More Steve Irwin jokes

11 September 2006 in Humour by Stilgherrian | 52 comments

A clown in life, Steve Irwin has inspired more jokes since his death — not just that first one I posted last week…

[Update 23 January 2008: Since Steve Irwin jokes are very popular on this website, you might also want to start posting Heath Ledger death jokes. Just as mindlessly tacky.]

Steve wouldn’t have died if he were wearing sunscreen, it would have protected him from harmful rays.
Q: Why is Trudie Styler like Steve Irwin? A: Both have been penetrated by Sting.
Steve Irwin asked for a certain song to be played at his funeral: Don’t Stand So Close to Me by Sting. (Alternatively, Dead Heart by Midnight Oil, and selections from Queen‘s Sheer Heart Attack.)
Q: What do Steve Irwin and Indiana Jones have in common? A: They both have a hol(e)y chest.

And if I hear any more, I’ll post them here as comments.

Oddly enough, another “Australian icon” died last week: legendary racing car driver Peter Brock wrapped himself around a tree. And yet he hasn’t spawned a series of jokes. Why is that, I wonder?

Scroll down for more Steve Irwin Jokes in the comments.

[Update 19 April 2009: I'm closing comments on this post. The few comments which have been posted in recent months are mostly from people who can't seem to see beyond an overly-simplistic "He's a hero" or "You're lame". Very few of them can even spell properly. And none are adding anything positive to the discussion. Time to move on.]

Tags: crocodile hunter, peter-brock, steve irwin

52 comments

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Zhasper on 11 September 2006 at 4:59 pm

I’ve heard a joke that combines the two..

unfortunately I’ve only heard the punchline and haven’t gotten around to expanding from it, so this is rather Jeopardy style – but I’m sure you’ll have no trouble picking a suitable Q:

A: No no God, I said I wanted a *crock*
Stilgherrian on 11 September 2006 at 6:42 pm

Yes, needs work. But close, oh so close…!
Richard on 12 September 2006 at 12:29 pm

Steve Irwin meets Peter Brock in heaven and asks:

‘Crikey, how did you get a halo so quickly? I’m still waiting for mine.’

Brock replies:

‘It’s a steering wheel, you idiot!’
Richard on 12 September 2006 at 2:46 pm

Q. Why is Steve Irwin like Peter Brock?

A. Neither knows how to handle fishtails.
Richard on 12 September 2006 at 2:59 pm

Was Brock guilty of parking up the wrong tree?
Stilgherrian on 12 September 2006 at 4:22 pm

I can see it’s another busy day ‘t mill, Richard…

Interesting, the server logs reveal that “steve irwin joke” is now the most popular search that delivers people to this blog, overtaking “cats that look like hitler” and last month’s favourite, “drug danger league table”.
jessie polkinghorne on 20 September 2006 at 5:48 pm

y do people have sick mines all i got to say is R.I.P steve irwin and i feel so sorry 4 steves family and friends
1. Tyson on 14 January 2009 at 11:18 pm
  
  this is to jessie polkinghorne….. if your mother died tomorrow coz she was hit by a car…. and you read a joke on the neet saying something like at the bbq why did jessie polkinghorne’s mother cross the road….. coz she wanted to tast some grill…… or somthing stupid like half the jokes on here im sure u’d love it and dont say u would coz ya fuckin wouldnt
Stilgherrian on 20 September 2006 at 6:20 pm

Jessie, it’s a shame you think making jokes is a sign of a “sick” mind. Personally, I think humour is a sign of a healthy mind. For many people, humour is an important part of coping with emotionally difficult situations.
KRISTIE on 22 September 2006 at 7:53 pm

YOU ARE SICK FUCKERS WHO EVER MADE THESE TERRIBLE JOKES STEVE IRWIN WAS A LEDGEND LIKE TO SEE U FUCKERS HANDLE CROCS LIKE HIM
Russ on 24 September 2006 at 5:56 am

Everyone who is making jokes about steve Irwin, respects him deeply. It was tragic when he died. But to call us sick? Well thats a little dramatic dont you think? People who cant see the humor in jokes like these, are idiots. Yes they are offensive, but dont completly over-react.
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nay on 25 September 2006 at 10:26 am

when steve irwin got to heaven god said to him “you can bring something with you to heaven, choose anything from earth.”
irwin thought a while and came back and whispered in gods ear. In the blink of an eye his gift stood before him. “CRICKEY god you should have your ears checked i said CROC not BROCK”
daniel kennedy on 04 October 2006 at 10:52 am

what do steve irwin and peter brock have in common?

-neither can handle a fishtail
daniel kennedy on 04 October 2006 at 10:56 am

looks like i posted my joke a little 2 late.
Stilgherrian on 04 October 2006 at 6:19 pm

Yes, Daniel you did…
Richard on 06 October 2006 at 8:41 pm

I can see that my jokes have offended people. I’m genuinely sorry, but please consider:

So many obituaries of Mr Brock and Mr Irwin have identified the ‘larrikin’ spirit as being part of their charm. As far as I know, irreverent humour is part of that spirit.

Isn’t this one of the ‘Aussie values’ the PM is trying to pin down?

I’ve had close mates die – much closer to me than Irwin and Brock will ever be – but I’m sure they would be the first to laugh at the circumstances of their own deaths. The rest of us served their memory by raising a glass, telling embarassing anecdotes, making jokes, and avoiding false Saint Di-style hysteria. If we needed to cry, we did it later on, at home.

Repressed? Maybe. Callous? No, I don’t think so.

I can say, with complete conviction, that it’s what they would have wanted.

‘Death, where is thy sting…’ when those left behind have an unquenchable thirst for laughter and life?

Sermon over, now y’all can ask Stilgherrian for my full name and hunt me down.

It’s funny, but I don’t think any of you are regular readers of this blog, and I think you’re unlikely to be back. So did you come here in order to be righteously offended?
Stilgherrian on 07 October 2006 at 8:20 am

Richard, that’s a beautiful post, thank you. You’ve managed to capture many of the thoughts I’ve had about the whole Steve Irwin thing and, as I posted elsewhere, why most of the traffic to this blog has been people looking for Steve Irwin jokes.

As for Richard’s full name, bids open at… what’s the price of a hunting license these days?
Richard on 07 October 2006 at 10:38 pm

Bloody hell, if I’ve managed to ‘capture your thoughts’ then I’ll need a Dr Who-style ‘energy field’ to contain ‘em all.
Stilgherrian on 08 October 2006 at 8:50 am

I’d be more worried about the quality than the quantity of my thoughts, Richard. Have plenty of disinfectant handy.
Scott on 17 October 2006 at 2:32 pm

Steve irwins not the first bloke to be fucked over by something with flaps thats smells fishy. haha
Scott on 17 October 2006 at 2:33 pm

Why are pirates now hunting sting rays?

Because they lead to a dead man’s chest.
Scott on 17 October 2006 at 2:33 pm

What was the last thing that went through Peter Brocks mind when he crashed?

His Arse. LOL
Phil on 19 October 2006 at 11:06 pm

Stingray denies any responsibility, saying, it was infact the highly secretive crew of Thunderbirds that killed Irwin
Stilgherrian on 22 October 2006 at 11:55 am

Phil, we already did the _Thunderbirds_ joke.

I’m amazed that we’re still getting comments on this thread so long after the event.
shawn666 on 25 October 2006 at 2:11 pm

when steve got to heaven god asked him if there was anything he could get him he said yes and told god the next day brock arrived and god said here ur gift steve then he said noi wanted a crock not brock
shawn666 on 25 October 2006 at 2:13 pm

steve irwins australia zoo is now serving stirng ray it is expensive but steve says its too die for
john on 30 October 2006 at 8:12 am

you said there was no jokes about the great peter brock ..you could say he was retired (reTYREd) or he was stumped in his life
Richard on 03 November 2006 at 11:04 pm

Christ, this one’s gonna run and run, isn’t it?
Stilgherrian on 04 November 2006 at 6:45 am

Richard, yes, this is still currently the most-read page on the blog, and “steve irwin jokes” the most common search which brings people here.

However for some reason the next most common search so far this month is “john howard tracksuit”, with searches for “sam connell” at number 5.
Richard on 05 November 2006 at 12:05 am

It’s therefore my public duty to mess with your stats by entering queries like ‘penguin+Molniya+metafiction+crenellation+Stilgherrian’ into my search engine of choice.

By the way, it’s decision time for ‘late adopters’ like me. IE7 or Firefox?
john on 07 November 2006 at 8:46 pm

enough is enough dont you think we all like a good joke but come on.
Stilgherrian on 08 November 2006 at 9:18 am

Hey John, well, if people keep posting comments they’ll keep appearing — and as I mentioned, the main search-engine driven traffic to this site is still all about Steve Irwin jokes, two months later.

I don’t mind that. Traffic is traffic, and maybe the joke-tellers and joke-readers will click on a link and read some of my more serious writing. It all helps.

If only they could spell and type properly…
Ridiculous Old Yak on 19 November 2006 at 6:51 am

Whenever anyone in the public eye dies, there are always, ALWAYS (sorry for shouting) a few small minded individuals who come online to do the ‘holier than thou’ bit.

Pathetic!

Steve Irwin in the morgue (well, kind of)
http://www.didtheydie.com/morgue/steve_irwin.html

Steve Irwin jokes thread:
http://www.didtheydie.com/eulogy/viewtopic.php?t=20

R.I.P.PER!
Stilgherrian on 19 November 2006 at 10:14 am

I’ll leave the comment from Ridicullous Old Yak online, even though it’s obviously just trollbait to generate traffic to his commercial website — because at some stage I’ll write an article explaining how that business model works. It’s actually a good example of the genre — in the sense that it illustrates the point nicely.
Mr Toothpick on 19 December 2006 at 2:38 am

Steve Irwin was asked in an interview what his favourite tv show was, he said, it has to be thunderbirds, but ill always have a place in my heart for Stingray…
Stilgherrian on 19 December 2006 at 6:35 am

Mr Toothpick didn’t bother looking at our original posting, did he. Otherwise he would have seen that we’ve got this one already.

Mind you, if he’s still so eager to post a joke about Steve Irwin three and a half months after his death, Mr Toothpick is, we can only assume, a bit slow…
$hit4brain$ on 28 December 2006 at 3:58 am

Yes, I’m late, slow, etc. Yes, I may be a putz for still coming around hoping for a new joke that is not being repeated. I still enjoy telling them to the folks that haven’t heard them yet. I start out with “OK, I must warn you these jokes are pretty “barb”aric. Cheers!
Stilgherrian on 15 January 2007 at 8:43 am

I’ve closed comments on this post and the other post of Steve Irwin jokes. Nothing new is turning up, and I’m just having to delete abusive comments from idiots.
Stilgherrian on 04 August 2007 at 2:32 pm

I’m re-opening comments on this post because currently this page is the #1 result in a Google search for “steve irwin jokes”. Cool? No, I didn’t think so either.
BEN on 16 December 2007 at 3:05 pm

WHEN RAY MARTIN INTERVIEWED TERRI IRWIN, HE COMMENTED ON WHAT A TOUGH BLOKE STEVE WAS BY PULLING THE BARB OUT OF HIS CHEST, TERRI REPLIED “THATS FUCKIN NOTHIN. TRY PULLING A BINDI OUT OF YOUR CUNT.”
Stilgherrian on 16 December 2007 at 4:06 pm

@BEN: I’ve approved your comment despite the harsh language. I tend not to censor “bad words”, since in theory we’re all grown-ups in the 21st Century. it’s how you choose to speak and the world should see it in all its glory. But the all-caps is a bit tedious.
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Bailey on 27 January 2008 at 4:29 pm

It’s funny because at my school when rumour got out Steve Irwin had died it was initially “Keith Urban died!!!”
and that all alarmed us because, he had just gotten married to Nicole. Crazy how chinese whispers can change the truth
Raymond on 27 January 2008 at 11:00 pm

A visitor to Australia Zoo claims he saw a Crocodile dropping money in the Sting Ray tank at Australia Zoo
Raymond on 27 January 2008 at 11:08 pm

This summer, Miramax brings you “Stingray: The Crocodile Hunter Hunter”
Raymond on 27 January 2008 at 11:09 pm

Steve Irwin: Argghhh! This stingoes stuff doesn’t do jack!
Stupidgirl on 06 February 2008 at 6:42 am

Steve Irwin defeated Chuck Norris……
With his baby in his hands.
MORTON on 27 October 2008 at 9:21 pm

Steve Irwin died the way he lived, with animals in his heart
Stilgherrian on 19 April 2009 at 10:21 am

I’m closing comments on this post. The few comments which have been posted in recent months are mostly from people who can’t seem to see beyond an overly-simplistic “He’s a hero” or “You’re lame”. Very few of them can even spell properly. And none are adding anything positive to the discussion. Time to move on.