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George Carlin died today.

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celticgeek:
All I have to say is:

Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker and Tits.

Hell of a loss to humor and the world.

ImRonBurgundy?:

--- Quote from: zerodrone on 23 Jun 2008, 08:00 ---Yeah, who was it that said "If you're not offending somebody, you're not doing it right"?
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I think that's one of those quotes that's been passed down so many times that it's hard to figure out who said it first.  However, Oscar Wilde did say, "Some people deserve to be offended", which is similar.

And George Carlin had a pretty good track record of picking the right people.  R.I.P.

RobbieOC:

--- Quote from: zerodrone on 23 Jun 2008, 07:52 ---The concept of anyone finding George Carlin offensive is the epitome of  :? to me.

I grew up listening to him and even as a little kid didn't find him offensive.

I mean, I guess if you're a hardcore Christian or something, but I'm assuming that's not the case.

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Even from a Christian's perspective (at least, from my perspective) he wasn't all that offensive, because most of the stuff he had to say needed to be heard anyway. There's a difference between being offensive because you're an asshole and being offensive because someone's sensibilities are out of whack. Carlin falls under the latter category, imo. I didn't always agree with him, but I always thought he was funny and I always thought he had interesting things to say. Hopefully more people will be daring enough to share their opinions (regardless of what they are) like he was.

KvP:
Carlin on Death

BlackBooks:
 :cry:
I am really going to miss that man's work. I've been a Carlin fan since I was 14. The world has lost one of its greatest and most irreverent thinkers.
But it's not all sad. 71 is a great achievement, plus he checked out before old age could really take a bat to his mental faculties.
In my mind, he just now walked into heaven through a backstage door. Johnny Carson handed him a microphone and said, "Good to have you here. The theater's packed, Richard Pryor just opened for you, and you're on in 30 seconds." :angel:

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