Sad News:Steve Irwin Was Killed

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I like handling the snakes at the zoo, but they're all constrictors, not venomous ones, so it's not like there's a whole lot of risk there.

Oh yea. I sleep with a snake. He stays in my boxers at night. A big Python. Species undetermined.

You know I would never have said that in public. I really did not want to type it. And Its not true. He is not a big python. But I had to go and do that. I could not let it go. What does that say about me. Im worthless and weak. Damn it to hell.

I humbly apologize to the board, Im weak.

[Rupert Pupkin]

I don't know anthing about stingrays. How big are they? I have gotten conflicting information. One person told me that they weigh about 50 pounds but another said they weigh about 250 pounds.

[Pointg5]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I don't know anthing about stingrays. How big are they? I have gotten conflicting information. One person told me that they weigh about 50 pounds but another said they weigh about 250 pounds.

They probably come in different sizes, the ones we swam with in the Grand Cayman were probably about 2-3 feet wide...They did say they had stingers, but made them sound harmless, if I would have known about this, I doubt I would have swam with them. They took us out to a sand bar and the Sting Rays came swarming in, there was probably over a 1000 of them, we fed them squid and I held one, some people were actually kissing them.

[Dunbar]

The first time I ever came across him was just channel surfing. Irwin had enough charisma to break through my 10-nanosecond channel-surfing attention span. I was immediately amused and hooked.

My son was particularly fond of him. Irwin was the main reason my son wanted us to take a vacation to Australia some time. When my son heard the news yesterday, he sent an email to everyone on his contact list saying he was devastated. He's never done that before.

I think Irwin touched a lot of people that way. The world could use more people like Steve and his wife.

--Dunbar

Originally Posted by Pointg5

They probably come in different sizes, the ones we swam with in the Grand Cayman were probably about 2-3 feet wide...They did say they had stingers, but made them sound harmless, if I would have known about this, I doubt I would have swam with them. They took us out to a sand bar and the Sting Rays came swarming in, there was probably over a 1000 of them, we fed them squid and I held one, some people were actually kissing them.

Many different species with barbs all different sizes shapes, colors. The report Im getting now says he got hit underneath the rib cage, so that had to be a heck of a long barb to reach his heart, 8 inches by my reckoning. No way I swim with rays.

He must have put his shadow over the ray and it reacted as if he was a big shark. People wear ray protectors on their shins down here while wadefishing. I dont cause the hurt like hell to have on all day, and I spend a lot of time standing in my yak. These protective devices are basically souped up snake bite preventers. Go up your shins from the ankle. NOt comfortable.

GR. OUch. and shiver.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I don't know anthing about stingrays. How big are they? I have gotten conflicting information. One person told me that they weigh about 50 pounds but another said they weigh about 250 pounds.

That is like me, I am a svelt 180lbs on the internet but in real life I am pushing 500lbs.

You can pet stingrays at Sea World along with dolphins, not sure how much they weigh but now they can get real big, and GPK has a picture with one in his hands so they can only weigh about 4lbs, maybe 5lbs

[Buffymommy]

My husband heard that they (the stingrays) were like 10-12 feet long or wide that Steve was swimming with. I was just talking to a friend at lunch about Steve, who said that she read the ray felt trapped because Steve was floating on top of it while the camera man was in front of it.

They do grow huge. We saw three of them out boating one time that were AT LEAST five feet wide. They were swimming around the boat. Needless to say, I did not get out of the boat.

Most of the rays that people swim with have their stingers cut off. Heard that at the news yesterday.

[Gander]

Does anybody remember the old NY horse named "Corma Ray". I believe he was an allowance or claimer who raced in the late 80's - early 90's. If anybody has any information regarding his whereabouts I would greatly appreicate it.

[Gander]

I was wrong, Corma Ray was more a mid 90's horse and it actually won at least a couple notable races:

1994 & 1995 runnings of the Hudson Handicap
1995 running of the Gen Douglas Mcarthur

Timmy Hills trained him and Choppy rode him most of the time.

What a hard knocking animal.

[GenuineRisk]

Well, Aqueduct named a race in 2002 after him; here's the link. Fifth race:

http://www.nyracing.com/chart/condbo...date=9/29/2002

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Oh yea. I sleep with a snake. He stays in my boxers at night. A big Python. Species undetermined.

You know I would never have said that in public. I really did not want to type it. And Its not true. He is not a big python. But I had to go and do that. I could not let it go. What does that say about me. Im worthless and weak. Damn it to hell.

I humbly apologize to the board, Im weak.

Hee hee hee. It made me laugh. As long as no one tries to turn it into a purse or pair of boots...