f**k !

[kegmcnabb]

Although his work in recent years seemed increasingly angry, bitter, and somehow less funny, his early work (and for years afterward) was truly inspired. Perhaps this anger was his response to an increasingly absurd world. Regardless,he was one of the first and funniest in the mode of "observational" humor.

I, for one, will miss him.

http://www.lyricsbox.com/george-carlin- ... 8qwb7.html

Peace.

[windshieldbug]

For us he'd've done The Seven Words You Can't Say On TubeNet...

Godspeed, George!

[pulseczar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PiZSFIVFiU" target="_blank

his cynicism will be missed.

[iiipopes]

$#!+

[OldsRecording]

Tonight's forecast: Dark, followed by widely scattered light in the morning. We'll miss you, George.

[Teubonium]

"Researchers have determined that stomach cancer is caused by saliva, but only if swallowed in small quantities over a long period of time." - Geo. Carlin

[OldsRecording]

I thought this was very moving:

THE honest truth is, for a comedian, even death is just a premise to make jokes about. I know this because I was on the phone with George Carlin nine days ago and we were making some death jokes. We were talking about Tim Russert and Bo Diddley and George said: “I feel safe for a while. There will probably be a break before they come after the next one. I always like to fly on an airline right after they’ve had a crash. It improves your odds.”

I called him to compliment him on his most recent special on HBO. Seventy years old and he cranks out another hour of great new stuff. He was in a hotel room in Las Vegas getting ready for his show. He was a monster.

You could certainly say that George downright invented modern American stand-up comedy in many ways. Every comedian does a little George. I couldn’t even count the number of times I’ve been standing around with some comedians and someone talks about some idea for a joke and another comedian would say, “Carlin does it.” I’ve heard it my whole career: “Carlin does it,” “Carlin already did it,” “Carlin did it eight years ago.”

And he didn’t just “do” it. He worked over an idea like a diamond cutter with facets and angles and refractions of light. He made you sorry you ever thought you wanted to be a comedian. He was like a train hobo with a chicken bone. When he was done there was nothing left for anybody.

But his brilliance fathered dozens of great comedians. I personally never cared about “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television,” or “FM & AM.” To me, everything he did just had this gleaming wonderful precision and originality.

I became obsessed with him in the ’60s. As a kid it seemed like the whole world was funny because of George Carlin. His performing voice, even laced with profanity, always sounded as if he were trying to amuse a child. It was like the naughtiest, most fun grown-up you ever met was reading you a bedtime story.

I know George didn’t believe in heaven or hell. Like death, they were just more comedy premises. And it just makes me even sadder to think that when I reach my own end, whatever tumbling cataclysmic vortex of existence I’m spinning through, in that moment I will still have to think, “Carlin already did it.”

[Rick Denney]

Paraphrased; sorry.

"You always know where the pot smokers are sitting when you come out on stage. There is like this little cloud up in the balcony. But when you come out on stage in San Antonio it's like… FOG!"

I heard him make the same joke in Austin, where it was true.

Rick "with fond memories of the hippy-dippy weather man, man" Denney

[Nick Pierce]

Hand me that piano!!!

[Nick Pierce]

Hand me that piano!!!

That's from the "Things you don't ever hear anyone say" bit isn't it? In addition to that didn't he also say something about a hot poker(Too bad to post, send me a PM if you want to know)?

"Seven Sayings That Will Never Be Said," actually. Another is "You can do what you like with the girl just leave me along." I've looking for a complete list and/or a video of him saying all of them for a while, if you happen to have either, I would appreciate it.