's in heaven, before God, Saying "CRIKEY!, Look at the size of this fella!"

[Ljt09863]

it is soo sad to hear he died. i just heard today, while i was at work. i always liked him because he seemed so full of life.

[Mr. Rager!]

I don't understand it.

When I see a thread that says, "RIP (Celeb name)" Or "(Celeb Name) died), and I don't like that particular celeb, I ignore the thread. Why comment on a memorial thread just to say you didn't like that particular person?

[Ree]

Why comment on a memorial thread just to say you didn't like that particular person?

Excellent point, Fashion_Lad.

Obviously, the person who started this thread, and the majority of the people posting, felt saddened enough by his passing to post their thoughts.

I find the negative comments a little rude, actually, in that they trivialize what the others are feeling.

As Fashion_Lad said, if you didn't like the guy, or aren't moved by the sudden ironic death of someone who was so full of life, then why bother posting in a thread that is dedicated to that person's memory?

[lordlundar]

I didn't particularily care for him (a little to cavalier around dangerous animals for my taste) and I'm not going to shed any tears for him, but he certainly did what he loved right up to his death.

Now if you want someone I'm not fond of, it had to be the guy who stayed with the grizzlies. About six months before his death, he basically said " you, I'm living with the bears!" to his own family. And how did the bears respond to this? By eating him and his girlfriend.

One I could respect, the other I couldin't, but they both give creedence to the phrase "Live by the sword, die by the sword."

RIP Steve

[Ree]

I didn't particularily care for him (a little to cavalier around dangerous animals for my taste) and I'm not going to shed any tears for him, but he certainly did what he loved right up to his death.

I reiterate:

...if you didn't like the guy, or aren't moved by the sudden ironic death of someone who was so full of life, then why bother posting in a thread that is dedicated to that person's memory?

I'm not saying everyone should like the guy or be upset by his death, but I believe that "Don't speak ill of the dead" or, "If you don't have anything nice to say, keep it to yourself" apply here.

[dispatch]

I didn't watch the show actively, but I had respect for the man and I found him amusing. I thought it would have been a highly venomous snake, or a hippo, or a pack of komono dragons (I recall watching an interesting encounter he had with them when the parents came back to the nest and started tail-whipping him), but he is now the 18th person since 1969 to die from a stingray in austrailia.

found this today while looking around online, I think it really captures the nature of who he was and what he did

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/au...eve_irwin.html