One of my favorite comedians, George Carlin, died yesterday in Los Angeles. He was irreverent, politically incorrect, and didn't suffer fools well. He was famous for his satire and sarcasm delivered through very funny lines. I've been watching him since I was a teenager, mimicking his "hippy dippy weatherman" routine word for word. He was probably most famous for his "seven words you can't say on TV", but my favorite was his commentary on "stuff". He made sure that he insulted every political, ethnic, religious, and sexual preference group, missing no one for a particular jab. His last book was When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, one of his commentaries on life and religion. One of his lines was:
"I can remember when I was young that poor people lived in slums. Not anymore. These days, the economically disadvantaged occupy substandard housing in the inner cities. It's so much nicer for them.
His humor was perfect, his sarcasm biting, his timing always precise, his language foul. I loved him. Here he is in classic form talking about his "stuff":
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