George Carlin has passed on

vulva · 06.23.2008, 12:16 AM

Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 11 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71.

Carlin, who had a history of heart problems, died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT) after being admitted earlier in the afternoon for chest pains, spokesman Jeff Abraham told Reuters.

Known for his edgy, provocative material, Carlin achieved status as an anti-Establishment icon in the 1970s with stand-up bits full of drug references and a routine about seven dirty words you could not say on television. A regulatory battle over a radio broadcast of his "Filthy Words" routine ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

(Reporting by Dean Goodman; Editing by Patricia Zengerle)

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Everyneurotic · 06.23.2008, 12:19 AM

no way!!!

that is so sad, i loved that guy.

DeadDiscoDildo · 06.23.2008, 12:19 AM

RIP George, ya crazy old bastard you! I know you're NOT looking down on us, or up, or anywhere. :-) fuck.

!@#$%! · 06.23.2008, 01:40 AM

FUCKING SHIT

this pisses me off. carlin was awesome. what the fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!

!@#$%! · 06.23.2008, 01:42 AM

and for all the motherfucking "golf punks"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AbSRCjG-VLk

DeadDiscoDildo · 06.23.2008, 01:59 AM

^^aw man, that's one of my absolute favs.

LifeDistortion · 06.23.2008, 03:00 AM

Man the dude was old but when I read this after just signing on, my heart sunk. I have nothing but respect for his art and his mind. A true original, there will never be another guy like him but his influence will continue on.

pbradley · 06.23.2008, 03:51 AM

A hero of mine has died. I wrote a whole post but I can't post it. Fuck his failing heart. There is no heir. Bruce, Hicks, Pryor, Carlin.

marleypumpkin · 06.23.2008, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pbradley

A hero of mine has died. This man was a free thinker beyond his category. I laughed from his fart jokes and his criticisms of American culture and politics.

Is there any challenging comedians left? Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor, and now George Carlin. John Stewart plays ball, Dave Chappelle is weak, etc, etc, etc. Who will bare my voice? I try so hard to find something beautiful in America worthy of defense against attacks by the apathetics and leftism dogmatists but Carlin's death makes this harder.

DITTO!

This is a sad day in my life. George was a saviour to me. Every time life is to difficult, I go to George to cheer me up. & he was the first comedian that I really became a fan of & studied as if every word & concept he thought of was a truth & a significance that really effected one's thought process.

"MAKE FUCK, NOT KILL"
-George Carlin

R.I.P George

marleypumpkin · 06.23.2008, 04:01 AM

"& thanks to our fear of death in this country, I won't have to die. I'll pass away. Or I'll expire like a magazine subscription."
-George Carlin

gmku · 06.23.2008, 06:18 AM

^Ha, yeah, George would have hated this thread title.

Passed on? He died.

Derek · 06.23.2008, 06:31 AM

Johnny "Magic Fingers" · 06.23.2008, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

as i was saying in the dead fashion designer thread-- this board is infested with poser hipsters

who do you love, bitches? the music or the clothes?

--

so anyway hm yeah. dead.

I am a poser hipster and therefore I am really sad about the death of George Carlin....

evollove · 06.23.2008, 07:47 AM

Wow. Yesterday, for no reason at all, I was thinking about how great he was and how everyone took him for granted. (This isn't really a coincidence. I often think about how great he is.)

In the next few days, look for accolades from people who shit on him for years.

Wonder what his last words were.

FUCKING SHIT, indeed. Fuck fuck fuck!

floatingslowly · 06.23.2008, 08:26 AM

no more smashing watermellons?

yeah yeah yeah, I know...

Cantankerous · 06.23.2008, 08:27 AM

no.

no. no. no. no. no.

NO.

Rob Instigator · 06.23.2008, 10:01 AM

It is a sad day for anyone who likes to get angry

atsonicpark · 06.23.2008, 10:04 AM

insane.

tw2113 · 06.23.2008, 10:16 AM

RIP Rufus

tesla69 · 06.23.2008, 10:23 AM

they don't make them like Carlin anymore...

06.23.2008, 12:16 AM	#1
vulva the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,041	Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 11 minutes ago LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71. Carlin, who had a history of heart problems, died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT) after being admitted earlier in the afternoon for chest pains, spokesman Jeff Abraham told Reuters. Known for his edgy, provocative material, Carlin achieved status as an anti-Establishment icon in the 1970s with stand-up bits full of drug references and a routine about seven dirty words you could not say on television. A regulatory battle over a radio broadcast of his "Filthy Words" routine ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court. (Reporting by Dean Goodman; Editing by Patricia Zengerle) Yahoo News link
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06.23.2008, 12:19 AM	#2
Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	no way!!! that is so sad, i loved that guy. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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06.23.2008, 12:19 AM	#3
DeadDiscoDildo invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,805	RIP George, ya crazy old bastard you! I know you're NOT looking down on us, or up, or anywhere. :-) fuck.
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06.23.2008, 01:40 AM	#4
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,564	FUCKING SHIT this pisses me off. carlin was awesome. what the fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!
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06.23.2008, 01:42 AM	#5
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,564	and for all the motherfucking "golf punks" http://youtube.com/watch?v=AbSRCjG-VLk
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06.23.2008, 01:59 AM	#6
DeadDiscoDildo invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,805	^^aw man, that's one of my absolute favs.
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06.23.2008, 03:00 AM	#7
LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	Man the dude was old but when I read this after just signing on, my heart sunk. I have nothing but respect for his art and his mind. A true original, there will never be another guy like him but his influence will continue on.
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06.23.2008, 03:51 AM	#8
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	A hero of mine has died. I wrote a whole post but I can't post it. Fuck his failing heart. There is no heir. Bruce, Hicks, Pryor, Carlin.
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marleypumpkin invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 3,193	"& thanks to our fear of death in this country, I won't have to die. I'll pass away. Or I'll expire like a magazine subscription." -George Carlin __________________ "It takes 2 fingers to make the peace sign. Just like it takes 2 people to make love. When you go like this , you're jerking off." -George Carlin
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06.23.2008, 06:18 AM	#11
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	^Ha, yeah, George would have hated this thread title. Passed on? He died. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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06.23.2008, 06:31 AM	#12
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	RIP.
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06.23.2008, 07:47 AM	#14
evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	Wow. Yesterday, for no reason at all, I was thinking about how great he was and how everyone took him for granted. (This isn't really a coincidence. I often think about how great he is.) In the next few days, look for accolades from people who shit on him for years. Wonder what his last words were. FUCKING SHIT, indeed. Fuck fuck fuck!
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floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	no more smashing watermellons? yeah yeah yeah, I know...
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Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	no. no. no. no. no. no. NO. __________________ RETIRED
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	It is a sad day for anyone who likes to get angry __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	insane. __________________
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06.23.2008, 10:16 AM	#19
tw2113 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,148	RIP Rufus __________________ Shake shake
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06.23.2008, 10:23 AM	#20
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	they don't make them like Carlin anymore...
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