Steve Irwins remains to be fed to his crocs - not a real story

**caseysmom** · 09-06-2006, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by Lori Jordan

Not now but how was i supposed to know when i first read it?

By looking at the source it was coming from...did you look at some of their other articles? Such as Planet Pluto was going to commit suicide.

**Vela** · 09-06-2006, 10:55 AM

It helps to look at the source of a story before posting it as news, the whole website is a bunch of lies and stupid fake stories, and they even state on this on their website. It's just something to learn for the future, no need to get so upset about it. Just look as the sources first, if they talk about pet pineapples attacking people..then you can bet it's fake. The National Enquirer isn't real either...same type of stuff.

**Lori Jordan** · 09-06-2006, 10:58 AM

I did not see the pineapple story,as i said,i typed"Steve Irwins Funeral" on google and that was the first story i got,I did not mean anything by that,Just by him being a whacky guy,nothing would surprise me with him he had no fear in his life,i just thought it was lagit,

**K9soul** · 09-06-2006, 11:03 AM

The "article" will stay up and there won't be any lawsuits, because it's a parody site, and they state right up front that the stories are not real stories. It's like watching something on Mad TV or some other spoof show. Most of the people who go there probably read there regularly for the "comedy" aspect. They are "mock news" articles and are not presented as being factual. So if you are waiting for something to happen with it or for it to be taken down, it won't happen.

It's odd you got it on a google search because when I typed in Steve Irwin's funeral (as soon as you posted this) I got nothing like that and still don't. It doesn't come up at all.

**Lori Jordan** · 09-06-2006, 11:09 AM

http://news.google.ca/news?q=steve+i...=news&ct=title

scroll down i think it is the 6th article
Australian Government Offers State Funeral for Crocodile Hunter
Brainsnap (satire), MA - 4 Sep 2006
... A family friend of the Irwins told reporters: "Steve was annoying reptiles since he could crawl - poking snakes with sticks, lifting up rocks to disturb ... <<<<<

**lbaker** · 09-06-2006, 11:19 AM

What is it about the word "SATIRE that isn't understood

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 09-06-2006, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by lbaker

What is it about the word "SATIRE that isn't understood

That's not satire - just bad taste to publish it so soon but I guess the Steve Irwin jokes will start doing the rounds soon................

**K9soul** · 09-06-2006, 11:20 AM

Ah, I typed it with an apostrophe. I guess that is why.

**K9soul** · 09-06-2006, 11:26 AM

She means it says right in the heading on the google search that it is satire, meaning that it's meant as comedy, and that is how you'd know right away that it's not a real article.

Australian Government Offers State Funeral for Crocodile Hunter
Brainsnap (satire), MA - 4 Sep 2006

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 09-06-2006, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by K9soul

She means it says right in the heading on the google search that it is satire, meaning that it's meant as comedy, and that is how you'd know right away that it's not a real article.

Ahhhh..........the penny drops