George Carlin stamped his one way ticket today and now has a chance to explain his views on religion to the big guy up there, no doubt with a cigarette in hand and a raised voice.Known as the guy who took black humour and beat the crap out of it, then introduced it to drugs and porn, and then took it around the world for a series of unbelievably insulting stand up shows, Carlin certainly had his fans and also left a footprint on the media. The two combined on YouTube where thousands of kids were delighted to hear the dirty old man telling it like it is. Personally, I’ve always felt that he never really came into his own until the great Bill Hicks moved on, as then George became a little more edgier but still only took the audience close to the line (whereas Bill actually started most of his stuff at the line and carried on from there!) Here’s a short selection (from Mashable) of George Carlin’s best YouTube flicks. If you’re a fan, I know you’ll enjoy them; if you’re one of the uninitiated, well, better late than never.
5. Voting – why do we always feel like there’s a lack of real choice on the ballot? George explains the habits of an average voter, where politicians come from and why the country is screwed.
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4. Ten Commandments You know those stupid top 10 lists, that always seem like they were inflated up to a round number (any similarity to any persons or blogs living or dead is a coincidence)? Well, it goes all the way back to Moses.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCz0-HY1TLU]
3. Airline Announcements Ever wondered why all announcements on an airplane sound like they’re spoken in some weird language from a parallel universe?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DagVklB4VHQ]
2. Saving The Planet – Saving endangered species is just one more arrogant attempt by humans to control nature. It’s what got us in trouble in the first place.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eScDfYzMEEw]
1. Religion Is Bullshit If he was wrong about this one, it might get George into a lot of trouble right about now.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o]
RIP mate, thanks for the show.
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