Quoth The Raven
Half Arsed Muse
Graft and corruption, dear girl.Bastet said:How he got to be Mayor (or whatever it was), is beyond me.
And owning the only hyperbaric chamber in town.
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Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin dies
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And owning the only hyperbaric chamber in town.
Quoth The Raven
Half Arsed Muse
The PM has just been on the news, lamenting his 'good friend' Steve's 'tragic, untimely and freakish' death. Considering how the deceased lived,it would have been far more freakish if he'd died in bed of renal failure at the age of 97.
Djamila
Bosnjakinja
It is very ironic but its an irony everyone predicted, so the irony is for most lost.
I thought when I heard it on the news it was that creepy old Crocodile Dundee fellow, and I thought: my GOD he's still alive? Worse than a Christian church I went to in Croatia. This priest was ancient, he made that service at least 5 times as long as it needed to be.
"Peeace...bee...wwwiith...youu..........God...and...Crrrooatia...!!!"
Anyhow, he mentioned visiting his mother the weekend before in his sermon! And I thought - MOTHER? My God, how old does that woman have to be?
Anyhow, now I know it's that young one, the guy who tried his baby to the alligators. Well, it makes me sad. I liked his shows and his work.
I thought when I heard it on the news it was that creepy old Crocodile Dundee fellow, and I thought: my GOD he's still alive? Worse than a Christian church I went to in Croatia. This priest was ancient, he made that service at least 5 times as long as it needed to be.
"Peeace...bee...wwwiith...youu..........God...and...Crrrooatia...!!!"
Anyhow, he mentioned visiting his mother the weekend before in his sermon! And I thought - MOTHER? My God, how old does that woman have to be?
Anyhow, now I know it's that young one, the guy who tried his baby to the alligators.
Well, it makes me sad. I liked his shows and his work.
Scuba Pete
Le plongeur avec attitude...
Steve Irwin was swimming over the ray and happened to surprise it, the barb did indeed pierce his chest and possibly hit his heart. The venom of ray is injected not through the spine, but through the sheath surrounding the spine. It is a cocktail of mucous (enzymes) as well as serotonin (intense pain) and some vicious necrotizing agents. Even if the spine did not puncture the heart, the pain, swelling and necrotizing effects could have stopped his heart in short order. He was actively filming a segment on dangerous sea creatures, and was very proud of the fact that he had never been envenomated. May he rest in peace.
More information about the mechanics of this at Stingray Injuries.
More information about the mechanics of this at Stingray Injuries.
Djamila
Bosnjakinja
Bad things happen to good people because only good people can come into these horrible situations and turn them into something great. He led an honorable life and there is no doubt in my mind that the peope who loved him most and were close to him will turn this situation into an even stronger representative of the values of humanity he spend his life trying to promote.
Bastet
Vile Stove-Toucher
I was watching the current affairs shows here last night, because it was a cert that they'd be covering his death. I was quite disgusted when 'A Current Affair', in the middle of what had been a touching tribute, showed footage of Steve's lifeless body being dragged from the water into the boat. Yes, a camera had been filming when it happened, but was it really necessary to show it on tv? Surely people who wanted to see it could download it on the 'net in short enough order to satisfy.NetDoc said:
Buttercup
Veteran Member
Eeek, that's terrible!Bastet said:I was watching the current affairs shows here last night, because it was a cert that they'd be covering his death. I was quite disgusted when 'A Current Affair', in the middle of what had been a touching tribute, showed footage of Steve's lifeless body being dragged from the water into the boat. Yes, a camera had been filming when it happened, but was it really necessary to show it on tv? Surely people who wanted to see it could download it on the 'net in short enough order to satisfy.
Ody
Well-Known Member
GoldenDragon
Active Member
This is very sad another part of my childhood is gone forever.He had a truly passionate heart and he was very genunine about what he stood up for.
Though,I'd never supect something like a stingray to bring down the might Crocodile Hunter perhaps a croc, a shark,a posionous snake even a jelly fish maybe but a never thought a stingray.
my heart and prayers go out to his family.
Though,I'd never supect something like a stingray to bring down the might Crocodile Hunter perhaps a croc, a shark,a posionous snake even a jelly fish maybe but a never thought a stingray.
my heart and prayers go out to his family.
Buttercup
Veteran Member
After this story broke last night I did some searching to see what a stingray barb looked like. I can see how there would be no problem for it to penetrate a heart. Not sure what type of sting ray this is from but you can see the stingers can be quite large.GoldenDragon said:
nutshell
Well-Known Member
I went to a message board specifically on Steve's death, hoping to find posts similar to what I found here.
That was not the case.
Many people are claiming joy that this great man is dead. They say animals are finally free of his abuse.
Others are just Internet psychopaths. Some described what they would do to his wife and children now that Steve is "out of the way."
I'm sorry to post this here, but I was so upset by what I read. My family has enjoyed his work for quite some time. My wife was in tears when I told her what had happened to our favorite Croc. Hunter.
That was not the case.
Many people are claiming joy that this great man is dead. They say animals are finally free of his abuse.
Others are just Internet psychopaths. Some described what they would do to his wife and children now that Steve is "out of the way."
I'm sorry to post this here, but I was so upset by what I read. My family has enjoyed his work for quite some time. My wife was in tears when I told her what had happened to our favorite Croc. Hunter.
A
angellous_evangellous
Guest
Buttercup said:After this story broke last night I did some searching to see what a stingray barb looked like. I can see how there would be no problem for it to penetrate a heart. Not sure what type of sting ray this is from but you can see the stingers can be quite large.
Buttercup, that one is a fossil - http://tellmewhereonearth.com/Web%20Pages/Fossils/Fossils_Page_3.htm (near the bottom of the page). That one is from a prehistoric stingray!
The longest ones today seem to be about three inches.