R.I.P George Carlin

norm

i grew up with george....my parents were fans....a true legend.....very sad day :(



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PiZSFIVFiU

mbangel10

I've felt incredibly sad all day. It's like I lost my favorite uncle. George Carlin was the guy that told us all about those nasty seven words that could never be uttered on Television. He was Rufus, the cool guy that dropped onto the Circle K parking lot in the phone booth of the future.

He made fun of religion, and actually made us stop and think about how crazy it all sounds (even the most devout, when really thinking about it, have to agree). He joked about environmentalists, and how the planet WANTED plastic because it gave us the tools to create it. He broke down the ten commandments into two simple ones:

1. Thou shalt always be honest and faithful to the provider of thy nookie.
2. Thou shalt try real hard not to kill anyone, unless of course, they pray to a different invisible man than the one you pray to.

Mr. Carlin gave me more laughs than any other comedian. I can't even remember the first time I heard his comedy albums or watched him on HBO. He's just always been there, a staple, a ration of reason in an ever increasing world of don't do this or don't do that. Thinking outside of the box was his real talent, and he infused those thoughts into something that could make us all laugh, sometimes even at ourselves.

You will be missed Mr. Carlin, and the world is just a bit darker without you. I'll break our pact and pray to the sun tonight. I'll pray that wherever you are will be bright, enlightening, and I hope you find us all entertaining on your heavenly CNN. If the rumor is true, they don't charge for cable there.

Goodbye Mr. Carlin. You are the stuff that made this world a better place.