George Carlin

[major.tom]

I felt gutted when I heard this news too. While most people know him by his "7 words..." bit, his comedy went many other places. RIP

[Twirley]

Yes, I read this online this morning and was very saddened to hear the news. We were all only speaking about him last week and commenting how good he was. I hope he carries on with his great humour and ascerbic comments wherever he may be. He'll be missed on this plane, that's for sure!

[SpursFan1902]

He is the author of 3 of my favorite thoughts...Butt flavored cat food, selling the houses around the airport to deaf people and why does the Secretary of the Interior have charge of everything outside?....He will certainly be missed.

[bay]

hippy dippy weatherman.. the forecast for tonight? Dark!

I met him! I was in dire circumstances, pregnant, 20 YO, married to a down and out druggie, panhandling for spare change at the concert hall before his performance.

Instead of having me run off, he came out and talked to me and gave me 2 tickets to his performance that night. I was in dire need of a good laugh. It was good medicine.

[faceless]

that's a great story bay - nice one

[Skylace]

Amazing story indeed Bay. Just shows what great man he was along with being a great talent.

[bay]

he met so many people in his lifetime, I wonder if he remembered the little hippie girl in Kansas City???

[luke]

sad news indeed - rip george

[bay]

love it, thanks faceless!

[faceless]

This is the last in-depth interview with Carlin... I hope there's audio of it to come.

[faceless]

Religious zealots to picket Carlin's funeral

Far-right religious zealots are to picket George Carlin’s funeral in protest at his atheism and bad language. The Westboro Church, which is infamous for protesting at the funerals of American troops, has issued a press release headlined: ‘God Killed Potty-Mouth Comedian George Carlin And Cast Him Into Hell.’

Amid many biblical quotes, the fundamentalists said: ‘George Carlin - the filthy blasphemer - the obscene potty-mouth skeptic, agnostic, and profane atheist - who had nothing but disdain for God and the Bible all the days of his tragic life - is now, at this minute and for ever writhing and screaming in exquisite pain pleading for mercy from that God he flipped off while performing for HBO for lucre. Carlin made lots of money making fun of God; now he must deal with God - face to face - for ever.’

The church also claimed that ‘fellow filth-monger Jerry Seinfeld’, was an‘antichristic American loudmouth’ who would also be tormented in hell. Seinfeld was among those who paid tribute to Carlin after his death last weekend at the age of 71. Carlin’s funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.

Westboro Church – whose website is godhatesfags.com – protests at military funerals because it believes troops’ deaths are God’s vengeance for America’s tolerance of homosexuality. Last year, the church, set up by Fred Phelps and his two daughters, was ordered to pay almost $11million in damages and compensation over its picket of one funeral, reduced to $5million on appeal.

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[pirtybirdy]

That is one kooky cult I tell ya. I don't think they are religious at all. I don't think they are Christians. They couldn't be with that crap. I think what needs to happen is that they get the crap beaten out of them each and every time they do that. I think it's the only way they'll learn.

[nekokate]

Those guys give religious fundamentalist motherfuckers a bad name.

"God killed George Carlin..." Yeah? Well, he sure took his time!

[faceless]

the way they call him 'a potty-mouth... agnostic atheist' cracked me up for its pure childish ignorance... haha

here's their press-release - in all its God-given technicolor glory!

http://www.godhatesfags.com/written/fliers/20080624_carlin-in-hell.pdf

[luke]

is that the church that louis theroux did a program on?