One of the funniest men I have ever heard is gone today.  I don't lament his passing, only celebrate his contribution to our society.  This man had a gift.

One of the wisest things I have ever heard was his point about how the word fuck has been polluted and yet how violence has become acceptable.  Wise observation on American society.

Here's to you, George:

"Okay, sheriff, we're gonna fuck you now...and we're gonna fuck you slooowwww!"

I was sad to hear of his passing.  
The man was brilliant!!!

Some "Stuff"
one of my favs....
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George Carlin - Religion is bullshit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o

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One of those few stand-up comics that could make his point politically while making you ROTFLMAO!  Sad news...he will be missed!

I had tickets for the show out in the Hamptons on July 25th and well it would appear it will be cancelled . I loved him, very sad , Kendall

Whether it was the ironic hypocrisy of our lexicon, the often foolish posturing of our culture, or the conflicting messages of our religious beliefs; Carlin’s iconoclastic heterodoxy was nothing less than genius.

America has lost its most poignant Court Jester.

Your subject line says it all.

Thank you
2008=27

I remember when I was about 9 years old staying up with my sister so that we could sneak out of our room and watch Carlin's HBO special - can't remember which one, he made several - on TV after our parents had gone to bed. Ah the guilty pleasure of watching comedy we barely understood with the volume turned almost completely down, slapping our hands over our mouths so we wouldn't laugh too loud at the funny parts.

Good times. RIP George.

One of the very few who never, ever ran out of funny things to say. Thank you for a lifetime of laughs.

"That's my job, thinking up goofy shit, and coming around every once in a while to tell you about it".

such talent will be missed.

;spoke out on everyday issues and made them funny.

Who can't forget Al Sleet?...Que Pasa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1uaw3WIOlc

Cheers!

IMHO, there is not much I can add to what has already been said about George Carlin.  Just sorry I never got a chance to see him live.

Swim

I used to listen to George Carlin all the time. I especially loved the stint he did on having too much stuff.

Hugs,
Ciara

Was one of his best. I saw him live several times. The funniest man on earth.

"You can't have everything.  Where would you put it?"

He keeps it scattered on beaches all over the world.

I think he'd rather that we keep laughing.

"A moment of silence for the dead? Fuck that! How about a moment of muffled conversation"?

"Anyone can have bad breath, Marge, but you could knock a buzzard off a shit wagon".

"How come your shit is stuff, and other people's stuff is shit"?

I have ever heard...   "baseball is played on a diamond,  in a park;    while football is played on a gridiron in a stadium, usually called soldier's field or veterans' memorial stadium"  

and much much much more....

I hope reincarnation works so I can come back and fuck teenagers again!!

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George you were the best. My all time favorite. You will be missed.

I am just happy that I was able to see him last November when I was in Vegas. It was sooooo much fun and I won big that night too. Great memories.

The hippy dippy weatherman, here with your hippy dippy weather, man.

The weather was dominated by a Canadian low, not to be confused with a Mexican High.

Tonight's forecast, dark, continued mostly dark through the night turning to widely scattered light in the morning.

The tempature at the airport is 85, which is stupid cause i don't know anyone that lives at the airport.

George was a comic genius his take on religion, government,race,sex,society may have sounded cynical to some but it made you think. I saw his last HBO special it was very good.

Celebrate his life we shall. He always had exceptional skill about English. His materials are inspiring and challenging. Damned it, he was only 71, why the good died young.

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but you can't say;I think he hurt his balls."

"Hey Fatha' If God is all powerful can he make a rock so big that he himself can't lift it?"

"FUCK THE UMP...FUCK THE UMP...FUCK THE UMP!!!"

"It's not the smell of your fart; it's THE BURNING IN MY EYES!!!"

Larry King had a nice tribute to George Carlin this evening. Very good show, glad he was able to put this tribute together. Grew up enjoying & laughing alot via his humor; He left no subject matter untouched..Love the way he went after government & religion.

He has a very nice family; Larry had his daughter & brother on the show.

Definitley gonna miss him.

"... Someone coming over to my desk and saying, 'GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE!'"

"And believe me, you don't need paper for that!!!"

ROTFLMFAO!!!!

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"Piss" or "pissed" has been used on network TV for many years now, so it's no longer taboo.  I think I've actually heard "shit" and "tits" used a couple of times on network TV, but they haven't become totally acceptable yet for the network censors.  But considering all the euphemisms for genitalia being used on TV these days, "shit" and "tits" both seem pretty tame by comparison.

George Carlin was one of the best comedians around.  Watching his HBO specials left me in pain from laughing so hard.  He had a truly common sense approach to his humor, and showcased it by pointing out the absurdities in everyday life.  He did become a lot more raunchy later on in his career in comparison to his early days, but I think that enhanced his charm.

I was fortunate enough to see him in person at a local casino here in Kansas City several years ago.  I had already heard a lot of the material, since much of it came from his most recent HBO special at the time, but it didn't take away from the enjoyment.  In fact, it was fun to know what some of the punchlines were going to be as he was doing his act.

I hope HBO does some sort of retrospective soon on his life and career, as well as showcasing many of his routines from his many specials.

A class act.  R.I.P., George.

"It's a bitch to fold".  


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