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

[Lori Jordan]

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]

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

[Pawsitive Thinking]

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]

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

[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.

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

[Pawsitive Thinking]

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

[Lori Jordan]

I did not type that in it is just in the title of the document.

[Ginger's Mom]

I did not type that in it is just in the title of the document.

Yes, that was the point. You immediately knew before you even clicked on the link that it was not a true story.

[caseysmom]

I guess we are all just saying you need to be a bit more careful about something like this before posting it as a news article. You should have seen the word satire and known it for what it was. Especially when it comes to an article that disrespects the dead.

[Lori Jordan]

Yes, that was the point. You immediately knew before you even clicked on the link that it was not a true story.

Not at all i didnt even read that,just the story,regardless it is over and done with.