Who is George Carlin

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Comedic Philosopher George Carlin

He was rude crude and sometimes in your face, but he told it like it was.

Weather you loved to hate him or hated to love him either way he was going to make you laugh.

Carlin dies
Comedian suffers heart failure at 71
June 23, 2008,

Three reasons to love George Carlin

1: Carlin was the first-ever host of "Saturday Night Live" (1975)

2: His Stand-up routine "Seven Dirty Words You Can't Say on Radio or Television" became the center of a debate over censorship, and FCC legislation over profanity.

3: He makes us laugh at our selves.

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Three Times Carlin: An Orgy of George by George Carlin

Three Times Carlin: An Orgy of George by George Carlin

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Brain Droppings by George Carlin

Brain Droppings by George Carlin

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When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? by George Carlin

When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? by George Carlin

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Napalm & Silly Putty by George Carlin

Napalm & Silly Putty by George Carlin

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George Carlin Reads to You by George Carlin

George Carlin Reads to You by George Carlin

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George Carlin's Quotable Quotes

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

Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.
George Carlin

Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
George Carlin

I think it's the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
George Carlin

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.
George Carlin

I'm not concerned about all hell breaking loose, but that a PART of hell will break loose... it'll be much harder to detect.
George Carlin

If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.
George Carlin

If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted?
George Carlin

It's never just a game when you're winning.
George Carlin

Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.
George Carlin

The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."
George Carlin

There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.
George Carlin

There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past.
George Carlin

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning.
George Carlin

Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they?
George Carlin

When someone asks you, A penny for your thoughts, and you put your two cents in, what happens to the other penny?
George Carlin

I don't have hobbies; hobbies cost money. Interests are quite free.
George Carlin

George Carlin's New Rules for 2007

New Rule: Stop giving me that pop-up ad for classmates.com! There's a reason you don't talk to people for 25 years. Because you don't particularly like them! Besides, I already know what the captain of the football team is doing these days . . . mowing my lawn.

New Rule: Don't eat anything that's served to you out a window unless you're a seagull.

New Rule: Stop saying that teenage boys who have sex with their hot, blonde teachers are permanently damaged. I have a better description for these kids: lucky bastards.

New Rule: If you need to shave and you still collect baseball cards, you're a dope. If you're a kid, the cards are keepsakes of your idols.
If you're a grown man, they're pictures of men.

New Rule: Ladies, leave your eyebrows alone. Here's how much men care about your eyebrows: do you have two of them? Okay, we're done.

New Rule: There's no such thing as flavored water. There's a whole aisle of this crap at the supermarket, water, but without that watery taste. Sorry, but flavored water is called a soft drink. You want flavored water? Pour some scotch over ice and let it melt. That's your flavored water.

New Rule: Stop screwing with old people. Target is introducing a redesigned pill bottle that's square, with a bigger label. And the top is now the bottom. And by the time grandpa figures out how to open it, his ass will be in the morgue. Congratulations, Target, you just solved the Social Security crisis.

New Rule: The more complicated the Starbucks order, the bigger the asshole . If you walk into a Starbucks and order a "decaf grande half-soy, half-low fat, iced vanilla, double-shot, gingerbread cappuccino, extra dry, light ice, with one Sweet-n'-Low, and one NutraSweet," ooh, you're a huge asshole.

New Rule: I'm not the cashier! By the time I look up from sliding my card, entering my PIN number, pressing "Enter," verifying the amount, deciding, no, I don't want cash back, and pressing Enter" again, the kid who is supposed to be ringing me up is standing there eating my Almond Joy.

New Rule: Just because your tattoo has Chinese characters in it doesn't make you spiritual. It's right above the crack of your ass. And it translates to "beef with broccoli." The last time you did anything spiritual, you were praying to God you weren't pregnant. You're not spiritual. You're just high.

New Rule: Competitive eating isn't a sport. It's one of the seven deadly sins. ESPN recently televised the U.S. Open of Competitive Eating, because watching those athletes at the poker table was just too damned exciting. What's next, competitive farting? Oh wait. They're already doing that. It's called "The Howard Stern Show."

New Rule: If you're going to insist on making movies based on crappy, old television shows, then you have to give everyone in the Cineplex a remote so we can see what's playing on the other screens. Let's remember the reason something was a television show in the first place is that the idea wasn't good enough to be a movie.

New Rule: No more gift registries. You know, it used to be just for weddings. Now it's for babies and new homes and graduations from rehab.
Picking out the stuff you want and having other people buy it for you isn't gift giving, it's the white people version of looting.

New Rule: and this one is long overdue: No more bathroom attendants.
After I zip up, some guy is offering me a towel and a mint like I just had sex with George Michael. I can't even tell if he's supposed to be there, or just some freak with a fetish. I don't want to be on your web cam, dude. I just want to wash my hands.

New Rule: When I ask how old your toddler is, I don't need to know in months. It's. "27 Months." "He's two," will do just fine. He's not a cheese. And I didn't really care in the first place.

New Rule: If you ever hope to be a credible adult and want a job that pays better than minimum wage, then for God's sake don't pierce or tattoo every available piece of flesh. If so, then plan your future around saying" Do you want fries with that?

Television and Movie appearances by George Carlin

Carlin has made numerous Television and Movie appearances

Happily N'Ever After (2007) (voice) .... The Wizard

Cars (2006) (VG) (voice) .... Fillmore

Cars (2006) (voice) .... Fillmore

Tarzan II (2005) (V) (voice) .... Zugor

Jersey Girl (2004) .... Bart Trinke

Scary Movie 3 (2003) .... Architect

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) .... Hitchhiker

"Mad TV" .... Mr. Conductor (1 episode, 2000)- Episode #5.24 (2000) TV Episode .... Mr. Conductor

Dogma (1999) .... Cardinal Ignatius Glick

"The Simpsons" .... Munchie (1 episode, 1998) D'oh-in' in the Wind (1998) TV Episode (voice) .... Munchie

"Streets of Laredo" (1995) (mini) TV Series .... Billy Williams

"The George Carlin Show" .... George O'Grady (12 episodes, 1994)
- George Runs Into an Old Friend (1994) TV Episode .... George O'Grady
- George Lifts the Holy Spirit (1994) TV Episode .... George O'Grady
- George Looks Down the Wrong End of a Thirty-Eight (1994) TV Episode .... George O'Grady
- George Loses His Thermos (1994) TV Episode .... George O'Grady
- George Destroys a Way of Life (1994) TV Episode .... George O'Grady

"Shining Time Station" .... Mr. Conductor (2 episodes, 1991-1993)

Once Upon a Time (????) TV Episode .... Mr. Conductor

Second Chances (????) TV Episode .... Mr. Conductor

"Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" (1984) TV Series .... US Narrator / ... (unknown episodes)

The Prince of Tides (1991) .... Eddie Detreville

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) .... Rufus

Working Tra$h (1990) (TV) .... Ralph

"Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures" (1990) TV Series .... Rufus

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) .... Rufus

Justin Case (1988) (TV) .... Justin Case

Outrageous Fortune (1987) .... Frank Madras

Apt. 2C (1985) (TV)

Americathon (1979) .... Narrator

"Welcome Back, Kotter" .... Wally 'The Wow' Wechsel (1 episode, 1977)

Radio Free Freddie (1977) TV Episode .... Wally 'The Wow' Wechsel

"Tony Orlando and Dawn" (1974) TV Series .... Regular (unknown episodes, 1976)

Car Wash (1976) .... Taxi Driver

With Six You Get Eggroll (1968) .... Herbie Fleck

"Away We Go" (1967) TV Series .... Regular Performer (unknown episodes)

"That Girl" .... George Lester (1 episode, 1966)

Break a Leg (1966) TV Episode .... George Lester

7 things you can't say on TV

But you can play them on the internet.....

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  • Lemming13 Mar 24, 2012 @ 9:03 am | delete
    Yes, I'm a fan; I'm reading An Orgy of George at the moment and loving it. Excellent lens.
  • Lemming13 Mar 24, 2012 @ 9:03 am | delete
    Yes, I'm a fan; I'm reading An Orgy of George at the moment and loving it. Excellent lens.
  • Ladyeaglefeather Mar 18, 2012 @ 9:35 am | delete
    Yes, i am a big fan of George Carlin. Great lens.
  • budgetgeek Mar 22, 2011 @ 10:22 am | delete
    It's sad that the legend has passed, but his 7 words live on! Thanks for this lens!
  • humboldt84 Sep 12, 2010 @ 11:25 pm | delete
    Great lens! I am just glad I got to see him live in Vegas before he passed.
  • KimGiancaterino Jul 7, 2008 @ 11:20 am | delete
    Just dropping in to bestow a Squid Angel Blessing. Congratulations on making the Giant Squid 100 Club!
  • legaleye Jun 24, 2008 @ 10:34 am | delete
    Really enjoyed this page, was disappointed that I could no longer view the video on the 7 words!
  • Pastiche Jun 23, 2008 @ 11:26 am | delete
    George broke barriers - there's stuff more "out there" on YouTube and everywhere else than he did early on to make waves. Loved him, love him, miss him.
  • blujeanmomma Jun 23, 2008 @ 8:32 am | delete
    George Carlin has always been my favorite story teller. More than just a comedian he stood back and talked about life.

    Although many would say that he was often crude, he just reflected what was going on in life and talked the way we did.

    I will miss his performances but his work will always be a part of our culture, so he'll always be with us.
  • Barkely Jun 23, 2008 @ 8:05 am | delete
    George will surely be missed:( This lens will be a great tribute to a great man.
  • JaguarJulie Jun 23, 2008 @ 7:26 am | delete
    George Carlin dead at 71? Far TOO YOUNG for such a wonderful cutting-edge comedian.
  • Wilford Oct 4, 2007 @ 1:49 pm | delete
    He is my hero, and probably one of (if not THE) greatest people who ever lived!
  • KimGiancaterino Oct 4, 2007 @ 1:38 pm | delete
    One of the funniest commentators of all time. I actually studied George Carlin in college when I was studying media. Nice job!
  • ArdenBaird Oct 2, 2007 @ 11:08 am | delete
    I've been a big fan for years. He's one of my comedy Gods.
  • EelKat Oct 1, 2007 @ 11:02 pm | delete
    I have to admit I had never heard of him before
  • GypsyPirate Sep 29, 2007 @ 6:40 pm | delete
    I have loved Carlin for years! Great job with this lens!
  • rms Sep 29, 2007 @ 5:32 pm | delete
    Love him, love him, love him! Great lens!
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