As most of you know, Steve Irwin aka The Crocodile Hunter passed away last week in a freak accident. People will debate the merit of his influence and the possible insanity in doing a job outside the norm when one has a family to take care of.
Personally, I think he did a great job bringing something to our awareness we'd rather ignore. I also like that he - in this American Idol-Paris Hilton-George Bush artificial, mindless world - got kids to think about their world in a fun way. And instead of Bush screaming that terrorists are out to kill them RIGHT NOW!, Irwin got past fear mongering and made kids appreciate nature for what it is.
I think we'll all miss him more than anything. I know the tendency is to call him a freak and move on but, seriously, we ALL watched him. Maybe not religiously, but you paused when channel surfing just as much as I did.
That said, it *is* funny in a low-brow humor way, and for that angle, I'll let Joe Cartoon say it best.
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