If You Mess With The Bull . . .
September 4th, 2006 | by Craig |. . .you get the horns.
The Spousal Unit™ told me this as she came to bed last night, and I wasn’t overly surprise. We all owe one death to the world, and it’s always collected.
Irwin was definitely an interesting character, but I have little respect for the man. After all, he now has left his two kids without a father.
14 Responses to “If You Mess With The Bull . . .”
By JP on Sep 4, 2006 | Reply
Crikey!
By Shane Mason on Sep 4, 2006 | Reply
I certainly understand your position, but it’s not like he was a rockstar who killed himself with drugs. How about coal miners? How about race car drivers?
While I found the man incredibly annoying, but in the end he provided a valuable service. He educated millions of folks about the true nature of animals in a way that most ‘animal’ shows completely missed, and might have saved many lives through this education. That is a service that is at least as valuable as coal miners or alaskan fishermen. It certainly is more valuable than ‘racecar’ drivers and not even as dangerous.
By Shane Mason on Sep 4, 2006 | Reply
His job was no more dangerous than the one I face every day. I could fall off my moral high horse at any time.
By Craig on Sep 4, 2006 | Reply
He could have accomplished all of that without putting himself at risk.
When he was vilified for hanging his kid in front of a croc, he justified it by saying he was “always in control of the situation.”
Well, sorry, but you’re not; not when wild animals are involved.
We all take a calculated risk when we go to work every day, but intentionally increasing that risk when you have other people who are depending on you to stay alive is irresponsible at best.
I’m not saying that he didn’t do good things. By all accounts he also worked quietly behind the scenes for animal conservation, which is admirable.
But I don’t think we should beatify him for that when he’s missing out on his number one responsibility.
By Shane Mason on Sep 4, 2006 | Reply
This is all very true, points taken. I think that there is something to be said that we live in a world where it takes ’shock’ to get people attention.
By Gman on Sep 4, 2006 | Reply
I’ll always remember that line from the movie “Breakfast Club”…
By Randy on Sep 4, 2006 | Reply
Who would have thought you could make a sting ray that mad by sticking your thumb up his bum.
By Lightfoot on Sep 5, 2006 | Reply
I add this as a public service, as jokes were bound to surface and as abhorrent as they can be, I wanted you to be aware of them so as not to be shocked when someone tells them. Again, this is to properly prepare you.
“Why did they pull all the Steve Irwin sunscreen from the shelves? Appears it won’t protect you from dangerous rays.”
No laughing matter, now you can prepare to fix the would-be jokester with a steely glance.
By Craig on Sep 5, 2006 | Reply
That took 23:59 longer than I expected.
By Rocky Smith on Sep 6, 2006 | Reply
If a guy pushes his luck too often, it’s going to catch up with him sooner or later. He has been bitten by crocs and poisonous snakes several times. I would have bet money on one of those two getting him. A sting ray doing it suprised me. They’re not usually very dangerous.
By Matt Singer on Sep 6, 2006 | Reply
Wow, your reaction is almost identical to Kos’.
Is there something in the water?
By Craig on Sep 6, 2006 | Reply
Or: His reaction is almost identical to mine. Hmmm?
Either that, or paint a yellow stripe down my back and call me lib’rul.
By Tony on Sep 6, 2006 | Reply
Not to play Devil’s Advocate …. but, at some point he would have left his two kids “daddy-less” anyway … wouldn’t he? (obviously, they HAVE a father - or they would’t be here)
By Craig on Sep 6, 2006 | Reply
OK, I’ll bite, Tony. Yeah, someday he would have left the daddyless. As you’ll leave your kids daddyless and I’ll leave mine.
But I plan on doing that after I get them raised, and will do all that I can to mitigate the risks to ensure that it plays out in that manner.
You won’t catch me running with the bulls in Pamplona, or jumping in a live alligator pit, or playing golf in a lightning storm (or playing golf period, for that matter), because all of that increases your risk of getting your ticket punched.