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June 23, 2008

George Carlin, RIP

Tim Russert and now George Carlin. Totally depressing. At least there's laughter to drown our sorrows.

A few great lines from Carlin:

  • Why is the man (or woman) who invests all your money called a broker?
  • Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.
  • I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it.
  • I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
  • I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death.
  • Weather forecast for tonight: dark.

Carlin spoke out against the United States government for its treatment of Muhammad Ali for avoiding the draft. Said Carlin: "[Ali] said, 'No, that's where I draw the line. I'll beat 'em up, but I don't want to kill 'em.' And the government said, 'Well, if you won't kill people, we won't let you beat 'em up.'"

Posted at 11:17 AM in Humor |

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Jeff Fellenzer

That bit, which Dan Patrick played this morning, is one of the funniest comedy routines of all time, IMO....

Posted by: Jeff Fellenzer | June 23, 2008 at 11:30 AM

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