The World is a Dimmer Place Now
By sovknight | June 22, 2008
George Carlin died today.
Everyone knows who George Carlin was. Not everyone liked his particular brand of humor, which was always sharp and punctuated with crisp four-letter words and divergent thoughts, but to me it wasn’t always about his humor. What I liked about Carlin was how razor sharp his mind could be. How he took everyday topics and shone a light down upon them, making them brighter and more defined, and forced you to look at them in ways you never thought about. He was a master of logic and thought, and never let even the small details go unnoticed. No one was safe. Nothing was safe. Everything and everybody was fair game.
And he was right.
I’ll repeat that: He was right.
No one pushed the envelope more than George. No one had more balls. The greatest comedian in my lifetime. One of the greatest thinkers ever. An inspiration to me most definitely, and many millions of others. One of the smartest people who ever lived. Ever.
The whole world is dimmer somehow…
Carlin on intelligence and fat people:
There are so many more moments. Do yourself a favor and watch them all.
Bye George. We miss you already.
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4 Responses to “The World is a Dimmer Place Now”
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June 23rd, 2008 at 4:42 am
God damn.
Another brilliant man passed.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 7:12 am
Clearly, you are forgetting the great genius known as Rita Rudner, sir.
I mean, riffing on her husband’s inability to put his clothes in the hamper? I defy you to find a Carlin bit funnier than that!
OK, even I can’t keep that up for long. Oh, George, why did you have to leave us? You made it okay for me to swear in person, if not on TV.
I’m sure God is sitting through a VERY long Q&A right now. Let’s hope Heaven has enough room for all George’s stuff.
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:17 am
Now who will unveil the Buddy Christ upon the world?
He was quite the comedian, and it’s a shame he’s died. He was old, though, and no one lasts forever.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 10:59 am
Although I was never really a big fan of George Carlin, I did find him humorous on occasion. I don’t know that he was brilliant, or always right.
He was a good comedian, and it is sad that he passed. But I expect it was his time to go.
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