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06/23/2008 11:53:00 AM · #26 |
Death CAN be funny. Just leave that to george....
"I'm always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I'm listening to it." — George Carlin.
Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck. — George Carlin.
George Carlin explaining what he wants on his tomb stone:
"He was just here a moment ago."
And if anyone doubt's his stance on religion, just check this out:
//youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o
I'm glad he'll still be funny on video. |
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06/23/2008 12:51:13 PM · #27 |
ive always wanted a bumpersticker of his theory "keep thy religion to thyself". but ive never found one... egads, my day is el crapo now. mmm
WE LOVE YOU GEORGE!!! |
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06/23/2008 05:04:13 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by JDubsgirl:
ive always wanted a bumpersticker of his theory "keep thy religion to thyself". but ive never found one... egads, my day is el crapo now. mmm
WE LOVE YOU GEORGE!!! |
Somewhere, somehow, George Carlin isn't telling a funny joke about how people keep talking to him when he isn't around to hear them. It's sort of like prayer :-P j/k JDubsgirl. It bummed me out too until I went on youtube and started enjoying some of his shows. Now I almost start laughing when people bring it up (which could be awkward). |
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06/23/2008 05:15:17 PM · #29 |
I hate this one because it is soooooooooo wrong.....
....It's not that man evolved from monkeys and apes....we had a common ancestor....
Originally posted by drydoc:
4. If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?
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06/23/2008 05:23:02 PM · #30 |
Have ya ever noticed that their stuff is sh!t and your sh!t is stuff?
Miss ya already George! |
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06/23/2008 05:31:26 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by kenskid:
I hate this one because it is soooooooooo wrong..... |
This one too ... I guess he never took a cab to run errands ... :-(
Originally posted by George Carlin:
22. Why do they put Braille on the drive-through bank machines? |
Also #40 -- if a plane was constructed like the "black boxes" (which are actually International Orange) it would weigh far too much to fly ...
Message edited by author 2008-06-23 17:39:07. |
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06/23/2008 06:14:46 PM · #32 |
As a young-un (22) I only started listening to George Carlin about 6 months ago. He quickly became a hero of mine. I have now heard a large variety of his work varying from 1966 to 2006. On average I listen to at least one of his albums/routines every 2 days. His command of the English language is something I will always strive for.
One of my favorites:
"Whoever coined the phrase 'Let the buyer beware' was probably bleeding from the ..." |
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06/23/2008 06:25:39 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by kenskid:
I hate this one because it is soooooooooo wrong..... |
This one too ... I guess he never took a cab to run errands ... :-(
Originally posted by George Carlin:
22. Why do they put Braille on the drive-through bank machines? |
Also #40 -- if a plane was constructed like the "black boxes" (which are actually International Orange) it would weigh far too much to fly ... |
It's called comedy folks. George i'm very sure knew that the alloy used to make black boxes was unstable and very dense for it to be used in the place of aluminum. But he damn well knew the comedic value in making that joke though and that's why he'll remain my favorite comedian/social commentator of all time. Sorry Pryor, Cosby, Berle, Bishop, Williams, etc, George was tops in social commentary. |
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06/23/2008 07:44:02 PM · #34 |
R.I.P. Mr. George Carlin.
One of your own cheers in your honor...(slightly edited)
Rat shit, bat shit, dirty old twXt.....
69 a-holes tied in a knot...
Hooray!! Lizard Shit!!!!
FARK!!!!!!
You will be greatly missed.
Message edited by author 2008-06-23 19:44:35. |
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06/23/2008 08:02:06 PM · #35 |
I'm so happy that you found the stuff thing. I was so afraid that someone would not get my comment about his STUFF.
I love his humor and the world will be smaller without him. |
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06/23/2008 08:12:23 PM · #36 |
Originally posted by Jac:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by kenskid:
I hate this one because it is soooooooooo wrong..... |
This one too ... I guess he never took a cab to run errands ... :-(
Originally posted by George Carlin:
22. Why do they put Braille on the drive-through bank machines? |
Also #40 -- if a plane was constructed like the "black boxes" (which are actually International Orange) it would weigh far too much to fly ... |
It's called comedy folks. |
Oh, I know, and I appreciate the humor inherent in the vagaries of the English language. But I think part of his humor was intented to make you think as well, and I find no harm in coming up with a "real" answer to a funnily-posed question.
And as far as social commentary goes, I think Mr. Carlin's path was eased if not blazed by Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl, and hewent on to become a most worthy successor.
There's a tribute show today on NPR's Fresh Air -- streaming audio available. |
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06/23/2008 08:45:08 PM · #37 |
wow I live in a fricken hole, I had no idea until I just saw this thread. No one even at work mentioned it. We need a George Carlin National Holiday...of course April Fool's day is close to it.
He was a true genius that will never be forgotten.
eta...I didn't realize we had the same birthday (well not year of course) :(
Message edited by author 2008-06-23 21:09:43. |
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06/23/2008 10:13:20 PM · #38 |
| You live in a hole? I just found out watching what passes for news no days (BBC so okay). That's too bad..... Loved his shows! |
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06/23/2008 11:09:18 PM · #39 |
One that always stuck with me was:
why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?
He was one of my favorite comedians |
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06/23/2008 11:43:13 PM · #40 |
Originally posted by dponlyme:
One that always stuck with me was:
why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?
He was one of my favorite comedians |
lol I also loved his talk about the english language, when words are spelt the same but have different meanings and sound different lol |
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06/23/2008 11:50:15 PM · #41 |
Originally posted by LERtastic:
As a young-un (22) I only started listening to George Carlin about 6 months ago. He quickly became a hero of mine. I have now heard a large variety of his work varying from 1966 to 2006. On average I listen to at least one of his albums/routines every 2 days. His command of the English language is something I will always strive for.
One of my favorites:
"Whoever coined the phrase 'Let the buyer beware' was probably bleeding from the ..." |
LOL i just listened to that cd today |
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06/23/2008 11:50:24 PM · #42 |
| I was also very bummed to hear this today. My wife and I went to see him a number of years ago, and I swear we've never laughed so hard. My wife was literally crying from laughter when he was talking about "getting on a plane" ("F*** you, I'm getting IN the plane!"). My uncle taught me the rat shit bat shit thing a long, long time ago, too. That was the first thing that came to mind when I heard the news. What a funny man. |
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06/23/2008 11:52:57 PM · #43 |
When I was in 8th grade my English teacher gave an assignment - each student had to recite a poem from memory in front of the class. We had to submit the name and author for her approval. When she saw that the author of the poem I selected was George Carlin, she made me turn in a complete copy, but let me do it. I recited Hair
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06/23/2008 11:53:33 PM · #44 |
"Have you noticed that our government calls the outfit in charge of all the great outdoors the "Department of the Interior?" How can you trust a government like that? "
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06/23/2008 11:56:54 PM · #45 |
Originally posted by maynerd12:
When I was in 8th grade my English teacher gave an assignment - each student had to recite a poem from memory in front of the class. We had to submit the name and author for her approval. When she saw that the author of the poem I selected was George Carlin, she made me turn in a complete copy, but let me do it. I recited Hair |
lol nice! ive never heard that one before, but of course ive been limited to only 4 or 5 carlin cds in my short lifetime (ive listened to himsince i was 10, now im 16). nice! |
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06/24/2008 12:37:42 AM · #46 |
Originally posted by JDubsgirl:
Originally posted by maynerd12:
When I was in 8th grade my English teacher gave an assignment - each student had to recite a poem from memory in front of the class. We had to submit the name and author for her approval. When she saw that the author of the poem I selected was George Carlin, she made me turn in a complete copy, but let me do it. I recited Hair |
lol nice! ive never heard that one before, but of course ive been limited to only 4 or 5 carlin cds in my short lifetime (ive listened to himsince i was 10, now im 16). nice! |
This was actually printed on the jacket of the "Class Clown" album (remember those?) that contains the infamous "Seven Dirty Words You Can't Say on TV" That was definitely not going to fly in 8th grade English in 1982. I've never heard George perform it.
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06/24/2008 03:58:12 AM · #47 |
| I think it speaks volumes about the man that the posters here range in age from 16 to 60. |
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06/24/2008 06:43:44 AM · #48 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
I think it speaks volumes about the man that the posters here range in age from 16 to 60. |
Intelligence has no age limits. |
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06/24/2008 08:10:26 AM · #49 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
I think it speaks volumes about the man that the posters here range in age from 16 to 60. |
I'm 61, actually :-)
R.
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06/24/2008 08:13:11 AM · #50 |
I was musing over George's "passing", thinking of his distaste for euphemism, and remembered that he once said that a hospital would call what happened to him "a negative patient care outcome"...
Dammit, I still can't believe he's gone... or, make that "dead", he'd prefer that :-(
R.
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