George Carlin RIP

George Carlin RIP#182370

By Cider Jim - June 23rd, 2008, 12:16 pm

- June 23rd, 2008, 12:16 pm #182370

George Carlin, the influential comedian whose routines used profanity, scatology and absurdity to point out the silliness and hypocrisy of human life, has died. He was 71.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/06/23/c ... index.html

Do any of the old hags remember listening to his comedy albums on 8-tracks?

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Re: George Carlin RIP#182378

By TIMSCAR20 - June 23rd, 2008, 12:48 pm

- June 23rd, 2008, 12:48 pm #182378

Cider Jim wrote:
George Carlin, the influential comedian whose routines used profanity, scatology and absurdity to point out the silliness and hypocrisy of human life, has died. He was 71.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/06/23/c ... index.html

Do any of the old hags remember listening to his comedy albums on 8-tracks?

I am a big comedy guy and I liked George. He was very smart and clever. Of course some of his views were the opposite of mine but I have managed to separate personal beliefs from Entertainment. I have been watching CNN and FOX a lot today and they say he did 14 HBO specials. Also, Amy Winehouse has emphezema and gas prices are really high right now

#182384

By Sly Fox - June 23rd, 2008, 1:08 pm

- June 23rd, 2008, 1:08 pm #182384

He was a MUCH better voice for Thomas the Tank Engine than Baldwin.

#182391

By TIMSCAR20 - June 23rd, 2008, 1:26 pm

- June 23rd, 2008, 1:26 pm #182391

Sly Fox wrote:He was a MUCH better voice for Thomas the Tank Engine than Baldwin.

I'll take your word for it papa. I do notice that a ton of voice over work in commercials is done by Alec Baldwin, Keifer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Morgan Freeman, Forrest Whitaker etc. People don't believe me when I say that but you can recognize their voices so easily. I just heard one by Mariska Hargitay from Law and Order SVU. Ok, off topic.

#182394

By Sly Fox - June 23rd, 2008, 1:34 pm

- June 23rd, 2008, 1:34 pm #182394

You are correct in your observations of those individuals. It is an easy way to to pad their bank accounts.

#182395

By LUconn - June 23rd, 2008, 1:35 pm

- June 23rd, 2008, 1:35 pm #182395

Carlin could be funny at time, but he was more of a "leave it" for me. He was especially unfunny as he got older. He was more of an angry commentator.

I think the real question here is: Is the Nasonex bee really antonio banderas or just some guy who's supposed to sound like him?

*please disregard this post if dated before 2017 and accept my apologies*

#182396

By RagingTireFire - June 23rd, 2008, 1:41 pm

- June 23rd, 2008, 1:41 pm #182396

LUconn wrote:Carlin could be funny at time, but he was more of a "leave it" for me. He was especially unfunny as he got older. He was more of an angry commentator.

I got sick of his holier-than-thou crap real fast. It seemed like everything he said was some variation on "why do people park in the driveway and drive on the parkway?"

Is this mercy-killing or cross-pollenation?
Only the strawberry knows.

#182403

By Fumblerooskies - June 23rd, 2008, 3:25 pm

- June 23rd, 2008, 3:25 pm #182403

One of the BEST EVER...
...classic acting in Bill and Ted.

#182405

By adam42381 - June 23rd, 2008, 3:36 pm

- June 23rd, 2008, 3:36 pm #182405

I always found him to be very funny. Controversial and offensive, yes, but still very funny.

LUnpretty11 wrote:PH, your BJ skills impress me.

#182412

By scuzdriver - June 23rd, 2008, 4:24 pm

- June 23rd, 2008, 4:24 pm #182412

I walked out on him a few years ago. Way too filthy and vulgar. He made Richard Prior sound like a sunday school teacher.

#182415

By LUconn - June 23rd, 2008, 4:51 pm

- June 23rd, 2008, 4:51 pm #182415

Did you not know who he was when you got the tickets?

*please disregard this post if dated before 2017 and accept my apologies*

#182419

By RubberMallet - June 23rd, 2008, 5:02 pm

- June 23rd, 2008, 5:02 pm #182419

yeah what were you expecting...haha

Formerly ishbox.

<--idiot, i guess, per bigsmooth/thepostman

<--smart jerk per bigsmooth

SuperJon wrote: I love dc Talk.

#182424

By SuperJon - June 23rd, 2008, 6:36 pm

- June 23rd, 2008, 6:36 pm #182424

I liked most of his stuff that I heard. Some of it was really holier than thou and annoying but for the most part, I liked him.

#182425

By SuperJon - June 23rd, 2008, 7:06 pm

- June 23rd, 2008, 7:06 pm #182425

This is actually funny from him.

#182459

By mrmacphisto - June 24th, 2008, 12:36 am

- June 24th, 2008, 12:36 am #182459

To me he will always be Rufus.

#182483

By scuzdriver - June 24th, 2008, 10:53 am

- June 24th, 2008, 10:53 am #182483

LUconn wrote:Did you not know who he was when you got the tickets?

I was actually working his show as a fireman. (they do that here in Denver). I knew he wasn't clean, but seriously he was the most offensive I've ever seen. Not just language, but other material as well. When he started to talk about a horrible car crash he witnessed and made fun of the victims, it had no humor in it for me. Just my opinion, but he was low class. He just freed up some air for someone else to breathe.

#182485

By RubberMallet - June 24th, 2008, 10:56 am

- June 24th, 2008, 10:56 am #182485

was this in the last 5 years? if so, i agree, he got horrible...

Formerly ishbox.

<--idiot, i guess, per bigsmooth/thepostman

<--smart jerk per bigsmooth

SuperJon wrote: I love dc Talk.

#182528

By Innocent Bystander - June 24th, 2008, 2:51 pm

- June 24th, 2008, 2:51 pm #182528

Sly Fox wrote:He was a MUCH better voice for Thomas the Tank Engine than Baldwin.

Or Ringo Starr

#182535

By scuzdriver - June 24th, 2008, 4:08 pm

- June 24th, 2008, 4:08 pm #182535

RubberMallet wrote:was this in the last 5 years? if so, i agree, he got horrible...

probably around 9-10 yrs ago. I saw Bill Cosby about the same time. He was funny.

#182549

By RubberMallet - June 24th, 2008, 7:02 pm

- June 24th, 2008, 7:02 pm #182549

bill cosby is even funny today...

i drove from lynchburg to buffalo for thanksgiving one night and i listened to about 5 hours of bill cosby on the way up....i can't tell you how many times i almost crashed because of the tears that streamed down my face...

Formerly ishbox.

<--idiot, i guess, per bigsmooth/thepostman

<--smart jerk per bigsmooth

SuperJon wrote: I love dc Talk.

#182578

By PAmedic - June 24th, 2008, 11:34 pm

- June 24th, 2008, 11:34 pm #182578

scuzdriver wrote: I was actually working his show as a fireman. (they do that here in Denver). I knew he wasn't clean, but seriously he was the most offensive I've ever seen. Not just language, but other material as well. When he started to talk about a horrible car crash he witnessed and made fun of the victims, it had no humor in it for me. Just my opinion, but he was low class. He just freed up some air for someone else to breathe.

you would hate Lisa Lampanelli then. Don't even google her.

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#182638

By scuzdriver - June 25th, 2008, 9:58 am

- June 25th, 2008, 9:58 am #182638

Who?

#182660

By adam42381 - June 25th, 2008, 11:05 am

- June 25th, 2008, 11:05 am #182660

PAmedic wrote:
scuzdriver wrote: I was actually working his show as a fireman. (they do that here in Denver). I knew he wasn't clean, but seriously he was the most offensive I've ever seen. Not just language, but other material as well. When he started to talk about a horrible car crash he witnessed and made fun of the victims, it had no humor in it for me. Just my opinion, but he was low class. He just freed up some air for someone else to breathe.
you would hate Lisa Lampanelli then. Don't even google her.

No doubt. She's just filthy. She's always on the celebrity roasts on Comedy Central. Way over the line. Funny at times, but way over the line.

LUnpretty11 wrote:PH, your BJ skills impress me.