here in australia people learn to laugh at themselves very early. sometimes the humour in cracking a joke is not meant to be insulting, but just the aussie way of dealing with grief. i have only fond thoughts to think of steve, and i feel deeply for his family. i feel that if steve was looking down on us now, he would have nothing but his sense of humour to depart to us, the jokes are a way of coping, and certainly with no malicious intent. i am surprised at how literal some people can be! i was also surprised at how people viewed this question so wrongly. i have good intentions, but sense of humour please! i'm sure steve would have liked it.
2006-09-10
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Yes the Aussie way is to laugh things off but not when it comes to something as heartwrenching as this.
What are you thinking?
I do not want to see jokes about Steve!
You have opened a can of worms here, silly.
2006-09-10 20:57:14
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answered by ? 6
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Honey, I've got a great joke for you. Just click on my profile and see the first joke listed under my Questions asked. It's been resolved, but you will love reading all the answers. Like you I think it's good to be light hearted, and if anything I think that's what Steve would have wanted us to be. I was amused by his TV shows also.
2006-09-13 19:33:32
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answered by J 5
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Sometimes people use humour to deflect pain they are feeling or to cope with it, amongst professionals its called 'gallows humour'.
Rightly or wrongly not everyone is comfortable saying how sad they are about steves death etc, so they bring him up using humour.
Its not meant to be disrespectful and im sure steve would totaly understand, he was after all australian so would have laughed at similar jokes himself over the years
2006-09-11 04:28:59
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answered by livachic2005 4
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I understand your intentions now, but I still would not indulge in jokes at this time as I wouldn't want to upset his friends and loved-ones. I personally know a child of a co-worker who was a big fan of Steve. He cried when after learning of his tragic death.
2006-09-11 04:03:24
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answered by Anonymous
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im sure his american born wife wouldn't
its just heartless,
im sure he's not joking, im sure he wasn't ready to die and leave his kids
cry or yell or do something else to deal with grief because jokes and grief do not go together well
not for a human being with a heart
when u tell a joke u are making light of a tough situation but nothing can make light of a death
2006-09-11 03:58:21
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answered by Anonymous
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i too am from Melbourne in Australia, and although i agree that we are quick to come up with jokes after a tragic event i do believe that they are done in bad taste.....with no consideration for the people left to deal with the tragedy
2006-09-11 03:52:50
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answered by askaway 6
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I am not Australian, but I find it hard to believe that anybody would find it acceptable to joke about somebody who died a tragic death. Don't look foolish ... don't joke about it.
2006-09-11 03:52:28
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answered by Jim 5
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I am looking for the video that show his last moment
My son grew up watching and loved him, he is almost grown and doing a paper for school on him, and want to see the last moments.
2006-09-11 03:51:19
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answered by ? 4
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I'm with you. Let's de-program the Stepfords!
2006-09-11 03:52:57
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answered by Anonymous
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Alrite, i got it lisa! by the way what's the joke?
2006-09-11 03:52:13
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answered by Cool Z 5
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