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What I've Learned: George Carlin

esquire.com — I think that the assassinations of the Kennedy's and Martin Luther King showed that all of the wishing and hoping and holding hands and humming and signing petitions and licking envelopes is a bit futile.

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  • johlorax, on 06/23/2008, -3/+110"If there's ever a golden age of mankind, it will not include men over two hundred pounds beating children who are less than one hundred pounds, and it will not include the deliberate killing of people in a formal setting."

    ...yeah. What George said.
    • odacity509, on 06/24/2008, -15/+3I had never hear of him before (probably because i'm young). But theres some pretty good stuff on that page.
      • str1fe, on 06/24/2008, -3/+8I'm young too (at least by digg's apparent standards), and I've heard of him plenty. Are you just uncultured?
      • Rikkochet, on 06/24/2008, -1/+6Get started then. That man shaped my teens.
      • tendonut, on 06/24/2008, -2/+1Aren't you like..18? I'm 23 and I was listening to his stuff since I was 12. Probably why I am so bitter and hate the general public so much.
        • Puttzy, on 06/24/2008, -0/+2Nah. You hate the public because they hate you
        • IllBeBack, on 06/24/2008, -1/+2Generally, hatred for the general public is a sign of immaturity and is fueled by hormonal imbalances.

          You'll get over it and figure out eventually that you're not so much smarter than the rest of us and your anger and hatred will subside.
        • tendonut, on 06/24/2008, -0/+2"Generally, hatred for the general public is a sign of immaturity and is fueled by hormonal imbalances."

          Typically immature people haven't been exposed to the public. They still think people are generally decent. You clearly have never worked in retail

          I'm sure the years of working in retail before getting a real job really got me going...
          When you work in retail, you learn to hate the public.
    • carguy84, on 06/24/2008, -8/+3What I've Learned: Don't Do Drugs.
      • BoneheadFarker, on 06/24/2008, -2/+1That's a shame. I think you should listen to more of Carlin's shows...
        • QuadZeroRoute, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1"I stopped voting when I stopped taking drugs. I believe both of those acts are closely related to delusional behavior." George Carlin

          You didn't even read the article....
        • BoneheadFarker, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1@QuadZeroRoute

          The lesson wasn't "Don't Do Drugs". If you really read the article, you'd see that drugs helped him become the man he was...
    • Sucka27, on 06/24/2008, -1/+1But according to the Onion the supreme court ruled that the death penalty is totally badass.

      http://www.theonion.com/content/video/supreme_cour ...
  • tj241, on 06/23/2008, -2/+82Great article. George was a one-of-a-kind. He'll be missed!
    • SuperWinner, on 06/24/2008, -1/+18He was a teacher, every time he got on stage he had something to teach us, and he made it funny as hell. He changed my life, he practically made me the person I am.
    • sarixe, on 06/24/2008, -1/+1alright, who dugg this down?
  • Gnome1300, on 06/23/2008, -3/+33He was indeed the greatest,,, He will be greatly missed!
  • coltrane68, on 06/23/2008, -3/+48I already miss him. He understood human nature much better than I ever will.
  • cdhill, on 06/24/2008, -4/+14Funny and smart, he opened the door the same way Lenny Bruce did for the next generation of comics. Political humor takes a lot from his likes, and I'm glad to see him getting recognized for the genius he was, even if it was after his death.
    • asus2000, on 06/30/2008, -9/+2Lenny Bruce was in the previous generation. In fact Carlin credits Lenny Bruce for opening the doors for comedians like himself and Richard Pryor.
      • jamesLankford, on 06/24/2008, -5/+4no ***** ?
        really?
        wow, i wonder if it mentions that in the article ?
  • mrzeero, on 06/24/2008, -5/+162One of my favorites.

    "Religion has convinced people that there’s an invisible man…living in the sky, who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a list of ten specific things he doesn’t want you to do. And if you do any of these things, he will send you to a special place, of burning and fire and smoke and torture and anguish for you to live forever, and suffer and burn and scream until the end of time. But he loves you. He loves you and he needs money." -- George Carlin
    • faizal5k, on 06/24/2008, -5/+9Also heard in the beginning of Zeitgeist.
      • Yage2006, on 06/24/2008, -4/+13Zeitgeist is a piece of ***** of a movie.
        And here is why.

        http://webskeptic.wikidot.com/zeitgeist

        BTW I'm not a fan of religion but that movie is terrible.

        • AKBryant54, on 06/24/2008, -1/+6I agree with its overall message though, which is that critical thinking is an important skill, and is currently highly undervalued.
        • popfrogs, on 06/24/2008, -3/+3Jesus what a poorly crafted site, I'd have better luck following a trail of ants on acid.
    • VitriolAndAngst, on 06/24/2008, -1/+26I've felt the same way but George Carlin had a way of putting things so that you could really see the absurd in them.

      The "torture for eternity" always got me in the Christian religions. You cannot possibly love someone and yet want to do that for eternity. That's a long time. Most people are deluding themselves anyway -- so is that help them get time off for good behavior? "And he needs money" is the perfect punch line, because it brings you back to the "message of peace and love backed by a threat of permanent torture" to really bring in the funds.
      • marcomx, on 06/24/2008, -3/+1God does not send you to hell..I think many people are missing the point. God will always love you...but he knows that if you do not do as he asks and except him as true, then the devil will own you.
        • wattznext, on 06/24/2008, -0/+2I hope you can't go to hell for bad grammar...
    • timusca, on 06/24/2008, -7/+2If he knew anything about religion, he'd know that those "things" have nothing to do with whether or not you go to Heaven or Hell.

      But who am I trying to convince? This is Digg. *la la la la la la la*
      • BoneheadFarker, on 06/24/2008, -2/+2I think he knew more about religion then most people are willing to accept, yourself included by the looks of it...
    • vincimus, on 06/24/2008, -0/+2heres the video for that quote

      http://youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o

    • 32bitwonder, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1His best quote IMHO.
    • Puttzy, on 06/24/2008, -0/+2I pray to Joe Pesci
  • asus2000, on 06/30/2008, -8/+82Smoking pot probably helped him achieve clarity... The man was a genius at getting through to people. He was a stand-up philosopher more than a comic, but used comedy as the catalyst. George made a great impact on me and on the world. R.I.P. George.
    • Rikkochet, on 06/24/2008, -1/+9Oh, I think it was more than pot that opened his mind... I would suspect LSD, and probably quite a bit of it, is what came him his clarity of focus.
      And then probably a lot of alcohol so he could froth at the mouth and really sell it to the audience.
    • alaric41586, on 06/24/2008, -2/+12"Smoking pot probably helped him achieve clarity"You need to hook me up to your connection because my pot does the exact opposite.
      • charbo187, on 06/24/2008, -3/+11you're doing it wrong.
      • sodade, on 06/24/2008, -1/+4Grow your own. 80% Sativa or higher. Indica sucks (unless you feel like sleeping)
    • HUKI365, on 06/24/2008, -2/+4No...FTA doing drug is a "delusional" behaviour
      • willr001, on 06/24/2008, -1/+1I don't know if he would consider pot a drug... i know i don't, unless you wanna start considering caffeine a drug, and sugar, and anything else with any psychoactive effects. I consider a drug to be a refined or synthetic substance (I throw cigs in there for all the spraying and concentrating they do, and alcohol)
    • Pittance, on 06/24/2008, -1/+7Actually he was probably just that intelligent by himself, without any drugs.
      • RoccoMcTaco, on 06/24/2008, -1/+5For real, it's kind of insulting to say otherwise.
      • asus2000, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1I said "clarity" not intelligent... Seeing clearly means things don't need to be explained............
    • ciaran036, on 06/24/2008, -1/+2I've never been tempted to take drugs... but now maybe so!
      • asus2000, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1Pot is not a drug, it's a weed. Drugs are the things big pharmaceutical companies make out of chemicals.
    • jpowell180, on 06/29/2008, -0/+1This may not be the most poular reply but.......now George Carling KNOWS that there really is a God and a Hell.
      It's sad but true....but if thou shalt confess in thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and beleive in thy heart that God had raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
      I doubt George, clever though he was, did either of these things....what clinched it form me was when he said there was no God....
      • asus2000, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1The jury is still out on that one...
  • timewarp424, on 06/24/2008, -42/+9I can't be the only one. Is there anyone else out there who didn't like George Carlin?
    • Purin, on 06/24/2008, -6/+26No.
    • timewarp424, on 06/24/2008, -7/+15It's not an insult to the man. It's just a question. People like different kinds of humor; his just didn't rub me right. geesh a bunch of comic supremacists.
      • VitriolAndAngst, on 06/24/2008, -3/+6What did you expect? The guy just died.
        Look I didn't think Martin Luther King could have gotten all the support he did if white people weren't scared about the Black Panthers. "Oh, we better pick the nice one while most of them are still nice..."

        But I'm not going to bring that point up at the memorial service. I can see how someone wouldn't find him funny -- he uses a sledge hammer at times and its more thoughtful funny and occasionally, just shock value funny. I think he is brilliant but I can see how he isn't funny for some. But don't expect not to get a rock tossed at you right now.
        • sodade, on 06/24/2008, -0/+2"Look I didn't think Martin Luther King could have gotten all the support he did if white people weren't scared about the Black Panthers. "Oh, we better pick the nice one while most of them are still nice..."

          Wow - I can't believe I never thought of it this way. This rings pretty damn true.
    • mrzeero, on 06/24/2008, -4/+17Go over to Fox New's blog about it. Most of the people there are posting that they pray he is burning in hell and hope that he took a few of his fans with him. Disgusting.
      • VitriolAndAngst, on 06/24/2008, -6/+4Well, they want to hate on someone, ask God to damn him, and generally spread their bile because the man was not a Christian.

        That seems to be a moderation from burning at the stake -- almost a bunch of Lefties.
      • lajaw, on 06/24/2008, -9/+1They don't hope he is burning in hell. It's is obvious that he is. Good riddance to George.
        • fredtehcat, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1Do you realize that comments like yours only make people dislike religion even more? You're essentially scaring people away from your "God" with your hate and fear mongering. It's pretty pathetic that the people who so diligently pretend to be religious can't even follow their own supposed beliefs.
      • Asrrin29, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2008/06/23/george-car ... if you are interested, GOD lots of morons though -_-
    • Elranzer, on 06/24/2008, -6/+8Conservatives.
    • r3negadeX, on 08/11/2008, -1/+9I like him, but I think that the majority of America wouldn't like him if they heard him. So no, you're not alone.
    • Dotcommer, on 06/24/2008, -8/+18Wait a minute. Hold on right there. You mean to tell me... that you saw this thread, concerning George Carlin, and here you are, someone who doesn't like him, and you decided to jump in here, and ask that ***** blind question, disregarding the possibility that the only kind of people who would be in this kind of thread in the first place are those who like George Carlin?!

      You *****-headed *****. Get the hell out of here.
      • timewarp424, on 06/24/2008, -5/+6If I'm in here, I'm sure others could be too.
        • asus2000, on 06/30/2008, -1/+1Sandbox 2.0 - You thought you left it back in kindergarten.. They're baaack.. Opinions don't matter if it's not the same as the majority or the biggest kid in the sandbox. Start loving Carlin now or go to hell for all eternity! ;)
      • AKBryant54, on 06/24/2008, -6/+1I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. If you aren't then you should remember that George Carlin didn't think life was sacred, so i don't know who you're trying to defend... You stupid *****.
        • r3negadeX, on 08/11/2008, -1/+1"...And if you are, than I'm a complete ***** idiot for calling you a stupid *****."
      • VitriolAndAngst, on 06/24/2008, -3/+2Reminds me of the skit in the "Kentucky Fried Movie" where the thrill seeker puts on a helmet, walks into an ally of black men and yells "N!gger" Of course they beat the crap out of him.

        IF you are too young to have seen that movie -- I recommend it even for today.
      • lajaw, on 06/24/2008, -5/+1you are a "potty mouth" just like George. Grow up. Your lack of intellect is show in your vocabulary.
    • asus2000, on 06/30/2008, -1/+7I'm not a fan of Robin Williams.. People think I'm nuts. They think I don't get it. Oh, I get all his jokes, and I recognize his genius, I just don't find it funny....

      To each his own.

      For me Carlin was brilliant and made an impact on my life and what I believe...
    • alwilson, on 06/24/2008, -4/+2Get the ***** outta here....
    • GRTWHT, on 06/24/2008, -1/+1LOTS of people didn't find George Carlin funny, but most of them are the same types that think Beavis and Butthead are the highest form of comedy known to man.

      • laceration, on 06/24/2008, -0/+3wtf? Don't be knockin' Beavis and Butthead. As is George Carlin, B+B is comic genius. The characters were stupid but the comedy wasn't.
        • dynelol, on 06/24/2008, -0/+2You're probably talking to the same type of idiot who thought All In The Family was racist.
  • DroppedGT, on 06/24/2008, -2/+23His humour was rich in substance which can't be said for many of the newer comics. ie: Dur-dur-dur..
  • BacIkarma, on 06/24/2008, -3/+5He was a great man indeed who got the big picture and was never afraid to speak on it. He will be missed sadly by myself and I'm sure many others. Here are some of his great words. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KReZyAZLI0
  • Katzenbach, on 06/24/2008, -3/+10Geeze I'm gonna miss this man! He made me laugh so friggin' hard and was so spot on with soooooooo many things in life it's scary! I'm really glad I got to see his last HBO special.
  • elfuego, on 06/24/2008, -3/+10You know, I happened to be in Las Vegas this past weekend, and was considering seeing Carlin if I did well enough at the tables to buy a ticket to see him Monday the 16th at The Orleans.

    Even though I won so much money I was able to buy a ticket on a heli-tour to the Grand Canyon instead that evening, I'm not sure if lucky really describes that turn of events. Rest In Peace George.
  • Rizmaster, on 06/24/2008, -5/+73There will never be another George Carlin. I just find it horribly depressing that we now live in a world without George, Richard Pryor, Bill Hicks or Johnny Carson.

    And yet Ryan Seacrest still lives.
  • STPZ, on 06/24/2008, -2/+26The last train is leaving the station, and this time Mr. Conductor won't be coming back.
    What was left for this man to accomplish? Comedic Legend, TV Star, Supreme Court Case, Loved by millions and countless awards, shaping America and the world for generations to come does not come easy but he did it and put a smile on our faces in the process. Thanks you.
  • leethemanpowell, on 06/24/2008, -1/+4He will be missed.
  • googooly, on 06/24/2008, -6/+1I thought my GOD is immortal. : (
  • jamezracer, on 06/24/2008, -1/+4This great man has given me a little bit of hope for society. He will be missed.
  • mrzack, on 06/24/2008, -19/+3Inside Job = 9/11. George Carlin knew, now he KNOWS for REAL cuz he is in heaven.
    • Obzerva, on 06/24/2008, -0/+16George Carlin is not in Heaven OR Hell. As he said himself, "religion is *****."
      • mrzack, on 06/24/2008, -4/+2Organized Religion is *****.
      • Somedude2137, on 06/24/2008, -1/+9ALL religion is *****... he didn't use the word organized
      • romistrub, on 06/24/2008, -2/+4No. All religion is *****.
    • jerrycurley, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1Dude..at 27 years old, you are WAYYYY too old to be living such a worthless life.
    • Yage2006, on 06/24/2008, -1/+1He never said 911=inside job *****.
    • Felixthecat71, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1Buddy - 9/11 was not an inside job, as much as you hate Bush - it just wasn't. Although, they did nothing to prevent the attacks! I was there, and believe me, we were attacked!!!
  • time4evacuation, on 06/24/2008, -0/+11I didn't just dig this article... I setup my old printer so I could print it out and keep it. RIP George Carlin.
  • Obzerva, on 06/24/2008, -0/+2R.I.M.P.
  • halosniper7, on 06/24/2008, -1/+54last night when i heard he died, i remembered one of his shows where he said:

    "do you get a warning when your about to die, like: 'two minutes left' "

    i wondered if he got one.
    • HotBaconSauce, on 06/24/2008, -0/+11I just listened to that cd last week, freaky...

      "...But such a warning does exist, and I suggest that when it comes, you use your two minutes to entertain and go out big. If nothing else, deliver a two-minute speech. Pick a subject you feel passionate about, and just start talking. Begin low-key, but, with mounting passion, build to a rousing climax. Finally, in the last few seconds, scream at those around you, "If these words are not the truth, may God strike me dead!" He will. Then simply slump forward and fall to the floor. Believe me, from that moment on, people will pay more attention to you."
  • crapmatic, on 06/24/2008, -0/+9The man was an influence on me when I was eight years old. I remember back in the 1970s playing his tapes and hearing him enumerating all the weird political and sociological ***** about the world we live in. That was really deep and left an impression on me.
    • crazytaxi, on 06/24/2008, -0/+5agreed, crapmatic.

      When I was a pre-teen in the mid-70s's, this man's appearances on television were prolific, stimulating, and a little overwhelming.

      He never really made me "laugh" per se.... but then, his schtick was not about cutting off flannel-shirt sleeves and going for the lowest common denominator with some stupid catchphrase like "git er done," or "you might be..."

      He was all about questioning values, rules, and even perception. As a previous poster said, he was more about stand-up philosophy than stand-up comedy.

      The laughter he inspired was most often the self-conscious giggle of an expanding mind.

      I wouldn't lie and say that he was tops on my watch-list of comedians these past 15 years or so.. in fact, I'm more in tune with later comics who have followed in the Bruce/Carlin mode.

      But on the occasion of his death, surfing through the many YouTubes of his performances, I'm once again overwhelmed.

      What a great life. Well done, George.
    • sodade, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1All I remember from listening to his record over and over again when I was 8 in '76 is:

      "The dog is licking his balls"
      "man, if I could do that, I wouldn't bother going out"
  • TomJohn, on 06/24/2008, -1/+2Who the F is Larry Getlen??
  • mCanada, on 06/24/2008, -3/+24The first show I ever went to of his started like this: This older man (who could have looked like anyone's grandfather) calmly walks out onto stage and briefly glances out into the crowd. The crowd starts applauding at him, but he lets it subside somewhat. With a complete dead pan face, he asks the question: Do you know what people NEVER talk about? *silence throughout the 10,000 audience members* Pussy farts! Nobody ever talks about pussy farts. Why is that? Laughter like you've never heard before.
  • rbross2005, on 06/24/2008, -1/+2Simple yet profound words from a true genius indeed. I still can't believe he's gone - he was so young at heart and in good shape for his age...

    We miss you George.
    • popfrogs, on 06/24/2008, -0/+7It's a damn shame he didn't have Dick Cheney's heart surgeons working on him. He could have lived to 100.
      • rbross2005, on 06/25/2008, -0/+0Thats quite sickening to think of but true nonetheless. Quite appalling that that douche bag gets to live on but not Carlin...
  • TheGreatNico, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1What issue of esquire is that?
  • jerrycurley, on 06/24/2008, -7/+1This sounds suspiciously like all those silly blog posts full of "George Carlin quotes" that are NOT George Carlin quotes at all.
  • hypodan, on 06/24/2008, -6/+10"Blacks are deliberately kept down. Poor communities are deliberately underfunded."

    This man spoke the truth.
  • dynelol, on 06/24/2008, -1/+3This sucks too badly to put into words.
  • aussieNickuss, on 06/24/2008, -2/+8I only discovered George Carlin AFTER he died......I didn't have a clue who he was before a day or two ago. I've watched a few of his videos on YouTube and he was/is really funny!

    Just like Mitch Hedberg.....I only discovered his comic genius after he died.
    • asus2000, on 06/30/2008, -0/+3I just checked out Mitch Hedberg on YouTube on your recommendation.. Hysterical.
    • xceptionaly, on 06/24/2008, -1/+2I had a similar revelation with Bill Hicks, who was also the man.
    • tjlsmith, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1I'd be shocked, but I can only say the same thing about Bill Hicks - only heard of him after he died....
  • elpayo, on 06/24/2008, -0/+36HBO will be showing a marathon of Carlin's specials starting on Wednesday and continuing on Thursday:

    Wednesday, June 25
    8:00 p.m. George Carlin at USC (1977)
    9:30 p.m. George Carlin Again! (1978)
    11:00 p.m. Carlin at Carnegie (1983)
    midnight Carlin on Campus (1984)
    1:00 a.m. Playin’ with Your Head (1986)

    Thursday, June 26
    8:00 p.m. What Am I Doing in New Jersey? (1988)
    9:00 p.m. Doin’ It Again (1990)
    10:00 p.m. Jammin’ in New York (1992)
    11:00 p.m. Back in Town (1996)
    12:05 a.m. You Are All Diseased (1999)
    1:00 a.m. It’s Bad for Ya (2008)

    • ucccft, on 06/24/2008, -0/+2Thank you!
    • MrSarcasm, on 06/24/2008, -0/+5It'll be a goood time to fire up uTorrent!
      • RoccoMcTaco, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1I'm sure all those shows are already up.
    • somedirtbag, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1I knew they were going to, I just wasn't sure when it was going to happen. Thanks for the info, buddy!
    • timusca, on 06/24/2008, -5/+1Hey, why not cash in on a dead man's talent? If it were an actual tribute, they'd give any profits to an organization that supports what killed him. Don't get me wrong, I'll be watching if I can, but I hate it when stations do this as though it's a tribute of some sort.

      It's not.
      • Pittance, on 06/24/2008, -0/+4People who already have HBO wont make HBO any more money by watching these shows. And HBO doesn't really advertise that much on regular cable, so I doubt theyll get many other subscribers just for this. They arent really getting anything extra, mostly just letting people see all of his shows since a lot of people will want to see them when his memory is still fresh in their minds.
    • LeRenard, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1No "Life is worth losing"??
    • Felixthecat71, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1Nice... I will set up the party soon! Good lookin out!
  • daonlyfreez, on 06/24/2008, -3/+5"There's no morality in business. It doesn't have a conscience. It has only the cash register. They'll sell you crappy things that you don't need, that don't work, that they won't stand behind. It's a glorified legal form of criminal behavior."

    So true... but we all keep dancing around the Golden Calf, worshipping the Mammon as if it is the most "normal" thing to do.
  • JMellissa, on 06/24/2008, -1/+3George Carlin was indeed a comedian, but he was a truly honorable man, and he spoke the true conscience of an entire generation. I heard his words and although I am in one of the "in-between generations", I understand and tend to agree with him more than disagree.
    I only pray his words live on.
    • RoccoMcTaco, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1Well, you better be praying to Joe if you know what's good for ya.
      • RoccoMcTaco, on 06/24/2008, -0/+2No need to, really, his words will live on. You doubt that?
  • JMellissa, on 06/24/2008, -6/+1George Carlin was indeed a comedian, but he was a truly honorable man, and he spoke the true conscience of an entire generation. I heard his words and although I am in one of the "in-between generations", I understand and tend to agree with him more than disagree.
    I only pray his words live on.
  • exomni, on 06/24/2008, -9/+1Martin Luther King Jr. changed the world. I love Carlin, but he's only told stupid jokes and made me laugh now and then, far more futile than the single most influential person of the 21st century.
    • Felixthecat71, on 06/24/2008, -1/+1If you didn't get it then, you will never understand! I think Dr. King would have enjoyed his sense of humor, for Dr. King had love for all humanity - not just a chosen few!
  • FadieZ, on 06/24/2008, -1/+8"Sex with love is OVER 9000 times better" - George Carlin

    R.I.P you old ***** ='(
  • ubrikkean, on 06/24/2008, -0/+4While George Carlin was alive, I knew very little of his work, mostly because it was before my time. But I didn't hear people talk about him. People knew who he was when he made a cameo in a movie or something like that. Now that he has died, the whole Digg community is fawning over how great he was. After watching some clips of his stand-up, I like it a lot. Only now, after he has died, is he significantly quoted; only now am I hearing these great things about him. I feel like a lot of the people who are saying these great things about him entirely forgot him in recent years. I guess that's just what we do in our society. It still bothers me.

    That being said, I'm glad to have learned of a great comedian, I do like his jokes.
    • HMMcKamikaze, on 06/24/2008, -0/+3That reminds of one of the ideas brought up in Albert Camus' "The Fall". People really try to appreciate others when they are dead because it allows them to be sentimental and create a fonder past for themselves. I'm not saying that Carlin doesn't deserve this praise, -- he more than does -- but why do we have to wait until he's dead to do it?
    • MoneyShot, on 06/24/2008, -0/+3Where have you been? Carlin is/was one of the most quoted people on the Internet. So much so that a ton of stuff is misattributed to him. I've been a huge Carlin fan since my father introduced me to him in the mid-80's. Judging from his popularity, I'm not the only one who was very aware of him. I mean, the man has only been performing since the 60's.

      Sorry, but you sound like someone who whines when a local indy band finally makes it: "Guuuuuyys... I would have *so* gone to their shows if someone had just told me about them."
      • RoccoMcTaco, on 06/24/2008, -0/+3I think it's more like Carlin was just one of those figures you already knew about, so it was kind of an unspoken agreement- when someone quotes him or something. Of course, whenever his name would come up, everyone would go "Ah, Carlin" as a salute.

        At least the silver lining in this is that those who never heard about him get to hear the truths he spoke.

        And another thing, isn't it great that Carlin never got in some scandal like child porn or abuse or something? I think it's another reason why we hold him so highly. He was a good guy.
      • ubrikkean, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1It's not like I didn't know his name, but like RoccoMcTaco said it's "unspoken". I'm 18 years old, and I've only been watching comedy for the last few years. Nobody's recommended his comedy to me before, and I'm just saying I regret that I'm only hearing about it now that he's died.

        Haha, I like your indy band comment. I'm a classical music listener actually... if I did listen to indy music, I'd be way too stubborn to admit that I liked the band after ignoring them when they weren't popular.
  • MabuShisler, on 06/24/2008, -0/+2Googles Mikey Flynn...
  • SEANWOOKIE, on 06/24/2008, -0/+3It's like losing a loved one. Some one who I idolized and was my hero and always wanted to meet. I was crying when I heard the news.

    Now I'm going to throw up a frisbee on the roof in his honor.
    • dynelol, on 06/24/2008, -0/+2Throwing up a frisbee sounds amazingly painful. Did you fail the seppuku instructions on RealUltimatePower?
  • Cyberen, on 06/24/2008, -2/+1hey, I'll quote a quoted quote from Carlin here too!

    "There's nothing wrong with high taxes on high income."

    Isn't that something? Don't you diggers enjoy this man's reasoning?
  • theclashrocker, on 06/24/2008, -1/+1It's too bad that the last image burned in my memory of him is when he was on Jay Leno, and he performed this amazing freestylesque street rap. Then he sa down with Jay and they talked for a while. Next guest, of all people was, Ann Coulter--talk about two polar opposites. She was spewing her conservative talking point *****, and George Carlin was sitting there cringing at what she was saying. You could just feel how uncomfortable he was sitting there right next to her.

    the good die young, and assholes live forever
    • jpowell180, on 06/29/2008, -1/+1Soooooooo........by your rationale, those who are politically leftist are GOOD....while those who are polititally conservative are ASSHOLES???
      In your book who how did Lenin or Stalin rate?
      • theclashrocker, on 07/12/2008, -0/+0She was stating on Leno was that they should just nuke the whole middle east, and the innocents killed would just be colateral damage. That's the same rational given by Bin Laden on 9/11 when he was asked what about the muslims working in the twin towers; just colateral. There's nothing wrong with REAL conservatives, not the neo-cons who preach that they're so holy and christian, but in reality, there's nothing christ-like about them.
  • rowmz, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1Is anyone able to find that picture of Carlin in the article online kinda higher rez? (with the caution tape over his mouth)
  • ivaldes1, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1I’m aware some stare at my hair.
    In fact, to be fair,
    Some really despair of my hair.
    But I don’t care,
    Cause they’re not aware,
    Nor are they debonair.
    In fact, they’re just square.

    They see hair down to there,
    Say, “Beware” and go off on a tear!
    I say, “No fair!”
    A head that’s bare is really nowhere.
    So be like a bear, be fair with your hair!
    Show it you care.
    Wear it to there.
    Or to there.
    Or to there, if you dare!

    My wife bought some hair at a fair, to use as a spare.
    Did I care?
    Au contraire!
    Spare hair is fair!
    In fact, hair can be rare.
    Fred Astaire got no hair,
    Nor does a chair,
    Nor a chocolate éclair,
    And where is the hair on a pear?
    Nowhere, mon frere!

    So now that I’ve shared this affair of the hair,
    I’m going to repair to my lair and use Nair, do you care?

    -- George Carlin
  • Felixthecat71, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1More humans have died in the name of GOD than for any other reason... - George Carlin
    Keep thy Religion to thy self... - George Carlin

    Man, will I miss this guy. Have a good flight my friend and I hope to see you soon!!! jpm-FTC71.
  • larissa13, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1Carlin was one of the few people in this world who was able to put real issues in context. Simplifying absurd politics and people in a way no one else ever could, with comic genius, complete hilarity in that dead pan fashion of his. Irreplaceable.

    RIP!
  • cheeseysynapse, on 06/24/2008, -1/+1rodney, dangerfield's was better
  • caponumen, on 06/24/2008, -1/+1Sadly he had become rather bitter, too bad......
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