Mark Steyn's regular obituary column in the current issue of The Atlantic Monthly talks about Steve Irwin. It's a very nice tribute to the Aussie, notwithstanding this blurb that cracked me (caution: vulgar material coming up):
There was more than a grain of truth in the South Park episode in which the guys are lounging on the couch watching an Aussie crocodile hunter and his missus gliding down the river. “As we steer our boat down, looking for these dangerous predators ”¦ boy, there's a king croc right here!” says the TV naturalist. “He must be four meters; twelve, thirteen feet long at least.” The mighty beast raises its head out of the water. “This croc has enough power in its jaws to rip my head right off ”¦ I've gotta be careful. So what I'm gonna do is sneak up on it and jam my thumb in its butthole.”
