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[Television] George Carlin is Dead
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Old Jun 23, 2008, 02:09 AM Local time: Jun 22, 2008, 11:09 PM #1 (permalink) of 28
[Television] George Carlin is Dead
Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 - Yahoo! News


Man that really sucks. I was such a fan of his material. Seems like a lot of the good guys are dying during a short time frame.
Oh no...!!!


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Old Jun 23, 2008, 02:17 AM Local time: Jun 23, 2008, 07:17 AM #2 (permalink) of 28
71 years? That's no age. Did he smoke a lot?
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Old Jun 23, 2008, 02:18 AM #3 (permalink) of 28
He had a history of cocaine issues, as well as heart problems.
Born October 8, 1943, in Lower Manhattan, New York.
Cast member from 1975-1976. First cast member to leave.
After SNL: Famous for Caddyshack and the Vacation series of films.
Has hosted the show seven times since his departure and is reportedly banned from hosting in the future.
Fun Fact: Chase narrowly escaped death by electrocution during the filming of Modern Problems in 1980.
During a sequence in which Chase's character wears 'landing lights' as he dreams that he is an airplane,
the current in the lights short-circuited and arced through Chase's arm, back, and neck muscles.

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Old Jun 23, 2008, 02:26 AM Local time: Jun 23, 2008, 12:26 AM 1 #4 (permalink) of 28
He's had a few bypass surgeries in the past if I remember properly. This is a huge blow to humanity (and at least comedy) as far as I'm concerned. There are few comedians as well spoken, truthful, articulate, caustic and hilarious as George Carlin. He will be missed.

RIP
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Old Jun 23, 2008, 02:29 AM #5 (permalink) of 28
Originally Posted by Musharraf
71 years? That's no age.
Actually, it is an age. 71 to be precise. You're not very good at the "obvious game," are you?

As for George, I've nothing snarky to say. He was a brilliant man and his passing saddens me just a bit. He'll be missed by millions, I'm certain.
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Old Jun 23, 2008, 02:33 AM Local time: Jun 23, 2008, 12:33 AM 1 #6 (permalink) of 28
Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.

I truly hope you found a nice roof, George Carlin.
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Old Jun 23, 2008, 03:16 AM Local time: Jun 23, 2008, 02:16 AM #7 (permalink) of 28
Wow, I can't believe that. I'm glad that I at least saw him live once, even if it was a long time ago . When I was little he was definitely my favorite comedian (especially since my dad wouldn't let me watch Carlin when he was in the room) and I still enjoy seeing him do cameos in movies and TV.

This has been a pretty depressing month...
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Old Jun 23, 2008, 03:25 AM #8 (permalink) of 28
Originally Posted by Crash Landon
Actually, it is an age.
Less literally, I agree. Do we expect everyone to live to 100 nowadays? 71 years is a remarkable accomplishment.
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Old Jun 23, 2008, 03:32 AM Local time: Jun 23, 2008, 01:32 AM #9 (permalink) of 28
If anything we should be shocked he didn't die years ago, but this still sucks majorly.
Oh no...!!!


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Old Jun 23, 2008, 04:06 AM Local time: Jun 23, 2008, 09:06 AM 1 #10 (permalink) of 28
Originally Posted by Crash Landon
Actually, it is an age. 71 to be precise. You're not very good at the "obvious game," are you?
I don't know, considering today's life expectancy, I don't think that 71 is a good age to die. I read somewhere that life expectancy will rise to 100 years in a couple of decades from now!

Originally Posted by Pyrite
71 years is a remarkable accomplishment.
Do you live in Somalia or what
Last edited by Musharraf : Jun 23, 2008 at 04:13 AM.
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Old Jun 23, 2008, 05:28 AM Local time: Jun 23, 2008, 01:28 AM 1 #11 (permalink) of 28
To say that I was a fan of George Carlin would be a gross understatement. He was, by and large, my favorite comedian. His acts, while really aimed to be almost juvenile by most standards, really hit a lot of bases and put a lot of things into perspective for me; and for a couple of generations as well.

This is, indeed, a sad day for me.

R.I.P. George. You will be dearly missed. <3
Say! Do you want to go see a movie?


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Old Jun 23, 2008, 05:57 AM 3 #12 (permalink) of 28
Fuck. Shit. Piss.
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Old Jun 23, 2008, 08:04 AM Local time: Jun 23, 2008, 01:04 PM #13 (permalink) of 28
He was no favourite of mine, but one of my friends loved the guy. Gonna be hard to tell him about this if he haven't already heard of it that is.
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Old Jun 23, 2008, 10:04 AM 1 1 #14 (permalink) of 28
"Heres another thing I've been pondering. Have you heard this? Three out of four people now believe in angels. What are you, fucking stupid?"
This farce... this 20th century Bastille that pretends to be a pocket Democracy... Can you laugh? Can you cry? Can you think? Unlike me, many of you have accepted the situation of your imprisonment, and will die here like rotten cabbages.
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Old Jun 23, 2008, 10:29 AM Local time: Jun 23, 2008, 06:29 AM #15 (permalink) of 28
Damn... He was just here in Las Vegas doing shows this month. If I'd had any idea he'd be dead in a few weeks, I'd have definitely gone to see him.

Truly a sad day for comedy. R.I.P. George.
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Old Jun 23, 2008, 01:03 PM 2 #16 (permalink) of 28
He just... expired... like a magazine subscription. ;_;

R.I.P George Carlin... seriously.
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Old Jun 23, 2008, 02:48 PM 1 #17 (permalink) of 28
My favorite comedian has passed. It's indeed a sad day for me. I was lucky enough to see him live when he came to my town a few years ago. The first routine I saw him perform on HBO was You Are All Diseased, which ranks as one of my all-time favorites. Here's a good clip:

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Rest in Peace, old man
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Old Jun 24, 2008, 02:15 AM Local time: Jun 23, 2008, 11:15 PM #18 (permalink) of 28
Originally Posted by Musharraf
I don't know, considering today's life expectancy, I don't think that 71 is a good age to die. I read somewhere that life expectancy will rise to 100 years in a couple of decades from now!



Do you live in Somalia or what

Considering the average life expectancy of the United States for males is 75, then 71 is pretty good especially given his health problems.


Somalia's life expectancy is 47.


I'll probably just get a bunch of his DVDs and watch them all on Friday in honor of him.
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Old Jun 24, 2008, 02:27 AM 5 #19 (permalink) of 28
Originally Posted by sprouticus
I was lucky enough to see him live when he came to my town a few years ago.
Yeah? Didn't help. He died anyway. Apparently, the simple act of you seeing him did not slow down his heart problems. In fact, it may have made them more aggressive. You know, you could be the cause for George's death. How do you live with yourself?

Rest in peace, Carlin.
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