RIP George Carlin
We lost a really good one last night.
If you haven't heard already, George Carlin passed away last night at the age of 71.
If you don't know who George Carlin was, you have a lot of learning (and laughing) to do.
His most classic bit was "Seven Words You Can't Say On Television," and you can find it on YouTube, and I suggest you start there. While at least two of those words are probably now heard on prime time tv on a regular basis, it's still a great piece.
George Carlin was legendary. Thought-provoking. Ground-breaking. Hilarious. His name belongs on the top ten list of Great American comedians (and he's probably in the top three on that list).
My personal favorite of his bits comes from his 2001 album "Complaints and Grievances." It's the last track on the cd, and it's about the Ten Commandments and how they can be altered and combined to simply two. The logic behind it is startlingly clear, and as always, it's really damn funny.
If you find no humor in George Carlin's work, you haven't lived life.
So like my sister texted me today, "The world is now a less funny place." And I wholeheartedly agree. George Carlin will be sorely missed here, but I'm sure he's knocking 'em dead in heaven right now.
If you haven't heard already, George Carlin passed away last night at the age of 71.
If you don't know who George Carlin was, you have a lot of learning (and laughing) to do.
His most classic bit was "Seven Words You Can't Say On Television," and you can find it on YouTube, and I suggest you start there. While at least two of those words are probably now heard on prime time tv on a regular basis, it's still a great piece.
George Carlin was legendary. Thought-provoking. Ground-breaking. Hilarious. His name belongs on the top ten list of Great American comedians (and he's probably in the top three on that list).
My personal favorite of his bits comes from his 2001 album "Complaints and Grievances." It's the last track on the cd, and it's about the Ten Commandments and how they can be altered and combined to simply two. The logic behind it is startlingly clear, and as always, it's really damn funny.
If you find no humor in George Carlin's work, you haven't lived life.
So like my sister texted me today, "The world is now a less funny place." And I wholeheartedly agree. George Carlin will be sorely missed here, but I'm sure he's knocking 'em dead in heaven right now.
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