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38. i wonder why we have such an affinity for people who risk their lives with
wild animals? maybe we secretly want to be just like him, tempting fate.

may his memory live long and his wife and children recover.
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  -Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin dead Gusto md  Sep-03-06 11:29 PM   #0 
  - oh no  WindRavenX   Sep-03-06 11:30 PM   #1 
  - According to the link...  Scurrilous   Sep-03-06 11:31 PM   #2 
  - thru his chest  WindRavenX   Sep-03-06 11:31 PM   #4 
  - What a freak thging to happen, after all he's done  LostinVA   Sep-04-06 06:10 AM   #120 
  - How awful!  Dulcinea   Sep-04-06 06:21 AM   #122 
  - The world has lost a great conservationist  Blue Gardener   Sep-04-06 08:32 AM   #132 
  - That is so terrible sad.  _dynamicdems   Sep-04-06 11:37 AM   #168 
  - Holy cow!  Fenris   Sep-03-06 11:31 PM   #3 
  - Reports say it was instant  NEOBuckeye   Sep-04-06 12:49 AM   #69 
     - I always knew he would be killed by somethin'  Blaq Dem   Sep-04-06 03:13 AM   #106 
        - Very tragic indeed but it goes to show you  shadowknows69   Sep-04-06 05:20 AM   #116 
  - Poor guy  flamingyouth   Sep-03-06 11:32 PM   #5 
  - That's very upsetting  dotcosm   Sep-03-06 11:32 PM   #6 
  - No!  TimeChaser   Sep-03-06 11:33 PM   #7 
  - Words just just do not allow me..  TomInTib   Sep-03-06 11:35 PM   #8 
  - this i so sad  yorkiemommie1   Sep-03-06 11:35 PM   #9 
  - How horrible!  LostInAnomie   Sep-03-06 11:36 PM   #10 
  - His wife is off trekking, she may not yet know NT  MADem   Sep-04-06 12:14 AM   #48 
  - I hope they have life insurance considering his "job."  countmyvote4real   Sep-04-06 12:21 AM   #55 
     - really don't think that's a concern  themartyred   Sep-04-06 12:49 AM   #70 
        - I hope that you're right, but we'll see what "funds" develop. n/t  countmyvote4real   Sep-04-06 02:33 AM   #100 
  - Oh NO! I love Steve! Poor little Bindy and Bobby.  Texas Explorer   Sep-03-06 11:36 PM   #11 
  - Especially little Bindi -- she's her Daddy's girl...  LostinVA   Sep-04-06 06:11 AM   #121 
  - OMG! - This is terrible  RamboLiberal   Sep-03-06 11:37 PM   #12 
  - Stingrays are very dangerous.  geomon666   Sep-04-06 12:22 AM   #57 
  - I know  sakabatou   Sep-04-06 12:34 AM   #63 
  - SOME stingrays are dangerous. I read a bit more on the injury  kysrsoze   Sep-04-06 10:57 AM   #164 
  - australia  shanti   Sep-04-06 07:44 PM   #207 
  - Never heard of this guy  Ferret Mike   Sep-05-06 12:59 AM   #216 
  - I know exactly what you are talking about  bleedingheart   Sep-04-06 08:44 AM   #135 
  - Crikey.  Algorem   Sep-03-06 11:39 PM   # 
  - DAMN! But, I kinda thought he was living on...  TreasonousBastard   Sep-03-06 11:39 PM   #13 
  - Is this the guy  greccogirl   Sep-04-06 01:02 AM   #75 
     - Yes  Ignacio Upton   Sep-04-06 01:26 AM   #86 
     - That's him. He didn't get ripped...  TreasonousBastard   Sep-04-06 03:43 AM   #113 
     - Oh I disagree  greccogirl   Sep-04-06 03:36 PM   #194 
     - See post 80 below. I totally agree with the poster.  TankLV   Sep-04-06 07:40 PM   #206 
  - NineMSN is jammed...  Texas Explorer   Sep-03-06 11:40 PM   #14 
  - From the Wikipedia article:  proud2Blib   Sep-03-06 11:54 PM   #28 
     - Is that really relevant right now?  NEOBuckeye   Sep-04-06 12:58 AM   #74 
        - No but it makes it all seem more tragic to me  proud2Blib   Sep-04-06 01:18 AM   #83 
  - I haven't seen his show in a long time  ForrestGump   Sep-03-06 11:42 PM   #15 
  - RIP Steve  951-Riverside   Sep-03-06 11:43 PM   #16 
  - I agree, 951- Riverside.  Kajsa   Sep-04-06 02:01 PM   #192 
  - What?  PatrioticLeftie   Sep-03-06 11:44 PM   #17 
  - his poor family  JI7   Sep-03-06 11:46 PM   #18 
  - Another link - Brisbane Courier-Mail  AussieDave   Sep-03-06 11:46 PM   #19 
  - this is horrendous news. I am very sorry to hear this.  roguevalley   Sep-03-06 11:48 PM   #21 
  - I'm sorry for the Aussies - you've lost a great guy...  Triana   Sep-04-06 12:03 AM   #36 
  - he was a good guy (pic of Steve and his wife)  ginnyinWI   Sep-03-06 11:48 PM   #20 
  - Well I didn't know them  Milspec   Sep-04-06 11:05 AM   #166 
  - Feck  Greeby   Sep-03-06 11:50 PM   #22 
  - Breaking at CNN.com - Story soon. :(  Texas Explorer   Sep-03-06 11:51 PM   #23 
  - CNN has the story now. Same wire report. eom  Texas Explorer   Sep-04-06 12:14 AM   #49 
  - Tragic.  varkam   Sep-03-06 11:53 PM   #24 
  - didn't he also crawl on the ground and sneak up on snakes?  DemInDistress   Sep-03-06 11:53 PM   #25 
  - Top Ten Poisonous Snakes -- my first introduction to Irwin...  fortyfeetunder   Sep-05-06 01:18 AM   #217 
  - Oh no, it seems this news story is real  socialdemocrat1981   Sep-03-06 11:53 PM   #26 
  - Bummer, isn't it?  calimary   Sep-04-06 08:17 PM   #210 
  - Feels kinda like the shock when Diana died.  Kablooie   Sep-03-06 11:53 PM   #27 
  - Gee, I'm not the only one  Terre   Sep-04-06 12:27 AM   #58 
     - No you're not the only one, I'm right with you  donheld   Sep-04-06 05:57 AM   #119 
  - What a shock!  OhioChick   Sep-03-06 11:56 PM   #29 
  - His poor wife and daughter...  NEOBuckeye   Sep-03-06 11:57 PM   #30 
  - They just had a son, Robert, also. He's maybe just over a year...  Texas Explorer   Sep-04-06 12:04 AM   #37 
     - here's the little tyke  ThsMchneKilsFascists   Sep-04-06 01:28 AM   #87 
     - The article says his son is now 3 years old. nt  keopeli   Sep-04-06 02:30 AM   #99 
  - How awful...  BluePatriot   Sep-03-06 11:58 PM   #31 
  - This sucks so badly!  Radioactive   Sep-03-06 11:59 PM   #32 
  - MSNBC has the Reuters link  ginnyinWI   Sep-04-06 12:00 AM   #33 
  - How awful!  silverweb   Sep-04-06 12:08 AM   #42 
     - Such a tragedy... such a great guy..Here's a pic of a BullRay.  go west young man   Sep-04-06 10:50 AM   #161 
     - I hear they can be up to TEN INCHES LONG. The poor guy got  kestrel91316   Sep-04-06 12:17 PM   #172 
     - Call me thick...but  bluedeminredstate   Sep-04-06 12:54 PM   #184 
  - This is very sad...  Triana   Sep-04-06 12:01 AM   #34 
  - Very sad.  Fox Mulder   Sep-04-06 12:02 AM   #35 
  - i wonder why we have such an affinity for people who risk their lives with  truthisfreedom   Sep-04-06 12:07 AM   #38 
  - The kids will take this hard  The Traveler   Sep-04-06 12:08 AM   #39 
  - Very sad, and I feel bad for his family.  Lifelong Protester   Sep-04-06 12:08 AM   #40 
  - If this story is false I hope someone guts the punk who put this out...  951-Riverside   Sep-04-06 12:08 AM   #41 
  - It isn't. the major outlets have it, NT  MADem   Sep-04-06 12:11 AM   #44 
  - I didn't want to believe it either. RIP Steve. I will miss you.  Texas Explorer   Sep-04-06 12:11 AM   #45 
  - Unfortunately, not a hoax  AussieDave   Sep-04-06 12:13 AM   #47 
  - Too many world wide papers are showing the headlines. Unfortunately,  frankly_fedup2   Sep-04-06 12:28 AM   #59 
  - Azzam the American must be BULLSHIT  MADem   Sep-04-06 12:10 AM   #43 
  - I thought so!  greccogirl   Sep-04-06 01:11 AM   #80 
     - he should wind up with a Darwin Award for this stunt  arewenotdemo   Sep-04-06 05:45 AM   #118 
     - It's considered a freak accident.  gully   Sep-04-06 10:42 AM   #160 
     - What stunt? I haven't heard what happened exactly  LittleClarkie   Sep-04-06 10:55 AM   #162 
        - No, it was just a freak accident  LostinVA   Sep-04-06 12:40 PM   #176 
     - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Sep-04-06 09:53 AM   #155 
     - Steve already knew this -- he'd been working with wildlife  LostinVA   Sep-04-06 12:44 PM   #177 
  - Five years ago I told a friend,  ronnie624   Sep-04-06 12:13 AM   #46 
  - You know, I can see your point. I sorta felt the same way when  Texas Explorer   Sep-04-06 12:16 AM   #52 
  - Yeah, he seemed to challenge nature rather than hold it in reverence.  Dover   Sep-04-06 01:10 AM   #79 
  - If you knew about his work behind the scenes, you would know  LostinVA   Sep-04-06 12:45 PM   #179 
  - Yeah, but the ironic part is...  Nabeshin   Sep-04-06 04:50 PM   #199 
  - He shall be missed!  IndianaGreen   Sep-04-06 12:14 AM   #50 
  - Crikey, first Harriet, now Steve...  BrotherBuzz   Sep-04-06 12:15 AM   #51 
  - SMH Report and Melbourne Age  RamboLiberal   Sep-04-06 12:18 AM   #53 
  - And more from SMH Report  RamboLiberal   Sep-04-06 12:20 AM   #54 
  - Wow! For a minute I misread this and assumed it was a box jellyfish  breakaleg   Sep-04-06 12:21 AM   #56 
  - he fascinated, repelled, and educated at the same time  Skittles   Sep-04-06 12:29 AM   #60 
  - Face it guys, if you are THE CROC HUNTER, that's the right way to go. I  zonkers   Sep-04-06 12:33 AM   #61 
  - I agree - he would have wanted to go while on the adventure thing  AussieDave   Sep-04-06 12:40 AM   #65 
  - His kid will grow up and find the fish that killed his dad.  zonkers   Sep-04-06 12:47 AM   #68 
  - Ayep, but still  Posteritatis   Sep-04-06 12:50 AM   #71 
  - I'm sure he would have wanted more time with his kids, to watch them grow  NEOBuckeye   Sep-04-06 01:02 AM   #76 
  - I know how I want to die...  krispos42   Sep-04-06 03:27 AM   #107 
  - Jesus Mary!  Placebo   Sep-04-06 12:34 AM   #62 
  - OMG look what Wikipedia has for his death:  Placebo   Sep-04-06 12:39 AM   #64 
  - It's been changed already  krispos42   Sep-04-06 03:31 AM   #109 
  - From a South Park skit  NickB79   Sep-04-06 02:21 PM   #193 
  - LOL!  JVS   Sep-04-06 06:01 PM   #203 
  - A map showing the area where he died:  AussieDave   Sep-04-06 12:42 AM   #66 
  - Dave do you know of any australian radio stations covering this?  951-Riverside   Sep-04-06 12:52 AM   #72 
     - I found a bunch of links  951-Riverside   Sep-04-06 01:32 AM   #88 
        - Poor Steve!  Andrushka   Sep-04-06 02:09 AM   #94 
           - Can you recommend a station?  951-Riverside   Sep-04-06 02:13 AM   #97 
              - If yr still awake, Hack's on Triple J now...  Violet_Crumble   Sep-04-06 02:43 AM   #102 
              - As well as Triple J, there's also other ABC stations:  AussieDave   Sep-04-06 07:06 AM   #127 
  - Bummer  junior college   Sep-04-06 12:44 AM   #67 
  - I love animals and hate to see them mistreated  themartyred   Sep-04-06 12:57 AM   #73 
  - I'd have to agree -  libhill   Sep-04-06 02:11 AM   #95 
  - thank you  wtmusic   Sep-04-06 08:51 AM   #137 
  - At least he wasn't killing them  Canuckistanian   Sep-04-06 06:11 PM   #204 
  - My heart goes out to his family n/t  LeviathanCrumbling   Sep-04-06 01:03 AM   #77 
  - How not shocked by this am I?  dolo amber   Sep-04-06 01:05 AM   #78 
  - I remember watching this  greccogirl   Sep-04-06 01:16 AM   #81 
  - I thought as much then and since too.  TankLV   Sep-04-06 07:52 PM   #208 
  - I think it's one of those things that everyone "expects" will happen,  NYC Liberal   Sep-04-06 02:03 AM   #92 
  - He did so much to try to preserve mother earth...  Bluebear   Sep-04-06 01:16 AM   #82 
  - Wow - the man seemed to have such an aura of invincibility, this is hard  Random_Australian   Sep-04-06 01:19 AM   #84 
  - I got to meet him last year while I was in DC for the Downing Street Memo  Pachamama   Sep-04-06 01:22 AM   #85 
  - What a cool story, thanks for sharing it.  catzies   Sep-04-06 09:21 AM   #146 
  - oh man, I used to love that show  Wetzelbill   Sep-04-06 01:46 AM   #89 
  - I always thought a croc would get him. RIP Steve.  MiniMe   Sep-04-06 01:50 AM   #90 
  - some interesting information at this site...Damn this is tragic..  MnFats   Sep-04-06 02:00 AM   #91 
  - My heart goes out to Terri, Bindi, and little Bob.  Jamastiene   Sep-04-06 02:08 AM   #93 
  - I shed tears for few celebrities, but I am for Steve.......  DemExpat   Sep-04-06 02:13 AM   #96 
  - He always called me " a good bloke."  urbuddha   Sep-04-06 02:20 AM   #98 
     - im sorry about your loss.  SlavesandBulldozers   Sep-04-06 10:03 AM   #156 
     - My condolences  Mad_Dem_X   Sep-04-06 12:18 PM   #174 
  - RIP Steve...  merwin   Sep-04-06 02:36 AM   #101 
  - Some info from surfing around  RamboLiberal   Sep-04-06 02:43 AM   #103 
  - damn  Blue_Tires   Sep-04-06 02:47 AM   #104 
  - I will be depressed for a very long time...........  farmboxer   Sep-04-06 02:51 AM   #105 
  - Grizzly Man II - Sad But Inevitable  phrenzy   Sep-04-06 03:30 AM   #108 
  - Death from a Ray is very rare-  Tellurian   Sep-04-06 08:09 AM   #130 
  - OT, But I met Treadwell  shrike   Sep-05-06 09:50 AM   #220 
  - CNN Online has it now  krispos42   Sep-04-06 03:35 AM   #110 
  - Very Sad News  Raine   Sep-04-06 03:36 AM   #111 
  - Here's a quote:  Neoma   Sep-04-06 03:41 AM   #112 
  - As far as I'm concerned...  Norton   Sep-04-06 05:20 AM   #117 
  - classic example of somone dying doing what they loved  L A Woman   Sep-04-06 09:32 AM   #148 
  - CNN finally mentions it on TV  krispos42   Sep-04-06 05:00 AM   #114 
  - Rest in peace, Steve. You will certainly be missed.  Azathoth   Sep-04-06 05:15 AM   #115 
  - oh noooooooooo  lanlady   Sep-04-06 06:39 AM   #123 
  - I'm dreading having to tell my son when he wakes up  YankeyMCC   Sep-04-06 06:50 AM   #124 
  - You'll be missed Steve-O  JesterCS   Sep-04-06 06:56 AM   #125 
  - The world will indeed suffer the loss. RIP  0007   Sep-04-06 07:01 AM   #126 
  - The post-mortem is being conducted tonight  AussieDave   Sep-04-06 07:08 AM   #128 
  - My heart goes out not only to Irwin's family, but to Australia as well.  VolcanoJen   Sep-04-06 09:52 AM   #154 
  - My son cried when I told him this morning  qanda   Sep-04-06 07:54 AM   #129 
  - My son cried, too. Steve's been a welcome visitor in our home for years.  Beausoir   Sep-04-06 08:41 AM   #133 
  - I'm Sad. Steve Irwin Was A Good 'Un  VogonGlory   Sep-04-06 08:17 AM   #131 
  - Bummer, man. I always liked the guy. Even if (in fact especially because)  mcscajun   Sep-04-06 08:42 AM   #134 
  - It's truly  telleophone   Sep-04-06 08:46 AM   #136 
  - Animal Planet aired his show here in the US  eShirl   Sep-04-06 08:53 AM   #138 
  - Crikey.  rocknation   Sep-04-06 08:54 AM   #139 
  - I just wish he'd thought more about family than animals  Strathos   Sep-04-06 08:54 AM   #140 
  - There are thousands of jobs that put one in danger...  Texas Explorer   Sep-04-06 09:13 AM   #144 
  - His wife and daughter also loved the animals and the work  LostinVA   Sep-04-06 09:21 AM   #145 
  - So dangerous work should be performed by childless people only?  CrispyQGirl   Sep-04-06 09:30 AM   #147 
  - She did -- she worked with cougar rehab, I believe  LostinVA   Sep-04-06 12:46 PM   #180 
  - But his dad did it, and his dad, and so on and so on  LittleClarkie   Sep-04-06 10:56 AM   #163 
  - And his daughter already does it...  LostinVA   Sep-04-06 12:47 PM   #181 
  - I'm just sayin' he didn't have to quit doing it  Strathos   Sep-04-06 08:00 PM   #209 
     - He wasn't doing anything "dangerous" when he died  LostinVA   Sep-05-06 06:30 AM   #218 
  - wow that is so sad!! I really am dreading telling my kid.  chimpsrsmarter   Sep-04-06 08:59 AM   #141 
  - what a shame for him and his family.  michele77   Sep-04-06 09:04 AM   #142 
  - CRIKEY!  AngryAmish   Sep-04-06 09:13 AM   #143 
  - A good man gone too soon  CabalPowered   Sep-04-06 09:34 AM   #149 
  - The Crocs lost their strongest advocate  Catchawave   Sep-04-06 09:37 AM   #150 
  - very sad indeed.  xchrom   Sep-04-06 09:38 AM   #151 
  - He was a champion of wildlife and the environment  Joey Liberal   Sep-04-06 09:43 AM   #152 
  - RIP Steve. My condolences to his family and all who loved him.  OurVotesCount-Ohio   Sep-04-06 09:44 AM   #153 
  - My oldest daughter (35) called at the crack of dawn to tell me about the  acmavm   Sep-04-06 10:10 AM   #157 
  - RIP Steve Irwin.  SlavesandBulldozers   Sep-04-06 10:10 AM   #158 
  - The SO is making me upset  LostinVA   Sep-04-06 10:38 AM   #159 
  - Well  TransitJohn   Sep-04-06 11:00 AM   #165 
  - Ridiculous  WatchWhatISay   Sep-04-06 11:33 AM   #167 
  - Now That Was Not Necessary at All  stepnw1f   Sep-04-06 11:38 AM   #169 
  - If he molested animals, I would agree  LostinVA   Sep-04-06 12:47 PM   #182 
     - You never found yourself  TransitJohn   Sep-04-06 12:52 PM   #183 
        - Sometimes I didn't agree with certain approaches he took  LostinVA   Sep-04-06 01:05 PM   #186 
           - fine.  TransitJohn   Sep-04-06 01:17 PM   #187 
              - You're the one picking a fight in your last post to me  LostinVA   Sep-04-06 01:28 PM   #188 
  - So long mate, we will miss you  Orrin_73   Sep-04-06 11:43 AM   #170 
  - May he rest in peace  Mad_Dem_X   Sep-04-06 12:16 PM   #171 
  - Here is a picture of a stingray.  sandrakae   Sep-04-06 12:18 PM   #173 
  - So sad that a man who truly loved animals and worked to preserve  YOY   Sep-04-06 12:40 PM   #175 
  - NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!  Odin2005   Sep-04-06 12:45 PM   #178 
  - "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin dies (Reuters)  Up2Late   Sep-04-06 01:00 PM   #185 
  - Stingrays never attack for offensive reasons.  Placebo   Sep-04-06 01:33 PM   #189 
  - RIP, Steve  brentspeak   Sep-04-06 01:47 PM   #190 
  - This hits really close to home...  GregW   Sep-04-06 01:56 PM   #191 
  - how sad..I just can't get over it...  allisonthegreat   Sep-04-06 03:40 PM   #195 
  - Death by misadventure...  Mythsaje   Sep-04-06 03:43 PM   #196 
  - Always full of life and discovery  bonito   Sep-04-06 04:05 PM   #197 
  - Shocked and sad to hear this.  InvisibleTouch   Sep-04-06 04:14 PM   #198 
  - He died doing what he loved!! RIP  judaspriestess   Sep-04-06 05:18 PM   #200 
  - RIP Steve!  crossroads   Sep-04-06 05:43 PM   #201 
  - getting close  BrightKnight   Sep-04-06 05:58 PM   #202 
  - This is just so unbelieveable  Greylyn58   Sep-04-06 06:17 PM   #205 
  - A tragic, premature death.  AtomicKitten   Sep-04-06 08:51 PM   #211 
  - AUSTRALIAN VIDEO  Wise Doubter   Sep-04-06 09:10 PM   #212 
  - I've been really depressed about it all day  XemaSab   Sep-04-06 10:23 PM   #213 
  - As soon as I heard of this  diamidue   Sep-05-06 12:36 AM   #214 
  - ...  killbotfactory   Sep-05-06 12:51 AM   #215 
  - He lived on the edge  ozone_man   Sep-05-06 08:08 AM   #219 
  - RIP Steve,  President Kerry   Sep-05-06 07:38 PM   #221 
 

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