George Carlin has passed on
 

Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 11 minutes ago



LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71.



Carlin, who had a history of heart problems, died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT) after being admitted earlier in the afternoon for chest pains, spokesman Jeff Abraham told Reuters.

Known for his edgy, provocative material, Carlin achieved status as an anti-Establishment icon in the 1970s with stand-up bits full of drug references and a routine about seven dirty words you could not say on television. A regulatory battle over a radio broadcast of his "Filthy Words" routine ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

(Reporting by Dean Goodman; Editing by Patricia Zengerle)

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no way!!!

that is so sad, i loved that guy.

RIP George, ya crazy old bastard you! I know you're NOT looking down on us, or up, or anywhere. :-) fuck.

and for all the motherfucking "golf punks"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AbSRCjG-VLk

^^aw man, that's one of my absolute favs.

Man the dude was old but when I read this after just signing on, my heart sunk. I have nothing but respect for his art and his mind. A true original, there will never be another guy like him but his influence will continue on.

A hero of mine has died. I wrote a whole post but I can't post it. Fuck his failing heart. There is no heir. Bruce, Hicks, Pryor, Carlin.

DITTO!

This is a sad day in my life. George was a saviour to me. Every time life is to difficult, I go to George to cheer me up. & he was the first comedian that I really became a fan of & studied as if every word & concept he thought of was a truth & a significance that really effected one's thought process.

"MAKE FUCK, NOT KILL"
-George Carlin

R.I.P George

"& thanks to our fear of death in this country, I won't have to die. I'll pass away. Or I'll expire like a magazine subscription."
-George Carlin

^Ha, yeah, George would have hated this thread title.

Passed on? He died.

RIP.

I am a poser hipster and therefore I am really sad about the death of George Carlin....

Wow. Yesterday, for no reason at all, I was thinking about how great he was and how everyone took him for granted. (This isn't really a coincidence. I often think about how great he is.)

In the next few days, look for accolades from people who shit on him for years.


Wonder what his last words were.

FUCKING SHIT, indeed. Fuck fuck fuck!

no more smashing watermellons? :(










































yeah yeah yeah, I know...

no.


no. no. no. no. no.


NO.

It is a sad day for anyone who likes to get angry

insane.

RIP Rufus

they don't make them like Carlin anymore...