My only problem with this announcement is that it was not made many years ago.
[quote]mmllcc wrote:
My only problem with this announcement is that it was not made many years ago.
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My only problem with this announcement is it is fucking stupid.
it should be mandatory for every person in western society to watch this clip
[quote]Vicomte wrote:
mmllcc wrote:
My only problem with this announcement is that it was not made many years ago.
My only problem with this announcement is it is fucking stupid.[/quote]
Stupid is as stupid does.
My only problem is this guy is probably one of the fuck ups Carlin had ridiculed many times over.
Sad news. He was fairly young. Carlin hasn’t been particularly funny for awhile. But he WAS one of the greats in his day.
Because Carlin actually questioned authority he will not receive the same honors that the “Mouth-peice of the State”, Tim Russert, did.
I also doubt Pres. George Bush will be stopping his day to salute the death of a true American patriot and offer his condolences.
[quote]LIFTICVSMAXIMVS wrote:
Because Carlin actually questioned authority he will not receive the same honors that the “Mouth-peice of the State”, Tim Russert, did.
I also doubt Pres. George Bush will be stopping his day to salute the death of a true American patriot and offer his condolences.
George Carlin - We Like War - YouTube [/quote]
No idiot ever will…
Only the intelligent will understand the wisdom in his humor. George was a great man, one who I will quote forever.
You quote like old people fuck: Slow and sloppy.
[quote]Vicomte wrote:
You quote like old people fuck: Slow and sloppy.
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Awesome.
Seeing this this morning saddened me alot. This guy was a classic. Funny and hysterical without question or measure. I recall him walking on the treadmill at my gym on a few occasions making faces at people to make them laugh. He was a great man, both in and outside of comedy.
[quote]LIFTICVSMAXIMVS wrote:
Because Carlin actually questioned authority he will not receive the same honors that the “Mouth-peice of the State”, Tim Russert, did.
I also doubt Pres. George Bush will be stopping his day to salute the death of a true American patriot and offer his condolences.
George Carlin - We Like War - YouTube [/quote]
That is an absolutely ludricous statement and very disrespectful to Tim Russert who was hardly a ‘mouthpiece’ of the state. Russert was an excellent journalist who never showed his political stripes yet challenged those of all ideologies who came on his show.
Shit.
I just saw him a few months ago.
[quote]abcd1234 wrote:
Shit.
I just saw him a few months ago. [/quote]
Was that an intentional Carlin reference?
I have never been so deeply hurt by the death of a celebrity until today. My whole day has been shot since I heard the news this morning. I have actually come close to shedding tears. I am going to miss this man but for other reasons beyond the fact that he was just funny. To me, at least, he was somewhat of a voice of reason. Its sad to see him go, especially in the times we live in today. We need a George Carlin to make us think, keep us questioning all that goes on around us, and to keep us pissed at the stupid shit we encounter in everyday life.
On a lighter note I will be wearing my brown ribbon the rest of the week. I think George would like that.
NPR re-played an Interview with Carlin from 2004.
I could listen to that guy talk for hours.
George Carlin on steroids:
[i] It annoys me when people complain about athletes taking steroids to improve athletic performance. It’s a phony argument, because over the years every single piece of sports equipment used by athletes has been improved many times over. Golf balls and clubs; tennis balls, racquets; baseball gloves and bats; football pads and helmets and so on through every sport. Each time technology has found a way to improve equipment it has done so. So why shouldn’t a person treat his body the same way? In the context of sports, the body is nothing more than one more piece of equipment, anyway. So why not improve it with new technology? Athletes use weights, why shouldn’t they use chemicals?
Consider the Greek Phidippides, a professional runner who, in 490 B.C., ran from Athens to Sparta and back (280 miles) to ask the Spartans for help against the Persians in an upcoming battle that threatened Athens. Don't you think his generals would have been happy to give him amphetamines if they had been available? And a nice pair of New Balance high-performance running shoes while they were at it? Grow up, purists. The body is not a sacred vessel, it's a tool.[/i]
This is an excerpt from his book posted on the MesoRx blog.
George Carlin was like a crazy uncle, didn’t always agree with him, but he taught a healthy skepticism and contempt for authority.
[quote]rainjack wrote:
George Carlin on steroids:
[i] It annoys me when people complain about athletes taking steroids to improve athletic performance. It’s a phony argument, because over the years every single piece of sports equipment used by athletes has been improved many times over. Golf balls and clubs; tennis balls, racquets; baseball gloves and bats; football pads and helmets and so on through every sport. Each time technology has found a way to improve equipment it has done so. So why shouldn’t a person treat his body the same way? In the context of sports, the body is nothing more than one more piece of equipment, anyway. So why not improve it with new technology? Athletes use weights, why shouldn’t they use chemicals?
Consider the Greek Phidippides, a professional runner who, in 490 B.C., ran from Athens to Sparta and back (280 miles) to ask the Spartans for help against the Persians in an upcoming battle that threatened Athens. Don't you think his generals would have been happy to give him amphetamines if they had been available? And a nice pair of New Balance high-performance running shoes while they were at it? Grow up, purists. The body is not a sacred vessel, it's a tool.[/i]
This is an excerpt from his book posted on the MesoRx blog.
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That quote needs to be saved and stickied everywhere.
[quote]Uncle Gabby wrote:
George Carlin was like a crazy uncle, didn’t always agree with him, but he taught a healthy skepticism and contempt for authority.[/quote]
Could not have said it better myself. Thank you for putting it so clearly.
I drive by his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame everyday to work. Since his death there has been an abundance of flowers and wreaths set on top of it. Very touching.