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| − | '''Steve Irwin''', the world renowned "Crocodile Hunter", was killed by a stingray attack | + | '''Steve Irwin''', the world-renowned "Crocodile Hunter", was killed by a stingray attack during filming for a new documentary on September 4th, 2006. The news resulted in a flurry of new YTMNDs ranging from tributes to mockeries. |
| − | As with the [[England Got Owned]] fad, there is no original YTMND or spinoffs; instead, there was a near simultaneous reaction to the news. The only consistent elements | + | As with the [[England Got Owned]] fad, there is no original YTMND or spinoffs; instead, there was a near simultaneous reaction to the news. The only consistent elements among the sites are images of Steve Irwin and/or stingrays; many of them are little more than screenshots of Internet news stories, with "RIP Steve Irwin 1962-2006" or similar text. |
| − | The current number of fad sites is hard to work out | + | The current number of fad sites is hard to work out; a quick search of {{search|Steve+Irwin|Steve Irwin}} can find over 230 sites with Steve Irwin in the title alone, most made less than 24 hours since the news broke. |
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Revision as of 13:46, September 4, 2006
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Steve Irwin, the world-renowned "Crocodile Hunter", was killed by a stingray attack during filming for a new documentary on September 4th, 2006. The news resulted in a flurry of new YTMNDs ranging from tributes to mockeries.
As with the England Got Owned fad, there is no original YTMND or spinoffs; instead, there was a near simultaneous reaction to the news. The only consistent elements among the sites are images of Steve Irwin and/or stingrays; many of them are little more than screenshots of Internet news stories, with "RIP Steve Irwin 1962-2006" or similar text.
The current number of fad sites is hard to work out; a quick search of Steve Irwin YTMNDs can find over 230 sites with Steve Irwin in the title alone, most made less than 24 hours since the news broke.
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