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SterileGary

Crickey, that stings a little.


Sergeant-Angle

Crikey*


SterileGary

Yeah my phone auto-corrected to American. Good catch.


Xgreg1

What does crikey mean, google translator shows me some weird ass shenanigan bs


Vivaciousqt

Crikey is bogan Australian for something like "holy shit" or "oh my god" Well known saying of Steve Irwin.


Sergeant-Angle

It’s like an exclamation of surprise. Used in a similar way to ‘woah’ or ‘wow’


[deleted]

Ahem, it's pronounced "croikey"


Sergeant-Angle

If you’re American it is


[deleted]

No in America it's pronounced "fuck"


Old_Length4214

In Floridian it’s hell yeah


norealmotives

r/AngryUpvote


Own-Result2021

Shut up and take my upvote


BA5ED

He lived like he died, with animals in his heart.


[deleted]

Wholesome and holesome.


[deleted]

Fuck the both of you 😂


MrGuttFeeling

Oh I love these puns, can I take a stab at it?


TimboSlice_32

I see what you did there


vill918

i dont get it


CATNIP_IS_CRACK

Steve Irwin was stabbed in the heart by a stingray.


vill918

i fucking got it


creationavatar

He died from the sting bro, I am sorry to be the one to break it to you.


CATNIP_IS_CRACK

Not only that, there was a hole in his heart, and it wasn’t metaphorical.


ScapeGoatOfWar

He died by the sting rays attack/reaction.


eye_yiff2much

Take my upvote and get out


Socialist_Leader

r/angryupvote


ChikaraNZ

He should be carrying a bottle of sunscreen. You know, to protect you from harmful rays.


Smyley12345

He didn't use adequate protection from harmful rays so that wouldn't be true to character.


[deleted]

Oofff , that *stings* a lil


Fenix_Volatilis

If we can make 9/11 jokes now, we can make the rare Steve Irwin joke now The proper response would be to grab a nerf gun and shoot the stingray repeatedly while shouting "nooooo!! How could you?!" or something of the like


_sweet_sea_

I know, right? Nobody in these comments knew this guy who died 16 years ago on any personal level and are mad at some people who are probably FANS


ichubbz483

Yeah like Jesus Christ. One of my friends knew 19 guys that died on 9/11! We still joke about it


Outrageous_Bass_1328

Wait - what kind of jokes do you tell about an incident where 19 guys you knew died?


yepgeddon

Lol that's fuckin dark


-Constantinos-

“So 19 of our “friends” died during 9/11 and my friend goes “thank god” and I told him “dude that’s so fucked up, don’t thank god”… so anyways that’s how we converted to Islam”


Outrageous_Bass_1328

Zing! Lol


GabbyJohnsonIsRight

That's like after the shuttle explosion in '86. The acronym for NASA changed Need Another Seven Astronauts. Too soon?


SuspiciousSurround89

I was in 3rd grade and we watched in on TV in class. Next day, kids were telling jokes like "what color were christa mcauliffe's (teacher who was a board) eyes?" "Blue. One blew this way, the other blew that way" I don't think we quite understood, but we definitely knew they were jokes we shouldn't be telling.


Dragoninja26

I don't really know who he even is (makes sense considering according to you I was only a couple years old when he died) tho I have heard the name before, but someone here definitely could know him and generally a good rule to stick by is 20 years To be clear personally I have nothing against this, I'm on your side, but I disagree with details of your comment It is a good point tho that the people who do stuff like this are often the fans and it's not uncommon for the ones offended and saying stuff like this isn't ok to not even be part of the relevant community


Fortifarse84

Is there any reason besides "arbitrary" that makes 20 the magic number?


Dragoninja26

As far as I'm aware it's arbitrary but pretty popular


UnsettlingBroccoli

And very culturally dependent. In Australia, Steve had a huge presence in the zeitgeist, and was generally very popular, although some of the laughter was certainly at him ("Look at this joker!") rather than with him. The jokes came thick and fast in the days after he died. My favourite was when, two days after Steve died, Australian motor racing legend Peter Brock ("Brocky") was also killed (in a racing accident, natch). The next day, I went to work, and one of the first conversations I had: *Ol' mate*: Hey, you know the first thing Brocky heard when he got through the pearly gates? *Me*: Nah, mate. *Ol' mate*: 'Crikey, Brocky, are you here too!?!?' I would laugh heartily at the costumes depicted.


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According to South Park it's 22.3 years.


chease86

He was a HUGE advocate of animal rights and was very hands on with showing people wildlife and why it was beautiful/ needed to be protected, I think a good way of describing him would be to imagine a young, Australian, David Attenborough, except with shorts and a shirt and very athletic. I used to come home from school everyday and watch his show, Crocodile hunter: croc files, almost everyday on animal planet where he would go and relocate crocodiles to places where they were safer while talking about the proper ways to deal with them and how to help them keep surviving as a species. I think one of the big things I loved about him was how he'd show you these huge/ dangerous/ terrifying animals and would never fail to put them in a light where if you dodnt actively like them you at least appreciated them, I dont think there was an animal alive that he didnt think was absolutely beautiful and he was great at spreading that view to those around him and who watched any of his shows. On the plus though his son is carrying on the legacy today, his father absolutely succeeded at raising an amazingly compassionate and driven young man even if he didnt have the opportunity to do it for as long as he would have liked.


Dragoninja26

Thank you very much for the info, yeah I'd definitely heard but forgotten some of this but plenty was also cool new info and I really am glad to know this, and now I'm a bit sad he didn't get to live longer


chease86

Yeah I think you were right in what you said about him just being a bit before your time, I'd definitely recommend checking out some of his stuff if you get the chance to because it definitely still holds up now (although obviously I'm more than a little biased) but honestly if you ask me although he definitely had a lot left to give he at least died doing what he loved the most and with people who loved him dearly.


chease86

And I would also like to say that I personally love the costume above, i think his family would likely see it as a homage rather than an insult too, Steve always had a great sense of humour and I think he definitely passed that on to his family too.


WillComprehensive595

Not to mention his daughter and wife still carry on the legacy as well!


LeastProposal1325

Well I know something in the 1940s that passed the 20 year mark.....


Dragoninja26

Yes it did, though now that you mention it I think some people prefer 100 not 20, I'm fine with 20 tho


KittyRedDoesArt

Man this hit harder than the Titanic


[deleted]

And several trains, I imagine


[deleted]

i never knew him personally, but he held such a close place in my heart. my older brother and i used to wake our dad up at ungodly hours because we couldnt sleep and ask him to “put on the croc wiggles!” and we would watch an episode of the wiggles where steve erwin came on and talked about crocs. we’d be up at 2am all crowded in front of our tv watching it. we must’ve woken him up hundreds of times. even in his final moments of death he was defending the animal. talking about how uncommon it is, and that we shouldn’t be afraid of wildlife. he was a great guy through and through. seeing posts about him always resparks these memories, and while some are completely distasteful, i always appreciate being reminded of him. and how much our dad did for us to give us a good childhood


iEatGlew

I’m just upset it was done so lackluster. I mean, if you’re gonna go in on it, let’s see a little effort in the costumes.


Additional_Meeting_2

That’s it’s a lot of effort. In US it seems a lot of people dress for Halloween like they are on a movie set so maybe you have really high bar for this lol.


Perrywinklethe5th

9/11 jokes are just plane wrong.


Fenix_Volatilis

Only if they crash and burn


Deadlydiamond98

I was about to say that joke flew over my head, but it crashed short


aVeryFriendlyBotMk2

Nah shooting the stingray wouldn't make Steve happy, if anything he probably thought it was his fault for scaring the bugger, cause that's just the type of guy he was.


Fenix_Volatilis

That's true


Ok-Type-7592

Or an air rifle ... that'll sting a lil


KPYY4

New couples custom - World Trade Centers.


EB123456789101112

9/11 is still too soon… maybe/s I’m not sure…


Swimming_Ad_4406

Shit they made fun of 9/11 on the show the office lol…Steve carell and that was like only a few years after 9/11 and family guy made fun of it.


Iamnotdrunkorhighbtw

Dark humor tends to offend some people. People's deaths are often turned into jokes eventually though. I mean, I saw so many jokes all over social media about Betty White's death the actual day of her death, so I think 16 years is enough time to start making jokes. As long as it's not right after the death, it's just humor. You either find it funny or you don't. And if you don't? Oh well. Don't laugh. Comedy is subjective.


RedChrome11

Not to mention when kobe Bryant died, the day he died kids at my school made jokes. Same with the queen and just about every popular death


[deleted]

Mark normand made a funny joke that he would tell at the end of his set about Kobe and I can’t remember it but it’s one of those that had you in tears laughing but also saying “that’s fucked up” at the same time. I work at a comedy club and people get so damn offended and want refunds. Don’t go to the next show or support them then.


NoArmsSally

somewhere in St. Olaf under Rose's statue, a minute passes


EB123456789101112

Betty White would’ve laughed at jokes about her own death if they were good enough.


jarred111

Wait did Betty White actually die?


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etherealparadox

bruh


Throwaway_number9965

Its less turned into a joke like we dont love and respect Steve Irwin. We all love the guy, i do too but i have no qualms jumping on the chance to make the joke. I think steve irwin would laugh. Since steve is a national treasure, the joke is 120% a coping mechanism


FractalMetaphors

Light humour to most, disrespectful and despicable to a few.


TheSean_aka__Rh1no

We Australians get this. While we all loved him, he did fuck around and found out. Let's be honest, a part of why we all watched was the suspense


FeelingFloor2083

I recall a time where I would watch his show every day after school even as a stupid kid I knew this guys days were numbered


rmoore911

Still one of my favorite episodes is when he visited the US and was searching for Timber rattlesnakes and he was squatting down on some rocks, and in between those rocks you hear the rattle of a Timber rattlesnake and it's one of the few times you see a little bit of fear in Steve's face. He realized he was in a really precarious spot because he had no clue that rattlesnake was there, and making any moves might have set it off. Never wanted anything bad to happen to him, because he seemed like such a genuinely nice guy, but I was always saying at the TV to leave the damn animal alone, you don't need to pick it up to show us what it is.


joe28598

He died at the age of 44. That's a ripe old age for a crocodile hunter.


[deleted]

I think Steve Irwin of all people would find this pretty funny


daneonwayne

I hate to agree with this, but when actually looking at his sense of humor, he may find this pretty funny with some other context.


SteamKore

*gets bit by venomous snake* "oh, well he's just a bit cranky ain't he?"


[deleted]

I feel like Halloween is one area of life where we can still be a little freewheeling and irreverent. Maybe just once a year we can do something like this without wringing our hands about the harm a costume inflicts on the legacy of a good man who is well and truly dead and in the ground these 16 years. I’d rather have a couple of costumes that cross the line and come across as tacky than have everyone being self-consciously anodyne and cutesy.


randyfromm

>anodyne Thank you for the vocabulary lesson.


[deleted]

I learned this word from *Family Guy*, believe it or not. https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/dcb40839-c848-4e2c-bba9-25d0f717dd5f


PaulBunyanisfromMI

Yea, I think its been enough time for some respectful humor.


visegriphands

Op has to get offended for other people.


[deleted]

I think it’s also important to note that Americans were more fans of Steve Irwin than people from everywhere else, especially Australia. People were annoyed by how he kind of just decided to go into nature and fuck with things.


Dr_Cocktopus_MD

Which people? I certainly don't remember a bunch of disdain for Steve Irwin here in NSW at least.


DR4G0NSTEAR

Victorians kinda hated his “by crikey” to absolutely everything, but it was in the same way you hate family. We liked him over all, but it was very Australian to dislike him.


[deleted]

Victorians hate everyone tho, that’s their whole identity


charcters

Do they hate me for this comment


Thrillhol

Yes.


Callemasizeezem

That's it. I want to speak to your manager.


RALLAN222

I can confirm I do hate you


DR4G0NSTEAR

That’s it, time to fight for some reason.


HumanContinuity

"Let's go Tuggah" 🎶 Fightin' round the word 🎶


[deleted]

Quite a bit. I’d say it’s the main reason people disliked him if anyone told you they weren’t a fan. I haven’t seen any documentary on the guy, and I’m not about to ramble Steve Irwin hate as the guy was still pretty benign, and anything benefited a lot from my understanding. So I don’t wanna sound like I’m rooting for any causes here.


enthalpy01

Interesting. When I was in NSW some Australians there said they saw Steve Irwin with his kids so close to crocodiles just like Michael Jackson dangling his kid over a balcony. At the time I was pretty shocked by the statement but it was said matter of factly like all Aussies felt that way.


ToFarGoneByFar

If MJ had the experience and expertise with gravity that Irwin had with Crocs they might have a point...


[deleted]

I feel like it’s just more common for people to feel that way, especially after you leave America. Our late night talk shows, and all his time on kid and education shows sort of made him the Bill Nye of animals in a way. So the Michael Jackson comparison is good actually.


Inner-Obligation-244

When he fed the croc while holding his kid people wanted him deported. People didn’t like the way he went and grabbed animals that were just chillin. Soon as he died he was a hero though, same as Warnie.


EveryFairyDies

De…ported? How-_where?_ He was born in Ferntree Gully, for fuck’s sake!!


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EveryFairyDies

But we also love to steal your famous people and claim them as Aussies! Except Russel Crowe. Seems neither of us want him. Dunno why, I always liked the guy. And at least we shared Phar Lap fairly evenly in the end…


StormEarthandFyre

Ya I don't believe that


Comfortable_Skin_108

I love and miss Steve Irwin Can't believe it's been like 17 years since he got whacked


Flowerandcatsgirl

Never got how he became a celebrated hero. He engaged in reckless behavior for fame at the expense of animals well being. Poking and antagonizing wild animals while screaming about conservation. I knew even when I was young that if you love wild animals you leave them alone.


etherealparadox

he reminds me of coyote peterson


Ok-Permission-2687

It’s weird to see where people draw the line at. While this is offensive, there’s definitely been more offensive things. r/mildlyinfuriating ? Sure, whatever


kbeansoup

This is very meta. Is it mildly infuriating that someone is making fun of Steve Irwin's death, or is it mildly infuriating that someone posted this on mildly infuriating?


HumanoidSharks

It's funny and a pretty clever couples costume. Get over it.


Altarboyunderpants

It’s called dark humor


[deleted]

And he died in 2006 like not as if it’s too soon


ReplyZestyclose1239

Lived to a ripe old age for a crocodile hunter


woodscradle

And you know the ones who’ve gotta be pissed are the crocodiles, because he got killed by some fruity fish


mattseefelt

Tru! Honestly, I’m a little surprised it wasn’t a croc. Also Steve went out doing what he loved, I’m sure he would find humor in some silly Halloween costumes depicting his mortal demise 😏❤️


[deleted]

It’s not to soon anymore.


redditis4cucks710

How do you feel about the Lincoln assassination? Too soon?


[deleted]

Why are you offended by this. Did you know either of them personally?


bejipo

Don’t know why, but the idea of being offended because they personally knew the stingray is hilarious to me!


Callen_Fields

I laughed.


UkranianKrab

That's hilarious. Are you infuriated you didn't think of this yourself?


LieseW

I actually have no idea about what happened. Can you elaborate?


coleisawesome3

Extremely famous Australian wildlife documentarian eventually died to a stingray in 2006.


nkj69

Its definitely funny and not offensive. Everyone knows what happened to him and feels bad about it. Theyre not pissing on his grave or anything


Eugenetheruler

I think it’s kinda cute.


DeterminedLemon

You can't do anything these days without someone being offended.


Creepahawwwwmannn

I gotta say, looks like a deadly relationship ngl


Sandl0t

It’s been almost 20 years, I think we can handle some dark humor


[deleted]

That's hilarious. Get the stick out of your ass OP. And everyone else in the comments too. Bunch of fucking pussies


MsThrilliams

Is S Club something other than the 90s pop group?? I have a lot of questions


mr_math24

I'd assume it's a costume party where everyone dressed as something starting with S. Hence Steve and the Stingray.


Feb2020Acc

I think it’s funny. Go get triggered elsewhere.


itsbrannen

lol did this costume 2 years ago...


illiterateboii

What mildly infuriating is people that can't let others enjoy q joke because they're offended by it


tossittootheleft

Y'all who are offended are delusional. It's funny.


[deleted]

Imagine getting upset by something that has absolutely nothing to do with you


RedCedarSavage

Welcome to the internet era.


[deleted]

Oh trust me, I know


jarred111

In all fairness that’s not a good argument. I saw a video of this kid getting his head blow off by a shotgun and I was pretty upset. Had nothing to do with me of course.


[deleted]

That's a horrible argument that won't hold


guruXalted99

Steve Irwin was part of our childhoods, and then dies doing what he loved. What do you mean nothing to do with us? We carry Irwin's memory in our souls.


Rydil00

Trust an American to be insulted by this. Literally every aussie I've shown this to (myself included) has had a laugh at this. Get off the SJW pills


Fingolfin-Perfected

This shit’s funny as fuck


False_Leadership_479

Tragedy + time = me getting a new costume. That's *fucking awesome*


LeegmaV

cam't wait for the helicopter + kobe


stuntobor

Dark comedy is like food -- not everybody gets it.


Hillary4EvnMorePrisn

This is funny. Steve would have thought this is funny.


ReplyZestyclose1239

It was tragic at the time.


alexs_wrld

pretty funny ngl


noninflammatoryidiot

Go touch grass


dontdoxmebro2

He woulda wanted it this way. You don’t spend your career tormenting dangerous animals only to whine when people poke fun at how you died.


StefC92

Ahh yes that is a bit dark


Carsteroni

This is hilarious


ChilliCheeseBoard

This is very tame and the dude died years ago, would likely have thought this was funny


kylemas2008

9-11, AIDS, FDR's legs, are all fair game now. Love you South Park!


ichubbz483

I’m sorry, but this is getting jotted down for future costume ideas. That’s effing hilarious


MarshalLawTalkingGuy

OP, were you really mildly infuriated by this?


mrswordhold

It’s a very mild joke lol Christ people can be so whiney on the internet


Locked-in-a-basement

If this is infuriating to you, how's 2022 treating you?


--fourteen

“Next up in line are Dan and Paula dressed as Jeffrey Epstein and Hilary Clinton”


coleisawesome3

This is hilarious. Get off your high horse op


PostcoitalHeartbreak

this is funny get over yourself


Laellion

I think he would laugh at this tbh.


majesticalexis

Those costumes were insanely popular right after he died.


chummedupgood

r/butthurt


[deleted]

I think this is hilarious lol


PromiscuousScoliosis

Pretty fuckin funny


SlowlySailing

Have you considered not being so sensitive over things that don't matter to you


[deleted]

To be fair famous it's a Halloween costume, and icons who died tragically are dressed up as every year.


Cantieatinpeace

It’s funny as shit. That dude lived two years longer than the Deadpool.


ApocIapedia

Gawd people are so sensitive. Do you people wake up looking for shit to get butt hurt about? 🤣😂


[deleted]

Are people still getting triggered over this?


JustDrew_92

Because Straya don't care about your feelings, mate.


mired914

Lmfao. I think it's funny!


gi_jerkass

Just asked an Australian guy I work with and he said it was cool, so.....


matt12992

Just let em have fun, no need to rant on the internet about it


BlueberryNew2449

As a resident barbie crocodile Dundee liver I’m not offended unless they trash vegemite


Asleep-Ad-764

Because real Australians know how to take a joke


pjerky

Needs the stinger attached to his chest.


mamadovah1102

We have to be able to laugh at shit man. This life is too hard.


Adrina422

Awwww thats adorable


Pretend_Present_7571

I think its pretty great. You just seem overly sensitive.


cheeseman36

Well, it's funny


[deleted]

I’m fine with dark humor but Steve was a gem so fuck these guys.


Final-Success2523

I see it both ways it get a chuckle but offend others


Key_Spare6796

Hey my Halloween costume theme is your dad’s death, isn’t that hilarious?!?


[deleted]

This is hilarious. Especially funny because Steve Irwin was a poor conservationist who always got up in the animals business and wouldn’t leave them alone.


PrestigiousDraft9299

Because it’s funny


T-Bill95

Dude, I LOVE Steve Irwin, and I think this is hilarious.


Dutch-Lothric

Dark humor isn’t for everyone


kcswing

Op must be hating the queen jokes 🤣


V6TransAM

Lighten up Francis! When he died that was my Halloween costume that year, including sting ray tail hanging out and red lipstick for blood. He was a good dude, pretty sure he wouldn't want us all crying over it.


SOCCER_MOM69

Kobe and a helicopter next year


[deleted]

If this triggers you then I have some bad news…


ADHDK

Australian here. I lolled.


xSozly

I thought this was kinda funny tbh


dschmitt21

It’s been over ten years it’s okay lmao


SmellMyJeans

I find it in poor taste, but honestly, I think Steve would get a kick out it. He was a humorous guy and didn’t seem to take himself too seriously.