Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, it isn't an issue that I really want to work over on a group not dedicated to this. If I've offended you, I apologize. I recognize the good that he may have done, but as Germaine Greer pointed out, who knows how many kids he's influenced to take risks with dangerous animals. Nature is red in tooth and claw, not a playground for TV stunts. Mark On 9/14/06, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > Mark I had also posted earlier that Steve Irwin had often taken apparently > appalling risks (from my perspective). There is also > locally a little cultural cringe regarding some showmanship. > The particular incident that led to his death was not one of those risk > taking situations. > > However he was also a committed, practical, generous and active > conservationist. > His story and that of his family is a little closer to home here. My > family and thousands of others have visited his facility > (around an hour from here) and spoken with him or his family or staff > members. He was very genuine and passionate. Many Australians > were honestly distressed when he died, leaving a wife and very young > children. > > Regards > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto: > lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Mark Langer > Sent: Thursday, 14 September 2006 21:36 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Vegemite, an Australian practical joke > > Given his behaviour, it is amazing that his demise didn't happen earlier. > If he hadn't already had children, he would have been a perfect candidate > for a Darwin Award, for taking himself out of the gene pool. I don't > think > that one's death as a consequence of risky behaviour makes one immune to > criticism. > > On 9/13/06, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > > > Hey that's a bit tough given the man's recent demise. > > Feel free to sledge the vegemite though. It creates an outer skin > > impenetrable to insults, after lifelong ingestion. > > > > Cheers > > Hoppy > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >