George Carlin, dead at 71

BobCrazyton

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080623/us_nm/carlin_dc

WHY GODDAMNIT, WHY???

digitydarkman

Ya read about that. That really sucks. He was going to be doing a show at the Mystic Lake Casino in Minnesota. Was thinkin about going to it. Guess I wont be doing that anymore.

Zorvan

NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tvalentine

i just saw it on yahoo and came to post it here ..... this is a very sad day. He looked so alert and sharp and didnt act like his age. I really didnt see this comeing, i figured he would have lived to his late 80's

admriker4

Carlin was well aware of the impending world goverment and the true masters that control this planet...

I will miss him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ4SSvVbhLw&feature=related

 

 

 

andrelle

This is a sad day.  He was one of the finest of his kind- great comic, great writer.  Of the many people I've always hoped to see in person, he was one.  He made me think, everytime I listened to him.  He will definitely be missed.

 

 

Slythe

Yea I just saw this too, what a huge shame. He was one of the best comedians ever. One of his recent shows on HBO, "Life is Worth Losing", is one of the funniest comedy shows I've ever watched. Damn, he will be missed by millions of people.

SioBabble

Originally posted by BobCrazyton


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080623/us_nm/carlin_dc
WHY GODDAMNIT, WHY???

 

It is the nature of things.

Carlin would be the first to tell you.

The seven dirty words...classic.

I was fortunate enough to see him live when I was in college.

A great observer of the world.  Much more incisive than say...Tim Russert, who was all about sucking up to power, while Carlin had no use for it.

Airspell

  He probably ODed on something

fyerwall

ugh... why couldnt it be Dane Cook?

JestorRodo

Originally posted by Airspell


  He probably ODed on something

 

  quoted from Reuters :

Carlin, who had a history of heart and drug-dependency problems, died at Saint 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.

He had a heartattack . I only wish you would have a smartattack but thats not going to happen.

 

DeaconX

There goes one of the most brilliant minds of our time.

Rest in peace, Rufus.

tvalentine

Originally posted by JestorRodo

Originally posted by Airspell


  He probably ODed on something

 

  quoted from Reuters :

Carlin, who had a history of heart and drug-dependency problems, died at Saint 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.

I had a heartattack . I only wish you would have a smartattack but thats not going to happen.

 

 

it wasnt an OD, but i think it had something to do with drugs. It doesnt make his jokes any less funnier, but it is disapointing.

Dekron

Originally posted by DeaconX


There goes one of the most brilliant minds of our time.

He was a brilliant comic, but an overall idiot.

keltic1701

Originally posted by Dekron

Originally posted by DeaconX


There goes one of the most brilliant minds of our time.

He was a brilliant comic, but an overall idiot.

"Overall idiot"? Are you serious or just trolling? I would LOVE to hear this explanation!

Dekron

Originally posted by keltic1701

Originally posted by Dekron

Originally posted by DeaconX


There goes one of the most brilliant minds of our time.

He was a brilliant comic, but an overall idiot.

"Overall idiot"? Are you serious or just trolling? I would LOVE to hear this explanation!

id·i·ot   //

 Audio Help   /??di?t/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[id-ee-uht] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun

1.	an utterly foolish or senseless person.

He fits the definition quite well. Please, offer, in your grand expertise, why he was such a genious genius (yup, keltic1701 picked that one out. He's such a smart guy!).

 

edit: To add, just because he was liked by you, doesn't mean he was liked by everyone. I am sure many on this board will like him, but most are liberals and were attracted to the bashing he performed on a daily basis.

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ladyattis

I'm sad.


-- Brede

keltic1701

Originally posted by Dekron

Originally posted by keltic1701

Originally posted by Dekron

Originally posted by DeaconX


There goes one of the most brilliant minds of our time.

He was a brilliant comic, but an overall idiot.

"Overall idiot"? Are you serious or just trolling? I would LOVE to hear this explanation!

id·i·ot   //

 Audio Help   /??di?t/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[id-ee-uht] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun

1.	an utterly foolish or senseless person.

He fits the definition quite well. Please, offer, in your grand expertise, why he was such a genious.

 

edit: To add, just because he was liked by you, doesn't mean he was liked by everyone. I am sure many on this board will like him, but most are liberals and were attracted to the bashing he performed on a daily basis.

"why he was such a genious."

First of all Einstein the word is spelled  g-e-n-i-u-s. Second since you are asking a question you usually end your sentence with one of these (?). Third, if you actually saw him in interviews and read his books you would soon see just how much of a genius he really was by pointing the absurdity of  society and the people who live in it (including himself) and not slap the dreaded "liberal" label just because he liked to jokingly poke his finger in the eyes of conformists. So who really is the idiot here? I'll lay odds it wasn't Carlin!!

Jrod

I heard on the radio today. Damn shame.

He had intelligent humor, unlike most comedians now who only can think of gay and "your mom" jokes.

keltic1701

Originally posted by ladyattis


I'm sad.





-- Brede

 

Me too...

Dekron

Originally posted by keltic1701

Originally posted by Dekron

Originally posted by keltic1701

Originally posted by Dekron

Originally posted by DeaconX


There goes one of the most brilliant minds of our time.

He was a brilliant comic, but an overall idiot.

"Overall idiot"? Are you serious or just trolling? I would LOVE to hear this explanation!

id·i·ot   //

 Audio Help   /??di?t/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[id-ee-uht] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun

1.	an utterly foolish or senseless person.

He fits the definition quite well. Please, offer, in your grand expertise, why he was such a genious.

 

edit: To add, just because he was liked by you, doesn't mean he was liked by everyone. I am sure many on this board will like him, but most are liberals and were attracted to the bashing he performed on a daily basis.

"why he was such a genious."

First of all Einstein the word is spelled  g-e-n-i-u-s. Second since you are asking a question you usually end your sentence with one of these (?). Third, if you actually saw him in interviews and read his books you would soon see just how much of a genius he really was by pointing the absurdity of  society and the people who live in it (including himself) and not slap the dreaded "liberal" label just because he liked to jokingly poke his finger in the eyes of conformists. So who really is the idiot here? I'll lay odds it wasn't Carlin!!

Oh noes! The Internet spelling and grammar police! Oh please forgive me for misspelling a single word and forgetting punctuation on an unofficial gaming forum!

And yes, I did read some of his books. My least favorite pile of crap being When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops.

As I said, some like him, some don't.

Murais

 The death of an icon...

 

R.I.P. Mr. Carlin

Techleo

 In the George Carling style, He was shit out of luck, jolly well fucked and well, Fuck you all for the hell of it! All with that classic grin! Really did love his style!

Unknown

George Carlin is one of the few comics that my parents and I can both watch and laugh at the same things. Normally our humor is not even in the same planet, but we all equally enjoyed him which makes it all the sadder to me.



Although, Carlin himself would probably not want people to be sad about his passing, so instead I shall simply wish him well. So long you ornery bastard, and I hope they don't bury you in your Mr. Conductor outfit.

SioBabble

Originally posted by Jrod


I heard on the radio today. Damn shame.
He had intelligent humor, unlike most comedians now who only can think of gay and "your mom" jokes.

There is great irony in this post, although Jrod probably doesn't realize it.

Carlin back in the  70's was widely denounced by his "seniors" in comedy, mainly because of language.  As in the Seven Dirty Words.

Carlin took those seven words (well, as Carlin once observed, six and a half dirty words) and used them in part to rob them of their shock value, and thus much of their power.

So Carlin's humor might have been intelligent, but it shocked and offended many.  The shock and offense had much more powerful effect on the much of the audience than the intelligence behind the routine.

Carlin also pioneered the absurdity of much of everyday life genre of comedy which was further refined by guys like Jerry Seinfeld, and is a pretty common theme in a lot of standup today.