George Carlin (1937-2008)

Jun 23, 2008 02:30



Dear Lord,

George Carlin is sorry for all the shit he did. Boy, was he funny. I hope you laughed.


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traviceratops June 23 2008, 06:31:06 UTC
Best segue of all time, on Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics (1990):

"...Speaking of blowjobs"

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I got to see Carlin at Universal Amphitheater in 2001 traviceratops June 23 2008, 06:31:52 UTC
I consider myself very lucky @ that.

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Comedy Genius sauce1977 June 23 2008, 06:34:12 UTC
Now I wished I'd seen him live at least once. I figured he'd live forever, even with the heart problems.

If I'm around when Steven Wright goes, I think I might feel out of place in life. That guy is my favorite.

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It was $80 and worth every penny traviceratops June 23 2008, 06:37:25 UTC
It was the Complaints and Grievances Tour where he debuted his "Ten Commandments" piece.

Steven Wright is awesome. One of my favorites of his: My father was never proud of me. One day he asked me, "How old are you?" I said, "I'm five." He said, "When I was your age, I was six."

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imaassspankme June 23 2008, 06:54:11 UTC
I just saw his bad words routine on some HBO channel the other night. He was definitely one of the best.

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sauce1977 June 23 2008, 13:28:17 UTC
He was pretty unique. Good memories, mostly.

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cobaltbluetony June 23 2008, 17:04:19 UTC
I always respected George's boldness and ability to call a spade a spade, as it were. But I honestly felt that he did not understand the difference between religious zealots who fear the physical enjoyment of marital relations and the (relatively few) genuinely spiritual people who feel believe that "strict" morality is both a commitment and desire to benefit humanity by personally accepting counsel that requires a person to be more selfless, to be more responsible with one's actions, and accept that everything one does has an impact on the rest of humanity. It was easy -- and popular -- to lash out against religious establishment, but only because such hypocrites were and still are unable to explain why their dogma was actually a beneficial way of life. Since they hold to such ideals publicly only to maintain power and control, their secret lives of exactly the same debauchery they publicly condemn condemn THEM; ergo their immutable and unreasonable stance ( ... )

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sauce1977 June 24 2008, 00:30:16 UTC
Yeah, he was pretty cool when he wasn't being too much of an asshole. But it's difficult being that guy, and nobody's perfect.

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