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psychodelicide said: onenitealone said: Awww...  What's a wooly bear??
I always remember, the first time I visited Canada... the very first morning we were there, my friends and I were walking down the street and there was this dead squirrel on the road. A car was driving up the road when, suddenly, it screeched to a halt, some woman jumped out, picked up the squirrel and laid it on the grass. She picked up a twig, broke it in half and laid it on the squirrel in the sign of a cross! I was gobsmacked!!! 
Are all Canadians like this??? Here's a pic of a wooly bear. Down south, they're called wooly worms: 
I have seen some wooly bears that were entirely black, no orange on them at all - really cool! That lady who picked up that squirrel, put it on the grass, and then laid a cross on it is either a die-hard animal fan or a bit nuts. I dont know the details but according to the amount of color they have determines the type of winter you will have. Granted its an old wives tale, but interesting to know next time you see one. The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. |
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althom said: althom said: Ok..here's the latest about those dead stingrays.
The location of where they were found is Harvey Bay. Nowhere even close to where Steve was killed. The second thing is that the locals there said that the Stingrays had been lying on the beach even before Steve was killed. So they have no conection to Steve what so ever. I don't know how they died, but it's just a reporter trying to conect the two for a good story. Ok....back on topic.
I found an answer as to why there were stingrays on the beach. It seems the local fishermen trawl, with nets, for fish in that area and the stingrays always get cought in the nets. When they cut free the stingrays, they cut off it's tail. Don't worry.....they're already dead before they do that. The tail is what gets cought in the nets and they seem to just throw them back into the sea. So the stingrays that were found on the beach had actually washed up from the sea.....that's why they were scatted all along the beach. Well, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday - the same day as your post - the spate of mutilated stingrays is still being investigated by Queensland state officials. http://www.smh.com.au/new...28179.html The mutilations have also occurred at Deception Bay, north of Brisbane, | |
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LET THE MAN REST IN PEACE!!! omg...
I've never seen this much negativity, hostility or disrespect to someone who has JUST PASSED AWAY! whether you agreed with what he did and stood for or not... he was a man who has a family and has just passed away! leave him to rest in peace!  | |
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i really dont think the family cares much what people on a prince fam site cares The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. |
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lazycrockett said: i really dont think the family cares much what people on a prince fam site cares
that's not for you or I to say, really... but my guess (having lost people very close to me as they have) is they would regardless, though, he deserves the respect ANY OF US would want if we passed on. that's it. enough said. | |
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mrdespues said: Erin,
The article had a few salient points, but the problem I have with Greer and a lot of journalists like her who have the nerve to put on the expert hat and criticise the way Steve died is that they are just plain smug and it reeks of inverted sensationalism. Journalists think they know everything - I know this from having spent a year in a journalism course and simply being literate most of my life. Your level of literacy is debatable, especially when examining the above paragraph. mrdespues said: The article is insensitive and the points she makes are not worthy and quite disproportionate to the loss of life.
Greer's article is less insensitive than poking countless wild animals with a stick. mrdespues said: Anyone who watched his shows could tell that Steve knew that animals need space...
mrdespues said: But he was just a human and he made a mistake.
A mistake? Just the one??? 
mrdespues said: And of course, the vultures (journos) come to pick at the bones ASAP.
Many journalists and social commentators had also questioned Irwin's credentials prior to his death. What better way to gain exposure for their concerns than whilst the man is newsworthy? If journalists never commented on the lives of those whom die in tragic circumstances, there'd be very little news at all. mrdespues said: It really grosses me out and basically if you are trying to make too many points beyond the simple fact that he fucked up, I think you are pretty cold.
Why shouldn't JustErin address as many points as she likes? Personally, I find the blind worship of this man "grosses me out"... I also don't think it's polite to call JustErin "cold" - especially when it's evident that she's just as passionate about wildlife as your fallen hero was. | |
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Justin this is pissing me off now - back the fuck off please! STOP | |
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Natisse said: Justin this is pissing me off now - back the fuck off please! STOP
When members stop throwing personal insults at other members, for little more than having a valid dissenting viewpoint, I'll stop. | |
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moot The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. |
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Justin1972UK said: Natisse said: Justin this is pissing me off now - back the fuck off please! STOP
When members stop throwing personal insults at other members, for little more than having a valid dissenting viewpoint, I'll stop. viewpoint? it's downright disrespectful, Justin. he's just passed away, for christ sake. 
I'm not saying another word now... enough from me. I'm really shocked and disappointed | |
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well it a dead body
dont you expect lil smile prays and ros [Edited 9/14/06 1:49am] The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. |
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Fauxie said: Mach said: 
i love when truth comes out during / after people go off running their opinions
And on that note, here's my first post on this thread. 
Whatever people think of Steve Irwin I do think, especially so soon after his death, it'd be wise for people to have a little compassion and sympathy rather than going straight for the jugular where they find fault in him or his ways. It's obviously quite a sensitive issue and no matter how strongly held one's beliefs might be, or how truthful one's opinions, that does not render tact obsolete. Character assassination so soon after someone's passing shows a lack of class. ... [Edited 9/13/06 19:58pm]  | |
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The whole baby thing was stupid of him in my opinion ...no risk regardless of how small ( in his mind) should be taken with a child. | |
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Ocean said: Have I ever told u how much I like u
I like him too! | |
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Justin1972UK said: Ocean said: Have I ever told u how much I like u
I like him too! | |
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JustErin said: onenitealone said: Awww... What's a wooly bear??
I always remember, the first time I visited Canada... the very first morning we were there, my friends and I were walking down the street and there was this dead squirrel on the road. A car was driving up the road when, suddenly, it screeched to a halt, some woman jumped out, picked up the squirrel and laid it on the grass. She picked up a twig, broke it in half and laid it on the squirrel in the sign of a cross! I was gobsmacked!!!
Are all Canadians like this??? I used to remove hit wildlife off the road. I hated to see them on there. I always thought it was horrible that people were so desensitized to seeing dead animals on the road. I even had a box, gloves and a towel in the back of my truck just for doing that...but it was only the ones that were not all crushed or smooshed to hell. Then one evening, I went to remove a little skunk that got hit. Poor thing looked like it was just sleeping. I picked it up by the scruff to move it when suddenly all it's guts spilled out all over the road. That was the very last time I moved dead animals to the ditch. So.. it was YOU?? Aha! 
Nah.. that's very good of you Erin.  I've got to say, as much as I hate seeing dead animals on the road, I don't think I'd ever go as far as picking them up. That would be too much for me.
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psychodelicide said: Here's a pic of a wooly bear. Down south, they're called wooly worms:
I have seen some wooly bears that were entirely black, no orange on them at all - really cool! That lady who picked up that squirrel, put it on the grass, and then laid a cross on it is either a die-hard animal fan or a bit nuts.
It did take me by surprise but I think she was an animal lover.  She said something like "I just hate seeing them lie on the road". If she had done the last rites, then I would have been outta there...
As for the wooly worm - cool! Cheers!
I've never seen one of those before... are they like caterpillars?? You are far braver than me. Any insect, you won't see my ass for dust...  | |
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onenitealone said: Any insect, you won't see my ass for dust...
There's a huge spider living in my bathroom which I've tried to co-exist peacefully with... However, it crossed the line yesterday when I dried my hands on a towel and it ran across my arm. It had been sitting on the towel! This did absolutely nothing for my high blood pressure... It's now gotten to a size, whereupon it looks as if it could operate a pair of scissors on it's own. I haven't seen it today, but if I do, it is going to be ejected outside. | |
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Justin1972UK said: onenitealone said: Any insect, you won't see my ass for dust...
There's a huge spider living in my bathroom which I've tried to co-exist peacefully with... However, it crossed the line yesterday when I dried my hands on a towel and it ran across my arm. It had been sitting on the towel! This did absolutely nothing for my high blood pressure... It's now gotten to a size, whereupon it looks as if it could operate a pair of scissors on it's own. I haven't seen it today, but if I do, it is going to be ejected outside.
Oh God - spiders.  The WORST!
Horrible things! And if one touched my arm... game over. 
We found one in our house the other day and I only had to describe it to my housemate for her to start trembling and her eyes start watering. It was disgusting. I can just see that spider chasing you round the flat. Snip Snip! | |
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Fauxie said: Mach said:
i love when truth comes out during / after people go off running their opinions
And on that note, here's my first post on this thread.
Whatever people think of Steve Irwin I do think, especially so soon after his death, it'd be wise for people to have a little compassion and sympathy rather than going straight for the jugular where they find fault in him or his ways. It's obviously quite a sensitive issue and no matter how strongly held one's beliefs might be, or how truthful one's opinions, that does not render tact obsolete. Character assassination so soon after someone's passing shows a lack of class. ... [Edited 9/13/06 19:58pm] We are forgetting that there are some here who don't know the meaning of the word "tact", let alone know how to display it. "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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psychodelicide said: JustErin said: I used to remove hit wildlife off the road. I hated to see them on there. I always thought it was horrible that people were so desensitized to seeing dead animals on the road. I even had a box, gloves and a towel in the back of my truck just for doing that...but it was only the ones that were not all crushed or smooshed to hell. Then one evening, I went to remove a little skunk that got hit. Poor thing looked like it was just sleeping. I picked it up by the scruff to move it when suddenly all it's guts spilled out all over the road. That was the very last time I moved dead animals to the ditch.  That's sweet that you used to pick up dead animals off the road like that. I don't blame you for not doing it any longer, seeing an animals guts spill out right in front of my eyes that would turn me off from it too.i stop and check to see if they're still alive but if they're dead i don't move them  | |
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XxAxX said: psychodelicide said: That's sweet that you used to pick up dead animals off the road like that. I don't blame you for not doing it any longer, seeing an animals guts spill out right in front of my eyes that would turn me off from it too.i stop and check to see if they're still alive but if they're dead i don't move them I'll move them if they're not completely stinking and rotting. It they are fresh, then yes, I will move them. I used to bury them too. "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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XxAxX said: psychodelicide said: That's sweet that you used to pick up dead animals off the road like that. I don't blame you for not doing it any longer, seeing an animals guts spill out right in front of my eyes that would turn me off from it too.i stop and check to see if they're still alive but if they're dead i don't move them That's actually how it started for me. Working at a wildlife rehab center I knew that many of those animals are still alive, just suffering. Then I thought, well, it's dead and in the middle of the road - how gross is that?? So I moved them off. | |
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Justin1972UK said: mrdespues said: Erin,
The article had a few salient points, but the problem I have with Greer and a lot of journalists like her who have the nerve to put on the expert hat and criticise the way Steve died is that they are just plain smug and it reeks of inverted sensationalism. Journalists think they know everything - I know this from having spent a year in a journalism course and simply being literate most of my life. Your level of literacy is debatable, especially when examining the above paragraph. Many journalists and social commentators had also questioned Irwin's credentials prior to his death. What better way to gain exposure for their concerns than whilst the man is newsworthy? If journalists never commented on the lives of those whom die in tragic circumstances, there'd be very little news at all. mrdespues said: It really grosses me out and basically if you are trying to make too many points beyond the simple fact that he fucked up, I think you are pretty cold.
Why shouldn't JustErin address as many points as she likes? Personally, I find the blind worship of this man "grosses me out"... I also don't think it's polite to call JustErin "cold" - especially when it's evident that she's just as passionate about wildlife as your fallen hero was. FUCK OFF!!! | |
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Natisse said: Justin1972UK said: When members stop throwing personal insults at other members, for little more than having a valid dissenting viewpoint, I'll stop. viewpoint? it's downright disrespectful, Justin. he's just passed away, for christ sake.
I'm not saying another word now... enough from me. I'm really shocked and disappointed
Fuck this holding back shit. What a fucking asshole. Steve Irwin wasn't my hero, Justin, I just have a pumping heart in my chest! 
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mrdespues said: Justin1972UK said: Why shouldn't JustErin address as many points as she likes? Personally, I find the blind worship of this man "grosses me out"... I also don't think it's polite to call JustErin "cold" - especially when it's evident that she's just as passionate about wildlife as your fallen hero was. FUCK OFF!!! Why should he even care that JustErin was called "cold" when he made a point to post "good riddance!" the day it made the news that Steve Irwin died?! 
coughhypocritecough Polite my ass.  "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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minneapolisgenius said: Why should he even care that JustErin was called "cold" when he made a point to post "good riddance!" the day it made the news that Steve Irwin died?! Maybe because the ghost of Steve Irwin isn't a forum member and JustErin is?  | |
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Justin1972UK said: minneapolisgenius said: Why should he even care that JustErin was called "cold" when he made a point to post "good riddance!" the day it made the news that Steve Irwin died?! Maybe because the ghost of Steve Irwin isn't a forum member and JustErin is? Everybody on this thread, except the obvious:  | |
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Justin1972UK said: minneapolisgenius said: Why should he even care that JustErin was called "cold" when he made a point to post "good riddance!" the day it made the news that Steve Irwin died?! Maybe because the ghost of Steve Irwin isn't a forum member and JustErin is? And? "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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um, okay... people need to calm down a little up in here. Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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