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Title: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: nectarsis on June 22, 2008, 06:18:47 PM
George Carlin is dead :(  Love him, or hate him, he influenced a LOT of comedians.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080623/us_nm/carlin_dc
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: nat on June 22, 2008, 06:23:54 PM
I loved him, I was a huge fan, actually. This is just crazy. He wasn't even that old. George, you will be missed.
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: Tatsujin on June 22, 2008, 06:38:03 PM
didn't know him. but looked frenly.

r.i.p.
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: nat on June 22, 2008, 06:41:06 PM
didn't know him.

:shock:

You're the second person to say that to me in the past hour. And here I thought Carlin was a household name by now.
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: Tatsujin on June 22, 2008, 06:45:38 PM
i'm not that familiar with american comedians. or did he things over the boarder? may be i knew him..some things he did, but not by his name?!?

Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: TR0N on June 22, 2008, 06:46:24 PM
I got to see carlin live a few years back at the local theater here.

Well it's a shame he's gone i herd his ticker wasn't in too good shape.

R.I.P carlin you were one of the best comedian out there.
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: Joe Redifer on June 22, 2008, 06:48:02 PM
He was 71.  I'd consider that old compared to a lot of recent "celebrities" who have been dying in their 50s.

Anyway, a lot of "celebrities" have been kicking the bucket lately, and this is the only one to make me do a double take.  I loved most of his humor.  And to think he died less than 5 hours ago.  He's still laying there on a slab right now.  Right now.  Just laying there.  All pale and stuff.  Chest might even be cut up.
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: nat on June 22, 2008, 06:50:03 PM
i'm not that familiar with american comedians. or did he things over the boarder? may be i knew him..some things he did, but not by his name?!?




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Carlin

He was one of the most influential comedians of all time, he pretty much pioneered "dirty" comedy back in the 70s.

Anyway, a lot of "celebrities" have been kicking the bucket lately, and this is the only one to make me do a double take.  I loved most of his humor. 


I agree. Sad. :(

Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: Joe Redifer on June 22, 2008, 06:55:57 PM
I can't believe how fast Wikipedia updates.  Do people just sit at their computers, scan the news and head to Wikipedia to update it before doing anything else?  They must be Wikipdia groupies or something.
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: nat on June 22, 2008, 07:02:13 PM
I can't believe how fast Wikipedia updates. 

Hahaha, I was just thinking that when I posted that link. I was shocked.
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: Tatsujin on June 22, 2008, 07:35:26 PM
same as for IMDB..lol
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: guyjin on June 22, 2008, 10:53:19 PM
 :cry:
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: Nintega Turbine Trio-CBS on June 23, 2008, 02:35:30 AM
I know him the most as Rufus from the Bill & Ted movies. Heartbreaking that he croaked....
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: Sinistron on June 23, 2008, 02:42:46 AM
In my eyes the funniest and deepest comedian to ever live.   :(
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: Necromancer on June 23, 2008, 03:31:12 AM
Carlin was one of my favorite comedians (along with Kinison).  I'll miss his irreverence and disdain for humanity, but I'm honestly surprised that he lived this long considering his long history of drug abuse.  Good-bye, old friend.

Quote from: George Carlin pontificating
Now the word twat is an interesting word. Twat! Yeh, right in the twat. Twat is an interesting word because it's the only one I know of, the only slang word applying to the, a part of the sexual anatomy that doesn't have another meaning to it. Like, ah, snatch, box and pussy all have other meanings, man. Even in a Walt Disney movie, you can say, We're going to snatch that pussy and put him in a box and bring him on the airplane. Everybody loves it. The twat stands alone, man, as it should.
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: Arjak on June 27, 2008, 01:50:22 PM
I read about this in a recent newspaper. I was sad. I grew up on George! He was Mr. Conductor on Thomas the Tank Engine...

That was how I knew him, anyway.
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: Sinistron on June 27, 2008, 06:27:58 PM
I'm still very torn up over this.
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: OldSchoolGamer on June 28, 2008, 01:31:25 PM
I am very upset about this myself. George Carlin was 2nd to none in comedy. He was more or less a comedic genious. He was and still is my alltime favorite comic. I saw him live once last year. The seats were terrible balcony seats so it was hard to see him.

There was a show of his set up for july near me, and my friend and I got tickets as soon as they went on sale. WE got front row seats middle of the stage. I was soooo excited to finally see him live up close...but now that can never occur. :(

RIP George Carlin...
Title: Re: RIP George Carlin :(
Post by: Joe Redifer on June 28, 2008, 08:33:35 PM
Holy crap is George Carlin still dead?  This is sooooo last week.