Author Topic: RIP George Carlin (Read 13821 times)

Faye Valentine · « **on:** Jun 23, 2008, 12:21:17 AM »

Reporting even before than CNN.
It's a sad day for everybody

Rama · « **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 12:25:17 AM »

For real?

That sucks.

B E C K · « **Reply #2 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 01:13:44 AM »

Shit, he was only 71. That's drugs for you.

Quote from: Rueters (http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN2339172520080623)

Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71
Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:29am EDT

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.

(Reporting by Dean Goodman and Steve Gorman; Editing by Patricia Zengerle)

TMZ's named their article "George Carlin: Headlining in Heaven". Uhhhhh... are we suuure?

ChelseySuzie · « **Reply #3 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 09:40:45 AM »

Lol.

I hate waking up to find out that someone as awesome as Carlin dying. The world needs more people like him, someone who will push social boundaries and make us go "WTF??"

Sam · « **Reply #4 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 10:27:18 AM »

Those were 71 hard years. I remember seeing one of his most recent HBO specials in 2002 or so and thinking that he already looked like he was in his 80's.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #5 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 07:26:59 PM »

Quote from: B E C K on Jun 23, 2008, 01:13:44 AM

Shit, he was only 71. That's drugs for you.

ONLY!!! 71 years is a LOT! im not expecting to live past my 30s

Rama · « **Reply #6 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 08:13:33 PM »

With the way you live...you're probably right.

B E C K · « **Reply #7 on:** Jun 24, 2008, 01:11:09 AM »

"Only 71" as in life expectancies are past that and as far as old people go, that's still not old enough to be going in the hospital with a heart hiccup and wind up deadsies. If he had taken better care of himself, he might've been here twenty more years. Not that I think he was all that wild about the idea of staying...

Derrick · « **Reply #8 on:** Jun 24, 2008, 05:40:12 PM »

Quote from: Rama on Jun 23, 2008, 08:13:33 PM

With the way you live...you're probably right.

I think she just told us she has AIDs. Makes sense, really. That shit is rampant in the third world.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #9 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 12:15:53 AM »

My dad died at 71 of heart failure brought on by working so hard all his life and shitty lawsuit-worthy medical non-care.

As for Carlin, I certainly hope the bum enjoyed life to the fullest.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #10 on:** Jun 29, 2008, 08:25:06 AM »

Quote from: Rama on Jun 23, 2008, 08:13:33 PM

With the way you live...you're probably right.

I'm not aaaanywhere as wild as I was a couple of years ago, thankyouvery much.
But yes, hopefully not past my 30s. I never want to be old

Rama · « **Reply #11 on:** Jun 29, 2008, 11:49:12 PM »

Damage is done...damage is done.

Derrick · « **Reply #12 on:** Jun 30, 2008, 01:55:11 PM »

Quote from: Faye Valentine on Jun 29, 2008, 08:25:06 AM

Quote from: Rama on Jun 23, 2008, 08:13:33 PM
With the way you live...you're probably right.

I'm not aaaanywhere as wild as I was a couple of years ago, thankyouvery much.
But yes, hopefully not past my 30s. I never want to be old

Take one orally and... well you can't call me without a mouth.

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B E C K · « **Reply #13 on:** Jun 30, 2008, 04:30:36 PM »

Quote from: Derrick on Jun 30, 2008, 01:55:11 PM

Take one orally and... well you can't call me without a mouth.

Is that firearm powerful enough to obliterate the mouth? Wouldn't there just be a giant hole in the back of her head, with the mouth still remaining?

Derrick · « **Reply #14 on:** Jun 30, 2008, 04:59:37 PM »

The blast would obliterate her connective tissues that connect the jaw to the skull, causing it to fly around in a bloody splatter.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #15 on:** Jul 04, 2008, 07:21:56 PM »

fuck you tom, im very sensitive to this issue. one of my dad's best friends (who i always considered an uncle) killed himself on xmas last year (yes, with a shotgun too) cause he found out his whorish girlfriend was cheating on him with his best friend. aahh :-(

i assume i would just die by natural causes, i partied my ass off for too many years.

Derrick · « **Reply #16 on:** Jul 05, 2008, 10:08:58 AM »

It's just one less person to bullshit with at Thanksgiving.

IDE · « **Reply #17 on:** Jul 05, 2008, 05:33:45 PM »

Quote from: Faye Valentine on Jul 04, 2008, 07:21:56 PM

i assume i would just die by natural causes, i partied my ass off for too many years.

Like Slurms McKenzie?

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #18 on:** Jul 06, 2008, 12:19:12 AM »

Quote from: B E C K on Jun 30, 2008, 04:30:36 PM

Is that firearm powerful enough to obliterate the mouth? Wouldn't there just be a giant hole in the back of her head, with the mouth still remaining?

It'd radically segment everything above the Adam's apple...at least, that part which wasn't completely obliterated.

Quote from: Faye Valentine on Jul 04, 2008, 07:21:56 PM

fuck you tom, im very sensitive to this issue. one of my dad's best friends (who i always considered an uncle) killed himself on xmas last year (yes, with a shotgun too) cause he found out his whorish girlfriend was cheating on him with his best friend. aahh :-(

You need to relax. Most people probably know someone who shot themselves for a stupid reason that wasn't severe enough to merit the act.

Quote from: Faye Valentine on Jul 04, 2008, 07:21:56 PM

i assume i would just die by natural causes, i partied my ass off for too many years.

I've never heard "loss of ass" listed as a cause of death.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #19 on:** Jul 06, 2008, 08:44:51 AM »

There have been cases when the body (or even just the hearts) shuts down completely from one second to the other. Hmm im going to see if I can find one of them

IDE · « **Reply #20 on:** Jul 06, 2008, 02:07:33 PM »

And you think this is going to happen to you? I guarantee I've partied harder and longer than you have and I'm stiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioikjlmn jkln m

Rama · « **Reply #21 on:** Jul 06, 2008, 08:36:57 PM »

Yes, but she isn't blessed with the Immortality of a God.

Derrick · « **Reply #22 on:** Jul 07, 2008, 06:06:36 AM »

The second he lets go of that hammer, he's fucked.

IDE · « **Reply #23 on:** Jul 07, 2008, 12:57:25 PM »

It's ok, I keep my hand on my hammer practically all day.

Rama · « **Reply #24 on:** Jul 07, 2008, 11:46:13 PM »

I believe it.

Derrick · « **Reply #25 on:** Jul 08, 2008, 09:56:42 AM »

Not a big change, really.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #26 on:** Jul 13, 2008, 08:24:01 PM »

Quote from: IDE on Jul 06, 2008, 02:07:33 PM

And you think this is going to happen to you? I guarantee I've partied harder and longer than you have and I'm stiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioikjlmn jkln m

Ehm no I don't think you have.

IDE · « **Reply #27 on:** Jul 13, 2008, 08:33:28 PM »

Ehm yes...yes I know I have. Why? Because no girl has ever partied like me. I've partied for days at a time non-stop. I've partied my way into the emergency room and stage 4 mini comas. I suppose its possible you've partied just as hard as I have but the only way to party harder than me is to actually die partying.

Plus even though I would swear were the same age if anyone asked the truth is I've been doing it longer.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #28 on:** Jul 13, 2008, 08:34:54 PM »

I agree to disagree.

Derrick · « **Reply #29 on:** Jul 14, 2008, 10:09:36 AM »

Whore off, anyone?