George Carlin, are you a fan of him?

[False Morel]

To introduce George Carlin at best, here is an excerpt from his book Brain Droppings, that gives a pretty well briefed and actual image of who George Carlin really is.

Taken from Brain Droppings preface For a long time, my stand-up material has drawn from three sources. The first is the English language: words, phrases, sayings, and the way we speak. The second source, as with most comedians, has been what I think of as the "little world," those things we all experience every day: driving, food, pets, relationships, and idle thoughts. The third area is what I call the"big world": war, politics, race, death, and social issues. The first two areas will speak for themselves, but concerning the "big world," let me say a few things. I'm happy to tell you there is very little in this world that I believe in. Listening to the comedians who comment on political, social, and cultural issues, I notice most of their material reflects an underlying belief that somehow things were better once and that with just a little effort we could set them right again. They're looking for solutions, and rooting for particular results, and I think that necessarily limits the tone and substance of what they say. They're talented and funny people, but they're nothing more than cheerleaders attached to a specific, wished-for outcome. I don't feel so confined. I frankly don't give a **** how it all turns out in this country - or anywhere else, for that matter. I think the human game was up a long time ago (when the high priests and traders took over), and now we're just playing out the string. And that is, of course, precisely what I find so amusing: the slow circling of the drain by a once promising species, and the sappy, ever-more-desperate belief in this country that there is actually some sort of "American Dream," which has merely been msiplaced. The decay and disintegration of this culture is astonishingly amusing if you are emotionally detached from it. I have always viewed it from a safe distance, knowing I don't belong; it doesn't include me, and it never has. No matter how you care to define it, I do not indentify with the local group. Planet, species, race, nation, state, religion, party, union, club, association, neighborhood, improvement committee;I have no interest in any of it. I love and treasure individuals as I meet them, I loathe and despise the groups they identify with and belong to. So, if you read something in this book that sounds like advocacy of a particular political point of view, please reject the notion. My interest in "issues" is merely to point out how badly we're doing, not to suggest a way we might do better. Don't confuse me with those who cling to hope. I enjoy describing how things are, I have no interest in how they "ought to be." And I certainly have no interest in fixing them. I sincerely believe that if you think there's a solution, you're part of the problem. My motto: **** Hope! P.S. Lest you wonder, personally, I am a joyful individual with a long, happy marriage and a close and loving family. My career has turned out better than I ever dreamed, and continues to expand. I am a pesonal optomist but skeptic about all else. What may sound to some like anger is really nothing more than sympathetic contempt. I view my species with a combination of wonder and pity, and I root for it's destruction. And please don't confuse my point of view with cynicism; the real cynics are the ones who tell you everything's gonna be all right. P.P.S. By the way, if, by chance, you folks do manage to straighten things out and make everything better, I still don't wish to be included.

Let this thread be an opportunity for G.C's fans to share some views, and also anyone is welcomed to add on some comments, opinions, or a piece of work for George he finds to be interesting.

[JulesK]

Hehehe
You never give up, do you?
On a mission to gather more disciples?

[zoomzoom]

I like George Carlin but the only time I can watch him after midnight when the kids and the wife are sleep. He needs to tune down little with the foul language, otherwise he is great comedian.

[Abu Ruman]

In my opinion, George Carlin intellectualized the comedy industry.

He is iconic, without a doubt.

[False Morel]

Originally Posted by JulesK

Hehehe
You never give up, do you?
On a mission to gather more disciples?

hehe.. he has already so many disciples than he needs

but again: Fück Hope! No change! :P

Originally Posted by Terry Eadeh

I like George Carlin but the only time I can watch him after midnight when the kids and the wife are sleep. He needs to tune down little with the foul language, otherwise he is great comedian.

yeah you're right with this, but that's what george carlin is about ;)

Originally Posted by Abu Ruman

In my opinion, George Carlin intellectualized the comedy industry.

He is iconic, without a doubt.

exactly. George dont only make you laugh, but also think! ;)

[False Morel]

since lately i'm gettin more and more pissed off because of the miserable and hopless situation the lebanese have got themselves into, here's a small clip bi fish l 5il2 shway :P

[Abu Ruman]

YouTube - Pro Life is Anti-Woman - George Carlin

[ManuNegra]

wow im very late to comment for this but just wanted to say tht he was a genious and one of a kind, he had the power to totally change your life in 2 hours of comedy... i never looked at religion,politics and americans the same after i watched his shows....
"why are israeli terrorists called commandos....but palestinian commandos called terrorists" George Carlin

[Frisbeetarian]

That man taught me to question the existence of a supreme deity. I owe him many thanks, for without his brain droppings i would have not dwelved deeper into religious studies and thought, never would i have found my proper "truth", i would have never ascended from melancoly and would have never had any peace of mind ...woud have loved to attend one of his concerts.....alas....f*ck hope .

"Remember my neighbor with the 90% burns on her body? well she burned the other 10% now, she was lighting a fart and her bush caught on fire."

[False Morel]

Pastor, Fred Phelps, declares George Carlin in Hell!


George vs that Douchebag


And a quick reply that suits that idiot: (George handling a heckler during a live performance)