George Carlin dead at 71

[OldSchoolSnapper]

One of the edgiest comedic voices of all time has been silenced. Link

[GAME05]

tonight's forecast: dark.

[bullox]

After recently watching a youtube video of one of his gigs, I was again in awe of how well he spoke and delivered his material on stage. He was always thought-provoking and interesting. RIP George Carlin, you will be missed by many.

[InsomniacInkRoss]

I just recently started to really appreciate how good he was, I will certainly miss him as well

[And That]

Wow, this is quite the sad news. Carlin is one of my two or three very favorite comedians... he'll be sorely missed. It's amazing how funny and relevant he stayed, right up to the last show of his I saw (the HBO Special a few months ago).

[BrewCrewForever]

7 dirty words, one of the greatest skits ever. My teacher in college in my Broadcasting Public Policy class even played it for us.

[sbrylski]

One of the best comedians ever, and I'm picky. Carlin was on the level with Russell Branyan.

 

I guess he'll find out if he was right about religion...

 

Sad day.

[splitterpfj]

"Did you ever belch and taste a hot dog you had two days ago?"

 

"It's a $50 fine for spitting in a New York subway....vomiting is free!"

 

 

Thanks, George.

[BoneDaddyKool]

Carlin was one of my favs. I loved how he pointed out all the inconsistencies in life yet made it funny.

[Oldcity]

He was so great. Huge bummer.

[JoeHova]

He was funny, but his latest HBO specials were embarrassingly bad. Still sad to hear he died though. His cameo in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was one of the funniest scenes from any movie in the last 10 years, imo.

[Schlitz001]

This is very sad. Flipping through the channels on my XM radio, I always stop if I hear George Carlin doing a routine. He made comedy into an art form. His routine and delivery were all so well prepared and rehearsed. He will be missed.

[bullox]

And to think that just over a week ago he had a show here in town and I was thinking about going...too late now.

[1992casey]

7 dirty words

 

AKA "The Milwaukee Seven"

[cubfan1126]

...and "@+#@" doesn't even belong on the list!

 

 

 

edit: Now THAT is amazing!!!

[TooLiveBrew]

He didn't die, did he? Didn't he 'pass on'? Or did he 'pass away'? Or was it that he 'went to a better place?' Maybe he 'expired.' Of course, he might have always just 'kicked the bucket.' Maybe he just 'transformed into the Force,' or 'perished.' Then again, perhaps he just 'bit the dust', 'cashed in', 'gave up the ghost', 'deceased', or 'turned up his toes.' But I'm willing to bet that, to him, he just plain 'croaked!'

 

 

That was my pitiful attempt at a tribute to a revolutionary comic & commentator. You will be missed, George. And don't worry, every time I see someone's blinker flashing as they drive along straight, I'll have my heart warmed by your razor wit.

 

RIP George. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif

[bigredrobbo]

Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor and George. The 3 funniest, most relevant, most thought-provoking comics this country ever produced.

 

RIP guys.

[And That]

Woah woah woah...no Dane Cook?

In a similar vein, after thinking about Carlin's death for a few days the only thing I can think about is... why couldn't he have outlived Carrot Top?

 

[thefaint287]

Carlin was the man! Thanks for all the laughs George you will be missed!

[splitterpfj]

"You can sell absolutely anything in this country. I'll bet you could sell fried chicken heads..."

 

"What's that?"

 

"It's a fried chicken head."

 

"Gross! Get that out of here!"

 

"They're only a dollar."

 

"Whoa! Get two, get one for me!"