WoW players set up memorial service for croc hunter
With many still lamenting the unfortunate death of Steve Irwin, the man who struck fear into the hearts of elusive crocodiles everywhere, several World of Warcraft players have decided that it would be a marvelous idea to have an in-game memorial service. User Bubbrubb asserts in a WoW forum post that he's deeply upset about the Australian's passing and that a dignified gathering on the computerized coastal area, Zoram Strand, would be a fitting way of saying goodbye. "I would like to spell out CRIKEY with players as a tribute to his wonderous catch phrase, and then we can dance and swim in the ocean to celebrate his life instead of mourning his death."The World of Warcraft has been host to similar events in the past, providing a common virtual ground for those hoping to express their grief with others. Of course, it also provides an outlet for those hoping to barge in on funerals and completely wreck the proceedings with little fear for real repercussion or reprisal. Let's hope there's a magical security detail for this one.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Corey @ Sep 6th 2006 9:22PM
Steve rocked, but I've got a bad feeling this is gonna get crashed. =
Merus @ Sep 6th 2006 9:23PM
Sadly, it's going to be on a PvP server. So they're screwed.
Also, I'd be surprised if any of the target market for WoW are really going to be into frolicking in the waves.
OTAM @ Sep 6th 2006 9:37PM
That one funeral barge....once Scatman came on and everyone started getting destroyed I almost fell off my fucking chair laughing.
Wulkar @ Sep 6th 2006 9:39PM
The odds of this getting crashed is gonna be super high and anyone that does it is so going to hell for it. hope they get the video on youtube fast i want to see it :P
GSI @ Sep 6th 2006 9:54PM
Of course it is going to be crashed...it's the freakin' internet.
People think they have the right to act like complete dicks b/c their true identities are hidden...it's basically a message board using a 3D engine.
PsyClerk @ Sep 6th 2006 10:12PM
Host this on a PvE server. Problem solved.
I wonder though...my level 60 hunter has had a crocolisk pet named Crikey for the longest time. Wonder if I'll catch flak for it now.
Will K @ Sep 6th 2006 10:25PM
LOL...this guy's name is Bubbrubb!!!
The whistle go woo woo!
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/bubbrubb.html
Derbeste @ Sep 6th 2006 10:30PM
oh dear....didn't they learn from the LAST time someone tried to hold a funeral?
A game is just not the proper place for this sort of thing IMHO.
TeddyN @ Sep 6th 2006 10:49PM
"and then we can dance and swim in the ocean to celebrate his life"
Did anyone else crack up on reading that line? It seems that this person has forgotten that he is manipulating a 3d image. He could easily be talking about a toy which he would have dance around, in memory of someone who died.
Liquid @ Sep 6th 2006 10:51PM
@Will K
That is awesome...I knew I'd heard that name somewhere.
You supposed to be up cookin breakfast or somethin....WOO WOO!!
sumguy @ Sep 6th 2006 11:28PM
Ok, so some people are more upset with his death than others. Personally I don't understand when people cry because someone they didn't know or have ever met died. But each to their own.
"... and then we can dance and swim in the ocean to celebrate his life instead of mourning his death."
Ok, this is just asking for trouble.
First, that comment is asking for ridicule from the less tolorent (makes me want to poke fun and I like to think im some what tolorent).
Second, remeber the funeral for the WOW player that died of a heart attack?.
Third, PVP server.
And lastly, its just been broadcast all over the internet.
Can we expect videos on youtube the day after?
Their going to get eaten alive.
One final point, to the people who claim that they (the funeral attendees) should be allowed to hold this without harrasment, well there are lots of more appropriate places to hold these kinds of things and its not like the organisers dont know they are going to be harrased.
Derbeste @ Sep 7th 2006 12:06AM
Turning a game into a funeral is just about as appropriate as turning a funeral into a game.
Ghost Box @ Sep 7th 2006 12:35AM
It's going to be crashed and everyone knows it.
PayTheMan @ Sep 7th 2006 12:59AM
I support memorials, but having one in an in-game world such as WoW makes no sense. People play to escape, not to mourn.
LaughingMan @ Sep 7th 2006 1:07AM
Could you imagine telling anyone you know that "No sorry I can't go to the bar tonight, my lvl 34 high elf is having a service for the crocodile hunter."
It all reminds me of that movie "Blue Velvet" Meaning that we all walk around in our day to day activities thinking everyone else is pretty normal like us. But man, there's just a scary scary underbelly out there with people who are de-tached.
eialba @ Sep 7th 2006 1:20AM
Rest in peace, Steve Irwin. Let's hope your WoW funeral doesn't get crashed, or if it does, let's hope that the crashers get eaten by crocodiles.
Don Jose @ Sep 7th 2006 5:55AM
...need...more...griefing...footage...must...pray...for...crash
no disrespect to Steve, but I'm with OTAM. That last video was the best send up of nerdy MMO-types I've ever encountered, and I can't wait to see more like it!
Martin Coxall @ Sep 7th 2006 6:17AM
Jebus.
Maybe that means I'll finally be able to find a group for Blackfathom Deeps...
paradise d @ Sep 7th 2006 9:46AM
They should use this song.... an ode to Steve aka "Crocodile Tears" from the new monsterface TV episode. (its at the very end).... hysterical.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfJAPXMyxwI
I miss steve, hope it doesn't get crashed.
pd
oe @ Sep 7th 2006 9:49AM
I think it's a setup, and this dude calling the memorial service is actually the inside man. He's somewhere right now, rubbing his pasty hands together in the pale glow of his monitor, cackling in fervent anticipation of the havoc he is planning to wreak at Croc Hunter's online funeral.
Now I didn't know, Steve Irwin personally, but when I read that he died, I gave him a thought. Or two, maybe: "Wow, that's too bad, the poor wife and kid." and "I'm surprised he made it this long." For as well as I knew him, those thoughts seem sufficient.
So by all means, destroy the funeral, let anarchy and lawlessness reign— whatever. The Croc Hunter doesn't mind.
gbxr @ Sep 7th 2006 10:42AM
Such a shame to see him go, but he sure asked for it!
Evil Closet Monkey @ Sep 7th 2006 10:48AM
Has anyone pointed out that a larger percentage of Australians don't like Steve Irwin and consider him to be pompous and simply an all around jerk? His death was certainly tragic, but these people are mourning what amounts to a *fictional character* -- what they perceived him to be based on a 60 minute clip show, not who he really was.
Derbeste @ Sep 7th 2006 11:12AM
Oh come on, Evil closet monkey.....
You act as though WoW players are living in a fantasy world.....
Dan @ Sep 7th 2006 1:23PM
Everyone knows this is going to get busted by a guild out looking for infamy. This is also the perfect ambush opportunity for guilds looking for infamy.....
tik @ Sep 8th 2006 12:26AM
Well at least this is better then the last post consurning Steve Irwin. May he rest in peace
Tequila Mockingbird @ Sep 9th 2006 4:39PM
RIP Steve Irwin, but....this is f*cking ridiculous...hey buttrub guy, whatever you call yourself, cast Level 28 Sunlight and get a life. There's a place called "Outside" it's pretty great.
Bruce, aka Dr. BLT @ Dec 12th 2006 9:18AM
Sorry to have missed it, but Steve, if you're listening from the heavens, this one's for you. It's an original song I wrote and recorded in your honor:
Crocodile Hunter
words and music by Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen, aka Dr. BLT (c)2006
http://www.drblt.net/music/crocodileHunter.mp3
Bruce
aka
Dr. BLT
Blog n Roll Artist