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#311519 - 23/06/2008 17:49 George Carlin dead at 71
hybrid8 carpal tunnel Registered: 12/11/2001 Posts: 7738 Loc: Toronto, CANADA	Short story from the Associated Press. _________________________ Bruno Twisted Melon : Fine Mac OS Software
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#311521 - 23/06/2008 18:54 Re: George Carlin dead at 71 [Re: hybrid8]
tanstaafl. carpal tunnel Registered: 08/07/1999 Posts: 5549 Loc: Ajijic, Mexico	"Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?" RIP, Mr. Carlin... tanstaafl. _________________________ "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"
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#311523 - 23/06/2008 21:06 Re: George Carlin dead at 71 [Re: hybrid8]
gbeer carpal tunnel Registered: 17/12/2000 Posts: 2665 Loc: Manteca, California	With Audio NPR Article Edited by gbeer (23/06/2008 21:07) _________________________ Glenn
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#311524 - 23/06/2008 22:55 Re: George Carlin dead at 71 [Re: gbeer]
BAKup addict Registered: 11/11/2001 Posts: 552 Loc: Houston, TX	"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." May Joe Pesci Bless him and keep him. _________________________ --Ben 78GB MkIIa, Dead tuner.
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#311525 - 23/06/2008 23:10 Re: George Carlin dead at 71 [Re: BAKup]
Dignan carpal tunnel Registered: 08/03/2000 Posts: 12338 Loc: Sterling, VA	This really saddened me this morning. What a shame. RIP, Mr Carlin. _________________________ Matt
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#311528 - 24/06/2008 01:50 Re: George Carlin dead at 71 [Re: hybrid8]
jimhogan carpal tunnel Registered: 06/10/1999 Posts: 2591 Loc: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.	George was maybe the only comic I could truly not believe in. This was bad news. But I suppose if we demanded that he stick around, he'd probably have done this just to get our goat. I almost might have met him once...a family relation, like 1962. Weird to see that that the station where he and my cousin started out is now "Christian Talk Radio!" Funny man. R.I.P. Al Sleet. _________________________ Jim 'Tis the exceptional fellow who lies awake at night thinking of his successes.
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#311530 - 24/06/2008 12:06 Re: George Carlin dead at 71 [Re: jimhogan]
DWallach carpal tunnel Registered: 30/04/2000 Posts: 3810	I'm definitely bummed. I have a soft spot in my heart for people who really know their way around manipulating words and language, and Carlin was a genius at it. Related news: Seinfeld wrote an op-ed about Carlin in today's NYT.
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