George Carlin is dead

Bisket · #1 06-23-2008, 12:23 AM

top 5 of all time

westcoastO · #2 06-23-2008, 12:26 AM

you have to be kidding me!!!!!!

westcoastO · #3 06-23-2008, 12:27 AM

how???? whats the source he is my 1000000% favorite f***ing comic ever, this is terrible

westcoastO · #4 06-23-2008, 12:29 AM

he just had a new HBO stand up special where he started it by saying "...and f*** tiger woods too, thats another jack off I could do without"

guy was honestly a top notch speaker in general. mixed his personal frustrations with how things are into his comedy and it was brilliant. i really hope you're wrong bisket

be47320 · #5 06-23-2008, 12:32 AM

rip

he was the best

be47320 · #6 06-23-2008, 12:33 AM

on yahoo front page now

westcoastO · #7 06-23-2008, 12:33 AM

f***in brutal i just saw it

westcoastO · #8 06-23-2008, 12:40 AM

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 and drug-dependency problems, died at Saint 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 called "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television." A regulatory battle over a radio broadcast of the routine ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

In the 1978 case, Federal Communications Commission vs. Pacifica Foundation, the top U.S. court ruled that the words cited in Carlin's routine were indecent, and that the government's broadcast regulator could ban them from being aired at times when children might be listening.

Carlin's comedic sensibility often came back to a central theme: humanity is doomed.

"I don't have any beliefs or allegiances. I don't believe in this country, I don't believe in religion, or a god, and I don't believe in all these man-made institutional ideas," he told Reuters in a 2001 interview.

Carlin, who wrote several books and performed in many television comedy specials, is survived by his wife Sally Wade, and daughter Kelly Carlin McCall.

From Yahoo. Guy had some of the most relatable down to earth humor ever. I honestly have seen all of his specials about 10 times each. Would have made a great president. RIP George.

Bisket · #9 06-23-2008, 12:54 AM

already a huge thread on a non-gambling forum

http://www.ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=316755

revnecro1273 · #10 06-23-2008, 02:26 AM

man that is fuking lame shit that he died...i was struck hard when i saw the title but then when i saw the part where it said he had said fuk tiger woods...i had a biggle chuckle made it a bit better for the time...guy was a comic genius...not a big fan of comedy, but that guy fuking rocked

westcoastO · #11 06-23-2008, 02:55 AM

One of his classics, and a rare sports bit...

westcoastO · #12 06-23-2008, 03:04 AM

And here's George Carlin absolutely NAILING IT. Not trying to be funny, just ranting, and he nails it.

Dr. Jack · #13 06-23-2008, 05:25 AM

Terrible, RIP George. He was classic. Just watched one of his old shows on On-Demand. He was one of the best

Bobtheicon · #14 06-23-2008, 06:04 AM

Genius. Pure genius.
I've seen him live several times and basically grew up with him on the HBO specials. I will miss him.

He is probably responsible for my sense of humor and my views on religion.

RIP George.

mark12 · #15 06-23-2008, 07:52 AM

Shit, Piss, F*ck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherf*cker, Tits

Classic!

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