dbigtex56 Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 RIP George.... Nah!!! Give'm heck in the here after.... "I think I am, so therefore I am, I think" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) I cracked up when I was watching an old Doris Day comedy film we once saw as kids in the mid 60's. George plays a hamburger joint cook that enjoys chatting with Doris and Brian Keith as they lounge around at the Drive In restaurant he works at. He is hardly recognizable with no facial hair and way younger of course. His Brooklyn dialect is what made his bit part so great. "Please Don't Eat The Daisies" or was it "With 6 You Get Egg Roll? He was quite the funny guy, will be missed. Edited June 23, 2008 by Vertigo58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I saw George in 1992/3 at the Arena Theatre. That was a great venue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 A list of some of George Carlin's best quotes...http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/quot...rge_carlin.htmlIf you don't have tears in your eyes from laughing after you get through about half of these, you just aren't human.RIP, George. You were one of the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 CARLIN'S NEW RULES FOR 2008New Rule: No more gift registries. You know, it used to be just for weddings. Now it's for babies and new homes and graduations from rehab. Picking out the stuff you want and having other people buy it for you isn;t gift giving, it's the white people version of looting.New Rule: Stop giving me that pop-up ad for classmates.com! There's a reason you don't talk to people for 25 years. Because you don't particularly like them! Besides, I already know what the captain of the football team is doing these days --- mowing my lawn.New Rule: Don't eat anything that's served to you out a window unless you're a seagull. People are acting all shocked that a human finger was found in a bowl of Wendy's chili. Hey, it cost less than a dollar. What did you expect it to contain? Lobster?New Rule: Stop saying that teenage boys who have sex with their hot, blonde teachers are permanently damaged. I have a better description for these kids: 'Lucky bastards.'New Rule: Ladies, leave your eyebrows alone. Here's how much men care about your eyebrows: Do you have two of them? Good, we're done.New Rule: There's no such thing as flavored water. There's a whole aisle of this crap at the supermarket, water, but, without that watery taste. Sorry, but flavored water is called a soft drink. New Rule: The more complicated the Starbucks order, the bigger the asshole. If you walk into a Starbucks and order a 'decaf grandee, half-soy, half-low fat, iced vanilla, double-shot, gingerbread cappuccino, extra dry, light ice, with one Sweet-n'-Low, and One NutraSweet,' ooooh, you're a huge asshole.New Rule: I'm not the cashier! By the time I look up from sliding my card, entering My PIN number, pressing 'Enter,' verifying the amount, deciding, no, I don't want Cash back, and pressing 'Enter' again, the kid who is supposed to be ringing me up is standing there eating my Mars Bar.New Rule: Just because your tattoo has Chinese characters in it doesn't make you Spiritual. It's right above the crack of your ass. And it translates to 'beef with broccoli.' The last time you did anything spiritual, you were praying to God you weren't pregnant. You're not spiritual. You're just high.New Rule: If you're going to insist on making movies based on crappy old television shows, then you have to give everyone in the Cineplex a remote so we can see what's playing on the other screens. Let's remember the reason something was a television show in the first place is that the idea wasn't good enough to be a movie.New Rule: And this one is long overdue: No more bathroom attendants. After I zip up, some guy is offering me a towel and a mint like I just had sex with George Michael. I can't even tell If he's supposed to be there, or just some freak with a fetish. I don't want to be on your webcam, Dude. I just want to wash my hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 New Rule: And this one is long overdue: No more bathroom attendants. After I zip up, some guy is offering me a towel and a mint like I just had sex with George Michael. I can't even tell If he's supposed to be there, or just some freak with a fetish. I don't want to be on your webcam, Dude. I just want to wash my hands.Oh, man! I can't stop laughing! Is it just me, though, or do these rules sound like Lewis Black could have been saying it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Oh, man! I can't stop laughing! Is it just me, though, or do these rules sound like Lewis Black could have been saying it?Lewis Black Tickets Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 8:00 PM at Hobby Center in Houston, TX I am going, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71.Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, went into St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon complaining of chest pain and died later that evening, said his publicist, Jeff Abraham. He had performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas.linkA shame he couldn't have lived to accept the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor - I'd love to have seen his acceptance speech - but at least he knew it had been awarded to him. His influence will continue to be felt for years.hello everyone,That is not news that I had heard about, so thanks for the heads up. I enjoyed his comedic style, I too hope he will "rest in peace". But you are right, he will likely having all the angels laughing in no time!I was not aware that he was still performing, good for him to stay so active. That is inspiring for those of us who struggle with the idea of retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) This past Saturday night SNL did a rerun of Carlin from 1975. It was funny seeing after all these years. It was played in its entirety just the way it aired in 75. He did some of his typical simple but hilarious bits. I had forgot what outrageous facial expression's and gestures he would do on stage. I personally thought he was his best before he became so foul mouthed. Guess he felt there was more $ in getting vulgar, in any case he was so much better around this time. He had numerous albums at record stores during these days but it appealed to an older crowd at least that what us teen's thought. Here is a much earlier TV appearance 1972, total hippie look! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmIAQK8ieR4 Edited July 1, 2008 by Vertigo58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDeb Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 While I laugh at vulgar routines from George Carlin, Lewis Black, Ron White, Eddie Murhpy, et al, I truly appreciate the entertainer who is clever enough to be hilarious without needing to use the impact of the f-bomb as a crutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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