Crikey!

L2link.

I know you shouldnt have to... but l2do it
CRIKES!

someone just msn'd me this... crazy.

Crikey!

hahah I fixed my link to crikey before I saw yours

I really liked Steve, this sucks. He was a great bloke in my books.

freak accident indeed
never saw that comin!

after all the man-eating creatures he has battled, a fricken stingray kills him.

RIP steve, youre a bloody legend.

last edited by StreX at 14:31:05 04/Sep/06

Reading the thread title i initially thought this is some kind of lame internet joke.

He's dead?

r.i.p true aussie icon :(

I'm devestated, i got 2 emails and an sms all within 5 minutes.

damn, ppl waste no time at all these days:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Irwin

That is so sad :(

WOAH

Holy crap, I was just thinking, this will most likely be on tape as they where filming a doco at the time.

man the news sites must be getting hammered, that above link for me doesn't seem to work anymore and abc news is down too

what a sad day,

they will probably have a national day of mourning for him

R.I.P Steve Irwin.

I met him a couple of times and he was a top notch guy. I know some of us got annoyed at times with his extremely strong aussie accent giving the world a skewed perception of Aussies, but the guy was out there putting Australia on the map. He was one of those great Aussies who made the rest of teh world stand up and take note of the land down under.

He will be sorely missed :(

steve irwin was the prototype aussie male, top bloke all round

i was going to go to australia zoo on wednesday :(

Woah, some people work fast indeed.

I went to Wiki for that article and noticed this:

In 2001, Steve appeared in a cameo role in the Eddie Murphy film Dr. Dolittle 2. In 2002, his first feature film, The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course, was released. In general, reviews of this film were negative. However, in 2003, Irwin was reportedly in line to host a chat show on Australian network television. INCOG NITO IS A FATc*** that lives at KALGOS HOUSE #AUSQUAKE FOR MOREDETAILS The Irwins have two children: a daughter, Bindi Sue Irwin (born 24 July 1998), and a son, Robert (Bob) Clarence Irwin (born 1 December 2003). Their dog, Sui, from which their daughter's middle name was derived, died in June 2004. INCOG NITO IS A FATc*** that lives at KALGOS HOUSE #AUSQUAKE FOR MOREDETAILSINCOG NITO IS A FATc*** that lives at KALGOS HOUSE #AUSQUAKE FOR MOREDETAILSINCOG NITO IS A FATc*** that lives at KALGOS HOUSE #AUSQUAKE FOR MOREDETAILSINCOG NITO IS A FATc*** that lives at KALGOS HOUSE #AUSQUAKE FOR MOREDETAILS Under Steve's expansive leadership, the operations have grown to include the zoo, the television series, The Steve Irwin Conservation Foundation, and International Crocodile Rescue. Improvements to his Australia Zoo include the Animal Planet Crocoseum, the rainforest aviary, and Tiger Temple.

Workmate checked like 10seconds after i did and didn't get it and i refreshed and it went away.

Pretty f***ed up.

yeah ive got that print screened too, f***ing kalgo and incognito :p

Look at the number of online qgl users that suddenly poped up.

Everyone is on the ball.

that sux.

according the updated courier mail article he was killed instantly, he must have either been swimming right above it or grabbing it by the fins and it flicked it's tail up and got him in the chest

Irwin rocked... he had a lot of money, but nearly all of it went to good causes.

ABC seems to be working now...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200609/s1732439.htm

wow :(

RIP steve.

crazy. though I guess if your'e doing stuff like that it seems more likely you are going to die than anyone else

:( sad day indeed.. Australia Zoo will never be the same.

i'm not usually one to care about this sort of thing ... but i really respected steve, i used to always think if i ever hit it big with money, i'd help him with his cause with the wildlife preserves

great guy, rip, very sad day

According to the updated news.com.au article, apparently his wife terri is yet to be told becuase shes trekking on cradle mountain in tasmania :/

that would be the worst, finding out after pretty much the entire nation has

That stingray must have been really pissed off.

RIP steve :(

RIP to an aussie legend

man the news sites must be getting hammered, that above link for me doesn't seem to work anymore and abc news is down too

not surprising, Australia's news traffic has currently risin by 274% (keeps changing though) over it's normal levels... check it

http://www.akamai.com/en/html/industry/nui/news/index.html

http://www.akamai.com/en/html/industry/nui/news/geo.html
(second link - graph down the bottom)

What a loss for his family and kids especially, at least he died doing what he loved.

though I guess if your'e doing stuff like that it seems more likely you are going to die than anyone else

I'd say your chances of dying are at about 100% along with everyone else.

RIP Steve, you legend.

I guess he died doing what he loved: grabbing dangerous animals by the tail and trying to avoid the pointy end.

Tragically in this case, Steve 0 Pointy End 1.



RIP Steve. You will be missed mate.

It's now the main pic on the front page of cnn.com

Queensland Police Services also confirmed Irwin's death and said his family had been notified.

From Wikipedia:

Dasyatids (eg. Sting Rays)

Their stinger is a razor-sharp, barbed or serrated cartilaginous spine which grows from the ray's whip-like tail (like a fingernail). It is coated with a toxic venom. This gives them their common name of stingrays, but that name can also be used to refer to any poisonous ray.

Dasyatids do not attack aggressively, or even actively defend themselves. When threatened their primary reaction is to swim away. However, when they are attacked by predators or stepped on, the barbed stinger in their tail is mechanically whipped up, usually into the offending foot; it is also possible, although less likely, to be stung "accidentally" by brushing against the stinger. Contact with the stinger causes local trauma (from the cut itself), pain and swelling from the venom, and possible infection from parts of the stinger left in the wound, as well as from seawater entering the wound. It is possible for ray stings to be fatal if they sever major arteries, are in the chest or pelvic region, or are improperly treated. Their stingers are normally ineffective against their main predator, sharks.

Sounds painful.

rip steve :(

This bites.
He did so much for conservation and preservation as well as educating people. He put in so much of his own money into good causes.
Plus he was such a top bloke, I doubt he ever meant to do wrong by anyone in his life.

Huge loss for Australia and the World.

it was bound to happen sooner or later. Big loss none the less

RIP

pretty much what reload said

I heard about it in WOW, it's being spammed everywhere. Shame =(

I heard about it in WOW

I don't know which is sadder :P

Got an sms about it, my first port of call was to check qgl boards for links to news etc. :O

Ah well, it's a bit of a surprise whenever you hear big names dying.

OMG OMG OMG

Stung through the chest! :(

I heard about it in WOW, it's being spammed everywhere. Shame =(

WoW never ceases to amaze me.

f***ing hell :(

RIP

apparently the footage is out public already?

thats just so wrong. i didnt like the guy 1 bit at all but yeah, he didn't need to die. he was doing good for australia

i think it's a bit early to be making jokes about it, try in 10 years

yeah you gotta wait 22.3 years until you can joke about something terrible. why would south park lie about that?

My kids loved watching him and his antics, they even have a signed book by his wife to them by name saying "Crocs Rule!" ect.., and this is no bulls***, the other day they were watching an episode on Fox and he was jumping into the ocean and diving and stuff and wrestling sea snakes and other nasties and I actually said to the wife, "The guy nuts, he's going to get himself killed one day" But to be honest I have also said that about Austin Stevens the South African snake guy on Fox as well.

But to clarify, I only said that because as far as I know he [Irwin] had zero expertise as a marine bilogist/expert and when he started to move his on shore skill into the ocean I started to get concerned. The ocean is a whole new ball game.

Even today a marine bilogist/expert is quated as saying,

Victoria Brims, a marine life expert from Oceanworld in Sydney, said the stingray that killed Irwin was most likely provoked.

"I am aware he was filming a documentary and his documentaries are usually very hands on. I can only assume that he had some kind of hands on or close contact with the animal who like us when we get afraid defended itself," Ms Brims said.

Still a sad day for anyone to lose a loved one and dad at such a young age, but probably the one consollation to his family and firends is that he died doing what he loved most.

R.I.P.

last edited by Psycho! at 16:53:56 04/Sep/06

last edited by Psycho! at 16:54:40 04/Sep/06

Over 1500 comments posted on news.com.au so far today .. just goes to show how much the man was respected despite his annoyingness.

Fark I will never look at 'Rays the same way again.... RIP Stevo.

yer, very sad

its almost hard to believe it when you hear something like this

he was a classic aussie

i feel for his family (especially the kids)

america is gonna be devestated
they loved him

yeah, well its front page news on cnn and fox etc.

but probably the one consollation to his family and firends is that he died doing what he loved most.

I would have also accepted the answer: "The millions of dolalrs he left behind, and the extra millions in insurance"

yeah, well its front page news on cnn and fox etc.

What I find surprising is that Channel Ten News (Queensland's first at 5) didn't mention a thing about it.

I heard today at uni. I got into my tute and started reading the instructions on the board and the last one was (p.s Steve Irwin is dead). I would have preffered to have found out another way :P.

Nevertheless ive read through all the news reports. Apparently theres not much chance a sting ray barb can actually pierce your chest and make it into your heart. Although a marine biologist was qouted on news.com.au as saying that a sting close to the heart could be fatal.

I always loved watching his daring encounters with crocs and the like.

Rest in Peace mate.

What I find surprising is that Channel Ten News (Queensland's first at 5) didn't mention a thing about it.

Yeah I know, aside from being the lead story and taking up the entire first segment, having reports from Australia Zoo, interviewing staff, showing a press conference by his friend/manager, talking about what he was doing up there etc they barely even mentioned it.

tk was probably deep in the grind during those reports

at least he died doing what he loved.

He loved being stabbed through the heart?

Although a marine biologist was qouted on news.com.au as saying that a sting close to the heart could be fatal.

clearly a marine biologist at the top of his game

I miss Steve Urkle already :(

Yeah I know, aside from being the lead story and taking up the entire first segment, having reports from Australia Zoo, interviewing staff, showing a press conference by his friend/manager, talking about what he was doing up there etc they barely even mentioned it.

I tuned in as the intro for the news started and I didn't see one mention of it.

clearly a marine biologist at the top of his game

Contact with the stinger causes local trauma (from the cut itself), pain and swelling from the venom,

Gee wow, yeah no I think they were trying to give you an idea on the toxin's effect, to say that even if it didn't pierce the heart itself and missed all vital organs, the toxins from the barb would have likely done the job.

You know, as opposed to something like a fence paling which doesn't have that venom.

I tuned in as the intro for the news started and I didn't see one mention of it.

You must have a REALLY short attention span or memory because I assure you they covered it.

what a bummer...

I was just out there not 3 weeks ago chasing turtles through the waters. Such a nice place.

I heard that a barb to the chest caused a fatal cardiac arrest due to the sting

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5234927,00.jpg

TK: Channel 10 gave huge mention to it. Even in the opening credits. It was lead story

I would have also accepted the answer: "The millions of dolalrs he left behind, and the extra millions in insurance"

You recon there's insurance that covers what he does?

there's insurance for everything isnt there
also what the f*** tanaka khan are you serious
i watched channel 10 and it was qall over it for ages you're insane

I'll have one policy for wrestling crocodiles please.

RIP big fella.

I'll tip some to the curb for ya.

pretty sure the only way you could get stung through the heart is if you're doing something crazy like trying to piggy back a sting ray, but that pretty much sounds like something he would do

TK: Channel 10 gave huge mention to it. Even in the opening credits. It was lead story

Well what the hell was I watching? It was 5pm, channel 10, I viewed the opening credits of the news and there was no mention of it. I specifically made sure I was watching it for the story, thinking it would be the headline, but after 15 minutes I was like wtf???

i also specifically made sure i had it on channel 10 5 minutes before 5 and waited for it to come on having to put up with some other s*** before it started, then there was at least 5 maybe 10 minutes at the start of it

Doesnt matter, he is dead.

There goes the Australian/American tourism economy.

there's insurance for everything isnt there
also what the f*** tanaka khan are you serious
i watched channel 10 and it was qall over it for ages you're insane

wouldn't be insurance for that kinda thing normally no.

^^ what do you mean

This sucks.

RIP Steve

8-(

http://encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php/Steve_Irwin

WTF is this site? One of the songs and 1 or 2 pictures are funny but the rest is just too bad taste, I usually have pretty bad taste too but most of those pictures go too far, just lowbrow hick nerd humour.

just stupidity ... a boring little cry for attention because they missed the point of steve irwin in general and want to be retards about it because theyre just so rebelliuos or whatever


why when i hit " without shift does firefox bring up the search option sometimes?

Stupidity is calling it stupid.

Humour is a perfectly acceptable coping mechanism. Hell, people probably made some (or all, idk) of those because they hate him. Big whoop ? I'm sure you've laughed at a michael jackson photochop somewhere, and I'm sure someone likes him. I just guess it's the other way around this time, eh.

Note: I didn't really like him that much, though I agree he has done quite a good deal of work preservation/animal related around the place. But I can also see the humour in what people have done, too.

EDIT: on the firefox thing, hmm yeah, same when I press / not in a form.

EDIT2: Ah, http://www.mozilla.org/access/type-ahead/

last edited by eXemplar at 23:04:14 04/Sep/06

Maybe the clock on my DVD player is fast, and I came after the first break thinking it was the start, it's the only reason I can come up with. I had really wanted to hear what they said =(

why when i hit " without shift does firefox bring up the search option sometimes?

Happens to me on occassion as well.

^^^ same. It's annoying as s***.

Also, sometimes backspace does "go back" instead of just deleting a letter i've typed.

Hi spook.

eXemplar,
Yea humour is a great coping mechanism for death but most of that isn't humour and if it is I think they've mostly missed their mark. Big whoop? ... yea sure people hate him but it's hardly the right time to express their hatred, just an opportunity to get attention. And yes I've laughed at a Michael Jackson photoshop ... but he's alive and he f@cks kids, hardley a comparison.

Steve may have been a reckless bogan, but his passion and energy for life should be admired and taken on board. Australia has now become less Australian.

RIP you bastard.

yeah i don't mind people coping with humour, but the link seemed like an attack rather than humour, which is why my point was to ignore it as it is just 'stupid'

Steve helped America discover Australia.

If you want to laugh at silly ways for steve to die go read SA, there's a whole thread dedicated to it.

Personally I thought he was a bit of a dick. Over-acting and going around poking at critters is just asking for trouble imho.

tanaka, you could've seen it on the late night?

c*** should get a state funeral imo

I was just going to reply letting TK know that it was definetely on in the opening credits also (for about 5 - 10 mins), but it would seem he now _definetely_ already knows...

ok

I think it's about time you post limited yourself jim.

que "ok".

Hmm I'd have to agree that he was a bit of an embarrassing knob really.

Sad what happened to him yes, but "Aussie Legend"? Nah. More of an American legend really, the whole Crocodile Hunter angle was always aimed at the yanks from the start (hence no-one here knew who the hell he was for most of the 90s) - just look at the reaction in the US..

Some girls at work were actually shedding tears, it's all getting a bit silly, methinks.

^^ Think before you speak.

One of our friends works for Koala rescue, all his self funded animal hospitals are a godsend for any type of injured wildlife... this is merely one of the ways he helped Australia.

oh yeah? well I think it's about time you post limited YOURself

Some girls at work were actually shedding tears, it's all getting a bit silly, methinks.

Signed.

I nearly shed a tear when princess Diana died.
Was tough comming to grips with the fact that I had lost my chance with her.

You're a stain Zaphod. The guy was the most genuine bloke in the world - he was who he was and when he became marketable sure he used it to his advantage - who wouldn't? All the money he earnt went saving animals and buying land so he could protect them, and educating the public on animal welfare.

Yeah I didn't think he was an aussie legend because I enjoyed his movies. He did more for tourism and conservation than really pretty much anyone else I can think of.
A boring, unemotional, unexciting f***wit wouldn't be able to attract the interest and audience that Steve did. People don't pay attention to just anyone, you've got to have something special. He did, and instead of using it for his personal wealth and benefit, he gave it back.
Certainly did a f***load more for Queensland than Joh Peterson who got a state funeral.

Premier Pete has said a state funeral will be provided if the family wants one.

Hey I never referred to his conservation efforts - different issue.

I just found his over-the-top personality cringeworthy. I'm hardly the only one..

yeah he was probably in my top 10 crock wranglers ever

ahah

the cock knows all about stains. he stares at em all day OMG KEKZZZZ.

I didn't watch his shows or anything but he had his heart in right place. Excuse the pun.

He loved his job and the environment and as if he or his family gives two f***s about what any of you cocksmokers think. Have some f***en respect.

Wikipedia

The Animal Planet will rename the garden space in front of Discovery's world headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, to the "Steve Irwin Memorial Sensory Garden." They are also looking at the creation of the Steve Irwin Crocodile Hunter Fund, which they will call "The Crikey Fund" which will "allow people from across the globe to make contributions in Steve's honour to support wildlife protection, education and conservation."

It's a nice idea, but "The Crikey Fund" kind of made me cringe.

Now, for your pleasure, I present to you:


REVENGE ON BASTARD STINGRAYS THAT KILL AUSTRALIAN ICONS!

Guide Terri through epic perils of stingrays to find the murderer of her late husband, THE STINGRAY KING!

The stingray king sure is one giant bastard.

hahaha.... that is classic if not in poor taste.

Just in reply to what Tung said on the second page - Terri would have had to have known because they can't reveal the identity of the deceased to the media until the family has been contacted, despite how profile the deceased may be.

What a blow. He did a lot for Australian Tourism and wildlife preservation and seemed like a pretty likeable kind of guy.

reveal the identity of the deceased to the media until the family has been contacted, despite how profile the deceased may be.

I thought this sort of thing happens all the time.

Cops wouldn't do it but you can't stop other random s***kunts from spreading the news.

That's true, but from the sounds of it the only people who were there at the time where workmates/friends and paramedics. Paramedics would lose their job if they did something like that, and I'm sure the other people who have tried to contact the family before they ran to the media.

But you never know...

a story here about the footage of his death

"It shows that Steve came over the top of the ray and the tail came up, and spiked him here (in the chest), and he pulled it out and the next minute he's gone.

Cops wouldn't do it but you can't stop other random s***kunts from spreading the news.

You say that.. but I can say that if my dad was first on the scene to any major death like this one, he would txt me straight up. Its big news and it spreads - no biggy.

Easy for someone to listen to the police scanner and get the info that way

Steve helped America discover Australia.

HE CAN BURN IN HELL THEN!



jokes. but seriously, shame to hear :( RIP

video report here if anyone is interested:
http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/52032/The_Croc_hunter_is_dead.html

i heard some unconfirmed reports that his family released the video of his death to the public

I heard today Sting will be playing at his funeral

i heard he should have protected himself more against the ultra-violent rays.

hilarious

I heard today Sting will be playing at his funeral

Kat, get the hint....f*** off

is his funeral next week?

it's been a day.. still to early thanks f***heads

Lol, you're nobody to preach about caring about anybody else you don't know dale.
so stfu.

Also, enough of all this steve irwin was everybodies hero and kids are going to be waking up screaming for mummy and daddy and wetting the bed because steve is dead.
Or whatever that retarded segment was about, only caught enough to hear something along those lines.

Sure, it's sad and bad it happened but going on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on about it every waking minute of television and radio is just too much, no matter who it is.

last edited by Loki at 19:10:46 05/Sep/06

respect too him

i met him and had a private tour of his zoo with his wife about a year ago. They were the nicest people you could meet. Condolences too his family and friends.

great guy

there's a little more to this guy loki, and it's only a day, so yeah it's going to continue for a few more i'd expect ... possibly another 2 or 3, by next week it'll just be an after thought, unless it's worked up again by his funeral

Video of Steve live at the Australian Zoo

Anyone else getting SMS jokes about his death? I got what last night hours after he died. way too soon guys! stop sending!

f*** up loki...

steve irwin is 1000 times the man you'll ever be, you f***wit

i have no f***ing idea about what you just said loki, maybe stop talking out of your arse so i can understand you

the actual footage of the accident hasnt been leaked anywhere yet has it?
i kinda hope it doesnt, no doubt fagnerds will edit it into a montage of hilarity with streetfighter characters, pokemon and zidane attacking steve (but then again, thats just their way of dealing with the tragedy, right?).

ps. i bet superboss is pissed that he missed out on starting possibly the biggest death thread ever.

I believe the video was shot by steve's best mate (and regular cameraman) and was given to the police...so I doubt it will be released any time soon

varies from person to person

if someone had told me a joke in the first hour or so, I would have said "too soon". during the actual shock phase of hearing about the guy's death. no longer than that though cause it's not like i knew him personally

well, the idea is that death just isn't funny, especially when it strikes so close to home. steve was an idol to many of us without being a full-on idol, more just, if we could choose the people we wanted to live, he would definitely have been one because of what he represented.

give it time, sure it's not a big deal to you, but it is to many of us. i'm sure you'll feel just fine without making jokes, but the people you offend won't

i do try to be sensitive. so i don't crack jokes about it, but i also don't apologise for getting amusement out of the jokes i do hear

not even because "humour is my way of dealing with the pain etc etc" (a cop out and somewhat thoughtless when his relatives etc are enduring real pain) but because i just happen to have a dark sense of humour

it's important to realise it's not laughing "at" him, i still consider myself highly respectful of the man and sad at his death.

dice: for some of us, it didn't strike close to home. He was a guy who was famous but I never knew him.

Now, I wouldn't dare crack a joke if his family or close friends were standing in ear shot but I doubt that would be the most distressing thing that will be posted on QGL

U didn't have to know him personally to know that he was a great human being who never meant anybody harm and loved life, animals, and his wife and kids to the max. He was a fantastic entertainer but more than that his entertainment really made a positive impact on the world - it wasn't just about building a scrooge mcduck money tower like every other celebrity out there.

Anyone who ever saw his show live, watched an interview of him, saw him on a talkshow, or just watched his Animal Planet series was better off for having done so.

Everyone was better off for having Steve Erwin alive - how many of u can say that about yourselves.

Some of you pricks are pathetic.

Kat: the general consensus in this thread is that jokes are inappropriate. You want to post jokes. Leave the thread. Don't reply to this message. I'll be very impressed if you can manage to do so.

dice: for some of us, it didn't strike close to home. He was a guy who was famous but I never knew him.

Now, I wouldn't dare crack a joke if his family or close friends were standing in ear shot but I doubt that would be the most distressing thing that will be posted on QGL

there's wisdom in silence you know

i thought the guy was tops too,

but where was all the people who "think hes great now" when he was getting into s*** for having his babie in the croc pen when he was performing a live show. thats when he could of really used some support, not now, now that hes DEAD!


in all seriousness, i thought he was a champ and a great aussie icon, i just wish he changed his outfit, bit of colour never hurt anyone.

either way, its kind of sad we dont have other australia icons like this around any more. and its kind of sad that all the kids these days are too emo looking to really stick there head down and become something others want to inspire to.

oh well thats life.

jokes are fair game, get over it.

I reckon spidz could make australia's next aussie icon.

Goooooooo Collingwoooooooooooooood.

Its the same s*** all the time. You get tossers on this forum that can't help themselves and have to take a negative viewpoint and troll the thread. I use to care but I'm over it now. Its different to trolling me or any other random person, its fair game, but something like this....

Wether or not you liked him doesn't matter, just give the man the respect he deserves. Your entitled to have your private little innapropriate jokes about his death but just spare all the normal people here from listening to your crap,

i.e Kat, persay, Loki<----, Spidz.

Its the same s*** all the time. You get tossers on this forum that can't help themselves and have to take a negative viewpoint and troll the thread. I use to care but I'm over it now. Its different to trolling me or any other random person, its fair game, but something like this....

Whether or not you liked him doesn't matter, just give the man the respect he deserves. You're entitled to have your private little inappropriate jokes about his death but just spare all the normal people here from listening to your crap,

i.e Kat, persay, Loki<----, Spidz.

You missed one.

It's not its.

and "I use to care"

Jesus guys, is it really that important? Or are we all just getting some free postcount++'s

i don't give 2 s***s about my post count








as long as it's over 1000!!

haha, ^thats sorta true. i use to care about my post count, until it got over 1000

Anyone with a postcount <3000 is a f***** in my books

Also guys did you hear that Steve Irwin died? Someone should make a thread about it.

Hey guyz did you hear that pete aka existence and burt (burt lolz) aka blow job worked together?

All we need in that picture is spidz craking steve erkling jokes lawlz.

Anyone with a postcount <3000 is a f***** in my books

books part of the series "wishful thinking"

Post count = meaningless.

books part of the series "wishful thinking"

That doesn't even make sense

Its the same s*** all the time. You get tossers on this forum that can't help themselves and have to take a negative viewpoint and troll the thread. I use to care but I'm over it now. Its different to trolling me or any other random person, its fair game, but something like this....

Wether or not you liked him doesn't matter, just give the man the respect he deserves. Your entitled to have your private little innapropriate jokes about his death but just spare all the normal people here from listening to your crap,

9/11 and people on this forum where saying things like “haha, suck s*** Americans” and “who cares, they’re only Americans” as we where watching 3000+ people get atomised live on TV.

Now, one Australian, most of us f***ing hated watching on TV because he was a giant knob, dies and the whole board starts to cry because Kat makes an inappropriate joke?

Man up, seriously.

Post count = meaningless.

That's right, it's all about the user id.

http://www.josh.net.au/images/albums/userpics/10001/err.jpg

hohohoho clever guy

yeah everyone in this thread was using the forum in 2001. that's why our post counts are all over 10,000

Now, one Australian, most of us f***ing hated watching on TV because he was a giant knob, dies and the whole board starts to cry because Kat makes an inappropriate joke?

Most of us? Doubt it.. probably the minority "f***ing hated watching" his TV shows. I've heard millions of people worldwide loved his shows.

On the jokes thing - I think it's too soon and disrespectful to start making humour out of the situation, but I read a public forum so man up (nice saying Typo) you wangs, if you don't like reading it then don't come here.

it may be too soon for some people to make jokes about it, but for others its just another reason to make a joke.

Wow, this just highlights the jackasses they employ at Fairfax media:

http://blogs.news.com.au/.../andrewbolt/.../steve_irwin_and_the_left/

it may be too soon for some people to make jokes about it, but for others its just another reason to make a joke.

Yep, they're called f***wits.

it may be too soon for some people to make jokes about it

I dont get this too soon bulls***. If you respect him then you respect him, whether it's today or in 10 years time. You can't just go from respecting him today being all emo and s*** to cracking jokes about him and his mum next week because you dont give 2 s***s anymore.

But you can’t blame a man for making a living (or dying trying).

though i'd pay that one fity cent.

sif laughing at jokes is disrespectful. seriously, if anyone in the world would've wanted something good to come from his passing it would be steve irwin. i'm pretty sure he took himself a hell of a lot less seriously then half of you pussies are.

ps. much respect to the guy and his family but that chop is awesome.

Raven

I didnt read the link but Andrew Bolt is one of the most majorly f***witted columnists you will ever read in the Courier-Mail. hes got a face made for punching. If there is a god, bolt will die screaming in a bushfire.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/060906/2/10f92.html

What a stupid woman

greer is a legend

i mean she is often wrong, wrong, wrong and she is now, but she says it with such conviction and bile and that's great

greer is a f***tard

^QFT

^^^ +1
Stupid Bitch

bolt is a hero up there with irwin. all snoob lefties can get f***ed.

bolt smokes the pole

I think the Greer comment is terrible. If this happened to be any one else stung by a sting ray it would have been a tragety (sp??). Any way you look at it a man has tragically died.

This is not the time to be personally attacking a dead human being just to raise your own public profile. Especially when you are a dried up has been like Greer.

Germaine Greer is just showing how much of an insensitive bitch she really is.

People are looking too deep into Steve's death trying to make it into something that it is not. What they should be showing respect to the poor man and his family.

If you're going to get offended with what people say on the Internet, you just have to get off it. There are too many f***tards out there who have no self control, no respect for others, who go out of their way to bait and inflame people - you just can't get drawn into it. Karma'll catch up with the idiots eventually who are really malicious, because eventually they'll see the wrong thing in front of someone IRL. The rest of them are just attention whoring jerks that you just have to ignore.

always so wise, you are like a father trog, a father to us all

nicely said

What are you trying to say trog?

You don't love me anymore?

I think more importantly everyone has their own opinions on every subject and not everyone had to like Steve even if you think so yourself.

I personally found watching his shows and interviews a little bit embarrasing due to his exuberance but I wouldn't say i hated the guy.

Sure it's sad he died but much as Kat said, i didn't know the guy but I have learned alot more about what hes done in death than when he was alive.

It's kinda sad to say it but now In death I have alot more respect for him than I ever did when he was alive mainly due to knowing more about what he has done due to media saturation (including forums).

I really didn't care about him one way or another when he was alive but I really do feel bad for his family much as I would for anyone who has lost a loved one so suddenly :/.

What are you trying to say trog?

You don't love me anymore?

Nope; I wasn't referring to you (or anyone) in particular. I've been reading a lot of comments in various places about this issue, and this is pretty much par for the course. When someone famous dies the jokes are inevitable, regardless of whether they're tasteless or lame or stupid or not funny - they're going to come anyway.

If you get offended easily, the Internet is not for you - period. Especially anything that allows anything that allows for comments from users, because you're always going to get jerks. Even on places like news.com.au - they'll deliberately moderate jerk replies to encourage outrage from other users (...leading to more posts/views).

Speaking of jerk news agencies, it really annoys me when TV stations do their memorial stuff. If they were sincere about it they'd do those pieces with no ads - as long as they have ads, they're just ratings-grabbing scum.

Anyway, Internet 101 aside, I thought the 'Crikey' fund that they're setting up is an awesome idea. It's in the spirit of what Steve Irwin would have wanted and worked so hard to achieve. He was a top bloke.

Steve Irwin has a pretty tough hide anyways. I don't think the jokes would have bothered him, had he survived.

As Dennis Leary once said: "Life sucks, get a helmet!"

yeah steve could poke fun at himself

seen here

I don't think it's right to say the internet isn't for you if you're easily offended. The simple fact is that the internet should be moderated so that we can enjoy the experience without being subject to satanic influences which gnaw at the very fabric of our society.

Moderate Jim please.

Life isn't for you if you're easily offended imo.

Yeah a world internet moderation police. Good idea. Wanna buy some money trees I have for sale?

Picked up the kid from pre school and they were all running around 'stinging' each other as an alternative to tag.

Oh dear.

^haha

"Sting, YOUR dead".

im pretty much sick to death of the tv coverage

i dont really care which tv station/show was steves best friend

again i say, please diaf aca/tt

all of them are doing it

even my beloved sunrise :(

The simple fact is that the internet should be moderated so that we can enjoy the experience without being subject to satanic influences which gnaw at the very fabric of our society.

Maybe if the government did their JOB and made some laws that made the Internet a safe place for kids we could have this utopia that we dream of!

lets see it then..

yeah everyone in this thread was using the forum in 2001. that's why our post counts are all over 10,000

Sarcasm failed, I was a QGLer in 2001.

Life isn't for you if you're easily offended imo.

QFT

Maybe if the government did their JOB and made some laws that made the Internet a safe place for kids we could have this utopia that we dream of!

I'm very much against the idea of censorship and moderation of the internet. The internet for me is about everybody being able to have freedom of speech and expression. Sadly enough, most people choose to use that freedom to be dickholes. Ultimately I think it's the parents' role to moderate their children. When I was a kid, I didn't copy stupid things I saw in the media because I was taught not to. I also avoided picking fights and trying to upset people (in RL and on interwebs) because my parents taught me that people who do that are f***wits and nobody likes them. I think a lot of today's problems can be blamed on parents who don't teach their children how to behave.


last edited by Crizane Tribal at 18:37:18 06/Sep/06

you're right, if it was true for one person in the statement 'everyone', then the entire line is void

I think we should discuss this internet moderation issue in greater detail

I'm very much against the idea of censorship and moderation of the internet.

Me too; that was extreme sarcarm. Unless me and Jim are in control of course. That'd be awesome.

I think we should discuss this internet moderation issue in greater detail

Yes and you can begin by lowering my post limiter and increasing my post count OR EVEN allowing me to lower my time limit the more i post.

I'm easy eitherway.

why do you keep making comments toward me about your post limiter

It's because you brought up internet moderation. Though if that was directed towards trog he would've shifted the blame on you too.

I'm easy either way.

the internet moderation comment was a blatant joke

I'm not shifting the blame for your post limit to trog. I do know that I didn't set your post limiter though - however I'm going to increase it just because of your attitude and to prove that the internet needs to be heavily moderated

ahaha jim is on fire in this thread

Yeah that'll show him! (while you're at it make me an admin and i'll smack him down even more.. Just to prove the point)

ahaha jim is on fire in this thread

no he isn't. quit sucking up. damn kids

yes he is.
I can hear him screaming.

"OH KNOES, IM ON FIRE,
OWW IT REALLY HURTS, IM BURNING!! MY SKIN IS MELTING OWW ITS HURTS SO MUCH!!
JESUS TITTY f***ING CHRIST ON A STICK! GET ME MOIST!!!
NO! DONT USE THE HOSE GRAB A BUCKET CRICKEY!
OOH MY GOD, MY HAIRS ALL BURNT, ITS REALLY BAD COZ IM SO HAIRY, IM LIKE A GORELLA! MY CHEST SO HAIRY ACETAME KEEPS ASKING TO SHAVE IT FOR ME AND THEN REST HIS HEAD ON MY HAIRLESS BOSSOMS, TEH BURNING IS GIVING OFF TOXIC FUMES, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SOMEONE GRAB ME A FACE MASK!!"
OH NOO, MY PANTS HAVE BURNT THROUGH, EVERYONE CAN SEE MY HAIRY BALLS WITH ALL THE HAIR BURNT OFF
THEY WERE MY GOOD I.T. SITTING DOWN PANTS! WHAT SHALL I DOOOOOOO"

it made me lol. suck up? heh ok dude.

last edited by taggs at 21:53:11 06/Sep/06

Crocodile Hunter. Aussie hero.

fyi i was merely taking the piss with the post limiter posts but obviously you interpreted them differently.


edit: holy s*** from 600 to 6000 seconds!!!

:(

last edited by Booyah at 22:04:36 06/Sep/06

jeeees i thought it would have settled down a little, there is like a 2 hour tribute show on atm /snore. also i don't think the state funeral is going ahead

need a public holiday for this imo

ever heard of not watching tv? the masses are bored, of course there is going to be a tribute on

i hardly watch any tv usually only simpsons and futurama

jim so is on fire and there's nothing you can do to prove otherwise!

you're lucky the qgl clan sites are down, otherwise i would've uploaded a jpg saying "jim is not on fire", which would have proven it beyond doubt, because everything put in a jpg and posted on a forum is indisputable fact

observe:
http://sean.chittenden.org/humor/you_are_gay.jpg

http://jason.qgl.org/images/no u r.jpg

http://www.blogwaybaby.com/Unhappy Face.JPG

f*** up loki...

steve irwin is 1000 times the man you'll ever be, you f***wit

Nice one dips***.

For the record I never said anything against him..

I said enough with the bulls*** news stories talking about kids waking up in the middle of the night screaming mummy and daddy and wetting the bed because steve is dead.

Theyr'e flogging the story of him dying more for ratings and s*** and seeing who can do 'the most interesting info' regarding it...

Seriously, a f***ing doctor interviewed about kids who might be upset... GEEEETTTTTT f***KKKKKED.
Totally unecessary bulls***, and doesn't honour steve in anyway, actually, more disprespecful as all they're clawing it as as much on 'steve' as they can possible think of.
It's retarded, much like yourself for being an illiterate d*******.

Steve Irwin died?

Nice memory retention peeps
Remember how long we had to listen to s***E about Princess Died?
Stay tuned cause Steve was a local (and a lot more entertaining)...

I've also heard a rumour that a couple of celebrities /bands had freely ofered to perform at his funeral as a matter of tribute
Both "Sting" & and the band "Heart" (performing a modified version of "Barracuda") have both been politely declined.

I heard today Sting will be playing at his funeral

hermi, that one was used by kat ... go have a shower

channel 7 reporter forced to appologize after wearing a "steve irwin style khaki shirt" on the air hahahaha

LOL ^

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=127478

Also, lol at Germaine Greer

Welcome to page 9 A99

Meow!

LOL. Sorry Kat, I haven't been reading every comment.

you f***en shood

I hate Naiomi Robson, I hope she dies.

Welcome to page 9 A99

welcome to thursday, september 7, the date of that NEW article about ANOTHER set of comments from germaine greer

I hope I root her before she dies.

You hope to root Germaine Greer? .. sick mother f***er.

Clealy My Cock wasn't thinking with his head when he wrote that commment (no pun intended).

Clealy My Cock wasn't thinking with his head when he wrote that commment (no pun intended).

There are far too many lines to use here!

Remember how long we had to listen to s***E about Princess Died?

I remember when a mate rang me up and told me she died, my immediate reaction was "cool!, now I don't have to see s*** s*** splattered about her on every f***ing waste of money womens rag"

little did I know it would keep going even after death

You hope to root Germaine Greer? .. sick mother f***er.

nooooo! I meant naomi robson!!! Damn Jim posting before me

Haha, full with irony...

just like nutrigrain

just like housewives

i bet naomi's a screamer. she's so mild-mannered on tv.

Who is Germaine Greer and why do people care what she thinks?

I don't know much about her but she's got yellow teeth! I think that says it all...

she's an ex-australian patriot who is now female rights activist over in britain.


wiki knows all

last edited by d[o_0]b at 14:25:50 07/Sep/06

Aside from any google search information that may be gained, she thinks she is s*** hot and therefore her opinion is actually worthy. of course she is mistaken.

I reckon she wanks to screams of burning children, or her own voice which ever comes first. She is just plain evil

Reverend Evil - She is a hairy feminist

I thought that post was pretty funny astroboy, don't feel bad that both Cerb and Jim were stepping over eachother to nuke it :(

Bitter woman who has nothing to live for since Lipstick feminism has made her a relic by todays standards.

Reverend Evil - She is a hairy feminist

Aren't all feminist's hairy?

Sorry if its a repost

In regards to Germiane Greer.
If people have something to say, that is their right.
Some people just dont have enough common sense/sensitvity to realise that no matter what their personal opinion is, there is a time and place for voicing those opinions, and clearly when a family, a wife and two young kids are greiving over the loss of their son/brother/husband/father is not the time.

Germiane Greer has 2 options
1) suck my cock
2) suck my cock

Or she can wank to screams of burning children, or her own voice which ever comes first.

lol dirty ape you dirty ape you.

notice how the stupid cow just says something every 6 months to get some attention because she is all but forgotten about. 'academic' my ass.

JJJ out germaine greering germaine greer this morning was funy.

'mother teresa didn't die because of teburculosis but it was due to karma because she kept so many people alive during her life and it was nature's revenge on her keeping the planet overpopulated.'

hashy and astroboy are the steve irwins of not getting it

I don't get it

Neither do I

He means you don't get it, but in an extreme way!@!@

check out the tiny brains on these bewdys!

It was nice to see Toby on the Rock Star Supanova on Fox dedicated his encore song to Steve, with the Aussie flag in hand and all. I don't know how many have been folowing it but I reckon he is in with a chance of winning the whole shebang. He picked up a nice tricked out Honda SUV tonite for free.

I see the term 'SUV' slowly creeping it's way into the australian vernacular.

not suprising, automotive industry in au has been using the term commonly for 2-3 years

Maybe I was thinking of RV... do we use that yet?

not much
a couple of cars in aus have actually had it decal'd on them from memory I think, but it didn't seem to take off

suv definitely feels yankee to me, not that that bothers me. I still think of them as 4wd's, or toy 4wd's if they're toy 4wd's

Germiane Greer has 2 options
1) suck my cock
2) suck my cock

lol

As for the whole SUV thing, I dont' really care about American English filtering into our own pure Australian form. People who cry out about Australian English being invaded and ruined by American English are f***wits. It's natural for language to flow and change. The only languages that don't change are DEAD LANGUAGES. E.g. Latin. Pun intended.

what pun

The pun that he intended.

I really want to learn latin.

what if germaine greer was running on a treadmill ?

The next person to email/forward an email with a crikey poem or song or some other such bs gets a punch to the face.

i also dont get it.

E.g. Latin.

edit: oh dear. i suck :( but that pun is gay anyway


last edited by taggs at 09:33:06 08/Sep/06

OMG, you are serious aren't you taggs?

wow a reference to language Crizane Tribal, please expound and tell us more.

MUCHOS f***ING GRATIAS

^ ahaha i like his outgoing personality.

yes rip steve

Awwww, I got all teary!

http://4bc.com.au/podcasts/Rupert_McCall's_Rhymes/rupert%20_irwin_poem.mp3

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/1719/zoo1dj2.th.jpg http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/782/zoo2hy9.th.jpg http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/500/zoo3qn9.th.jpg http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1368/zoo4pj6.th.jpg

rofl - some poor bastard @ australia zoo is gonna have to clean all that crap up.

might go pick up some free flowers for the missus... ; )



jk

hahaha
good idea

good old simpsons:

Simpsons - Steve Irwin

THOSE INSENSITIVE BASTARDS!!!111

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/337186

Well well. I just found out that Steve was one of the blokes in the kayaking Solo commercial. Did not know!

Also can't find a damn thing on it, online. Anypne know more info?

probably just an urban myth. check out snope

no its true. there's a pic of him doing it on the australia zoo website. I think he was the stunt double.

I starred in the Solo Man commercial in '92.

Tis True according to Steve himself.

Steve Irwin died?!?

his funeral was last week

oh snap

Crocker who?

his funeral was last week

that is the f***ing quote of the month. well done insom