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Irwin family offered state funeral (Australia Honours the Crocodile Hunter)
The Australian ^ | 9/5/2006 | n/a

Posted on 09/04/2006 7:19:21 PM PDT by Pyro7480

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To: MAD-AS-HELL

Steve Irwin was "intimate" with every species he loved, and that includes all of them. It's a wonder that no croc or viper got him. He died among friends, doing what he loved. We should be so fortunate.


61 posted on 09/04/2006 8:56:09 PM PDT by Sender (What was the best thing before sliced bread?)
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To: najida

We're watching a whole series of interviews on Animal Planet... the one that is on now covers the birth of his daughter, and we're doing a lot of laughing through tears. What a wacky guy.


62 posted on 09/04/2006 9:01:05 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Head On. Apply directly to the forehead!)
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To: najida
Now I'm really crying. It's so clear how much he loved his family.

I'm a little relieved to hear that my mother and I aren't the only ones crying over a television personality! We celebrated my son's birthday today and he made sure that everyone took a moment to think about "Steve".

My kid has always has a passion for reptiles. Just last month I found a snake while I was cleaning up the yard. I pointed it out to him, then went about my business. A few minutes later I glanced back and he had the snake by the tail, just like Steve taught him. Thanks to Irwin, I've overcome my squeamishness and we now have a python that I get to feed occasionally. Plans are in the works to build my son a "reptile wall" in his room that should house about half-a-dozen critters.

Yes, Steve Irwin helped me to overcome my fear of many animals and that has greatly enriched our lives. The nature of his death won't change that.

63 posted on 09/04/2006 9:06:16 PM PDT by Marie (Support the Troops. Slap a hippy.)
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To: Pyro7480

State. Australia has states, not provinces (that's Canada).


64 posted on 09/04/2006 9:18:30 PM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( Microevolution is real; Macroevolution is not real.)
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu

Ah, my error.


65 posted on 09/04/2006 9:18:50 PM PDT by Pyro7480 ("Love is the fusion of two souls in one in order to bring about mutual perfection." -S. Terese Andes)
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To: Pyro7480

I having a feeling his funeral will be a bigger event for Australia than the funeral of Michael Hutchence.


66 posted on 09/04/2006 9:22:18 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: HairOfTheDog

On Animal Planet Just went thru the birth of his second child in the delivery room with him cutting the cord and assisting in the delivery.

What a tear jerker this program is going to be!

If I hadn't been on Freerepublic I wouldn't have known about it. Thanks for posting.


67 posted on 09/04/2006 9:31:03 PM PDT by acoulterfan
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To: naturalman1975

True, but Diana Spencer was still a slut.


68 posted on 09/04/2006 9:34:38 PM PDT by Clemenza (Now its dark...)
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To: Clemenza

Oh, good grief. People loved her. And people love Steve Irwin. That takes some doing to have that kind of magic.


69 posted on 09/04/2006 9:46:14 PM PDT by Rte66
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People loved Xaviera Hollander too.

Pissed me off to see the sappy limeys cry over that b-tch. Pissed me off even MORE to see moronic Yanks crying over that overrated slut.

70 posted on 09/04/2006 9:48:59 PM PDT by Clemenza (Now its dark...)
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To: NonValueAdded

I wouldn't be opposed to US giving lady Thatcher a state funeral if the Brits won't!


71 posted on 09/04/2006 10:09:10 PM PDT by Cheapskate
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To: Clemenza

Is she dead?


72 posted on 09/04/2006 10:27:47 PM PDT by Rte66
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To: Clemenza

Disgusting comment.


73 posted on 09/04/2006 11:14:42 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (ENEMY + MEDIA = ENEMEDIA)
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To: Pyro7480

Do people remember an Animal planet ( or Discovery channel)
episode where Steve Irwin does a training session with the US delta force in a forest?

The Delta Force guys liked him and enjoyed the training.

Steve Irwin is a true Aussie treasure, many Americans loved him.

Salute to a true legend, RIP Steve.


74 posted on 09/05/2006 1:32:27 AM PDT by GregH
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To: Pyro7480
That pic you posted was of the Irukandji. I saw a Discovery Channel special and an American marine wildlife specialist and an Austrialian counterpart intentionally subjected themselved that species. It was painful just watching them. The Aussie suffered for two weeks. Poor girl

I saw a special on Animal Planet some time ago, and in it, they said the Irukandji is the most dangerous sea creature off the Australian coast, more so than the Great White.

75 posted on 09/05/2006 1:57:20 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity.)
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To: Clemenza

As someone who knew the Princess, I assure you she was not.

Don't believe all the tabloid spin.


76 posted on 09/05/2006 2:20:15 AM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: AirForceBrat23

Yes, it was mentioned on another link that I read through here. When you look at his background ... his family wasn't wealthy and lived in a trailer and all he accomplished ... HARD WORK and guts ... it also typically goes with that of a conservative.

#51 highlights his admiration for the U.S. fighting the war with Japan. I'll look around for the link for you.


77 posted on 09/05/2006 6:24:02 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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To: NonValueAdded

Oh, really? http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=824002006

It's more unusual in Britain than it is here, where every President has the option of one if he chooses it. Churchill was the last non-royal one; I remember watching every impressive moment of it on television.


78 posted on 09/05/2006 6:27:29 AM PDT by linda_22003
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"Prime Minister John Howard, who hand-picked Irwin to attend a gala barbecue to honor President Bush when he visited in 2003, said he was "shocked and distressed at Steve Irwin's sudden, untimely and freakish death."

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2006/09/04/irwin_hum.html


79 posted on 09/05/2006 6:28:15 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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"3 or 4 years ago, the Discovery channel aired a documentary done by Steve. It was called the Ghosts of War, and it was about WWII in the Pacific."

I saw a small part of that last night on the Animal Planet tribute. I had never seen that before, he spoke of feeling the ghosts of the troops killed there.........it was quite moving as only Steve could do. I also hope they re air that.

80 posted on 09/05/2006 6:34:58 AM PDT by WestCoastGal ( Have we lost you Jr?You're reading the nutritional contents of a Bud Light...I think we've lost you)
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