Just heard on the news that Steve Irwin has died after being stung on the chest by a stingray. Is this a prescient video? A case of synchronicity? Foreshadowing? Or, maybe just a funny commercial?

Funny commericial but probably not the video I would use to remember him by...

wow, the older google news I can find is 2 hour ago. Crazy.

"Aussie media and CNN are reporting that he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest. He was swimming at north Queensland's Batt Reef at the time, where he was filming an underwater documentary."

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"The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) was called about 11am (AEST) and an emergency services helicopter was flown to the crew's boat on Batt Reef, off the coast near Cairns, with a doctor and emergency services paramedic on board.

Irwin had a puncture wound to the left side of his chest and was pronounced dead at the scene."

Yes... slightly premature for these jokes, I think

No, Boney, a premature joke would be to proclaim, "Crikey!"

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Very sad. It always hits me when someone famous who is not old nor a drug-addict, dies.

Death is the great leveler. We're all going to do it.

Keep that in mind, keep that in mind. sigh.

I'm going to go get a beer out of the fridge, put a little slice of lime in it, and drink to Steve Erwin, RIP.

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Well, Invadersil, fair enough. Perhaps this video is better to remember him by? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsuTTxZvI9w

I would use this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlxJ-UBaTaU I'm sure there's lots of other videos that would have worked. Remembering him for the one idiotic thing he did or remembering that he loved his job. I'll side with the latter.

He died with his boots on.

R.I.P., Steve.

Killed by a stingray...as saddend as I am, I can't think of a better way to go out then doing what you love.

Personally, I think this would make a more fitting tribute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HgHhHNC92M

This is my fav, but you know the dangling baby bait is almost as good a MJ does its.

http://www.youtube.com/v/OE2hy7OAlMk

I can't help but say he should have stayed and run the zoo after he had kids, poor things.

Maybe he's the reason youtube is stalled today?

Don't put this up. The man died for gods sake.

Look at it this way... You now know for a fact that he could joke about his own death.

Vote up!

He died doing what he loved. Geez, people! It's not disrespectful to view this video and laugh- the guy was parodying HIMSELF! I'm sure he would want to be remembered goofball bits and all!

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