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Steve Irwin, the world renowned 'crocodile hunter' was killed by a stingray attack durring filming for a new documentary on 4th September 2006. The news resulted in a flurry of new YTMND's ranging from tributes to mockeries. Much like the [[England Got Owned]] fad there is no original YTMND or spinoffs, instead being a near simultanious reaction to the news. The only consistent elements currently to the fad are images of Steve Irwin and/or stingrays with many being little more than screenshots of news website stories.<br>
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'''Steve Irwin''', the world renowned "Crocodile Hunter", was killed by a stingray attack durring filming for a new documentary on September 4th 2006. The news resulted in a flurry of new YTMND's ranging from tributes to mockeries.
The current number of fad sites is hard to work out but a quick search can find over 230 sites with Steve Irwin in the title alone less than 24 hours since the news broke.
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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 currently are images of Steve Irwin and/or stingrays; many of the sites are little more than screenshots of Internet news stories, with "RIP Steve Irwin 1962-2006" or similar text.
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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 14:44, September 4, 2006

Steve Irwin
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Steve Irwin, the world renowned "Crocodile Hunter", was killed by a stingray attack durring filming for a new documentary on September 4th 2006. The news resulted in a flurry of new YTMND's 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 currently are images of Steve Irwin and/or stingrays; many of the sites 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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