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{{Fad Infobox 2|name=Steve Irwin
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|example=steveirwinisdead
|exampletitle=RIP Steve Irwin
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|exampleTitle=Steve Irwin Is Dead D=
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|orcreator=Stingraid
|title1=RIP Steve Irwin
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|ordate=September 4,2006
|example2=irwintribute
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|ordatecat=September 2006
|title2=Irwin Tribute
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|ibspinoffs
|example3=irwinpwnage
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|spinoff1=hunterjedispirit
|title3=Steve Irwin: A man's man
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|title1=His spirit lives on . . . (Updated)
|example4=lolrip
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|spinoff2=zissouwantsrevenge
|title4=lol stingray
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|title2=Zissou wants Revenge...
|example5=conakilledsteve
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|spinoff3=eyeforaneye
|title5=Conan killed Steve Irwin!
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|title3=An eye for an eye
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|spinoff4=irwinsong
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|title4=The Steve Irwin Song! (different audio)
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|spinoff5=irwinpwnage
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|title5=Steve Irwin: A man's man.
 
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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 during filming for a new documentary on September 4th, 2006. The news resulted in a flurry of new YTMNDs ranging from tributes to mockeries.
With over 20 YTMNDs being made within an hour of his death, this is truly the fastest growing [[fad]] to date.
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As with the [[Cheney|Dick Cheney]] and [[Pluto]] [[fads]], there was 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.
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There are many other popular variants of the fad:
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*Sites asking for 'Revenge'.  These sites will either show others preparing to avenge the death of Irwin or Steve Irwin returning back to kill stingrays.
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*Death parodies, mainly in the form of video games, Pokemon being the most popular
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The Steve Irwin fad was one of the fastest growing fads since the infamous [[Myspace Suicide]] fad in December 2005, with over 100 sites created within the first 24 hours. A common criticism of the fad is the lack of originality.  At the beginning, there was nothing but news article screenshots and sites saying "RIP Steve Irwin", almost always using sad music including the "Lonely Man Theme".  Also, there were non-stop attempts at creating "One Weakness" and "lol stingray" sites, further raising its NARV status.  Afterwards, an article emerged, describing the deaths of stingrays since Steve Irwin's death.  That day, around 10-12 news screenshot sites were created.
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Latest revision as of 09:34, April 19, 2012

Steve Irwin
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Example:
Steve Irwin Is Dead D=  
by Stingraid 
September 4,2006  
Worthy spinoffs:

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 Dick Cheney and Pluto fads, there was 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.

There are many other popular variants of the fad:

  • Sites asking for 'Revenge'. These sites will either show others preparing to avenge the death of Irwin or Steve Irwin returning back to kill stingrays.
  • Death parodies, mainly in the form of video games, Pokemon being the most popular

The Steve Irwin fad was one of the fastest growing fads since the infamous Myspace Suicide fad in December 2005, with over 100 sites created within the first 24 hours. A common criticism of the fad is the lack of originality. At the beginning, there was nothing but news article screenshots and sites saying "RIP Steve Irwin", almost always using sad music including the "Lonely Man Theme". Also, there were non-stop attempts at creating "One Weakness" and "lol stingray" sites, further raising its NARV status. Afterwards, an article emerged, describing the deaths of stingrays since Steve Irwin's death. That day, around 10-12 news screenshot sites were created.

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