Revenge Attacks on Sting rays
September 12th 2006 00:34
What tha?! Yesturday morning I was standing bleary eyed next to the kettle and toaster hard at work to wake me up. The kids were quitely eating their breakfasts - the silence is a rare thing in our house. The rain was pittering pattering on the sky light and the TV commercials were trying to sell me random objects of crap. Next thing I hear is "Revenge attacks on sting rays, Australian's rage against Steve Irwin's death".
What tha?! I suddenly got a burst of energy, launched at the TV and turned it off. I was shocked enough at the Cronulla riot crap, 'revenge on people who look a little similar to some guy who sleazed onto my girlfriend' or 'let's get drunk and bash anyone with pigment'. But this is Australian's really proving how bloody stupid they can be when they have too much time and not enough sense on their hands. Bashing sea creatures because one sea creature happened to feel threatened by a guy in short shorts following it, and unfortunately attacked in response with fatal consequences. Hey, I would feel threatened too!
What tha?! Did someone forget to realise that sting rays are not tamed? They are wild and unpredictable? Why would Steve Irwin film himself close to it unless it was a risk? His whole show was getting close to things that will rip your head or legs off. Can you imagine him crash tackling a white bunny? NO! Sting rays can kill you - that's the point! Respect the sea and all the scary critters who live in it. The idea of Aussies grabbing their cricket bats and wading into the sea en masse is too much to contemplate. The stupidity. Do you think Steve would endorse this behavior anyway? As much as he was a risk taking, reptile disturbing tool, he loved animals and was very much into conservation and protecting them. When he wrestled with a crocodile, he wasn't really trying to beat it into submission - it was more like seeing brothers tussle.
I went to work saddened by the turn of events and was eating my sandwhich along the water when it suddenly felt like I was getting punched in the side of the head. I spun around and around trying to see my assailant screaming "What tha f*&^!?". Then next thing my sandwhich was ripped out of my hand and a bloody sea gull had flown off with my sandwhich. I had been robbed and bashed by a bloody sea gull! The war has been waged. Animals against aussies. Aussies on sting ray bashing days. Me on new found sea gull phobias... If only I had a cat sitting on my shoulder at the time... Now what kind of logic is that? I'm really starting to sound like an Aussie...
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=144087
What tha?! I suddenly got a burst of energy, launched at the TV and turned it off. I was shocked enough at the Cronulla riot crap, 'revenge on people who look a little similar to some guy who sleazed onto my girlfriend' or 'let's get drunk and bash anyone with pigment'. But this is Australian's really proving how bloody stupid they can be when they have too much time and not enough sense on their hands. Bashing sea creatures because one sea creature happened to feel threatened by a guy in short shorts following it, and unfortunately attacked in response with fatal consequences. Hey, I would feel threatened too!
What tha?! Did someone forget to realise that sting rays are not tamed? They are wild and unpredictable? Why would Steve Irwin film himself close to it unless it was a risk? His whole show was getting close to things that will rip your head or legs off. Can you imagine him crash tackling a white bunny? NO! Sting rays can kill you - that's the point! Respect the sea and all the scary critters who live in it. The idea of Aussies grabbing their cricket bats and wading into the sea en masse is too much to contemplate. The stupidity. Do you think Steve would endorse this behavior anyway? As much as he was a risk taking, reptile disturbing tool, he loved animals and was very much into conservation and protecting them. When he wrestled with a crocodile, he wasn't really trying to beat it into submission - it was more like seeing brothers tussle.
I went to work saddened by the turn of events and was eating my sandwhich along the water when it suddenly felt like I was getting punched in the side of the head. I spun around and around trying to see my assailant screaming "What tha f*&^!?". Then next thing my sandwhich was ripped out of my hand and a bloody sea gull had flown off with my sandwhich. I had been robbed and bashed by a bloody sea gull! The war has been waged. Animals against aussies. Aussies on sting ray bashing days. Me on new found sea gull phobias... If only I had a cat sitting on my shoulder at the time... Now what kind of logic is that? I'm really starting to sound like an Aussie...
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=144087
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Comment by MelissaA
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I honestly can't believe the stupidity of some people!
And don't forget to mention Couch Pumpkin that the title of the piece Steve was filming when he died was something along the lines of Deadliest Creatures.....
My 7 year old daughter would be horrified at this news!
She loves Stingrays and sleeps with a soft, stuffed silver one every night.
When the news was heard about Steve Irwin, she was doubly upset - both for Steve and the stingray, and we had to deal with a lot of questions about why the stingray stung him and that it wasn't on purpose.
It took her some time to get over that. Now, if she hears about this.......and I'll have to make sure that she doesn't.
Stupid and pointless! Just as stupid and pointless as the people (suspected fisherman) who shot and killed over 40 seals a short time ago, supposedly because they were eating fish...........how dare they do something so bad as eat their natural prey - they deserve to get shot don't they!
Makes me all so mad!!
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There is so much unjustified hate going on, from hatred towards muslims for not 'integrating' (and this is not based on any fact mind you) to now the absoloute absurd people killing wild animals, beautiful, wonderful wild animals for revenge?
And who are we to mourn steve irwins death? The majority of us have no relation to him, he was a celebrity figure, granted he had a great cuase, and we loved him for it. He was a fair dinkum aussie out to save the environment, and we will alway sremember him for that. Are we upset he died in such a tragic and freak acccident? Yes we are. But should we grieve his loss like his family would? Or more to the point, should we try and grieve his loss like his family would? No, thats disrespectful to his family, his family is special to steve himself, and we have no relation to that. We shouldn't be trying to mourn his death like that.
And these acts, these acts must be the most disrespectful thing you could towards Steve Irwin.
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