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Monday, September 04, 2006


Irwin's Dead!


Steve Irwin (the Crocodile Agitator) has been killed. Seems he was swimming with stingray as part of a show he was filming, when a 'ray jabbed him through the heart with its tail barb. Game Over. Now, whilst this is tragic news, it's also great news. With Steve being the worldwide recognisable icon that he was, the internet has become awash with loads of content focussing on him. It's a legitimate internet meme. And so it can be featured here. Yay!

YTMND, for example, only had about 10 results this morning for a search on Steve Irwin. There's now 9 full pages comprising something like near 400 results. In the words of the great man himself - Crikey!

There's always two sides to a coin, and whilst there's plenty of stuff being produced that show reverance and respect for Steve, how he entertained, and what he achieved in terms of wildlife conservation, there's also those who've gone the route of getting a cheap laugh. Can you guess which one's I'll be focussing on?

I think Steve would be proud that even in death he's managing to entertain, and his meme is probably the fastest spreading one I've seen - his Wikipedia page was defaced with a "Steve Irwin's dead! LOLOLOLOLOL!" comment almost immediately after the news broke, which is quite impressive. Anyhoo, check out some of these (tasteless) crackers :

  • Steve's Dead :(
  • Steve Irwin - A mans man
  • Steve Irwin - Just Kidding!
  • Salute the shorts
  • Google knows the truth
  • The Wiggles sing
  • Habbo Raiders





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