Sad I loved his stuff from when I was a kid.

Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71.

Carlin, who had a history of heart problems, died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT) after being admitted earlier in the afternoon for chest pains, spokesman Jeff Abraham told Reuters.
Known for his edgy, provocative material, Carlin achieved status as an anti-Establishment icon in the 1970s with stand-up bits full of drug references and a routine about seven dirty words you could not say on television. A regulatory battle over a radio broadcast of his "Filthy Words" routine ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 - Yahoo! News

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For the first time I have seen "History" at close quarters,and I know that its actual process is very different from what is presented to Posterity. - WWI General Max Hoffman.

I'm the "Confederate with a pipe"!! LOL

So sad. He was unique and funny, and showed his intelligence while assuming most in his audience were as well (aside from those he lampooned!).

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Regards, Michelle

Oliver Goldsmith, "I love everything that's old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines."

Another most excellent adventure comes to a close....

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Truth is stranger than bullshit!

But the beginning of a most Bogus Journey

A man who will be missed.

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There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy. There is nothing good in war. Except its ending.

R.I.P Sir

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Heard it on the radio coming into work. He was well rounded and provided comedy to all ages. RIP brother.

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American by birth, TEXAN by the grace of GOD!

I love his stuff. RIP.

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Scott

I never was much of a fan of his. A bit foul-mouthed for me.

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Best Regards,
JW

Rest in Peace George.

I sure loved watching him perform at Carnagie Hall. His skits there were my favorite. I wished that he could have done a "tour" with Richard Pryer before he had passed away.

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Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

Awwww. Foul mouthed or not he was still freaking funny . Talk about foul mouth!! Richard Pryor had him beat!

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For the first time I have seen "History" at close quarters,and I know that its actual process is very different from what is presented to Posterity. - WWI General Max Hoffman.

I'm the "Confederate with a pipe"!! LOL

I'm not going to argue that point. But ya, know, they both would have been just as funny, even without the foul language. I used to retell Richard Pryor's skit about Toodlums and Mrs Rudolph, only using language I could use in front of my grandmother. It was still hilarious. Punch lines in that skit were, "Come next Thanksgiving, I don't have my turkey, you will see him again" talking about the disappearing tarantula and "He's the polar bear, with little baby feets [sic]."

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Best Regards,
JW

"Football . . . baseball," "stuff," "hippie-dippy weatherman" . . . we'll miss ya.

...and the forecast for tonight is......





.....dark....... with scattered light in the morning! - The Hippy-Dippy Weather Man

Bon voyage, George.... and thanks for all the belly-laughs!

-whatever

-Lou

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5 out of 4 people have difficulty with fractions.

Wasn't it "You have 23 odds and ends on a table and 22 fall off. What do you have left? An odd or an end?" LOL

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For the first time I have seen "History" at close quarters,and I know that its actual process is very different from what is presented to Posterity. - WWI General Max Hoffman.

I'm the "Confederate with a pipe"!! LOL

Even though I did not personally know him he was a great comedian and even a bit of a philosopher. R.I.P (as much as he hated euphemisms)

Didn't knew him saw some routines in youtube and he's great

"you know I think he's up there now, smiling down to us. And I think he's pleased!"



Cheers...

He was foul mouthed that's for sure!

I always like the clean stuff myself, like the "Hippy Dippy Weatherman"....

"Weather forecast for tonight....dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning."

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This is a pair of Dutch resistance crystal radios, built into a small metal can, and a matchbox. The image is from a postcard bought at a Dutch Resistance Museum in Amsterdam. The matchbox is marked in Swedish, but Swedish matches were sold in Holland for many years..
Scott

Boy it's been a longtime but, I do remember his skit "stuff."

"What do you do with all of your old stuff? You put it in the closet and then you buy more STUFF!"

Talk about being foul-mouthed. The guy I can't stand who is foul-mouthed-is Chris Rock. He's TRYING to be Richard Pryor, but he's no Richard Pryor.

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Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

What a great comic!

RIP

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G.C. , like most comediennes, had a knack for putting a finger on things we all are aware of but don't really notice. He was the first to acknowledge that any guy named Vinny can beat up any guy named Todd...R.I.P.

Rest in Peace, George. You will be sorely missed.

I was a big fan of Carlin. I loved all his comedy.

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