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RIP, George Carlin
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If there actually IS a god, I hate to think of where George is now.
This guy has a bunch of his standup specials [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] so I've been sitting here most of the morning watching them, and hearing him talk about his religious beliefs does make me wonder about that. It's a bit sad, thinking that because of his disbelief in God that he isn't in a happy place. But, I think most likely, and not to start a religious discussion, his is in a happy place because despite his views on the afterlife and religion, he lived a good, long life to its fullest. He spent it helping others by making them laugh, and I think that's worth a lot after you leave this world..
George was one of the best in the industry...
hope you still making 'em laugh up there, RIP my brother.
hope you still making 'em laugh up there, RIP my brother.
He was the only comedian I ever felt the need to keep listening to. He was simply the best.
He was a legend.
He was a legend.
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In honor of Mr. Carlin: Baseball vs Football
Baseball is a 19th century pastoral game.
Football is a 20th century new world order paramilitary power struggle.
Baseball is played in a park...the baseball park.
Football is played in a stadium, sometimes called Soldier Field or War Memorial Stadium.
The baseball field is...a diamond.
The football field is a gridiron.
Baseball begins in the spring, the season of new life.
Football begins in the fall, when everything is dying.
In football, you wear a helmet.
In baseball, you wear a cap!
Football is concerned with downs. What down is it? Oh, it's the last down.
Baseball is concerned with ups. Who's up? Are you up? He's up! I'm up!!
In football, you get a penalty.
In baseball, you make an error...oops!
In football, the specialist comes on to kick something.
In baseball, the specialist comes in to relieve somebody.
Football has tackling, clipping, spearing, piling on, personal fouls, late hitting, sacking, and unnecessary roughness.
Baseball has . . . the sacrifice.
Football is played in any kind of weather--rain, snow, sleet, hail, fog, major catastrophe, can't see, don't know if there's a game going on, mud on the field, can't read the uniforms, can't read the yard markers--doesn't matter, the struggle will continue.
In baseball, if it rains, we don't go out to play. I can't go out, it's raining out!!
Baseball has the s e v e n t h i n n i n g s t r e t c h .
Football has the twominutewarning.
And, of course, the objectives of the games are also completely different.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, sometimes called the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his receivers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack which may consist of power plays designed to punch holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball, the object is to get home . . . safe.
You were one of the most brilliant of people, and the fact that you were a comedian was just a plus. George, I hope you get home safe.
Baseball is a 19th century pastoral game.
Football is a 20th century new world order paramilitary power struggle.
Baseball is played in a park...the baseball park.
Football is played in a stadium, sometimes called Soldier Field or War Memorial Stadium.
The baseball field is...a diamond.
The football field is a gridiron.
Baseball begins in the spring, the season of new life.
Football begins in the fall, when everything is dying.
In football, you wear a helmet.
In baseball, you wear a cap!
Football is concerned with downs. What down is it? Oh, it's the last down.
Baseball is concerned with ups. Who's up? Are you up? He's up! I'm up!!
In football, you get a penalty.
In baseball, you make an error...oops!
In football, the specialist comes on to kick something.
In baseball, the specialist comes in to relieve somebody.
Football has tackling, clipping, spearing, piling on, personal fouls, late hitting, sacking, and unnecessary roughness.
Baseball has . . . the sacrifice.
Football is played in any kind of weather--rain, snow, sleet, hail, fog, major catastrophe, can't see, don't know if there's a game going on, mud on the field, can't read the uniforms, can't read the yard markers--doesn't matter, the struggle will continue.
In baseball, if it rains, we don't go out to play. I can't go out, it's raining out!!
Baseball has the s e v e n t h i n n i n g s t r e t c h .
Football has the twominutewarning.
And, of course, the objectives of the games are also completely different.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, sometimes called the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his receivers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack which may consist of power plays designed to punch holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball, the object is to get home . . . safe.
You were one of the most brilliant of people, and the fact that you were a comedian was just a plus. George, I hope you get home safe.
Very, very clever guy - and always spot on, whatever the topic. It's a great pity we don't have more philosophers like George Carlin.
Oh yeah, he was funny, too.
Oh yeah, he was funny, too.
RIP to a true master
this quote, as funny as it still is, is not truly as funny as it can be... his delivery of this is one of the greatest examples of timing imaginable... as well as the 7 words and his modern man bits...
he will truly be missed
EDIT: had to put it in:
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Anyone remember him hosting the very first Saturday Night Live show? (It wasn't actually called "Saturday Night Live" at the time because the name was already taken by Howard Cosell's short-lived variety program.)
"Tell ya a little secret about the blues: it's not enough to know which notes to play... you gotta know why they need to be played."
Nice little music advise from George
Nice little music advise from George
"Tell ya a little secret about the blues: it's not enough to know which notes to play... you gotta know why they need to be played."
Nice little music advise from George
I was just watching that stand-up this morning. Did he actually play an instrument or was he just a music lover who had the wisdom?
I just read that he was supposed to receive the Mark Twain award and be honored at the Kennedy Center in November. So sad he didn't make it, but probably well in character.
I still haven't finished reading all the books he recommends.
-EAT, RUN, STAY FIT, AND DIE ANYWAY
-HOW TO SEEM INTELLIGENT
-THERE'S BIG MONEY IN STAYING PUT
-PEACE OF MIND BY LOSING COMPLETE CONTROL FOR 16 HOURS A DAY
-YOUR THIGHS CONTROL YOUR LIFE
-HOW TO FILLET A PANDA
-RID YOURSELF OF DOUBT, OR SHOULD YOU?
-CHANCES ARE, YOUR SISTER'S FULL OF ****
-HOW TO GIVE YOURSELF A COMPLETE PHYSICAL WITHOUT GETTING UNDRESSED
-64 GOOD REASONS FOR GIVING UP HOPE
-WHY JEWS POINT
-A HUNDRED DEAD PEOPLE NOBODY MISSES
-BACKPACKING FOR SHUT-INS
-MY DOG IS A REAL FRUIT
-YOUR SHOES ARE WORTH MONEY
-REORGANIZING YOUR POCKETS
-WHAT TO WEAR ON THE TOILET
-124 SIMPLE EXERCICES FOR THE TEETH
-THE STAINS IN YOUR SHORTS CAN INDICATE YOUR FUTURE
-TIPS ON GETTING LAID
-SELF-MUTILATION AS AN ATTENTION GETTER
-600 WAYS TO GIVE PEOPLE THE SHAFT
-TREMBLE YOUR WAY TO FITNESS
-YOU GIVE ME 6 WEEKS, AND I'LL GIVE YOU SOME DISEASE
-POEMS FOR THE INSANE
-A TREASURY OF POORLY UNDERSTOOD IDEAS
-APARTMENT HUNTING FOR DEVIL WORSHIPERS
-A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE STILL PENDING
Books on Food
-THE INTRAVENOUS COOKBOOK
-THE MEANING OF CORN
-FILL YOUR LIFE WITH CROUTONS
-THE FOOD COLORING DIET
-COOKING FOR THE PARALYZED
-COOKING WITH HEAT
-CONTROLLING FEAR WITHOUT GETTING FRIGHTENED
-THINGS NO ONE CAN HELP
-UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE YOU'LL NEVER MEET
-SIX WAYS TO **** UP BEFORE BREAKFAST
-MARRIAGE FOR ONE
-I SUCK, YOU SUCK
-LET'S CHANGE THE ALPHABET
-FAMOUS ******** STORIES
-SPORT FISHING WITH POWER SAWS
-WHY HAWAII AND NORWAY ARE NOT NEAR EACH OTHER
-A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO MEAN WELL
-DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR OLD SKIN
-10 THINGS WE DON'T KNOW YET
-CARING FOR THE SEATED
-THE WRONG UNDERWEAR CAN KILL
-TROTTING ACROSS ZAIRE
-WHY IT DOESN'T SNOW ANYMORE
-THE COMPLETE LIST OF EVERYONES' PERSONAL EFFECTS
-SIX CITIES THAT NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN TO
-I GAVE UP HOPE AND DIED, AND IT WORKED
-FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO WERE WIRY
-THE LIVES OF 6 EXTREMELY SHORT SAINTS
How-to books
-HOW TO DO EVERYTHING AT ONCE
-HOW TO GIVE PEOPLE YOUR BEST REGARDS
-HOW TO SPOIL OTHER PEOPLE'S FUN
-HOW TO KILL A RAT WITH AN OBOE
-HOW TO ORGANIZE A 'TUPPERWARE' GANG BANG
-HOW TO WAVE GOODBYE WITHOUT MOVING YOUR ARMS
-HOW TO SPOT TRULY VICIOUS PEOPLE IN CHURCH
-HOW TO GET BACK FROM BOSTON
-HOW TO LEASE OUT THE SPACE INSIDE YOUR NOSE
-HOW TO GET A TAN WITH A FLASHLIGHT
-HOW TO START A RANGE WAR
-HOW TO SPOT A CREEP FROM A DISTANCE
-HOW TO GIVE A KING A REALLY HARD TIME
-HOW TO KILL YOUR NEPHEW
-HOW TO BECOME A GREASE BALL
-HOW TO TURN UNBEARABLE PAIN INTO EXTRA INCOME
Pure genius!
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George Carlin
1937 - 2008
-EAT, RUN, STAY FIT, AND DIE ANYWAY
-HOW TO SEEM INTELLIGENT
-THERE'S BIG MONEY IN STAYING PUT
-PEACE OF MIND BY LOSING COMPLETE CONTROL FOR 16 HOURS A DAY
-YOUR THIGHS CONTROL YOUR LIFE
-HOW TO FILLET A PANDA
-RID YOURSELF OF DOUBT, OR SHOULD YOU?
-CHANCES ARE, YOUR SISTER'S FULL OF ****
-HOW TO GIVE YOURSELF A COMPLETE PHYSICAL WITHOUT GETTING UNDRESSED
-64 GOOD REASONS FOR GIVING UP HOPE
-WHY JEWS POINT
-A HUNDRED DEAD PEOPLE NOBODY MISSES
-BACKPACKING FOR SHUT-INS
-MY DOG IS A REAL FRUIT
-YOUR SHOES ARE WORTH MONEY
-REORGANIZING YOUR POCKETS
-WHAT TO WEAR ON THE TOILET
-124 SIMPLE EXERCICES FOR THE TEETH
-THE STAINS IN YOUR SHORTS CAN INDICATE YOUR FUTURE
-TIPS ON GETTING LAID
-SELF-MUTILATION AS AN ATTENTION GETTER
-600 WAYS TO GIVE PEOPLE THE SHAFT
-TREMBLE YOUR WAY TO FITNESS
-YOU GIVE ME 6 WEEKS, AND I'LL GIVE YOU SOME DISEASE
-POEMS FOR THE INSANE
-A TREASURY OF POORLY UNDERSTOOD IDEAS
-APARTMENT HUNTING FOR DEVIL WORSHIPERS
-A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE STILL PENDING
Books on Food
-THE INTRAVENOUS COOKBOOK
-THE MEANING OF CORN
-FILL YOUR LIFE WITH CROUTONS
-THE FOOD COLORING DIET
-COOKING FOR THE PARALYZED
-COOKING WITH HEAT
-CONTROLLING FEAR WITHOUT GETTING FRIGHTENED
-THINGS NO ONE CAN HELP
-UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE YOU'LL NEVER MEET
-SIX WAYS TO **** UP BEFORE BREAKFAST
-MARRIAGE FOR ONE
-I SUCK, YOU SUCK
-LET'S CHANGE THE ALPHABET
-FAMOUS ******** STORIES
-SPORT FISHING WITH POWER SAWS
-WHY HAWAII AND NORWAY ARE NOT NEAR EACH OTHER
-A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO MEAN WELL
-DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR OLD SKIN
-10 THINGS WE DON'T KNOW YET
-CARING FOR THE SEATED
-THE WRONG UNDERWEAR CAN KILL
-TROTTING ACROSS ZAIRE
-WHY IT DOESN'T SNOW ANYMORE
-THE COMPLETE LIST OF EVERYONES' PERSONAL EFFECTS
-SIX CITIES THAT NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN TO
-I GAVE UP HOPE AND DIED, AND IT WORKED
-FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO WERE WIRY
-THE LIVES OF 6 EXTREMELY SHORT SAINTS
How-to books
-HOW TO DO EVERYTHING AT ONCE
-HOW TO GIVE PEOPLE YOUR BEST REGARDS
-HOW TO SPOIL OTHER PEOPLE'S FUN
-HOW TO KILL A RAT WITH AN OBOE
-HOW TO ORGANIZE A 'TUPPERWARE' GANG BANG
-HOW TO WAVE GOODBYE WITHOUT MOVING YOUR ARMS
-HOW TO SPOT TRULY VICIOUS PEOPLE IN CHURCH
-HOW TO GET BACK FROM BOSTON
-HOW TO LEASE OUT THE SPACE INSIDE YOUR NOSE
-HOW TO GET A TAN WITH A FLASHLIGHT
-HOW TO START A RANGE WAR
-HOW TO SPOT A CREEP FROM A DISTANCE
-HOW TO GIVE A KING A REALLY HARD TIME
-HOW TO KILL YOUR NEPHEW
-HOW TO BECOME A GREASE BALL
-HOW TO TURN UNBEARABLE PAIN INTO EXTRA INCOME
Pure genius!
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George Carlin
1937 - 2008
When I was 13 (in 1988) my dad (a very funny man himself) called me into another room with a serious look on his face. I thought he was going to give me the "birds and the bees" speech. Instead, he pulled out a battered old vinyl copy of George Carlin's "Class Clown" record.
We both proceeded to laugh ourselves silly for the next hour. In addition to the "7 Dirty Words" and his religious stuff, I was impressed-even at 13- at how he had wove biting social commentary into his comedy (Muhammed Ali and Viet Nam, his reworking "America the Beautiful" with lyrics about crass consumerism). I listened to that album over and over to the point where I could do all the routines. I'd perform them at lunch and make my friends and classmates laugh. I made milk shoot out my friend Ian's nose when I got to the part about going back to the old Western movies and replacing the word "kill" with the word "f**k"
I thought Carlin had at least 10 more years in him. I must admit, his passing is bothering me, moreso than most celebrity deaths.
My dad never did give me the "birds and the bees" speech (explains a lot).
We both proceeded to laugh ourselves silly for the next hour. In addition to the "7 Dirty Words" and his religious stuff, I was impressed-even at 13- at how he had wove biting social commentary into his comedy (Muhammed Ali and Viet Nam, his reworking "America the Beautiful" with lyrics about crass consumerism). I listened to that album over and over to the point where I could do all the routines. I'd perform them at lunch and make my friends and classmates laugh. I made milk shoot out my friend Ian's nose when I got to the part about going back to the old Western movies and replacing the word "kill" with the word "f**k"
I thought Carlin had at least 10 more years in him. I must admit, his passing is bothering me, moreso than most celebrity deaths.
My dad never did give me the "birds and the bees" speech (explains a lot).
