George Carlin Dead of Heart Failure 583
ashamanq was one of many who noted that comedian
George Carlin has died of heart failure. Most famous for his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine which resulted in a landmark supreme court ruling, he was a true voice against censorship, and also one of the funniest men ever. He was 71.
Those seven words... (Score:3, Informative)
Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, and Tits.
Tits is now depreciated.
Re:Smiling down. (Score:5, Informative)
--George Carlin
Re:Semantics (Score:5, Informative)
Good choices, though I was always a fan of the Baseball vs. Football [baseball-almanac.com] routine.
And he's right on about Hockey: [boredatuni.com]
Hockey comes to mind. People think hockey is a sport. It's not. Hockey is three activities taking place at the same time: ice skating, fooling around with a puck, and beating the shit out of somebody.
RIP man.
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Re:Smiling down. (Score:5, Informative)
Um, I think you mean. May his body decay into the earth as nicely as fucking possible.
Anyone who mentions "up there", "god", or "soul" in this article should be modded down.
And for those who don't get the Joe Pesci referenc (Score:5, Informative)
Re:If I were in charge of the networks (Score:5, Informative)
excerpt from George Carlin's book, Brain Droppings.
Posting on Slashdot isn't a Sport. (Score:2, Informative)
Posting on Slashdot isn't a Sport because Romanians are good at it. Mod points also max out at 5 which goes against all sports logic. Posting on Slashdot is really just a variation of ping pong. It's racketless free-for-all ping pong played on a computer and keyboard with no net while sitting in a chair.
I've never been modded up to a 5 on Slashdot but one time, I had 5 of my comments modded up to a 2 and in my mind, that should count.
Re:Smiling down. (Score:5, Informative)
Anybody who mentions athiesm in a thread about a Christian's death should be modded flamebait or troll. Have a littlke respect, for God's sake.
From the same Wikipedia article: [wikipedia.org]
Carlin also joked that he worshipped the Sun, because he could actually see it, but prayed to Joe Pesci (a good friend of his in real life) because "he's a good actor", and "looks like a guy who can get things done!"[40]
Carlin also introduced the "Two Commandments", a revised "pocket-sized" list of the Ten Commandments in his HBO special Complaints and Grievances, ending with the additional commandment of "Thou shalt keep thy religion to thyself."[41]
Re:Bye Bye Mr. Conductor! (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Smiling down. (Score:3, Informative)
To those who don't get the reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PiZSFIVFiU [youtube.com]
You may unsaddle your high-horse now.
Thank you... (Score:1, Informative)
Mr Conductor ;->
Re:A great man is lost (Score:1, Informative)
Every time one of these greats dies, the real purpose of the joker or fool comes closer to dying itself.
Re:And now for something completely different... (Score:4, Informative)
What's the difference?
The difference is that the later is a far more effective method of getting people to do what you want. Although I wouldn't compare swearing to physical violence. I don't even agree with the statement that you have to swear to get someone's attention.
I'd also like to point out that YOU get offended when someone swears because YOU choose to get offended by the word. If I had just finished a dinner you prepared and I said "Holy shit that was good!" and you were offended, that was your choice to get offended. What's the difference between "Holy shit that was good" and "Wow that was good"? They both carry the same meaning, yet you feel one of them is wrong because there's a swear word in it?
Maybe this quote might help you understand
There are 400,000 words in the English language, and there are 7 you can't say on television. What a ratio that is! 399,993...to 7. They must really be baaaad. They must be OUTRAGEOUS to be separated from a group that large. "All of you words over here, you seven....baaaad words". That's what they told us, right? "That's a bad word!!" Awwww. No bad words. Bad thoughts. Bad intentions, and wooooords.
George Carlin
Re:Having just seen "George Carlin: Again!" (Score:3, Informative)
Um.... I believe the word you're looking for is "coincidental".