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On this day, 8 years ago, the world lost an amazing man... Mr. Steve Irwin
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BrokenEchelon
Banned
Damn. I thought it was longer ago. Such a fucked up event.
Wind's Howling
Member
8 years?
I was 18 years old when it happened?
Wtf? How can time fly by so fast. I thought it was 3-4 years.
I was 18 years old when it happened?
Wtf? How can time fly by so fast. I thought it was 3-4 years.
-Pyromaniac-
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Forceatowulf
G***n S**n*bi
This is, to this very day, the hardest celebrity death I ever had to deal with.
tokyostomp
Banned
Did a video of the incident ever surface?
The link above states that while the incident was recorded, the footage was given to his wife, and has not been released.
A damn shame that he passed away. At least a croc didn't do him in, and prove his naysayers correct.
I have no real affection for Steve Irwin, he was way bigger in America than Australia, but damn if I don't hate how people celebrated his death because they perceived him mistreating animals, etc. He was a huge conservationist and put a lot of money into preservation. He would be a leading voice on climate change if he was still around.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
That's really sad.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Wait, what? People celebrated him dying? Who? What? Where? When? and most of all, Why?
i know bill maher made a bunch of gloating jokes about it
triplestation
Member
My hero
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Bill Maher is just a hateful ass, and also a comedian.
I believe the wife says she destroyed it. I'm sure there wasn't really that much to see as fast as it happened, and given the fact that I'm sure the cameraman stopped filming once he realized something was wrong. He said he just turned the camera back from watching the stingray swim away and suddenly Irwin was surrounded by bloody water.
I'll never forget the day he died. For one, I was a huge fan. So naturally I was very upset when I heard of his death. Also, this was the same day that I started dating my wife. We were sitting in the DFW airport waiting for my plane to arrive when the news hit. Talk about a bittersweet day...
The Purple Pill
Member
i watched his show on a daily basis back then.
he was an inspiration, and will be missed.
he was an inspiration, and will be missed.
Haloid1177
Banned
Crushed me as a kid. Still probably my most missed celeb who has died since I've been alive.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I was a big fan of his and use to always watch his show, I was devasted when I found out he died, and I might be wrong but wasent it also just a few weeks after he had his first movie?
everyday math
Banned
Now I'm sad. I miss him.
"I just got bit by a snake. Sorry about that."
Wow, he was so young and he took the bite like it was an everyday occurrence for him.
I would have freaked the fuck out.
Frustrated_me
Member
Already been eight years? Damn!
R.I.P Irwin.
R.I.P Irwin.
Steve Irwin got a new generation of people into nature and animals and for that we have a lot to thank hiim for. I know for me it was a mix of him and David Attenbrough that gave me such a sense of love for animals, I loved them since I was a kid, but they made me truely appreciate how amazing they are.
Can't believe it's been 8 years
Can't believe it's been 8 years
PhantomZone
Member
I was really shocked at the nature of his death, i knew he was big around the world but i didn't know he was THAT big. I felt the emotion of his passing through everyone else that was touched by it. Feel like a fool for not appreciating him while he was alive, but he was a gentle all round nice guy.
Lucian Cat
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