Comments on: Crikey!

By: Timothy Burke

Timothy Burke — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:14:35 +0000

Nope, doesn’t mean that on this side of the pond. We’d say, “trying to off himself”.

Definitely that makes this entry mean something different over there!

By: Endie

Endie — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:32:57 +0000

Nah, a “guy trying to top himself” is trying to commit suicide.

By: Timothy Burke

Timothy Burke — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:17:49 +0000

Are we talking about topping as in S&M?

By: Endie

Endie — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:54:15 +0000

Jonathan, according to the BBC there was a cameraman a few feet ahead of the ray, and Irwin was just to its right in water only a few feet deep. Even if the two were the only people around, in shallow water the ray was, apparently, feeling pretty crowded indeed. It turned left to get away and Irwin was always going to be at the business end when it did that. After a while, Irwinâ€s shows got predictable, there was an element of schtick, even of desperation in a guy trying to top himself. Does topping yourself have the same double meaning over there as here? Because that paints a dark but kinda funny picture.

By: Jonathan Dresner

Jonathan Dresner — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:51:55 +0000

it sounds as if he was taking no extraordinary risks near the animal. Rays aren't aggressive: if it attacked him, then he was seriously crowding it. Unless you mean risks that weren't extraordinary for him...

By: Timothy Burke

Timothy Burke — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:20:35 +0000

Well, it was less dreadful than I thought it would be.

In fact, this was her reaction when her mom told her this morning that the Crocodile Hunter had died:

“Do you mean him or his character?”

By: bbenzon

bbenzon — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:11:54 +0000

I dread having to tell my daughter.

Common, believable, and marvelous as well. That is, that your daughter should become so attached to this TV person. We are strange beasts, we are.