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Poor Steve Irwin, Really liked his shows, I was watching one yesterday with the kids. I don't suppose anyone thinks that these people are putting themselves in actual danger to make these shows for our entertainment.

R.I.P Steve

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R.I.P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE2hy7OAlMk

:(

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well whats happened?

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Sorry mummiboo

http://news.sky.com/skynews/home

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oh right i see oh dear.

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Hang on I am really confused I get a text of Lauren going on about him then this. Has he come a cropper with the crocs or what????

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No a barb from a sting ray pierced his chest Spug

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Lay a brick through a needle eye thats a shock. Always had him down as mad but not daft around animals. Looks like one of those freak accidents you cant plan against. Australia Zoo will be lost without him and so will the fans of his TV shows. R.I.P.

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i have just seen your link i saw Cyfr's link and thought you were joking!!

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Was 1st mail i got in my inbox this morning, tho not before kids went to school so they will be gutted they loved his crocodile hunters. Condolences to his family & children, he was a real family man, rest in peace Steve!

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i feel sad now!

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My daughter is going to be numb. She was a big big fan of him and the show.

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well i am saddened to hear of his death this morning on the radio,,,very unlucky as stingray`s arnt usually deadly,though a hit to the chest can be,and unfortunately this was

will be missed by many

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Saw this first thing this morning and had a very large lump in my throat. I loved his crocodile hunter shows, he was a fantastic person.

What a loss.....still can't believe it. They say that sting rays are quite laid back, and wouldn't normally attack!!! what a bloody thing to have happened.

His wife was out trecking or something at the time, and they couuld'nt get the news to her. I bet she is devastated.

He died doing what he did best......:(

And do you know, if we could interview dead people, he probably wouldn't have a bad thing to say about that sting ray....:(

R.I.P steve

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Im so upset really he was fantastic use to love watching him even though hes not very popular in aus his made it big round here

RIP

hope his wife and kids are ok
deepest sympathy

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Deepest sympathies to his wife, children and family. At least he died doing the job he loved.

His obituary is on BBC news (link below), loved by all & will be deeply missed across the globe.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5311982.stm

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Its sad aint it. :(

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Gutted when i heard the news today,Steve Irwin always had a wonderful enthusiasm for life and was truly unique.He fitted more into his 44 years than most of us will in 10 lifetimes.Me and my son have spent many hours watching his programs-he will be sadly missed.

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Sad loss aint it.
I'm not one that like zoo's or things like that cause there just out to make money - animal welfare comes last to some of them, he has one but he didn't do it for that reason, he really cares about the animals.
Was a bit mad at times and has had a few "near misses", lot better than that other guy thats been on TV lately doing similar things - can't remember his name
Steve made good entertainment though, especially for the kids, and he got them interested in amimals.

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Yeh thats so true i admired his attitude & hope that spirit lives on thro his kids once they have come to terms with it, its so sad & very un-expected.

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Taken from http://www.digitalspy.co.uk

Steve Irwin killed by stingray

Monday, September 4 2006, 12:57 BST - by Neil Wilkes
http://images.digitalspy.co.uk/showb..._discovery.jpg Crocodile Hunter / Discovery

Infamous "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin has died after being struck in the chest by a stingray while diving in the Great Barrier Reef.

Irwin, 44, was in Cairns, Queensland filming a segment for the series Ocean's Deadliest when the incident occurred at around midday local time (1am UK).

Close friend John Stainton told reporters: "He came on top of the stingray and the stingray's barb went up and into his chest and put a hole into his heart. We got him back within a couple of minutes to Croc 1, which is Steve's research vessel, and by 12 o'clock when the emergency crew arrived they pronounced him dead."

He added: "The world has lost a great wildlife icon, a passionate conservationist and one of the proudest dads on the planet. He died doing what he loved best and left this world in a happy and peaceful state of mind. He would have said, Crocs Rule!"

Irwin leaves behind a wife and two children - Bindi Sue, 8, and Bob, 2.

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Was he the person,who dangled his son over a pond of crocs or something,,a bit like Micheal Jackson

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Maybe uncouth but had to.

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Oh thats a bit of light relief,,i think i must be sick but i found it funny..No dissrespect meant...

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Well its took me ages to get the kids to beleive me that crocodile hunter had died they thought i was taking the pee i ended up having to put sky news on & then they realised i wasn't joking - they are gutted & say they dont like nasty stingrays & crocs rule! as does Steve! who now watches over the crocs in the sky :(

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to look at you owuldnt think these thigs could kill would ya ?

http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~gourley/gifs/stingray.gif

RIP steve "crikey" Irwin...
 

Australian naturalist and television personality Steve Irwin has been killed by a stingray during a diving expedition off the Australian coast. Mr Irwin, 44, died after being struck in the chest by the stingray's barb while he was filming a documentary in Queensland's Great Barrier Reef.
Paramedics from Cairns rushed to the scene but were unable to save him.
Mr Irwin was known for his television show The Crocodile Hunter and his work with native Australian wildlife.

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mad as a hatter and it was allways a case of when not if ....but i thought it would have been a croc not a fish ...:o

rip ya bonzer

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I would, nasty looking blighters they are - especially when they swim upwards and you can see the underside of them - evil fish.

Suppose it was always a case of when not if. At least he went the way that he would have wanted to go.

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Awww, it is a tragedy but how many of us get to die doing something we love?? I enjoyed his wildlife programmes, always thought he was a bit gung-ho with some of the animals but genuinely cared for them and saw beauty in the ugliest of creatures. I'm sure that the conservationists will miss his enthusiasm and dedication. I would have thought that if any marine creature was to kill him it would have been a box jellyfish (but I don't think it is the season for them yet). Maybe one of our Aussie members can enlighten me on that one.

RIP Steve Irwin..:(

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Im curious how people know this for fact, its amazing that this statement comes up:confused:, how do you know he wanted to die that way, i doubt he knew 100% himself about that:( quite insensitive really.

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Stingrays are known as the pussycats of the sea. It’s hard to imagine how something so placid could take the bloke’s life; the odds of it happening must be incredible.
My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

http://www.potamotrygon.de/fremdes/s...%20article.htm
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top link that len....very informative and correct,

Penetration of any part of the trunk (chest, abdomen, groin) is a serious medical emergency. Introduction of the ray's necrotizing venom directly into the body cavity of a person has been known to cause insidious necrotizing effects on the heart and other internal organs, and death is often inevitable.


apparantly it got him in the heart (bbc news 24 ;) )

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:( :( r.i.p. love watching his programmes:( :(

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Being an exkeeper of reptiles myself,it deeply sadens me to hear of his death.Used to watch his programs regularally:(
Steve Irwin R.I.P.

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lol a good point that..

i like doing lots of things and none of them i would like to be found dead doing or should i say in the middle of doing :D

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I'd rather die doing something I enjoyed that die at work...

Sadly, I'm far more likely to pop off at work knowing my luck..:rolleyes:

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To say we are gutted is an understatement.Kels went off to school with tears in her eyes. She has all his dvds and watches them constantly;he is the main reason for her interest in the natural world.
A very sad loss to all who care about conservation,and those who appreciated his full-on approach to education and entertainment.
Our thoughts are with Terri,Bindi and Bob.
We will miss you Steve.:(

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Tribute program now on(sky channel536)

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In addition to Spuggies piccy(Which I also got about 2pm)

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Yeh im watching it blimey im going to miss his sence of humour he's so funny :D

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Think i have seen program,but never tire of his infectous enthusasm,dont know whether to laugh or cry.

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very sad news indeed
rip steve

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Fair enough, I take your point, I certainly didn't mean to be insensitive just that he was doing the thing he loved most. I suppose it gives people who know him or even his fans comfort that he was doing something he loved and that he was most probably happy in the few moments before he died.

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Me too, my kids are going to be soo mad with me cos they are in bed & despite the news they hoped a program would be on tho i did explain it might not be today:eek: ooopppsss :D

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Ok, so a dude who "played" with dangerous animals, tramped through disease infested locations, had one of the most annoying personalities on television, and he made it acceptable to do all the above, presenting it to children as a good and right thing, was killed today by an animal that felt threatened when he was in its habitat...
WTF is up with all the people on here extolling him like he's a HERO?. What about the 14 RAF personnel killed in the air crash in Afghanistan. Are any of you "sending prayers" to their family and friends? (maybe I missed that forum)
Where are your "the good die young" postings for these guys? We won't even go into the 177 British troops who have died in the Iraq or the 21 killed in Afghanistan. That would just be too obvious.
Seriously people, Steve Irwin was a **i*k who felt the need to play "master" to the animal kingdom. He had no respect for animals and, frankly, got what he deserved.

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I'm sad about his death but not completely suprised to be honest.

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Good point Steeljack. Why don’t you start a new forum then, seeing that no one else has and I will send my condolences but I don’t think it’s over with just yet? There will most likely be many more British troops, US troops and civilians that will loose their lives before long but never the less it’s still very sad.

I used to watch Steve Irwen in the beginning and was amazed at what he did. I also thought that what he did was silly and extremely dangerous, do they not have heath and safety regulations down-under? As time went on ‘imo’ he became a bit OTT. However I was still saddened on hearing of his death.

Rest in peace, mate.

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I think it is really sad that someone so young as died, especially for his wife and kids.

He did come across as a bit of a self publicising nob though, as could be seen earlier this year, when he dangled his new born son infront of a crocodile.

It said on the news he was a conservationist. In my book conservationists don't aggravate crocodiles by lassooing crocodiles and make them more angry just because it makes good television.

That said, he always seemed like a good guy, and it is a tradgedy.

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you'll do for me steeljack.

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deepest sympathy to his family. i'm sure it was a freak accident and i too really enjoyed watching him. you could tell how much he loved the animals and he was just so happy to be around them.

i for one will miss his enthusiasm (<<hope i spelled that right).

long live crocs!
RIP croc hunter:(

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yeh he loved em that much he nearly fed his baby son to em.:D

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yeah poor steve, died monday 4 sept shortly after 11am, accident with a sting ray, i really feel for his family. me and my kids went down to australia zoo last to put flowers outside the zoo, such a sad loss for all his wonderful Conservation work he will be sadly missed by millions.
keep rockin steve

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I shall shed no crocodile tears. This man was a showman who made piles of money from locking up and then humiliating wild animals. He got away with it for so long simply because he convinced millions of gullible idiots that his activities were somehow wildlife-friendly. Well, sometimes there is a sting in the tail.

Bye-Bye Steve.

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I don't think some of the British public really appreciate what he did. The image of him here was just the TV shows and few perhaps looked beyond that.

Great post eggs. :D

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Just a little tail.
When we were kids, about 14, 15 we used to go snorkelling over some rocks at Port Kembla, Wollongong and our secret place was very near to the Port. The rule of thumb at that time was and probably still is, is that you don’t swim, surf etc anywhere near harbours/Ports because as the fishing fleets make their way home the usually gut the fish they’ve caught and throw the scraps overboard thus potentially leading sharks into or around the harbours. We were fairly confident about snorkelling were we where because the port belonged to the steelworks and primarily only cargo vessel used it. Anyway that’s nothing to do with what I’m going to tell you but I just thought I’d mention it. Hehe :)

I don’t know if any of ya have been snorkelling or scuba diving but its great you get one of the best sensations you could ever possibly experience. It’s hard to describe but it’s sort of like slow motion flying, you can hover, you can go up or down you can go anywhere you like without touching the floor and best of all is that you can see all that there is to be seen.

Anyway on this particular day there were about 4 or 5 of us and we were in the water about 150/200 yards out and quite well spread out. I was on my own doing what you do over the rocks when I came across a sandy patch. At this point the water depth was probably only about 6 or 7 feet maybe more maybe less, not sure and I had just taken a deep breath and started to dive when suddenly the sand on the floor lifted about 6/ 10inches and this bloody great black thing shot out from under the sand and disappeared into the obis. It was a Ray and it was about as wide as I were long and I’ll tell you what I very nearly polluted the pacific ocean at that very moment. So understandably I went a shore and took some time out because it had quite feared me, it wasn’t the Ray as such that had worried me if I had seen it in the distance I would have swam towards it, it was the shock/ surprise of it suddenly appearing from underneath the sand only a few feet below me. At that time I wasn’t aware that they could stab you only that you shouldn’t grab their tails as they were supposed to be very sharp.
So it must have been a friendly Ray because it didn’t have a poke at me.... or did it and I never noticed? Jeepers. :eek:

I bet people are going to be more wary of Rays in future.

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As many have previously posted, I too was kinda turned off by the Croc hunter's wild antics. I just thought he was quite reckless especially having young kids at home. I'm sure he took alot of precaution while dealing with the poisonous snakes (having anti-venom nearby) but kinda felt he went over the top a bit.

However, I watched a documentary yesterday with old clips of him and others. I have a better appreciation for him. I do feel quite bad for his kids especially as he had gone on about losing his mom in a tragic car crash. Just think he should have been more careful. Both he and his wife said that he was what he was.

I caught a baby corn snake today and decided to name him "Crikey!"

Brian

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just out of pure curiosity where did you catch a corn snake ?

had to flipping buy mine lol

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Hey Chav, caught the little ****** (oh, I mean Crikey) under some carpeting on my porch. This is the time of year I find most of the babies over here. I guess they move closer to the house for warmth. We have quite a few corns, Black rat snakes, and brown water snakes down in the stream. I saw one baby copperhead a few years back but I've yet to see any adults.

How much does something like that run over there? I'm more of a turtle, lizard and amphibian guy but I guess that's for another thread eh?

Brian

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i bought mine as a baby for £25 , hes now over 6ft and worth a lot more , when he was a baby he barely fit around my wrist so i went to teh corner shop with him wrapped around my wrist

the lady at the shop asked for a closer look at my as she described it" beautifull wrist band" and didnt half get a shock when he popped his head up to say hello

luckily she knows me very well and didnt ban me from teh shop on the grounds that she shouldnt have expected any other type of behaviour from me as ive been a sh1t all my life :D :D :D :D

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In a recent interview Steve Irwin was asked, "what was your favourite
children's programme?" He replied," I used to love Thunderbirds but
will always have a place in my heart for Stingray"

After the fatal stingray attack on Steve Irwin Australian police said
they were looking for 5 puppets in a plastic submarine.

Jimmy Nail is to sing Crocodile Shoes at Steve Irwin's funeral.

Sting was the first choice but that was considered inappropriate.

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His dying wish t hat his death be televised is somewhat morbid.

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Surely the death scene should be on the internet by now? I remember when Di popped it early on the sunday morning there were piccy's of her lying in the back of the Merc available on the net by midday. Whats up with these Aussie nerds? Why can't they get their act togeather, and fulfil their hero's dying wish?

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The State police are supposed to have siezed the film. Must be for their investigation as to wether it was an accident or not.

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The Aussie police are notoriously corrupt, as our antipodean members will tell you. Giving them a bung is part of the system, whether it is to avoid a speeding ticket or to get someone else locked up. So that is why I am surprised that this film has not been 'leaked' by now. $5000 Aussie dollars in a brown envelope up front with a slice of future royalties will be more than fair dinkum to your average Aussie plod.

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Could be a ratings increase ploy.

If so then that is seriously sick!!!

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My daughter is a huge fan I would hate to think of the ammount of distress it would cause her. I hope his family for the sake of his kids dont let it be broadcast and try to keep it of the net.

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Now we read that the some Australians are considering a State Funeral for this clown. This is appaling. As far as I am aware, the only person who can authorise a state funeral in Australia is the head of state. I do trust that Her Majesty will therefore place a sound veto on this nonsense developing any further.

I am sure most sensible Aussies will agree with me.

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His family have happily turned down the offer.

They should save this great honour for when a real Aussie icon passes over....like Skippy.

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If they were really clever, they would just feed his body to the crocs; that would be a fitting legacy to his enviromental/conservationist/recycling ideals; surely, he would have no complaints.

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Sick and really unnecessary.
Lea
x

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Find it disgusting that his "peers" in the conservation world are now so quick to criticise him now he's not around to defend himself. Mears and Nutkins,you should be ashamed of yourselves,get back under your rocks,not fit to be mentioned in the same thread as Steve Irwin.

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What did that grumpy (because he isn't on the telly anymore) little Terry Nutkin say?

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It just smacked of professional jealousy;saying Steve Irwin used the animals as props etc.Basically jealous cos he has no hair,no tv deal and no career !

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....lol, and it must also hurt that his former little chum Chris Packham is still on the box.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...m=Terry+Nutkin

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Some didnt have the hazelnuts to critisize him when he was alive as he would have brought them down rapid. Like all things its easyier to belittle the dead than the living and is a very shallow action in my view.

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Couldnt agree more Spuggie,we shouldnt call or be-little the deadThink this quote is totally out of order:(

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I know Willow,and we all learnt a great deal from him.Dont know how Steeljack could post such a post about him,living or dead.:(

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He also put a lot of money into saving & conserving the rain forrest, the family have refused offers of a state funeral & should be remembered for the work he has done for sake of the animals & conservation - which was passed onto him from his parents. Its very unfair to diss a person especially when dead & not about to defend himself, his family dont need it at this time.

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Glad i am not the only one offended by this post-Perhaps its you who is the **i*k steeljack.

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Well said norwich stanley. Couldn't have put it better myself.
RIP Steve, our thoughts are with your family and friends.

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I'm out of order so I removed my sick joke. :o sorry

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Eggstoocool, you go girl!

Brian