Comedian George Carlin dies at 71

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LOS ANGELES - 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 Sunday, a spokesman said. He was was 71.

Carlin, who had a history of heart problems, died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PT 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.

[Jim Bob]

very fucking sad    RIP George.

[Bill 213]

Oh shit.....just saw him last year.  RIP.  Next to Pryor, this guy was the fucking best.

[SLCPUNK]

Damn.

Shit man, he was a genius.

[tim_m]

This fucking sucks. He was one of the very last true living legends. RIP George 

[freedom78]

This blows.  George was awesome. 

[Verse Chorus Verse]

This ruined my night.

[tim_m]

This ruined my night.

Mine too

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Dang.

I was at a funeral this morning.

And now I end my night with news of this.

RIP

I was 5 when I had my first exposure to Carlin.  It was on Shining Time Station.  Little did I know that he was not fit for children's television! 

Yeah, that's how I'll always remember him.  He was instrumental in changing decency laws and paving the way for new comics.

Oh, and he was pretty damn funny.

[TomFriend]

There goes the last great outlaw comedian.

Thanks for the laughs George.

[Axl4Prez2004]

Very sad, a brilliant comedian. 

[Wheres Izzy]

Terrible news. Heard it on the radio this morning. Always been a big fan. Seen him a couple times and it was hilarious and thought provoking.

[Dr. Blutarsky]

Just read it on Yahoo. I am so bummed, the guy was a comedic genius.  Been following his career most of my life......I remember watching him on an HBO special back in '82 as a kid, I was hooked! Saw him perform a couple years ago when he came to my town. He will be missed, a true legend of comedy.

[Dr. Blutarsky]

Baseball & Football - by George Carlin

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/humor7.shtml

Baseball is different from any other sport, very different. For instance, in most sports you score points or goals; in baseball you score runs. In most sports the ball, or object, is put in play by the offensive team; in baseball the defensive team puts the ball in play, and only the defense is allowed to touch the ball. In fact, in baseball if an offensive player touches the ball intentionally, he's out; sometimes unintentionally, he's out.

Also: in football,basketball, soccer, volleyball, and all sports played with a ball, you score with the ball and in baseball the ball prevents you from scoring.

In most sports the team is run by a coach; in baseball the team is run by a manager. And only in baseball does the manager or coach wear the same clothing the players do. If you'd ever seen John Madden in his Oakland Raiders uniform,you'd know the reason for this custom.

Now, I've mentioned football. Baseball & football are the two most popular spectator sports in this country. And as such, it seems they ought to be able to tell us something about ourselves and our values.

I enjoy comparing baseball and football:

Baseball is a nineteenth-century pastoral game.
Football is a twentieth-century technological struggle.

Baseball is played on a diamond, in a park.The baseball park!
Football is played on a gridiron, in a stadium, sometimes called Soldier Field or War Memorial Stadium.

Baseball begins in the spring, the season of new life.
Football begins in the fall, when everything's dying.

In football you wear a helmet.
In baseball you wear a cap.

Football is concerned with downs - what down is it?
Baseball is concerned with ups - who's up?

In football you receive a penalty.
In baseball you make an error.

In football the specialist comes in to kick.
In baseball the specialist comes in to relieve somebody.

Football has hitting, clipping, spearing, piling on, personal fouls, late hitting and unnecessary roughness.
Baseball has the sacrifice.

Football is played in any kind of weather: rain, snow, sleet, hail, fog...
In baseball, if it rains, we don't go out to play.

Baseball has the seventh inning stretch.
Football has the two minute warning.

Baseball has no time limit: we don't know when it's gonna end - might have extra innings.
Football is rigidly timed, and it will end even if we've got to go to sudden death.

In baseball, during the game, in the stands, there's kind of a picnic feeling; emotions may run high or low, but there's not too much unpleasantness.
In football, during the game in the stands, you can be sure that at least twenty-seven times you're capable of taking the life of a fellow human being.

And finally, the objectives of the two games are completely different:

In football the object is for the quarterback, also known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his receivers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.

In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! - I hope I'll be safe at home!

[lynn1961]

How sad.  RIP George. 

[C0ma]

The World is a lot less funny this morning. 

[norway]

Sad, a great and bright entertainer has passed.

[CheapJon]

Some nice quotes

Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity

If God had intended us not to masturbate he would've made our arms shorter.

"I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?

When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I'm sure it made the work seem that much more urgent.

When someone is impatient and says, "I haven't got all day," I always wonder, How can that be? How can you not have all day?

Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they?

The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.

People who say they don't care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don't care what people think

Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

It's never just a game when you're winning

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other going in opposite directions


RIP, old badass

[axlrosegnr]

This sucks 

[bazgnr]

"One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor."

Rest in Peace.

[GypsySoul]

God bless his soul.

R.I.P.

[Fingers]

Rent out Jersy Girl or Dogma by Kevin Smith, he was a pretty good actor also

[Vicious Wishes]

The last of the holy trinity of comedy. Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, George Carlin. Saw him once in person, many, many times on tv. Truly a groundbreaker like Lenny and Richard. Sad news, rip George.

[Mal Brossard]

I'm saying a prayer to Joe Pesci to make sure that in true Frisbeetarian fashion, George's soul is safely flung upon the roof.

[Gunner80]

Just heard I feel horrible right now. RIP george you were loved. You comedy will live on.

[lynn1961]

Was just reading the posts by Sen John & CheapBubbles.  Those were great.  We just lost a great comedian.  I've always loved his sense of humor and take on things.   

[Bandita]

He was amazing, I got to see one of his HBO tapings live a few years ago and had the best time.  He will be missed!

[Atillla]

God bless his soul.

R.I.P.

You obviously didn't see his sketch about god   

The idols of the masses dropping like flies nowadays 

[judaskennedy]

i'll miss you uncle george

[GNRreunioneventually]

thats to bad hes' a funny dude

RIP

[Dave Jenno]

Unbelievable.... he was really awesome. The world is a darker place without him to shine clarity of thought onto everything. RIP