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[RumblingRosco]

Gosh, can you believe we've been 8 years without Steve Irwin? Maybe you don't recognize the name, as he was often better known as The Crocodile Hunter. You know, this guy:

Anyway, I loved his shows as a kid. To this day, I think about his passing from time-to-time and think, "damn, what a cool dude." He's survived by his wife and daughter who have carried on his legacy of animal care, education, and conservation. So, I know this is a short post, but if you liked Steve Irwin and/or miss his personality/show, share your thoughts here.

As a final tribute, here's a song a local hip-hop group made for Steve Irwin around a year or so after he was killed by a whack sucka stingray.

Fuck stingrays.

 

[ninjarealist]

Fuck stingrays.

I feel like Steve loved animals too much to even hate the Stingray that killed him. I feel like it's more respectful of his legacy to appreciate Stingrays for what they are.

 

[DonMigs85]

He always seemed a touch insane, but I loved him. He was such a good-natured fellow.

 

[Link]

Crazy to think it's been 8 years.

Original thread: http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=117642

 

[Jarrod38]

Now I'm all sad.

 

[Brazil]

Eight years? Damn. Time really flies.

That was one shitty day :/

 

[Cuphead]

This really got me down at the time, one of the happiest personalities I was exposed to as a child.

 

[Booshka]

Definitely my favorite Wildlife TV personality, dude was a champion for conservation and habitat protection. Extremely entertaining and affable, loved his show, was really bummed out when he died.

I was always fascinated by his solo living out in the Wild when he was young, when he would just set up a static shot and capture crocs with only the company of his dog. Dude is amazing.

 

[C4Lukins]

I always liked that guy. But he was nutz. It is similar to the documentary Grizzly Man. Wild animals are not to be played with.

 

[Escape Goat]

He died filming a show titled "Worlds Deadliest". Stingrays aren't normally aggressive but this one was on steroids. It was like 8 feet long. People like Bill Nye, Mr Rogers, Levar Burton, Steve Irwin are awesome educators and entertainers. We're lucky to have known so many.

 

[jesse1996]

What a great Aussie legend. Was at his park the day that he died, the whole place seemed miserable later that afternoon.

 

[FOOTE]

I still love this man.

 

[shinobi602]

I used to watch his show religiously as a kid.

My favorite is still the one when he goes to the Komodo islands with the dragons. Friggin awesome guy.

 

[Goddard]

Eight years? Damn. Time really flies.

That was one shitty day :/

My initial reaction was actually "only eight years?"

Was a shitty day indeed.

 

[RumblingRosco]

I feel like Steve loved animals too much to even hate the Stingray that killed him. I feel like it's more respectful of his legacy to appreciate Stingrays for what they are.

Ah I was being sarcastic. The only animals I actually dislike are mosquitoes and wasps. Maybe just fuck that one stingray though.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

He died filming a show titled "Worlds Deadliest". Stingrays aren't normally aggressive but this one was on steroids. It was like 8 feet long. People like Bill Nye, Mr Rogers, Levar Burton, Steve Irwin are awesome educators and entertainers. We're lucky to have known so many.

The stringray filming wasn't for the show they were working on about deadly sea creatures. They were out looking for sharks and didn't find shit. So, out of boredom they decided to shoot the stingrays figuring they could use the footage for something else.

Kind of crazy to think that if they had actually found the deadly creatures they were looking for, he'd probably still be here.

 

[Curiocity]

I was crushed when this happened. Still am in a way. Absolute legend. One day I'll make the trek to Australia Zoo and pay some respects.

 

[Toa TAK]

What a bummer. I still remember my friend calling me on the phone to tell me he died.

 

[demon]

Still one of the more bizarre celebrity deaths that's happened in my lifetime. I miss the dude, he was fun.

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

And he'd probably still be around if he hadn't removed the barb from his body.

 

[FUME5]

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

And he'd probably still be around if he hadn't removed the barb from his body.

Cameraman has debunked this. He was stabbed multiple times, and there was nothing to remove.

Mr Lyons denied reports that a barb had stuck in Irwin's chest and he pulled it out.

"It's a jagged barb and it went through his chest like a hot knife through butter," he said.

"He had a two-inch-wide injury over his heart with blood and fluid coming out of it and we had to get him back to the boat as fast as we can.

Link.

 

[U2NUMB]

It has been 8 years??? Wow.. time man where does it go. RIP Steve.. loved him.

 

[Grisby]

I love that best day ever pic.

RIP Steve.

 

[Lord Thrappleper The 49th]

Damn. Steve Irwin loved crocodiles... but Stingrays always had a place in his heart.

 

[terrisus]

Now I'm all sad.

Crocodile's like "Got your watch!"

 

[Dastardly Jerks]

Damn. Steve Irwin loved crocodiles... but Stingrays always had a place in his heart.

Hey man, too soo-... Oh 8 years? Yeah, don't worry.

 

[abstract alien]

I remember being so upset when this guy died. Someone who was so giving and actually doing something to fix things instead of being a mouthpiece and just talking about it like most people.

 

[reKon]

I refuse to believe its been 8 years..

I hate how fast time moves now

 

[Hurley]

RIP Steve, you crazy bastard.

I still remember the day it happened, was watching the news reports all day.

Here he is with a inland Taipan. Fuck that.

 

[shinobi602]

Damn. Steve Irwin loved crocodiles... but Stingrays always had a place in his heart.

 

[TheRedSnifit]

Eight years? Damn.

 

[JHall]

He still is the reigning champ of Sports Center commercials.

RIP Steve.

 

[Log4Girlz]

There are people posting on this forum who were 5 when he died

 

[Gray Matter]

I'm not familiar with how he died. How did it happen?

 

[shinobi602]

I'm not familiar with how he died. How did it happen?

A bigass stingray stabbed his heart.

 

[Spaghetti]

eight years, huh? feels like longer.

good dude though. cool programmes, seemed like a nice person, kind of a pop culture figure in a lot of ways too.

 

[spawnsniper]

Seemed like a great man that was so passionate about his love for the wild life. Still my favorite over Jeff corwin.

 

[WoodWERD]

I can't believe it's been 8 years.

I'm not familiar with how he died. How did it happen?

Come on dude...

 

[Yamauchi]

It does feel like more than 8 years for me.

Man, one of my heroes. Losing him was tough.

 

[TAJ]

Come on dude...

To be fair, very few people know. I thought that I knew for eight years, but I was way off.
I'm shocked that it took this long for the story to come out. The rumors made him look like a dumbass.

 

[Keyser Soze]

I remember this photo popping up in a news feed a few weeks back...

 

[jstripes]

8 years?

Wow.

I thought it was less.

I'm so fucking old.

 

[darkiguana]

I remember this photo popping up in a news feed a few weeks back...

Man, I remember her speaking at the funeral. Just heartbreaking.

 

[devonodev]

I still find it crazy that a stingray killed him, probably one of the least dangerous creatures he's been around. He seemed like such a good guy on TV, and from what I hear in person too.

 

[Zoe]

Man, I thought it was more than 8 years ago.

Spoiler

Thought I had stopped watching South Park long before that.

 

[Radec]

It's been that long? time flies.

Damn. Steve Irwin loved crocodiles... but Stingrays always had a place in his heart.

Ok I laughed at this. wow.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

Ah damn, I miss him. =(

 

[tuna_love]

I still find it crazy that a stingray killed him, probably one of the least dangerous creatures he's been around. He seemed like such a good guy on TV, and from what I hear in person too.

My dads nursery use to sell his reptile farm plants and shit when we lived on the sunshine coast. He swore a lot more in real life than on tv lol
Edit: I mean zoo. He didn't eat reptiles as far as I know

 

[xezuru]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnfn6rV4sL0

Man what a pro, seemed like a genuinely cool dude.