What can you say? The man was genius through and through. He cut through bullshit like no other with laser precision and even when he appeared in movies his entire "no bullshit" persona just radiated as well. Just seeing him give another actor on screen THAT certain look, which only he could summon up, would totally crack me up.

So RIP, George. The joy you gave so many of us, as well as your impact and comedic legacy, will not be soon forgotten.

RIP George. I miss you already, man.

shit...

The world is unfair.

Hell, even he ended up in Hell, the Devil would keep him around to trade God jokes with.

RIP you foul mouthed bastard.

So, uh, jinx. Buy me some Coke.

"I don't wanna be buried and I don't wanna be cremated either. I wanna be blown up! BOOM! 'There he goes! God love him!'"

George always talked about how we use language . . . how certain words have certain connotations, and how even subtle differences in tone and inflection can manipulate meaning. He was a master of language, and ever word he said was surgically prepared for what he wanted to say. To a man like that, I can only say this: "I can never thank you enough."

Cheers, George.

Hedberg. Jeni. Carlin.

My three all-time favorites. Fucking gone.

Dammit, George. You died on my fucking birthday, man.

Sad on hearing about his death, I browsed wiki to see his other accomplishments. This was part of his entry...

"His most usual topic was (in his words) humanity's "bullshit", which might include murder, genocide, war, rape, corruption, religion and other aspects of human civilization. His delivery frequently treated these subjects in a misanthropic and nihilistic fashion, such as in his statement during the Life is Worth Losing show: "I look at it this way... For centuries now, man has done everything he can to destroy, defile, and interfere with nature: clear-cutting forests, strip-mining mountains, poisoning the atmosphere, over-fishing the oceans, polluting the rivers and lakes, destroying wetlands and aquifers... so when nature strikes back, and smacks him on the head and kicks him in the nuts, I enjoy that. I have absolutely no sympathy for human beings whatsoever. None. And no matter what kind of problem humans are facing, whether it's natural or man-made, I always hope it gets worse."

What a guy. He will be missed, but like Stan Winston most of the entertainment industry will shrug in apathy. A shame.

Goodbye funnyman, you will be sadly missed.R.I.P.

There's a quicker one, though... "HAAAMEN."

That's the one you say when you're falling from a truck.

Yet I don’t feel sad in his passing. I’m sorry to see him gone, and… I take it back. I’m sad I’ll never get to see him live again. Awe fuck, I’m sad. But I want to celebrate his work. I want to give everyone in the world copies of his HBO specials and comedy albums, throw his books on every doorstep. He may have projected bitterness in his later years, but he never left a bad aftertaste with audiences. It was audiences and live performance that was his greatest drug. He could never get enough. His performance skill reached sublime levels damn few ever reach. He could say mouthfuls almost anyone else would stumble and plunder through with a musicality uniquely his own.

For all his rebel rousing and anti-establishment thinking, he was married to the same woman for more than thirty years and had one daughter. He seemed to reach a balance few ever achieve. From my point of view, he is one of the great American thinkers. He’s right up there with Mark Twain. George Carlin deserves recognition as a fantastic writer as well as one of the greatest comedians who ever lived. It is joy that his live performances are captured for generations to come.

So I end this with THE words that are most divinely appropriate.

Shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits. Cheese tits.

Mr. Carlin would have wanted me to question the reality surrounding his death, and it seems kinda odd that the people asking serious questions about government both died of heart problems.

In all seriousness, George Carlin was a fucking hero, in fucking bold print. The fact that I have no problem saying fuck whenever I want, and that we get to see the word fuck on this webpage is because guys like George Carlin stood up and said 'BULLSHIT. I call bullshit on this.'

George Carlin is absolutely right, Life is worth Losing. I just wish he'd have stuck around a bit longer. But when my kids are old enough (around 10 or so) I'm going to play them 'A Place for My Stuff'. And all my tapes of Shining Time Station. Fuck, Mr. Conductor...I'll miss you.

hmmm.

Just doesn't work.

Who says the good die young?

MT

Don't know what the hell THAT is...should read "Fellatio."

Geez, this comedy thing is hard. How did Carlin make it look so effortless?

MT

well done.

MEATCAKE

Well, if there is an Improv comedy club in the sky, folks are probably enjoying the greatest marquee line-up ever - Bruce, Hicks, Pryor, and Carlin. Thanks for all the laughs and insight, George.

R.I.P.

tim russert, stan winston and now george carlin.

oddly enough stan and george almost had identical silver ponytails.

i smell an assassination screw-up. they were supposed to hit carlin and only tim russert knew about the government plan to kill carlin-he was gonna talk- so he had to go too. but then they took out stan winston on accident- and it took them a week or so to track down carlin, who by this point had recieved russert's 'if you read this message, it means i'm dead and they're coming for you' letter and was in hiding.

but they got 'im

I'm aging myself, but I remember George Carlin from his early appearences on The Ed Sullivan Show, when he looked like the copywriter of an ad agency in the corner of the office, making jokes at everything. I played Class Clown till the needle practically wore through. Was one of the few comedians I saw live on stage (The Fisher Theater in Detroit). He changed through the years, but unlike comedians who couldn't weather the change of era, he remained relevant, and most importantly, remained true to his voice.

I would give my left nut to be present at his memorial, because every comedian, EVERY GODDAMN comedian owes a tip of the hat (and a toke) to George.

While I dont discount that as a clever gimmick, I stop short of calling it brilliant - because it isn't. His idol Danny Kaye would have been the first to tell him he was doing it wrong.

I still take a moment to mourn our loss here - because this guy, even if you bleep and blot out his vulgarities, still had some very important things to say, and said them in extremely witty ways. He transcended the role of court jester and became one of the best social/political commentators in this nation's history. Yes, I said that. Thomas Paine, Mark Twain, and George Carlin - cut from the same mold. The problem is that Paine and Twain didn't have to use vulgarities and profanities in order to get the reader's attention and hold onto it. I suspect that Carlin wouldn't have needed to either, but it was his profanities that made him a household name, and once that icon was entrenched, he had no choice but to embrace it.

But seriously - its not witty, clever, or brilliant to use profanity. Seven year old kids can do it every bit as good as you can - as Carlin could. If you want to emulate him, then look beyond his profane crutches and examine what he is actually saying. Its pretty heady stuff. Unfortunately, the vulgarisms serve only to fog his commentary, and the tiny-brains among us get lost in it and walk into the walls. They never really 'get' what Carlin was trying to say.

he was a wizard, a wise man. the tribe of smart-ass intellectuals has lost our shaman.