Seven Dirty Words

Amy Austin | June 23, 2008
I just heard George Carlin died yesterday.

Life is worth losing. So said the great funny man who's no longer listening to the eulogies...

101 Greatest George Carlin Quotes

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

As a matter of principle, I never attend the first annual anything.

Always do whatever's next.

No one ever says, "It's only a game" when their team is winning.

Death is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period of time.

Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

Justin Woods | June 23, 2008
Sad sad day...

Steve West | June 23, 2008
One of the first albums I ever bought was AM/FM and listened to it repeatedly as an impressionable youth. I still quote it to this day.

Samir Mehta | June 23, 2008
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Amy Austin | June 24, 2008
Heheh... you're probably right about that, and I myself was struck by the irony of it while starting the discussion -- doesn't make me less inclined to feel disappointed, though.
Pussy farts. (Nobody talks about those anymore...)

Jackie Mason | June 24, 2008
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Scott Hardie | June 24, 2008
George on death:

Amy Austin | June 24, 2008
Actually, I just watched this on HBO a couple of months ago and found myself thinking, "Ol' Georgie is getting up there himself (in age)... wonder how much longer/how many more shows and thoughts on death he'll be sharing with us in the years to come..." And even though he was basically old enough for it to be no really huge shocker, it still has a sort of surreal, ironic effect -- to have seen him on stage only months before he died, looking pretty okay for a guy of his age (and demeanor). ;-D George Burns lived to be 100 after all... and it was still a bit unbelievable to see him go. I guess that's just the unavoidable first stage of grief, even if only fleeting for a celebrity or acquaintance. At least, that's the way I see it.

Samir Mehta | June 24, 2008
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Amy Austin | June 24, 2008
Yes.