Mike South On Steve Irwin

[MikeSouth]

apparently most of the people on the lesser webmaster board do not share your opinion that I hit the nail on the head

[JR]

Originally Posted by MikeSouth

apparently most of the people on the lesser webmaster board do not share your opinion that I hit the nail on the head

he made a living out of tempting fate. you can only do that for so long. i dont think anyone that juggles knives for a living deserves sympathy for killing themselves while doing it. i dont think the inevitable occuring is "a tragedy". but... what do i know? i have been accused of being cynical before.

[Trev]

Originally Posted by JR

he made a living out of tempting fate. you can only do that for so long. i dont think anyone that juggles knives for a living deserves sympathy for killing themselves while doing it. i dont think the inevitable occuring is "a tragedy". but... what do i know? i have been accused of being cynical before.

No, I think you are yet again - right!

[Hammer]

So Mike, why don't you give his widow and his two small children a call and tell them that their husband and father was a fool and got what he deserved, asshole.

[JR]

Originally Posted by Hammer

So Mike, why don't you give his widow and his two small children a call and tell them that their husband and father was a fool and got what he deserved, asshole.

how about we send his widow a message saying "at least now he wont be able to dangle your child in front of a hungry crocodile again"?

[spazlabz]

Originally Posted by Hammer

So Mike, why don't you give his widow and his two small children a call and tell them that their husband and father was a fool and got what he deserved, asshole.

and to add this little note... Steve Irwin did not 'dangle his child' over a croc. I saw the footage, he held 'baby Bob' in his arms, close to his chest while he feed an old croc who had already eaten several chickens prior to Bob being brought out into the pen. There was a large number of people there specifically in case they were needed and while I wouldn't want to be anywhere near Steve Irwin when he was fucking with venomous snakes. I would trust his judgment when it came to safety around crocs any day. Arguably he was the most experienced person on the planet when it came to large reptiles.


spaz

[JR]

Originally Posted by spazlabz

and to add this little note... Steve Irwin did not 'dangle his child' over a croc. I saw the footage, he held 'baby Bob' in his arms, close to his chest while he feed an old croc who had already eaten several chickens prior to Bob being brought out into the pen. There was a large number of people there specifically in case they were needed and while I wouldn't want to be anywhere near Steve Irwin when he was fucking with venomous snakes. I would trust his judgment when it came to safety around crocs any day. Arguably he was the most experienced person on the planet when it came to large reptiles.


spaz

your right. what normal parent wouldn't jump at the chance to take their infant child into an enclosed area with meat eating predators and toss them meat while they lunge at you?

normal. totally normal parental behavior.

HELLO!! experience? huh?
thats one of the dumbest things anyone could say about things to do with a baby.

i am an experienced motorcyclist with an 06' hayabusa (worlds fastest production bike) - wanna know why don't i take infants along for rides? well... hate to point out the obvious, but shit happens. plain and simple. shit happens. the second i do it, i put that infant at risk. unnecessary risk. unnecessary risk with lethal consequences. and what normal person would willingly do that?

please feel free to trust your kids wiht the worlds most experienced heroin addicts. i'm sure they'll be fine. as for myself, i would opt for a little descretion and concern for the safety and wellbeing of the child. thats what any parent would do. hell.. its ingrained in your own genetic programming.

[JR]

here's some animal trivia:

which one of these world reknown experts on tigers is missing 1/2 a face?



another trivia question:

how many "cute, cuddly monkeys" did it take to kill world reknown primate specialist Jane Goodall?

Remember "Born Free" - the show about the woman who devoted her life to studying the lions... the lions that eventually attacked her one day and ate her... because... BECAUSE THATS WHAT FUCKING ANIMALS DO

[Trev]

Originally Posted by MikeSouth

apparently most of the people on the lesser webmaster board do not share your opinion that I hit the nail on the head

I heard on the tv in the background yesterday that he'd been killed, I turned and said to Toni (my wife) that it's been 20+ years of lucky escapes, she agreed...

Fuck with the wild and you will die...

[Useless]

Originally Posted by Trev

Fuck with the wild and you will die...

It's not as if Irwin was bringing harm to these animals. The man was one of the greatest conservationalists EVER and his objective was to teach us all about the beauty and danger of the wildlife he interacted with.

[Useless]

Originally Posted by MikeSouth

apparently most of the people on the lesser webmaster board do not share your opinion that I hit the nail on the head

They must be smarter than they look.