Bradley R. Weissenberger wrote:This reminds me of how surprised my wife and I were when Jeff Corwin made reference to his wife during an episode of "The Jeff Corwin Experience".

We had always assumed that Jeff Corwin was gay.

...well, yeah... but THIS is his wife.

Sad end for a man not playing with a full deck.



Salut you crazy fuck! (I hope you had a good life insurance plan)

Who was attacking who?

That's pretty tough break. Apparently, the last person to die from a stingray bite in Australia was back in 1945. I guess because he got stung in the chest, it must have affected his heart.

Let's all drink to the death of a clown.

Salut! you sub-mental. Treadwell would be proud.

EDIT: They're saying it was the barb, not the venom, that did for him.

this is kind of sad. he's left behind two young children. I always liked this guy. he was a crazy muther fucker, and fun to watch.
salut steve, salut.

sack of smashed assholes wrote:this is kind of sad. he's left behind two young children.

But when you put it that way it he seems a little selfish--in the same way that mountain-climbers or other dangerous sportsmen show a disregard for their families, when they leave their children orphaned.

Cranius wrote:

sack of smashed assholes wrote:this is kind of sad. he's left behind two young children.

But when you put it that way it he seems a little selfish--in the same way that mountain-climbers or other dangerous sportsmen show a disregard for their families, when they leave their children orphaned.

Or soldiers, or miners, or fishermen, or police, or firefighters... lots of dangerous jobs, neh? He had a calling, as peculiar as it was, and he knew it could get him killed, and everyone knew it could get him killed... but he kept on. While taking pointless risks while you have a family is selfish (heroin, say), it's his job, and there's no reason his life should shut down because he has a family (especially considering that that was how he provided for them, neh?).

Pour out a Foster's for the crazy motherfucker.

I never really liked his comedy, and there will be nothing else to read in the papers all week.

But, he was a passionate and active environmentalist.

I always got the impression that he was in fact holding with a full deck, just playing at playing with less.

Interesting, this question of risk. I remember when I first saw one of his shows - never having heard of him before, I was amazed. "Don't do that! Why are you winding it up! It'll kill you!"

Clearly prodding a crocodile with a stick is risky. But it seems Mr Irwin had no fear of the animal world, and so to his mind the risks were pretty minimal. He knew what he was doing and how to do it - otherwise he'd have been finished off by an angry croc years ago.

And as a broadcaster - well, he educated and entertained. And his passion for nature always showed through.

A good guy.

Antero wrote:

Cranius wrote:

sack of smashed assholes wrote:this is kind of sad. he's left behind two young children.

But when you put it that way it he seems a little selfish--in the same way that mountain-climbers or other dangerous sportsmen show a disregard for their families, when they leave their children orphaned.

Or soldiers, or miners, or fishermen, or police, or firefighters... lots of dangerous jobs, neh? He had a calling, as peculiar as it was, and he knew it could get him killed, and everyone knew it could get him killed... but he kept on. While taking pointless risks while you have a family is selfish (heroin, say), it's his job, and there's no reason his life should shut down because he has a family (especially considering that that was how he provided for them, neh?).

I guess so. I'm sure that wrestling wild animals, for the puproses of entertainment and education, could be said to have more merit than base-jumping from broadcast aerials. He certainly helped people understand some less well regarded species.

It just seems all the more unfortunate to find out that he was filming for series called The Ocean's Deadliest when he died.